We went to the show and were both fairly disappointed. The huge machinery booths were still there, but most of the smaller people were absent, or had a minimal booth presence, less machines and not the usual variety.
It¡¯s always interesting to see all the hardware suppliers and Hafele, Salice, KV, and Rev-a-shelf had a booth about 1/3 the ¡°normal¡± amount of displays. ?Blum, who is usually the most interesting for us, had a huge booth, a couple of signs, with about three tables, a half dozen employees/salesmen and absolutely no product.?
Attendance was way down too, at least the day we were there. I usually have to stop and wait to get through the crowds with my wheelchair, and while I still had to dodge a few people who weren¡¯t paying any attention to where they were walking, it was never as crowded as most years. Reminded me of the terrible shows back in the 2007-2009 time frame.
It was nice to see a few friends and catch up, but the show itself wasn¡¯t what I would call a great one, no new and wild products¡ well, other than the Felder PCS saw, which was really nice, but I missed all the little new gizmo¡¯s we usually see from the upstarts. Was interested in seeing some dust collection and Oneida only had their little Dust Deputy shopvac stuff and one 4¡± plastic cyclone, no big machines at all. None of the other dust collection players were even there.
Hopefully in two years it will be back to ¡°normal¡±.
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Was set on going to the show this year - but the potential issue(s) of choosing/discussing the IWFS in Vegas vs. Vacation (with a potential layover in Vegas...for the show ;)) with the spousal unit was not one I thought wise to contemplate.? ?PK, thanks for your bullet pointed list - yes, that Martin and Altendorf stuff is drool worthy ;) and let me know when you find that magical floor space genie.
KRP
PK