Published 6/24/2016

Sold on Amerimold – Exhibitors Share their Perspectives

Amerimold exhibitors had a lot of very positive experiences this year, including making sales right from the show floor. We touched base with many of them and created this slide show to share some highlights with you!

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Cynthia Kustush

Contributing Writer

Cary Chouinard from Mast Motorsports (right) shakes hands with Tim Navalta of Braun Machinery and closes the deal to purchase the first Takumi CNC machine at Amerimold. Specifically, Mast Motorsports purchased a Takumi V10, which Chouinard says will replace a G-code machine. Chouinard also commented that he was very impressed with the combination of heavy cutting and high stability offered by the Takumi machines.

Jeff Lambing of JDL Technical Services sold its ToolQuote Mold Quoting software to Vasantha Tool Crafts Pvt. Ltd. of Hyderabad, India, very early on during Amerimold, making the deal one of the first orders of the Amerimold show and making Jeff a very happy Amerimold exhibitor!

Single Source Technologies reported that they enjoyed visiting with both current and potential customers, adding the potential customers were quite interested in the company's cutting tool and EDM equipment.

Hasco told us Amerimold was "fantastic" and that they met many new, potential customers and sold products from the show floor. They said Amerimold is one event they never miss.

Autodesk, which demonstrated the 2016 version of its PowerMill programming software for five-axis and high-speed machining, makes Amerimold a mainstay on its calendar because their products, like Moldflow, are entrenched in the mold, tool and die industries. Plus they like having the opportunity to meet with customers and partner suppliers who are exhibiting.

Merrifield Machinery Solutions attracted a lot of attention with the demo of a Grob G350 five-axis universal machining center at Amerimold.

This year we had an exhibitor debut a new line of products for the North American market. Braun Machinery chose Amerimold as the place to kick off their introduction of Takumi USA, and they demoed a Takumi H10 machining center in their booth. Before long, they were also announcing the sale of a Takumi V10 machining center to an Amerimold attendee! The company also established a the Takumi USA headquarters in Indianapolis, Indiana, and Joe Braun, vice president of marketing and product management for the Takumi brand, said there soon will be 22 distributors for Takumi in the US, each with regional service and support techs.

On the other side of the hall, Jeff Lambing of JDL Technical Services said the deal with Vasantha moved very quickly. The software was installed, their licenses were sent and training sessions were scheduled, he said. Jeff added that it was a great show (but we kind of figured he'd say that).

Other exhibitors said they were very pleased with the number of quality leads they collected during Amerimold. For example, TopSolid said the number of leads was up from 2015 and, by the end of the show, they estimated that of those leads, 175 were unique. In addition, they were able to set up several planned visits with new clients from the show and they even met people from companies interested in becoming resellers for their software.

I could go on, but this blog would end up much longer than planned. Between my report above and the slide show, I hope I got my point across that Amerimold 2016 was a resounding success for so many of our exhibitors. It's no wonder that our Expo Hall keeps growing each year.

Amerimold will take place next year on June 14-15 at the Donald E. Stephens Convention Center in Rosemont, Illinois. We hope to see you there!