Ceramics Expo 2027 · April 19–21, 2027 · Huntington Convention Center of Cleveland, Cleveland
Ceramics Expo 2027 booth design & build in Cleveland
Custom and rental exhibits for technical ceramics, raw materials, tooling and testing companies, built so an engineer can pick up the part. Precision sample mounts, close-view lighting, a table for drawings, and Cleveland drayage and installation handled by Purple.
- April 19–21, 2027
- Huntington Convention Center of Cleveland
Every last fee listed upfront, in full, on paper. 3,000+ exhibitors · 10,000+ booths built · 4.9★ client rating · Since 2015
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01 Purple at Ceramics Expo 2027
What makes Ceramics Expo different, and how we build for it
Ceramics Expo is a two-day engineering show, not a consumer floor. Hall A & B at the Huntington Convention Center of Cleveland open the morning after the Exhibitor and VIP Networking Reception, and every visitor also holds a pass to the co-located Thermal Management Expo, so heat-management buyers walk your aisle too. The Solutions Innovations Stage and the Innovation Hub pull startups, academia and material suppliers into the same conversations as the component manufacturers. Visitors come to compare a specimen against a drawing, so the booths that win give a small part a clean stage, a close view and a chair.
Specimens they can handle, property data next to the part, and a quiet table where a drawing can be opened and marked up.
Proof of capability by process and tolerance, representative parts by application, and someone who can quote lead times on the spot.
A short live or video demonstration of the process stage, with the resulting sample in hand and the measurement that proves it.
Your team in Cleveland
Two shops, one project manager, every hall
We build in our own production shop in Fishkill, NY and our Las Vegas hub, ship to the Huntington Convention Center of Cleveland, and install with our own project manager on the floor and vetted local labor. Predictable 30–45-day turnarounds, secure storage and pre-show QA.
Your team lands to a lit, stocked booth. You just show up.
02 Booths & pricing for Ceramics Expo 2027
Pick a footprint. We price it as a rental, a custom build, or a hybrid.
Ceramics Expo runs on inline booths. Most exhibitors take a 10×10 or 10×20 with a sample counter, and a handful of material groups build 20×20 islands shared with their Thermal Management Expo divisions. Purple clients here usually choose a 10×20 with a specimen wall and one meeting table, or a 20×20 when live equipment travels with them.
A backlit specimen wall with labeled mounts, a compact counter for hand samples and a stool for one engineer at a time.
Shown: Marling Leek, a Purple inline booth
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A material library grouped by application, a process graphic or monitor, and a small table for drawings and datasheets.
Shown: Lunawood, a Purple inline booth
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An open island with a demonstration station for a furnace, press or measurement instrument, a sample studio and a meeting table under a hanging sign.
Shown: Eagle Chemicals, a Purple island exhibit
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Separate zones for raw materials, processing equipment and finished components, with an enclosed meeting room for supply agreements.
Shown: SMOXH, a Purple island exhibit
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- Design and a 3D rendering, revised until it is right
- Structure, printed graphics, counters and storage as specified
- Lighting and power distribution inside the booth
- Installation and dismantle, with our project manager on the floor
- Every show-service order and deadline tracked for you
Billed by the show and its contractor
- Booth space (paid to the organizer)
- Material handling / drayage
- Electrical service, internet and rigging
- Booth cleaning and any union labor the venue requires
We estimate every one of these on your proposal, so the total is on paper before you sign.
All-in 2026 ranges for design, structure, graphics, installation and dismantle. A custom-built booth runs roughly $100 to $250 per square foot depending on finish level. A rental of the same footprint usually lands at 35 to 50 percent of the purchase price for one show. Get an exact number for Ceramics Expo with the booth cost calculator or read the 2026 booth cost guide.
Send the show, your booth size and what the space needs to do. We reply within one business day and send a rendering and a fixed proposal, usually within a week. No charge.
03 Built by Purple
Booths we have designed, built and installed
Case study · KLEEMANN
KLEEMANN at industrial technology exhibition
An interactive booth for a global elevator manufacturer: digital simulations, real product showcases and a floor plan that guided visitors from first step to last.
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04 Designing for technical ceramics and advanced materials at Ceramics Expo
Four things we get right for Ceramics Expo exhibitors
1Give a small part a big stage
A tiny ceramic component beats a crowded case when it sits alone on a clean mount under directed light with one precise label. We build individual supports per specimen, space the pieces so labels match parts, and add a magnified camera view for features you cannot see through glass.
2Organize by the engineering decision
Visitors arrive with a material, geometry, manufacturing or application question. We arrange the display in that order, material family and properties first, then the shape or interface that matters, then your process, then the end use, so a conversation starts at the right panel.
3Separate touch from protect
Decide item by item which samples can be handled and which stay cased. We build the touchable pieces into a counter with a documented return position, keep fragile and powder samples sealed behind acrylic, and inventory every part so nothing is missing after a meeting.
