Yes. Show had record attendance and booths, just under 10K people.
Rumor has it that they have outgrown Nashville location as they had booths in the outside trade floor hallways on both sides. Next year in Vegas and then who knows where.
From my perspective I am most enthusiastic about the Dencar retrofit
doors for
Hamilton and Unitech. But will wait to see if they can live up to the hype. They may push both companies to get with the 21st century as those two seem to be content to allow the world to pass them by - which is sad as the machines were the gold standard a long time ago.
On the SS side not much has changed or improved, although I do like the KR VFD Pro SS equipment. Their biggest challenge is that they have no one to help install the equipment. According to Keith that may change soon but again the proof is what people will want to see.
On the IBA side D&S gave a compelling demo presentation of their large vehicle system
IQ Max. I am Not ready to wash semis but I would consider adding it to my oversized bay so I can wash sprinter vans.
I also would like to find a place near me to purchase and install a WW Apex as it seems to be a machine heading in the right direction.
best attended presentation (that I saw) was on chemicals. Clearly there is a lot of confusion and interest in how to be a better wash operator using better chemicals.
no keynote speaker which did not seem to matter much to the audience.
the ICA could do a better job vetting the presentations. Too many were ‘lite’ on any info that was helpful to owners and operators.
if you believe some of the messages the industry is still growing at a rapid rate even in this expensive and tight money environment. Some of the transactions I have seen appear to support that hypothesis although buyers are being more selective.
Best part of the show was being able to meet a few active members of this forum to place a face and handshake with a name!
