2015 post show report

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1 2015 post show report produced by EVENT NAME is produced by SME COMPANYB Conference and Exposition rapid3devent.com may 18-21, 2015 long beach (CA) convention center exhibits may 19-21

2 rapid 2015 was the largest rapid ever! The most attendees ever! RAPID 2015 attendance increased 31% over the 2014 event. The most exhibitors ever! The exhibitor count for RAPID 2015 increased 30% over the 2014 event. The most square footage ever! RAPID posted a 28% increase in square footage in audience VERIFIED ATTENDANCE Total RAPID Show Attendance: 4,512 Total Exhibiting Companies: 189 Total Square Footage: 31,250 new attendees RAPID is a great place to learn, see new technology, and present new technology to grow the industry. You have all the technologies under one roof, plus anything new that has come out. We ve been busy all day; the reception we ve gotten is huge. John Oney, Almco of RAPID 2015 attendees were first 75%time RAPID attendees. new users of the RAPID 2015 audience had little or no experience with additive manufacturing 47%technologies.

3 audience job functions Owner/Company Management/Corporate Executive 25% Product Design & R&D 23% Sales and Marketing 11% Design Engineer 10% Other 8% Manufacturing Engineering Department (non-management) 6% Manufacturing Engineering Management 5% Manufacturing Production Management 4% Educator/Instructor 4% Quality Assurance & Control 1% Manufacturing Production Department (non-management) 1% Purchasing 1% Control Engineering/Automation 1% company size RAPID connected you with companies of all sizes. As additive manufacturing grows and becomes more affordable, small organizations are an important market looking to invest in the technology. number of employees RAPID is the best event for additive technology, where you have the latest news and product introductions from the main players. - Rita Bermudez, Hewlett Packard Source for all statistics unless otherwise stated: RAPID 2015 Registration Data voice of the attendee This year was one of the best that I have attended in the past 5 years. - Jason Reznar, ARaymond Less than 20 35% % % % % % 1,000-2,499 7% 2,500 and Over 15%

4 audience attendees primary type of business Industries from Aerospace to Medical are looking to invest in 3D printing, 3D scanning, and additive manufacturing products and services. At RAPID, you ll find a diversification of industries unlike any other event. Automotive Aircraft/Aerospace Communications Consulting/Engineering Defense Education/Academic Electronics/Computers Fabricated Metal/Stampings Furniture Government/Military Industrial and Commercial Machinery Medical/Surgical Motorsports Petroleum Plastic Products Renewable Energy Research & Development Services (Financial and Other) top attending companies These industry-leading companies sent representatives to RAPID to research and purchase additive manufacturing solutions. 3M Adidas BAE Systems Boeing Case Western Reserve University Caterpillar Converse Costco Wholesale Delphi Delta Air Lines Denso Disney Dow Chemical Co. DreamWorks Animation Fisher-Price, Inc. Ford Motor Company GE Aviation General Electric General Motors Google Hallmark Cards Hasbro We have been a long time exhibitor at RAPID. I look at our ROI, and by far, this is one of the best shows for us. - Bruce Bradshaw, Stratasys Honda R&D Honeywell John Deere Johns Hopkins University KIA Design America Konica Minolta Lockheed Martin Mattel Medtronic Microsoft Motorola Solutions NASA Nike Northrop Grumman Oakley Panasonic Parker Hannifin Patagonia PepsiCo Procter & Gamble Saint Jude Medical SC Johnson & Son SpaceX Stryker Taylormade Golf Tesla Motors LEGO Toyota Under Armour US Army US Department of Energy US Navy VW Whirlpool Corporation Xerox Corporation

5 audience attendance by region show floor - Jaclyn Lebert, EnvisionTEC, Inc. This is the best show for us. The industry continues to evolve and the people that are pushing that evolution are here. You re not really going to get a full picture unless you come to RAPID. 66% 6% 3% 8% 8% 3% 6% 8% of attendees visited from countries outside the United States

6 buyer behavior It s the absolute best 3D printing show of the year. If you want to know about 3D or if you re looking into getting into 3D, come to RAPID - Jesse Harrington Au, Autodesk ROLE IN BUYING of RAPID attendees influence equipment purchase decision in their companies. 82% BUDGET 32% of the RAPID audience had equipment budgets that exceeded $200,000. These were motivated buyers ready to invest in new technology. Up to $20,000 35% $20,001 - $50,000 15% $50,001 - $200,000 18% $200,001 - $500,000 11% $500,001 - $1,000,000 8% $1,000,001 - $5,000,000 8% Over $5,000,000 5% TECHNOLOGIES EVALUATED RAPID attendees indicated they came to the show to evaluate the following technologies, among others: (multiple responses) 3 Dimensional Printers (3DP) 71% 3 Dimensional Printing (3DP) 58% 3D Imaging/Scanning 49% Rapid & Additive Manufacturing 42% Rapid Prototyping 42% Materials 41% Rapid Prototyping, Research & Development 33% Rapid Prototyping, Applications 32% Selective Laser Sintering (SLS) 30% Fused Deposition Modeling (FDM) 30% Stereolithography (SLA) 30% Casting 25% Rapid Tooling 25% Process Design & Engineering 24% Plastics 23% Prototyping Fundamentals 22% Software 21% Mold, Tool & Die Design 20% Plastics Molding 20% Solid Modeling 20% Manufacturing Services 20% Materials testing 19% Product Design & Automation 19% Tooling 18% Reverse Engineering 18% Measurement, Inspection & Testing 17% Software, Simulation, Process Modeling 15% Electron Beam Welding 15%

7 for questions regarding this report, contact: Maria Conrado Event Manager , ext Angie Szerlong Account Representative , ext follow rapid to get the latest updates! Reserve your preferred exhibit space for RAPID 2016 now before it s too late. For more information, contact: Angie Szerlong Account Representative , ext aszerlong@sme.org thank you for your participation this year you helped make rapid 2015 the best rapid to date! join us in 2016 exhibit space is filling up May 16-19, 2016 orange county convention center orlando, FL