SEPTEMBER 25 – 28, 2017THE INTERNATIONAL CENTRE | TORONTO, ONTARIO

CMTS.CA

POST-SHOW REPORT

Canada’s Largest Manufacturing Event!• 3,000,000 lbs. of equipment in action• 12,000+ industry professionals in attendance• 700+ suppliers and leading OEMs• 200+ new products and services• 100+ presentations and demos

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40% Less than 20

17% 20-49

12% 50-99

13% 100-249

7% 250-499

4% 500-

999

6% 1,000 and

Over

MORE MULTI-DAY ATTENDEES!CMTS 2017 offered so much equipment, education and networking opportunities that 23% of attendees (nearly 2,000!) returned on two or more days to take it all in, an increase of 113% over CMTS 2015.

COMPANY SIZECMTS connects you with small job shops, mid-size companies and large OEMs that are essential to the Canadian manufacturing industry.JOB FUNCTIONS 46% of attendees are at the engineering level or higher.

of the audience comes from the hard-to-reach small-

and medium-sized manufacturers.69%

Other industries represented include:

AgricultureAlternative EnergyAppliancesChemicals / PetroleumCommunicationsConstructionConsumer GoodsDefense

Education / AcademiaElectronics / ComputersFood ProcessingFurnitureGovernment / MilitaryMedical / SurgicalMining / Utilities / Non-MetallicMinerals / Carbide / Diamonds

Oil & GasPharmaceuticalPlasticPublic WorksPulp & PaperResearch & DevelopmentServices (Financial and Other)Transportation

TOP INDUSTRIES REPRESENTEDThe majority of CMTS attendees hail from one of the following business sectors:

Automotive 20%Job Shop / Contract Manufacturing 12%Commercial & Industrial Machinery 8%Fabricated Metal / Stamping 8%Aircraft / Aerospace 7%Consulting / Engineering 6%

134,670Total Net Square

Footage37,460Total Lead

Count

CMTS 2017 BY THE NUMBERS

12,316*Total Event

Attendees*includes all exhibit/conference attendees, exhibitors, students, media

574Total

Exhibiting Companies

Represented426Total Exhibits 240Total

Conference Attendees

8,195Net Attendees

Owner/Company Management/ Corporate Executive 20% Manufacturing Engineering & Production Management 18% Sales & Marketing Management 17% Manufacturing Engineering Department (non-management) 11% Product Design/R&D 9% Manufacturing Production Department (non-management) 9% Control Engineering/Automation 5% Purchasing 4% Quality Assurance & Control 3% Student 2% Educator/Instructor 2%

COMPANY BUDGET21% of the CMTS audience has equipment budgets that exceed $500,000. CMTS is an excellent way to connect with companies looking to invest in capital equipment.

TECHNOLOGIES EVALUATEDTop technologies of interest at CMTS 2017 included the following:

Machine & Tooling SystemsAutomation & RoboticsAdditive ManufacturingSoftware & Control SystemsMetalforming & FabricationMeasurement & Inspection SystemsAdvanced MaterialsDesign & SimulationsDigital Factory (Industry 4.0, IIoT, Advanced Mfg.)Laser & Laser SystemsPlant Engineering

increase in leads over CMTS 2015.

MORE LEADS!

19%

Up to $20,000 34%

$20,001–$50,000 13%

$50,001–$200,000 20%

$200,001–$500,000 12%

$500,001–1,000,000 9%

$1,000,001–$5,000,000 8%

Over $5,000,000 4%

74%of attendees influence equipment purchase decisions in their companies.

ROLE IN BUYING

This means you’re having quality conversations with evaluators, recommenders, specifiers and final decision makers.

Acklands GraingerAérospatiale HemmingfordAir Bus HelicoptersAir CanadaArcelor Mittal DofascoBauer Hockey Corp.Bell Helicopter Textron Canada Ltd.Bombardier AerospaceBradley Ontario Precision Inc.Canada Mold Technology Inc.Canadian Armed ForcesCanadian Nuclear LaboratoriesCandu Energy Inc.CBM Ltd.CCI Thermal Technologies Inc.Celestica Inc.Centerline Windsor Ltd.CFN Precision Inc.Cirque du SoleilCommercial Spring and Tool Company Ltd.Curtiss-WrightDellcom Aerospace Inc.

Fiat Chrysler AssemblyFischer CanadaFordGE Automation & ControlsGE Center for Additive Technology AdvancementGeneral Dynamics Land Systems CanadaGlaxoSmothKlineGMCL - CAMI AssemblyGouvernement du QuébecGovernment of CanadaHitachi Construction Truck Manufacturing Ltd.Honda CanadaHoneywell CanadaHusky Injection Molding Systems Ltd.Hydro OneHydro-QuébecKubota Materials Canada CorporationLinamar CorporationLPP Manufacturing - LinamarMagellan AerospaceMagna International Inc.Magna Powertrain Inc.

Martinrea InternationalMessier Dowty AerospaceMultimatic Inc.Nestle Canada Inc.Noranco Inc.Ontario Power GenerationOTTO MotorsParker Hannifin CanadaPCC AerostructuresPratt & Whitney CanadaRB&W Corporation of CanadaSafran Landing Systems Canada Inc.Shell CanadaSNC-LavalinSt. Lawrence Seaway Management Corp.The Boeing CompanyToyota Motor Manufacturing Canada Inc.Triumph Gear Systems TorontoTycos Tool & Die, Div. of Magna InternationalUTC Aerospace Landing Gear Div.Xerox Canada

THANK YOU TO OUR SPONSORS

TOP ATTENDING COMPANIES

Secure your preferred exhibit space and let SME work

with you to create a sponsorship opportunity that

meets your business objectives.

FOR QUESTIONS REGARDING THIS REPORT, CONTACT:

Companies A–ESanjay Prasad1.888.322.7333 ext. 4467sprasad@sme.org

Companies F–ZAllison Martinez1.888.322.7333 ext. 4416amartinez@sme.org

This was one of the best CMTS events we have ever participated in. We met with highly qualified professionals,

many existing and new customers, closed business of more than 9 machines onsite and received solid leads

that helped fill our sales funnel that will turn into new orders for our company.

– Frank Haydar, President, Elliott Matsuura Canada

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