CMTS venue to showcase a European design this fall

The layout for the 2013 edition of CMTS will feature a more European design.

The location of the 2013 edition of the Canadian Manufacturing Technology Show (CMTS) – “back at the airport” – has many in the industry talking of big change for Canada’s national manufacturing event. After 14 years in downtown Toronto, CMTS is returning to The International Centre, just a few minutes up the road from Toronto’s Pearson International Airport. And the message is simple: EXPECT MORE.

But it’s not just the new venue that has the industry buzzing...it’s also very much about how CMTS 2013 will innovate to maximize the venue and floorplan layout that they hope you’ll remember for years to come.

“We took a pretty bold step with our design for CMTS 2013” says SME Canada Group Show Manager, Nick Samain.

“We opted not to use the main entrance of Hall 1 like 99 per cent of shows out there. Instead, we created a more European feel with our adjacent halls that connect in a circular pattern while taking visitors through a dynamic upscale networking link and through two walkways to an outdoor tent equipped with mouth-watering BBQ delights along with refreshments and live music”, Samain added.

“We are very excited about the CMTS we are building for the Canadian manufacturing community this fall. And we know our return back to the airport will not just bring back the memories of the ‘80s and ‘90s, but add to them.”

Organizers will showcase technologies by Hall for CMTS, and included in this are four halls dedicated to machine tools, tooling and automation solutions. In addition, as part of their $4.5 million dollar renovation to multiple halls, visitors to The International Centre will find a brand new connection from Hall 4 over to Hall 5 where they will discover wall-to-wall equipment for all of their forming and fabricating needs.

But renovations aren’t the only change The International Centre has embarked on in the past couple years. They recently built a fully adaptable state-of-the-art kitchen within their modern Conference Centre and appointed Chef Tawfik

Shehata, whose resume includes world’s finest establishments including Winston’s, Scaramouche, Auberge du Pommier, Boba and Truffles at The Four Seasons, to offer visitors a great dining experience.

Located at 6900 Airport Road, offering complementary parking for 5,000 vehicles and surrounded by more than 10,000 hotel rooms, The International Centre is easily accessible from any point in the Greater Toronto Area.

CMTS is taking shape – and one thing is for sure: Its return to the airport is giving folks lots to talk about.

Check out CMTS and all the related programs, attractions and opportunities to participate at cmts.ca or call 888-322-7333.