ConExpo 2020 registration opens

Registration is now open for the 2020 ConExpo-Con/Agg heavy equipment trade show in Las Vegas next March.

As in recent ConExpo iterations, dozens of service truck manufacturers and accessory makers will exhibit at the triennial event, taking place March 1-14 at the Las Vegas Convention Center. Among those exhibitors are Iowa Mold Tooling Co. Inc., Brand FX Body Company, The Knapheide Manufacturing Company, Maintainer Corporation of Iowa Inc., Jomac Ltd., Service Truck International, Summit Truck Equipment, Taylor Pump & Lift Co. Inc., and Teamco Inc.

Attendance for ConExpo 2018 and the co-located International Fluid Power Exposition was nearly 128,000, according to the Association of Equipment Manufacturers, which organizes both shows.

One notable change for ConExpo 2020 is the absence of the Gold Lot, best known for its displays of massive cranes from such manufacturers as Liebherr, Terex, and Manitowoc.

That area is now the site of a $935 million expansion to the convention center that is slated for completion in time for the 2021 Consumer Electronics Show.

In place of the Gold Lot, ConExpo 2020’s big cranes will occupy an area called the Festival Grounds, which are adjacent to the Hilton Grand Vacations Club Hotel, about a mile to the northwest of the former Gold Lot.

In a video linked to the ConExpo website, show director Dana Wuesthoff explained that multiple routes will link the Festival Grounds with the convention center. That includes hotel shuttles to both locations as well as shuttles running on a continuous loop between them. Visitors can also take the Las Vegas monorail, which is free as part of the show badge.

The 1.5 million gross square feet of the Festival Grounds are about the same size as the Gold Lot, Wuesthoff said. The entire show occupies about 2.5 million square feet and features some 2,800 exhibitors.

For more information about ConExpo or to register, visit www.conexpoconagg.com.

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