Plan the equipment before the graphics
A press, furnace or measurement instrument needs power, a floor-load calculation and access on all sides, separate from the close-view sample area. We handle the floor loading, the rigging and the service orders, then wrap the machine with process graphics that explain the stage it performs.
Concept rendering
Every proposal comes with a rendering like this
You see the booth in 3D before we cut a single panel: layout, graphics, lighting and product positions, revised until it is right. Shown: a Purple concept for MASA Furniture Fitting.
Start my Ceramics Expo concept05 Huntington Convention Center of Cleveland · Cleveland
Logistics for Ceramics Expo 2027, handled
Ohio has no right-to-work law, so booth labor and material handling at the Huntington Convention Center of Cleveland run through the show's official contractor, and our on-site team works inside those rules. Hall A & B sit on the downtown campus that added 225,000 square feet of exhibit space in 2024. We read the Ceramics Expo exhibitor kit, file the EAC pack and every form, book material handling targets, and plan drayage at about $145 per hundredweight with a 200-pound minimum. Fragile specimens ship in our crates to the advance warehouse. Cleveland Hopkins is a 20 to 25 minute drive, the RTA Red Line stops downtown, and hotels are a short walk from the halls.
Hall rules, drayage estimates and freight deadlines for this building are in our Huntington Convention Center of Cleveland exhibitor guide.
What Purple handles
- Exhibitor kit, EAC pack and every organizer form
- Material handling targets and drayage paperwork
- Custom crates and mounts for fragile specimens
- Power, floor-load calculations and rigging for live equipment
- Graphics printed in house and proofed against your parts
- Installation, dismantle and return freight with our on-site team
Timeline, counted back from move-in
- Early February 2027Design sign-off, specimen list and equipment weights approved; EAC pack filed.
- February–March 2027Production in our shop; mounts fitted to your real samples, graphics proofed.
- Late March 2027Booth, crates and equipment ship to the advance warehouse for Cleveland.
- Week of April 19, 2027Move-in; our on-site team installs and sets every specimen before the April 19 reception.
- April 20–21, 2027Show days in Hall A & B; a Purple project manager is on call for both days.
- April 21, 2027Dismantle after the hall closes, specimens packed to your inventory, booth to storage or the next show.
Ceramics Expo exhibitor questions
Questions exhibitors ask us before Ceramics Expo
How much does a 10×20 at Ceramics Expo cost?
A complete 10×20 rental lands between $7,500 and $15,000, and a custom 10×20 between $15,000 and $45,000, including design, structure, graphics and installation. Specimen mounts and a magnified display move the number, so send us your sample list and we return a fixed quote.
Can you install at the Huntington Convention Center of Cleveland?
Yes. Our on-site team installs in Hall A & B under the building's labor rules, and we handle the EAC filing, material handling orders and floor-load calculations for any equipment. You arrive to a finished booth before the April 19 reception.
Can we rent a booth for Ceramics Expo?
Yes. Rental structures with your graphics, custom specimen walls or a hybrid are all available. Most first-time Ceramics Expo exhibitors take a 10×10 or 10×20 rental, between $3,500 and $15,000, and add a custom sample counter built around their parts.
When do we need to decide?
Design sign-off in early February 2027 gives us a 30 to 45 day build and a late March ship date to the advance warehouse. Later is possible; the trade-off is finish choice and freight cost. Send the booth number and sample list first and we work backwards.
Do you handle the drayage and material handling orders?
Yes. We book the material handling targets, complete the drayage paperwork and plan the cost at about $145 per hundredweight with a 200-pound minimum. Fragile ceramic parts travel in our crates with an inventory, and heavy equipment goes on its own handling plan.
Before you sign with anyone
Five questions to ask any exhibit builder for Ceramics Expo:
- Is every fee on the proposal, including what the show contractor bills?
- Who builds the booth: your own shop or a subcontractor?
- Will your project manager be on the floor for install and dismantle?
- What exactly is in the rental, and what is billed by the show?
- Where does the booth go after the show, and what does storage cost?
Common situations
Already own a booth? We refresh the graphics, repair what is worn, ship it, install it and store it between shows. You keep the structure you paid for.
Exhibiting from outside the US? We are your team on the ground: freight to the advance warehouse, show-service orders, installation and storage, with one project manager answering your emails in your time zone.
Short on time? A rental with your graphics can be ready in two to three weeks. We tell you on the first call what is realistic for your date.
Get a proposal
Tell us about your Ceramics Expo booth
What happens next
- We reply within one business day with questions about your products, goals and footprint.
- You get a concept rendering and a fixed proposal, usually within a week. Every last fee listed upfront, in full, on paper.
- We build in 30–45 days, ship to the advance warehouse and install before the hall opens.