Exhibiting at PMTS 2027, Cleveland | Booths, Graphics & Install

PMTS 2027, the Precision Machining Technology Show, runs May 4-6, 2027 at the Huntington Convention Center in Cleveland. We are a graphics and exhibit company in Stow, about forty minutes from downtown Cleveland. This page is for people who are exhibiting.

When PMTS 2027 is, and where

PMTS 2027 is May 4-6, 2027, at the Huntington Convention Center of Cleveland, 300 Lakeside Ave. E, Cleveland, OH 44113. Show hours are 10:30 am to 5:00 pm Tuesday, 9:30 am to 5:00 pm Wednesday, and 9:30 am to 3:00 pm Thursday. The Thursday close at 3:00 pm is earlier than the other two days, which matters for when your dismantle crew can start.

Dates, venue and hours read off the show's own site in November 2026. Confirm them against your exhibitor manual when it is issued, because move-in and move-out windows are set there, not on the show's home page.

What booth space costs, and how much is left

The organizer lists booth space at $25 per square foot for Precision Machined Products Association members and $32 per square foot for non-members, so a 10 ft. x 10 ft. inline booth is $2,500 or $3,200 for the floor space alone. As of November 2026 the show reports 236 exhibitors booked, 71,000 square feet sold, and the floor more than 80% sold.

Two things follow from that. Floor space is not the exhibit: everything that stands on it, plus freight, drayage and labor, is on top. And at more than 80% sold, placement is largely decided, so if you have not booked space the booth conversation is the second call, not the first. Figures from pmts.com, November 2026; the sold percentage moves, so check it before you plan around it.

You are about 176 days out, which is the edge of a new custom build

From November 9, 2026 there are 176 days to opening day, a little under six months. Six months is our own cutoff for a new custom island exhibit: design, approval, fabrication, graphic production and a pre-set before it ships do not compress much below that without costing money. Inside six months the realistic answers are a rental, or reusing a structure you already own with new printed graphics.

That is not a sales line, it is the production calendar. A reprint on an existing frame is a different job from a build, and it is the one that still fits comfortably.

What has to happen between now and May

This is the timeline an exhibit program runs to from here. It is worth knowing which part you are in.

When	What has to happen
Now - December 2026 6 to 5 months out	Decide between rebuilding, refreshing and reusing. A new custom build has to start now or not at all. Rental and reprint decisions can wait a little longer.
January - February 2027 4 to 3 months out	Design approved, fabrication under way, graphic artwork finalized. Changes after this get expensive.
March 2027 2 months out	Build complete, pre-set and photographed before it ships, so nobody finds a problem on the show floor. Freight booked.
April 2027 1 month out	Exhibitor manual deadlines. Electric, carpet, furniture, rigging and labor ordered while the discount rates still apply.
May 2027 show month	Advance warehouse target date, then install, show, dismantle and return to storage.

Two ways we work

If you have an island booth

Twenty by twenty and up, where the structure is the point. We design it, our fabrication partner builds it, we print the graphics, and our own crew installs it. We also handle the parts nobody enjoys: freight in and out, installation and dismantle labor at the show, carpet and furniture rental, and storing the crates between shows if you have nowhere to put them.

One company, one invoice, one phone number when something goes wrong at seven in the morning on move-in day.

If you have a 10x10 or 10x20

You do not need a custom build and we will not try to sell you one. You need a printed backdrop, a couple of retractable banner stands, a table throw and maybe a counter, all of it packed, shipped and arriving before your target date. We carry all of it, and we print it in Stow.

If you would rather not own any of it, our rental page carries published rates by booth size, inline and island, with the printed graphics included in the rate.

Why being in Stow matters for a Cleveland show

Most exhibit houses serving PMTS will be shipping into Cleveland from somewhere else. We are already here, about forty minutes from downtown. That means we can meet you at your plant before you commit to anything, be at the convention center in under an hour if something needs fixing during move-in, and take the crates back to our building afterwards rather than putting them on a truck.

For a three-day show that closes at 3:00 pm on the last day, the difference shows up at both ends: at move-in, when a graphic panel is wrong, and at move-out, when everyone is competing for the same dock.

Common questions

When is PMTS 2027?
May 4-6, 2027, at the Huntington Convention Center of Cleveland. Hours are 10:30 am to 5:00 pm Tuesday, 9:30 am to 5:00 pm Wednesday, and 9:30 am to 3:00 pm Thursday, read off pmts.com in November 2026.

How much does a booth at PMTS 2027 cost?
The organizer lists floor space at $25 per square foot for association members and $32 per square foot for non-members, so a 10 ft. x 10 ft. inline space is $2,500 or $3,200. That is the floor only. The exhibit, graphics, freight, drayage and labor are separate, and together they usually come to more than the space.

Is it too late to have an exhibit built for May 2027?
For a new custom island exhibit, yes, in most cases: six months is the practical cutoff and the show is about 176 days out as of November 9, 2026. A rental, or new graphics on a structure you already own, still fits comfortably.

Can you work with a booth we already own?
Yes, and often that is the right answer. A structure in good condition with tired graphics is a reprint, not a rebuild. We will tell you which one you have.

Do we have to buy, or can we rent?
Either. Our rental rates include the exhibit hardware and the custom printed graphics, not the frame alone, and there is a lower hardware-only rate on a repeat rental where we already printed your graphics. Freight, drayage, setup and dismantle are quoted separately, against where and when the show is.

Do you handle freight and setup, or only the graphics?
Both. We print the graphics, install the exhibit with our own crew, and arrange freight in and out, show labor, carpet and furniture rental, and storage between shows. It is quoted as one job rather than five.

Talk to us

The useful first conversation is fifteen minutes about what went right and wrong at your last show. No proposal, no deck.

Request a quote or call 330.968.0678. We are in Stow, Ohio, and we will come to you.