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WHY WESTEC? Because WESTEC gathers the industry’s leading manufacturers under one roof for three days of interaction that builds connections and opportunities for both exhibitors and attendees alike. No other West Coast manufacturing event draws
– Annette Holloway Customer Service & Marketing Manager US Tool Group Inc.
your target prospects and existing customers like WESTEC.
THANK YOU TO OUR SPONSORS
TOP ATTENDING COMPANIES 3D Instruments
Honeywell Aerospace
Toshiba
3M
Lockheed Martin
Toyota
3M Unitek Corp
Medtronic
Triumph Aerostructures
Alcoa
NASA
U.S. Air Force
Amazon.com
Northrop Grumman
B/E Aerospace
Parker Hannifin
U.S. Department of Commerce
BAE Systems
PPG Aerospace
U.S. Navy
Boeing
Raytheon
United Airlines
Canon USA
Rockwell Automation
UTC Aerospace Systems
Caterpillar
SMW Autoblok Corp
Vertex Pharmaceuticals
Dimensional Analysis Technologies Inc.
SpaceX
Walt Disney Imagineering
General Dynamics
St. Jude Medical
Yahoo
GKN Aerospace
Tata Technologies
Zimmer Dental
Harmon Products
Taylor Guitars
Hewlett-Packard
TaylorMade Adidas Golf
ATTENDANCE BY REGION WA
1%
R
99
%
of WESTEC attendees are from North America
attend from Washington
5%
attend from other U.S. states.
CA
89
%
of WESTEC attendees are from California.
2%
attend from Mexico.
AZ
1% 1%
attend from Arizona
attend from outside North America.
< 1%
attend from Canada.
BUYER BUDGETS Up to $20,000 $20,001 - $50,000 $50,001 - $200,000 $200,001 - $500,000 $500,001 - $1,000,000 $1,000,001 - $5,000,000 Over $5,000,000
28% JOB FUNCTIONS
INDUSTRIES
Aircraft/Aerospace ..............................................35% Industrial and Commercial Machinery ...............11% Automotive ............................................................. 9% Medical/Surgical .................................................... 6% Research & Development ...................................... 6% Consulting/Engineering ......................................... 5% Electronics/Computers.......................................... 4% Plastic Products ..................................................... 4% Services (Financial and Other) .............................. 4% Defense ................................................................... 3% Education/Academic .............................................. 3% Other Transportation ............................................. 2% Petroleum ............................................................... 2% Government/Military.............................................. 2% Communications .................................................... 1%
of WESTEC audience have equipment, technology or services budgets that exceed $200,000.
TECHNOLOGIES EVALUATED
(multiple selections permitted)
Additive Manufacturing / 3D Printing / Rapid Prototyping .....23% Automated Manufacturing & Assembly ....................................25% Bending & Forming .....................................................................11% Casting..........................................................................................12% Cleaning & Pretreating Equipment............................................11% Composite Manufacturing ..........................................................13% Contract Manufacturing Services ..............................................10% Controls & CAD/CAM Software ..................................................29% Coolants & Lubricants.................................................................18% Deburring & Edge Finishing .......................................................23% Drilling & Tapping Machines ......................................................22% EDM ...............................................................................................14% Engineering Materials ................................................................17% Flexible Manufacturing Systems ...............................................10% Forming & Fabricating ................................................................15% Grinding Machines ......................................................................18% Lasers & Laser Systems ............................................................22% Lean Manufacturing ....................................................................19% Machining Centers, Milling & Boring Machines ........................39% Machining, Plastics .....................................................................18% Material Handling ........................................................................18% Measurement, Inspection & Testing ..........................................24% Metal Forming & Fabricating Equipment ..................................20% Micromanufacturing ...................................................................10% Moldmaking .................................................................................14% Plastics Molding & Manufacturing.............................................12% Sawing & Cut Off Machines ........................................................15% Screw Machining .........................................................................13% Software/Simulation ..................................................................16% Titanium/Titanium Alloys ...........................................................12% Tooling ..........................................................................................33% Turning .........................................................................................18% Turning Machines, Lathes & Turning Centers ..........................25% Water Jet Cutting .........................................................................20% Welding.........................................................................................20% Workholding Systems & Devices ...............................................17% Workplace Safety & Ergonomics ...............................................11%
Furniture ................................................................. 1% Motorsports ............................................................ 1% Renewable Energy ................................................. 1%
“WESTEC is the best regional show.” – Dave Lopes, VP Sales & Marketing Cogsdill Tool Products Inc.
12-14, 2017
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WESTEC GETS SOCIAL Dan Trupp Director, Engineering CoE, Kelly Engineering Resources
“Great event! Happy to have participated. Thanks SME! #WESTEC” Salvador Rojas Manufacturing Engineer Intern, Absolute Technologies Inc.
“First #WESTEC attendance and it was amazing! I look forward to the future in manufacturing and innovation. Thank you to every exhibit!” Melyssa Green Co-Owner, On-Point Machining
“Had a good time at #WESTEC. Met some new people and saw some familiar faces.” Vanessa Rutherford Manufacturing Engineering Manager, Donaldson Company
“Thank you vendors for a great day yesterday! I was inspired and educated by all the new technology available. #WESTEC” Kathleen Dye Director of Development, Workshops for Warriors
“Thank you SME for all the love today! We are humbled by our donors we saw today and wonderful new friends we met along the way. #WESTEC”