January and February Tradeshows
January and February 2025 tradeshows
January and February were busy months for us. First, we attended the SHOT Show® in Las Vegas, Nevada at the end of January. There was a lot to see, and so many people to talk to with 14.1 miles of aisles within the two convention centers! That is a lot of ground to cover. Companies bring their newest products for all to view and connect with fellow companies in the shooting, hunting, and outdoor recreation space. The Smith Metal Products team was able to connect with current customers and discover potential customers as well.
At the beginning of February, we traveled to Anaheim, California for MD&M West. This show was previously known as Informa Markets Engineering West. Under the name MD&M West, it now combines MD&M West, ATX West, D&M West, Plastec West, and WestPack. There are all types of manufacturers included in the 1700+ that attend this show. Most of the companies that we interacted with were in the medical device space. There were over 13,500 attendees. Some of the people that stopped by the Smith Metal Products booth were not familiar with metal injection molding, so we had the opportunity to educate some people as well. Hopefully, they will take what they learned and incorporate it into designs they are working on.
At both shows, it was fun to talk to companies about their designs and how we can help them. We were thankful to receive a lot of interest and explain why Smith Metal Products is a vendor that can help make a design a reality. Until next year!
