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4 CNC WEST August/September 2016
VOL. XXXIV NO. 6
August/September 2016
The oldest regional industrial publica-
tion serving the Western States man-
ufacturing managers, owners and
engineers from 1 employee to those
larger plants of 5,000 or more. Its
editorials feature numerical control
applications in all size machine
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personnel, financing of new equip-
ment, cutting tools and all related
manufacturing requirements.
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EDITOR: Sean Buur
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Do Tradeshows Matter??
We put together our biggest issue of the year and it is jam
packed with IMTS press releases. Those releases go along with
our normal assortment of shop profiles and feature articles. Look-
ing at this issue I wondered to myself if tradeshows really matter
any more.
It did not take much time for me to come to an easy answer.
YES! As you scan through the many IMTS previews you will see
that lots of companies will be debuting new products and technol-
ogy. A lot of companies wait until shows like IMTS or WESTEC
to present something new to the public.
And while IMTS is certainly not a western region show, this is
a show that is mostly builders who have their distributors from all
over the country working the booth. And while most companies
want to sell you something from their booth, there is certainly a
lot of education and information being passed along too. A savvy
company or sales person will be sure to incorporate all of their
latest technology and want to explain it to potential customers.
This year’s IMTS show in Chicago is packed to the gills with
exhibitors. The exhibitors take booth space because they know
there will be a large audience of attendees from all over the coun-
try (but mostly mid-west) and they can get some one on one time
with potential customers and offer hands on information about
their company or products.
From the attendee viewpoint they can see and touch and feel
new technology. Seeing it on Youtube is one thing but to actually
talk to someone or see a demonstration is another.
I hope you enjoy reading this issue with all the IMTS new
product reviews and the feature articles and if you can’t make
the IMTS show I hope reading about it in CNC WEST is the next
best thing.
Sincerely
Shawn Arnold
Shawn Arnold
Publisher