A show directory can run to a thousand exhibitors, and the companies you actually need to meet may number three. With two or three days on the floor, there was never enough time to walk all of it. This page lays out four ways to find exhibitors, including the one that saves the most time: AI matchmaking built for trade shows.
Exhibitor directories are organized by industry category, while sourcing needs usually cut across several of them. "High-temperature packaging materials" can sit under materials, packaging and equipment at the same time, so you read three sections before a shortlist appears.
A booth number tells you nothing about what the company does until you get there. The floor plan solves your route, and the shortlist is still on you.
Most visitors end up skimming the directory the night before, or walking the aisles reading banners. Two or three days later, what you take home has mostly come down to luck.
All four work. Each one is strongest in a different situation.
Every show publishes its exhibitor list with company names, booth numbers and product categories. It is the source every other tool reads from.
Halls are laid out by product category, and the floor plan marks where each zone and main aisle sits.
Entrance desks look up booths and hand out printed directories, and some shows run guided tours and forum schedules.
Describe the problem you need solved in one sentence. The tool matches it against exhibitors' product and capability data and returns the relevant companies, their booth numbers, and why each one came up.
Omni Matcher is our AI matchmaking platform for trade shows, with the Askpo chat assistant built in. It is free for buyers, and nothing needs signing up before your first question.
Something like "I need a certified supplier for 300 mm wafer ALD process equipment." Specs, application, throughput and certifications can go straight into the sentence, so you never have to guess how this show files them. Ask in any of over a hundred languages; your own is fine.
One sentenceYou get the matching exhibitors, their booth numbers, and why each one matched. Open any of them for the full record: company profile, exhibits, capability and product list.
SecondsSave the ones worth a visit, send an inquiry, or book a meeting for the show days. Your schedule is set before you land.
Before you goCoverage follows the show's published exhibitor list. Show dates, opening hours and other logistics follow the organizer's official announcement.
Click a card to go straight into that show's matchmaking experience.
The semiconductor industry's flagship show, with 1,103 exhibitors. One sentence finds the right equipment, materials and service suppliers.
The international show for hand tools, fasteners and metalworking, with 346 exhibitors. One sentence finds the right tools, fasteners and processing equipment suppliers.
This edition's buyer questions become the basis for next edition's recruitment and programming.
In preparationChoose your show and go straight into the matchmaking experience. Free for buyers, no sign-up before your first question.