The Canadian Manufacturing Technology Show (CMTS) Canada’s national manufacturing event is returning to The International Centre in Mississauga. Just minutes from Toronto’s Pearson International Airport, the event will be held this fall, September 30 – October 3, 2013.

The event producer, the Society of Manufacturing Engineers (SME), is touting the tagline expect more, as Canada’s manufacturing community continues to buzz about the dynamic changes coming to the show.

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“The market response of CMTS returning to the International Centre has been overwhelmingly positive and exciting for our team at SME,” says the Event Manager, Julie Pike.

“While we’re still about eight months away from the event, we’ve already had to expand our hall space and we’re more than 80 per cent sold out. We know that listening to our customers – both exhibitors and attendees was the best decision we could have made for CMTS and we couldn’t be more thrilled,” Pike added.

After 14 years of locating CMTS in downtown Toronto, big changes should be expected from visitors and exhibitors to Canada’s largest and most respected manufacturing event.

At its core, the show brings together more than 10,000 manufacturing professionals over four days to source the latest advancements in technologies and solutions in the machine tool, tooling, metal forming and fabricating, automation, design engineering and plant management segments. The event also draws a growing national and international audience from other major industries including automotive, aerospace, medical and energy, among others.

EXPECT MORE

Among the changes to CMTS, participants can expect more social and networking activities. Imagine a European feel and ambiance. The return to the airport venue has allowed SME the opportunity to create an outdoor area connecting the exhibit halls and providing a meeting, and socializing area reminiscent of the traditional ‘messe-style’ hospitality tent. Exhibitors and visitors can relax, grab a drink, a bite, listen to live music and network with peers under the tent.

And if you’re looking for a more formal business setting to meet with prospects, customers and peers, the SME team is creating an upscale interactive networking experience that promises to be the talk of CMTS for years to come. “We’ve been working on a monumental new element for CMTS that is like nothing we’ve ever done before” Pike commented. “Mum’s the word for now on specifics, but we expect to begin teasing the marketplace by early spring”.

Watch for regular updates in Canadian metalworking as we ‘countdown’ to CMTS and share exciting announcements and highlights in future issues and online. For the latest event news, or to find information on exhibiting, attending or sponsoring at CMTS, visit the newly re-launched CMTS website www.cmts.ca or contact Julie Pike, Event Manager at 888-322-7333, ext 4471 or jpike@sme.org