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Exhibit at CMTS. Make Connections with a Motivated Buying Audience

CMTS is Canada’s most influential manufacturing event. Held every two years, it provides a unique learning environment in which attendees can discover revolutionary manufacturing technologies. The show welcomes hundreds of leading suppliers from around the world, bringing them together to present their new products and solutions, explore the latest industry trends, form valuable connections and, of course, make sales.

Showcase Your Solutions at CMTS 2025

CMTS 2025 will host decision-makers and qualified buyers spanning from across key manufacturing industries across Canada including Aerospace and Automotive. Historically seeing 9,000+ manufacturing professionals and prospective buyers over 4 days, CMTS attracts manufacturers looking to discover the latest advancements in:

  • Machine Tools
  • Tooling and Workholding
  • Metal Forming and Fabricating
  • Advanced Manufacturing including Additive Manufactuirng
  • Automation and Robotics
  • IIoT, Industry 4.0 Solutions
  • Design Engineering

Post Show Report

The CMTS Post Show report contains exhibitor feedback, top industries and companies represented, the audience profile, and more!
post show report

Audience Profile

With its strong reputation across multiple industries, CMTS attracts an exceptional crowd. Take a look at the CMTS audience profile, which includes influential manufacturing professionals from small job shops, mid-size companies, and large OEMs.

Ensure that these influencers have the opportunity to vet your products and services at CMTS while they’re comparing solutions.

  • 74% of attendees influence equipment purchase decisions in their companies.
  • 69% of the CMTS audience have equipment budgets that exceed $20,000 while 37% have budgets exceeding $200,000..

Utilize CMTS to connect with manufacturing professionals at every level within your target customers.

  • 20% Company Management/Corporate Executive Owner, Purchasing
  • 20% Manufacturing Engineering Department (non-management) & Manufacturing Production Department (non-management)
  • 16% Manufacturing Engineering & Manufacturing Production Management
  • 7% Product Design/R&D
  • 5% Control Engineering/Automation
  • 2% Quality Assurance & Control

Industries & Sectors

Showcase how your solutions address the needs of any or all of these sectors:

  • Aerospace / Aircraft
  • Agriculture
  • Alternative Energy
  • Appliances
  • Automotive
  • Chemicals / Petroleum
  • Communications
  • Construction
  • Consumer Products
  • Consulting / Engineering
  • Defense
  • Education / Academia
  • Electronics / Computers
  • Fabricated Metal / Stamping
  • Food Processing
  • Furniture
  • Government / Military
  • Industrial and Commercial Machinery
  • Job Shop / Contract Manufacturing
  • Medical / Surgical
  • Mining / Utilities
  • Non-Metallic Minerals / Carbide / Diamonds
  • Oil & Gas
  • Pharmaceutical
  • Plastic Products
  • Public Works
  • Pulp & Paper
  • Research & Development
  • Services (Financial and Other)
  • Transportation

Sample of 2023 Attending Companies

  • Air Liquide Canada
  • Airbus Helicopter
  • Autodesk
  • Bombardier Aerospace
  • Collins Aerospace
  • Deloitte
  • Epson Canada
  • Ford Motor Company
  • GE Aerospace
  • General Motors Canada Limited
  • Goodwin Tool & Machine Ltd
  • Hatch
  • Honda of Canada Manufacturing
  • Honeywell
  • Husky Technologies
  • Hydro One
  • Ingersoll Rand Canada
  • Iscar Tools
  • Kennametal Inc
  • L3Harris
  • Linamar
  • Lincoln Electric Company of Canada
  • Magna
  • Martinrea
  • Mercedes-Benz AG
  • Mitsubishi Materials USA
  • Musashi Auto Parts Canada
  • Nestle
  • Omron
  • Petro-Canada Lubricants
  • Pfaff Technologies
  • Pioneer Performance Inc
  • Pratt and Whitney Canada
  • Prima Power North America Inc
  • Quickmill
  • Ricoh
  • Rockwell Automation
  • Schneider Electric
  • SMC Automation
  • Sumitomo Carbide Canada
  • TD Bank
  • Telus Communications
  • Tesla Toronto Automation
  • Toyota North America
  • Tungaloy Canada
  • Tycos Tool & Die
  • Xiris Automation Inc

Exhibit at CMTS 2023

Join us in 2023 as CMTS returns to Toronto! SME is committed to helping Canadians advance their businesses as manufacturing evolves, and we want you to be part of that.