Exhibitor Testimonials

"MD&M West is a venue where the entire medical device supply chain converges to demonstrate solutions to market needs. It is a wealth of creativity in design and materials innovation. As a supplier and dedicated innovator in plastics, we are able to reach key decision makers in manufacturing and design engineering to discuss individual challenges and present solutions through Arkema’s extensive portfolio of zero BPA and plasticizer free resins." — Dr. Carmen L. Rodriguez, Business Manager, Arkema Inc. "ASH Industries appreciates that Canon Communications offers the Mega-Sign package that gives trade show visitors the chance to immediately assess which booths they should visit. We knew that the mega-signs were an effective advertising measure based on the number of visitors who mentioned coming to our booth based on what they saw in the lobby. It wasn’t until people started showing up with pictures of the Mega-Signs, in order to remember what they had seen, that I realized what an indispensible tool they had become." — Hartie Spence, President, ASH Industries, Inc. "This was A.W. Chesterton Company's first time exhibiting at this show so we were a little apprehensive regarding our investment. With our primary focus on original equipment manufacturers, we were pleasantly surprised by the amount and quality of leads generated. We even had the opportunity to follow up on a new lead locally which resulted in our first order from the show. We are confident that some of these high quality leads will generate new business for Chesterton in 2010 and our investment will have been worthwhile." — Douglas Ell, Business Development Manager, A.W. Chesterton Company "I not only look forward to networking with my colleagues at the MD&M events but also to visiting with our existing customers and meeting new attendees. All three groups create opportunities to grow our industry knowledge, improve our machine line and help customers package their products. I continue to exhibit because I'm serious about this business, and this is where I find the business." — Tom Misik, VP Sales, Belco Packaging Systems, Inc. "As is the case every year at MD&M, our booth generated a tremendous amount of attention. In fact, we were so busy that we had to call in back up from the office! The prospective leads generated from our attendance at MD&M West will no doubt lead to additional sales and new dealer accounts – more than justifying the expense of exhibiting. Obviously, we plan on coming back next year and expect the same positive results at the other MD&M events we will be exhibiting at throughout 2010!" — Marshall Price, Sales Manager, BigC "MD&M West is a great show for Bioconnect to meet with current customers to discuss future and current needs. Every year we participate, we receive several positive leads. We will continue to attend every year because the show is great for new product exposure and potential new customers. The MD&M West show provides us with enough leads to do a follow up mailing to promote our products and capabilities." — Conrad Neri, President/General manager, Bioconnect, Division of RF Industries "In these challenging times we were extremely pleased with the level of traffic that the MD&M Show generated. The attendee level translated into numerous meaningful conversations with high potential customers. The people that visited our booth represented the appropriate functional disciplines, had project details and were decision makers."" — Bob Pelletier, President, Bridgemedica, LLC "My colleague and I were pleasantly surprised at the diversity of companies that attended the show. Not only were there medical affiliates, but also attendees from other manufacturing sectors. Overall, it was a great show and we will definitely consider returning next year!" — Leigh Diehl, Sales Director, Buse Industries "Freescale has exhibited at the MD&M West show for many of the past 9 years. As a medical semiconductor products enthusiast, this medical event is very relevant to my work. I attended the very informative conference session on FDA licensing, as well. MD&M West is certainly the place where all of the suppliers are in one spot. We had some top-notch people come by the booth with a lot of follow-up after the event." — David Niewolny, Product Marketing, Freescale Semiconductor "Once again, MD&M West was a successful show that provided the opportunity to discuss our products and services with key decision makers in the medical device industry. The quality leads that we received made MD&M West worth the time and investment. It is clearly the most successful show that GRI attends each year. MD&M West is a "must do" show for Gorman-Rupp Industries. We will be back next year!"" — Jim Fehrman, Marketing Coordinator, Gorman-Rupp Industries "MD&M West 2010 was a very well attended show from the opening until the close of the exhibition. We had the majority of our current customers as well as new potential customers stop by our booth. We were projecting that the traffic may be down a bit due to the world economy, but we experienced quite the opposite. It was well worth the investment, in fact, we are doubling the size of our booth for next year's show." — Jason Dobbs, Associate Business Manager, Crane Aerospace & Electronics "For many years, Herrmann Ultrasonics has been going regularly to the MD&M show. The combination of our local office in Irvine, CA and the annual MD&M trade show in Anaheim, CA provides a great success for Herrmann Ultrasonics. Each year, new technologies and applications are being introduced at the show by new or existing customers. Herrmann's participation at this show allows us to understand the market requirement and provide the right technology to our medical customers. This year we introduced an integrated solution for the Unique Device Identification (UDI), which is currently under discussion by the FDA." — Uwe Peregi, Exec. VP & General