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Attendee Profile

HOUSTEX is your exclusive gateway to key southwest industries. HOUSTEX places you face-to-face with key decision-makers in several diverse industries in the region.

Representatives from hard-to-reach job shops to major OEMs sought new products and technologies at HOUSTEX.

Reach Key Industries and Buyers

76

of attendees influence the equipment purchase decisions for their companies.

31

of the HOUSTEX audience had equipment budgets that exceeded $200,000.

54

of the HOUSTEX audience were first-time attendees to the event. These are new prospects for your business.

HOUSTEX Attendance by Region

Attendance By Region

HOUSTEX Budgets

Attendee Company Budgets

HOUSTEX Attendee Company Size

Attendee Company Size

Attendee Job Functions

Owner/Company Management/Corporate Executive 18%
Manufacturing Engineering Department 8%
Manufacturing Production Management 11%
Manufacturing Production Department 6%
Sales & Marketing 20%
Manufacturing Engineering Management 6%
Design Engineer 6%
Quality Assurance & Control 3%
Educator/Instructor 2%
Purchasing 3%
Other 10%
Product Design & Development 4%
Control Engineering/Automation 2%
Information/IT System 1%

 

Attendees Primary Type of Business

Aircraft/Aerospace 5%
Industrial/Commercial Machinery 8%
Financial and Other Services 5%
Medical/Surgical/Pharmaceutical/Biotech 9%
Consulting/ Engineering 4%
Fabricated Metal/Stampings 4%
Automotive/Other Transportation 3%
Defense/Government/Military 1%
Plastic Products 2%
Services (Financial and Other) 3%
Academic Institution 2%
Electronics/Computers/Communications 2%
Research & Development 2%
Medical/Surgical/Pharmaceutical/Biotechnology/td> 2%
Oil & Gas/Petroleum 39%
Other Manufacturing 21%

 

Top 10 Technologies Evaluated
HOUSTEX attendees evaluated the following technologies (multiple responses) and many more:

3D Printing 38%
CNC Controls & Accessories 34%
Tooling 33%
Cutting Tools & Accessories 31%
Machining Centers 29%
Milling 30%
Measurement Inspection & Test 26%
Automated Manufacturing & Assembly 26%
Turning Machines Lathes & Turning Centers 25%
Metals 24%