C O N E X P O -C O N / A G CONEXPO-CON/AGG WHAT PRODUCERS WILL FIND AT CONEXPO-CON/AGG BY KEVIN YANIK he 2023 trade show season is in full swing, and the granddaddy of them all is finally here. That show, of course, is ConExpo-Con/Agg. Returning March 14-18 to areas in and around the Las Vegas Convention Center (LVCC), ConExpo-Con/Agg promises to deliver new equipment and technology for aggregate producers to explore. Learning opportunities will be aplenty, too, with more than 175 education sessions available to ConExpo-Con/Agg goers. ConExpo-Con/Agg also presents an opportunity for industry stakeholders to catch up with their peers. Based on how COVID affected the last ConExpo-Con/ Agg, exhibitors and attendees alike are bound to catch up with people they haven’t seen in years. “Attendance at shows has been booming post-COVID, so we anticipate a packed house,” says Ken Albaugh, direc-tor of sales, rental and equipment at Xylem. “I expect attendees will be Wuesthoff eager to network, learn and ‘touch and feel’ the many different solutions and technologies that will be showcased.” For producers, ConExpo-Con/Agg presents a platform to glean ideas that can transform a business for years to come. “2023 will be a year where we reshape 32 PIT&QUARRY March 2023 T Aggregate producers attending ConExpo-Con/Agg will find plenty of relevant exhibits in the outdoor Silver Lot. the industry and help businesses and equipment owners do better in all facets of their work,” says Terry Dolan, vice president of North America at Case Construction Equipment. “ConExpo is just the start.” LAY OF THE LAND Dana Wuesthoff, vice president of exhibi-tions and event services at the Association of Equipment Manufacturers (AEM) who serves as ConExpo-Con/Agg show director, says attendees can expect to find more than 2.7 million sq. ft. of displays and demonstrations from more than 1,800 exhibitors. “For 2023, we’re expecting both at-tendees and exhibitions to break records,” Wuesthoff says. “Both because the Las Vegas Convention Center has grown, mak-ing more exhibits possible, but also because the construction and aggregates industries are hands-on, in-person industries.” AEM also expects an increased inter-national presence at the show. Among the largest groups of international registrants late last year were Canada, Australia, the UK, Mexico and New Zealand. ConExpo-Con/Agg will feature sev-eral infrastructural additions from the 2020 show. The largest of those additions is the new West Hall and the connecting Diamond Lot on the site of the old Gold Lot. AEM says the new West Hall adds 1.4 million sq. ft. of indoor space. pitandquarry.com CONEXPO-CON/AGG
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