Manager of Herrmann Ultrasonics Inc. "We found the MD&M West 2010 show to be well attended and had considerable interest in our products. Many solid new opportunities were identified. The interest generated from the 2010 show gives us confidence for returning in 2011." — Sigi Knappik, New Business Development Manager, ITW Trans Tech "The 2010 MD&M West Show was my company's first attempt to promote our Industrial CT Scanning Services to the medical manufacturing industry. Since our firm is based out of Ontario we relied heavily on the staff of Canon Communications. The easy to follow event e-mails ensured that we were not forgetting any details or key dates. Our show experience was very enjoyable and a number of event attendees had already preselected our booth to visit. By interacting with other companies at the show and visitors at the booth, our company was able to reach approximately 250 companies. This would not have been possible if we did not exhibit. Since this was our first medical show, we have already begun to modify our display to ensure future attendees will be "wowed" and instantly informed on our technology benefits during their show walkthrough. Based upon the success of this event, we are currently making plans in our advertising budget to attend all major North American MD&M events in fiscal 2011." — Jesse Garant, President, Jesse Garant & Associates "History repeats itself year after year with the MD&M West! 2010 was no different, even with the state of our economy. There is no question that the MD&M West is one of the best venues to meet prospective customers, showcase new products and network with other suppliers in the industry." — Norie Shelley, Western Regional Sales Manager, Mangar Medical Packaging "I was pleasantly surprised with the attendance throughout all three days at MD&M Anaheim. The quality of our leads far surpassed those from previous exhibitions. We have already started working with some of our new customers." — Steve Parette, National Account Representative, Micro Waterjet LLC "MD&M West was a great success for NuSil Technology. Despite these tough economic times, attendance, quality and quantity of leads were high. The family of MD&M shows continues to be a success in bringing together industry leaders and the newly added "Innovation Briefs" were a valuable addition to the show this year as well." — Brian Reilly, Product Director – Healthcare Materials, NuSil Technology "MD&M West is a good opportunity for Pacific Die Cut Industries to understand the needs of our prospective clients. The people that we met had needs relevant to our medical die cutting & cleanroom converting services. We look forward to returning next year." — Jei Chang, Sr. Marketing Specialist, PDCI Medical/Pacific Die Cut Industries "ProMed has exhibited at the MD&M West show for many years. It has always been a good show for us, but this year was particularly good. We came away with some very solid leads that we are pretty excited about. A targeted customer that was impossible to get a response from via phone or e-mail stopped by to discuss a major project. We couldn't be happier!" — Connie Laumeyer, Director of Sales, Marketing & Customer Service, ProMed Molded Products, Inc. "The MD&M show empowered us to notify our clients about meeting-up with us at the show and having them evaluate our Objet 3D Printing solutions, firsthand! The entire staff at Canon Communications was helpful and courteous each step of the way, making our show a rallying success! The MD&M Show always provides us clients with interest, leading to deals that close, and this year was no exception." — Josh Murray, Marketing/Communications, Purple Platypus "Like every year, PyMPSA has attended the MD&M West show and once again, our experience was positive. We established new contacts and were able to talk face to face with current customers and friends. This completed the whole experience that has allowed our company to form a Brand name in foreign markets. We are anxious for next year's show." — Cristián Mariscal, Export Analyst, (PyMPSA) Plásticos y Materias Primas SA de CV "This was the best trade show I've been to in my six years with Sanbor Medical. Floor traffic was great and half of our leads were from prospective clients with active outsourcing projects." — Joe Horvath, Vice President, General Manager, Sanbor Medical "We benefit a lot from this show, getting new business opportunities. Many thank to Canon!." — Nancy Xie, Sales Manager, Shenzhen Ant Hi-Tech Industrial Co., Ltd. "We at Spectra Symbol have found that we meet more large medical OEM engineers at the MD&M in Anaheim than at any other show. Our thin linear sensor offering reached hundreds of design and R&D engineers over the three days, capping off a great event. Interestingly, we had three great "aha" moments with engineers needing our sensors in the last hour of the last day! Great quality show, we look forward to exhibiting every year." — Daniel Marriott, President, Spectra Symbol "The MD&M West show was efficient for STI in the sense that most of the leads that came to our booth expressed a focused interest in our technology. In addition, we find this event to be truly international, gathering visitors from all over the world — particularly Asia, South America and Europe, in addition to the US visitors. The show was well organized." — Ms. Zivi Raanan, Director of Business Development, STI Laser Industries "Canon Communications once again achieved a successful MD&M West 2010. The show brought our customers to see actual running equipment. It is a great time for the exhibitors to have some face time with existing customers as well as potential customers. Many of our customers mentioned that they heard that we would be running actual equipment and they came over specifically to see it. I was delighted to see customers travel great distances to see us!" — Carolyn Edwards, Marketing Manager, Zumbach Electronics Corp.