Attendee Demographics
METALFORM visitors are CEOs, engineering managers, and production decision makers from contract manufacturing, job shops, and OEMs. They use sheet metal stamping, tool and die, sheet metal fabricating, and forming processes and come from an array of metal forming industries including automotive, appliance, electronics, and consumer products. They visit METALFORM with serious buying intentions as attendee surveys reveal that 50% of them will make buying decisions within a year after the show, with average expenditures in excess of $800,000.
Company Primary Market
Automotive/Truck |
56% |
Appliance |
32% |
Consumer Products |
25% |
Electronics |
24% |
Off-Highway/Agriculture |
19% |
Transportation-other |
17% |
Medical/Health Care |
17% |
Telecommunications |
16% |
Aerospace |
14 |
Government/Military |
14% |
Computer and Business Equip |
13% |
Other |
12% |
(All statistics verified by ExpoExchange) |
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Top Reasons to Attend
- See new advanced production technologies.
- See specific products and companies.
- Network with colleagues to find the best solutions to improve quality and increase productivity.
Type of Company
Contract Manufacturer/Job Shop |
47% |
End Product Manufacturer/OEM |
31% |
Other |
11% |
Non-Manufacturing |
7% |
Purchasing Authority
Recommend |
53% |
Approve |
27% |
Specify |
20% |
Processes Performed
Tools, Dies & Related Products |
65% |
Stamping Presses |
56% |
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Press Accessories & Controls |
54% |
Coil & Part Handling Systems |
45% |
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Feeds, Straighteners & Levelers |
48% |
Welding Equip & Accessories |
36% |
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Metals & Other Materials |
42% |
Assembly Equip/Systems/ |
31% |
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Forming Equip |
37% |
Quality & Inspection Products |
32% |
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Automation |
36% |
Deburring/Grinding/ |
35% |
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Design & Engineering Systems |
28% |
Safety & Environmental Products |
28% |
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Press Brakes |
32% |
Robotics |
24% |
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Painting/Powder Coating |
20% |
Packaging Equip/Systems |
22% |
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Heat Treating Equip/Systems |
17% |
Other Finishing Equip/Systems |
16% |
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Laser |
20% |
Turret Punch Presses |
15% |
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Plasma |
10% |
Plating Equip/Systems |
8% |
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Waterjet |
6% |
Process Management Software |
14% |
