HOUSTEX is an opportunity as big as the Texas sky. Everything about HOUSTEX is big. From the venue, to the location, to the opportunity. When you exhibit at HOUSTEX you can expect big things to happen.
- Connect with decision-makers from diverse companies
- Demonstrate your products to a qualified audience
- Expand into new markets and industries
- Network with the biggest thinkers and doers in Southern Manufacturing
- Solidify your place in one of the nation’s leading manufacturing regions
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Your Exclusive Gateway to Key Southwest Industries
HOUSTEX places you face-to-face with key decision-makers in several diverse industries in the Southwest.
Source for all statistics unless otherwise stated: HOUSTEX 2015 Registration Data
Company Size
HOUSTEX attendees represent every level of the supply chain, from small contract manufacturers to large OEMs.
Reach the Purchasing Authority
76%
With Substantial Purchasing Power
38% of the HOUSTEX audience has equipment budgets that exceed $200,000. These motivated buyers are looking for innovative solutions to solve specific manufacturing challenges.
Attendee Job Functions
| Owner/Company Mgmt./Corporate Executive | 28% |
| Sales & Marketing | 17% |
| Manufacturing Production Management | 16% |
| Manufacturing Production Department | 10% |
| Manufacturing Engineering Department | 8% |
| Product Design and R&D | 6% |
| Manufacturing Engineering Management | 6% |
| Quality Assistance & Control/Control Engineering/Automation | 5% |
| Purchasing | 4% |
Business Segments that Attend
| Oil & Gas/Petroleum | 48% |
| Industrial & Commercial Machinery | 8% |
| Fabricated Metal/Stampings | 5% |
| Aircraft/Aerospace | 4% |
| Services (Financial/Other) | 4% |
| Automotive | 2% |
| Consulting/Engineering | 2% |
| Electronics/Computers | 2% |
| Plastic Products | 2% |
| Academic Institution | 1% |
| Defense/Government/Military | 1% |
| Medical Manufacturing/Surgical | 1% |
| Other Transportation | 1% |
| Other Manufacturing | 19% |
Meet First-Time Attendees
61%
Top 10 Technologies Evaluated
HOUSTEX attendees evaluated the following technologies (multiple responses) and many more:
| Cutting Tools & Accessories | 45% |
| Turning Machines, Lathes & Turning Centers | 34% |
| 3D Printing/Additive Manufacturing | 30% |
| Automated Manufacturing & Assembly | 28% |
| Controls, CAD/CAM Software | 28% |
| Deburring & Edge Finishing | 28% |
| Drilling & Tapping Machines | 28% |
| Measurement Inspection & Test | 27% |
| Lean Manufacturing | 26% |
| Welding | 24% |