Manufacturers and industrial suppliers exhibit machinery, tooling, and systems. We build Chicago industrial stands engineered for heavy equipment, rigging, and live operation.
Manufacturing and industrial exhibitors bring the heaviest, most demanding requirements to the Chicago show floor, because their product is frequently a machine, a tooling system, or an automation cell that has to be displayed, powered, and sometimes operated live in front of buyers. We engineer industrial trade show stands for that reality, and IMTS at McCormick Place, one of the largest manufacturing technology shows on the planet, is the proving ground. The design starts with the equipment: we frame heavy machinery so it reads as the hero rather than an obstacle, build elevated or reinforced platforms where the floor loading requires it, and route the substantial electrical that live operation demands, all coordinated with McCormick Place rigging and electrical jurisdiction. Safety and circulation are paramount around moving or energized machines, so we design clear, generous paths that keep attendees at a safe distance while still giving them a close, compelling view, and we integrate signage that explains what they are watching. Above the floor, a structural hanging sign and a bold headline carry your brand across an enormous hall where hundreds of machinery builders compete for attention. We supplement the physical equipment with monitors and an optional LED wall to show the machine in operation, the part it produces, or the software that drives it, because much of the modern industrial story is digital even when the hardware is massive. Behind the demonstration zone we provide meeting space where your engineers and sales team can talk specifications, lead times, and pricing with serious buyers. All graphics are produced in-house with silicone edge fabric and dye-sublimation so technical imagery, exploded diagrams, and brand color hold up under hall lighting. For FABTECH, PACK EXPO, and Automate as well as IMTS, we adapt the balance of static display, live operation, and meeting space to your category. Because we build on modular and custom-fabricated systems offered as a rental, an industrial exhibitor keeps the program inside the published price bands, avoids carrying a large capital asset, and can reconfigure the stand around different machines each year while we refurbish and store the hardware between shows. We manage the program full-service, including the detailed power, rigging, and freight planning that industrial exhibits demand, from a free 48-hour 3D rendering through install and dismantle. Request your rendering and we will engineer the stand around your equipment.
Yes. IMTS at McCormick Place is built around live and static machinery, so we engineer stands that frame heavy equipment safely, route power for live operation, reinforce flooring where needed, and keep clear, safe circulation around moving machines, all coordinated with McCormick Place rigging and electrical.
Industrial exhibits often need substantial electrical and rigging. We produce a detailed power and rigging plan, coordinate it with the McCormick Place general contractor, and schedule against targeted move-in windows so heavy equipment is placed and energized on time.
Most rent. Renting a modular and custom-fabricated industrial stand keeps a major asset off the books, removes storage of a large structure, and lets you reconfigure around different machines each year within the published price bands.
Call Chicago Exhibits at (872) 369-0187 for a free 48-hour 3D rendering. Serving Chicago and McCormick Place since 2014.