the power of people
Make connections with Top Companies
Meet these companies and hundreds more, that send buying teams to WESTEC.
- ADF Inc.
- Aerovironment Inc.
- Alcoa
- Bar-Sto Precision Machine
- The Boeing Co.
- Bristol Industries
- C & G Swiss
- C & T Machining
- Ceradyne Inc.
- City of Los Angeles
- Columbia Steel Inc.
- Contour Engineering
- Delphi
- Delta Hytech Inc.
- Designed Metal Connections
- Eaton Corp.
- General Atomics Inc.
- General Dynamics Nassco
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- Gordon Brush Manufacturing Co.
- Hansen Engineering Co.
- Honeywell Inc.
- Jet Propulsion Laboratory
- Mathy Machine Inc.
- Mooney Industries Precision Machining
- Northrop Grumman
- Parker Hannifin
- Quality Controlled Manufacturing Inc.
- Quantum Design
- Scientology Custom Milll
- Solar Turbines Inc.
- Superior Industries Intl Inc.
- Superior Thread Rolling Co.
- XYZ Precision Manufacturing
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Reach Key Decision Makers
WESTEC attracts a highly qualified audience of key purchase decision makers and influencers.
| Business Owners/Executives |
27% |
| Sales & Marketing |
12% |
| Manufacturing Production |
9% |
| Machinist/Machine Operator |
9% |
| CNC Programmer/Engineer |
8% |
| Other Engineers* |
8% |
| Manufacturing/Operations Management |
6% |
| Foreman/Leader/Supervisor |
6% |
| Manufacturing Engineer |
5% |
| Product Design/Development |
4% |
| Quality Management |
2% |
| Purchasing |
2% |
| Tool/Die/Mold Maker |
2% |
Company Size
WESTEC draws attendees from every level of the supply chain, from the largest OEM to the smallest job shop.
| Less than 20 |
48% |
| 20-49 |
16% |
| 50-99 |
10% |
| 100-249 |
10% |
| 250-499 |
6% |
| 500-999 |
3% |
| 1,000-2,499 |
3% |
| 2,500 and over |
4% |
West Coast manufacturers rely on WESTEC for evaluating and sourcing the latest technologies.
Budgets for Machine Tools & Metalworking Technologies in the Next 12 Months
| Up to $20,000 |
40% |
| $20,001-$50,000 |
17% |
| $50,001-$200,000 |
20% |
| $200,001-$500,000 |
10% |
| $500,001$1,000,000 |
7% |
| $1,000,001-$5,000,000 |
4% |
| Over $5,000,000 |
2% |
Equipment budgets reflected the challenging economy, but 23% of WESTEC attendees reported equipment budgets set at $200,000 or above.
