7 Ways to Avoid Free Literature Chaos at Process Expo

It never fails. When you attend a trade show like Process Expo, you’ll come out with a mountain of free literature — and no idea what to do with it.

Think about it: every booth you visit will have at least one brochure or flier or business card to hand you. If you visit 100 booths during your time at Process Expo, that’s anywhere from 100-500 pieces of literature to handle.

It can get out of hand pretty quickly.

So how do you handle the mountains of free literature coming your way, and try to tame the chaos? We’ve put together 7 tips to help you avoid the free literature craziness.

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5 Ways to Wow Exhibitors at Process Expo

5 Ways to Wow Exhibitors & Colleagues at Process Expo

Thousands of people from thousands of businesses will be attending Process Expo this September to mingle, interact with exhibitors, and find solutions to their processing challenges — making it difficult for one person (aka – you!) to stand out in the crowd.

Standing out to exhibitors and other attenders is key if you want to build your network, make new connections, and possibly find some new clients yourself.

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4 Reasons to Reverse Engineer Component Parts

Purchasing pre-made component parts for your agricultural equipment seems like the best route to go, especially for small to growing equipment manufacturers.

You get exactly what you need without putting in the work of designing or fabricating it yourself. You save time, money, and get your equipment out to the customer faster.  It’s a win-win for you. Or so it seems.

Pre-made component parts are great, but often those parts are highly overpriced and not always made to the highest of quality standards. They may seem like the best best in the short term, but in the long term — those parts may be costing you quite a bit in quality, reputation, and money.

The solution? Get those pre-made component parts reverse engineered.

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5 Reasons Turnkey Manufacturing Benefits Your Project

Turnkey manufacturing is the smart choice for food processing expansions and equipment procurement projects.

Rather than doing everything in-house — design, layouts, manufacturing, installation, training, support — and somehow paying the staff to get it all done, many food processors are choosing to outsource part or all of the project to professional design and manufacturing companies.

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