Powder Show 2027 · April 27–29, 2027 · Donald E. Stephens Convention Center, Rosemont
Powder Show 2027 booth design & build in Rosemont
Custom and rental exhibits for feeders, conveyors, mixers, valves and dust control, built so a process engineer can trace the material from inlet to outlet. Heavy-equipment rigging, contained sample displays and Rosemont drayage handled by Purple's Chicago crew.
An exposed screw conveyor, shown lengthwise; bulk handling equipment reference
Purple at Powder Show 2027
What makes Powder Show different, and how we build for it
The Powder Show, run by Informa Markets as the International Powder & Bulk Solids Conference & Exhibition (iPBS 2027), is the one North American floor where dry-material handling is the whole subject. The 2025 edition put 350+ exhibitors in front of 3,000+ expo attendees from 30 countries at the Donald E. Stephens Convention Center, with a two-day conference of 30+ sessions on pneumatic conveying, storage and feeding, plus the Women in Processing community. Visitors walk in as plant owners, process engineers and maintenance managers with a specific material in mind, so a booth that shows what enters, what your equipment does and what comes out wins the conversation before anyone opens a spec sheet.
A labeled representative sample, the machine's inlet and outlet in view, and an application diagram beside it so they can ask how it handles their material.
A non-operating view of access panels, changeover parts and seals, using a cutaway or duplicate component where the feature is hidden inside the housing.
A simple process map with your stage highlighted, a clear statement of what improves, and a quiet table where a plant-wide evaluation can start.
Purple in Rosemont
Local crew, national shop
With McCormick Place as a frequent stage, our Chicago crew knows every regulation, layout constraint and labor rule by heart. We optimize booth logistics for fast setup, perfect lighting and zero downtime, so your space is visitor-ready on day one.
Predictable 30–45-day turnarounds, secure storage and pre-show QA. Your booth ships from our production shop in Fishkill, NY or our Las Vegas hub, and our project manager is on the floor for install and dismantle.
Booth options for Powder Show 2027
Pick a footprint. We’ll price it as a rental, a custom build, or a hybrid.
The Powder Show floor mixes full-size feeders, mixers and dust collectors on islands with component suppliers in 10×10 and 10×20 inlines. Most Purple clients here choose a 10×20 with one machine and a sample counter, or a 20×20 island where a short process sequence runs from inlet to outlet with a meeting table behind it.
One component or tabletop model, a contained sample display at the aisle and a graphic that explains the process stage before anyone steps in.
See 10×10 rental booths →
A single machine with readable inlet, outlet and service access, a sample library by application and a standing surface for drawings.
See 10×20 rental booths →
A two- or three-stage process sequence under a hanging sign, a live or looped demonstration and an open meeting table for sizing talks.
See 20×20 rental booths →
Full-size equipment set by rigging, a walk-around demo line, private meeting space and storage for samples and replenishment containers.
See 20×30 rental booths →All-in 2026 ranges for design, structure, graphics, installation and dismantle; booth space, drayage and show services are separate. 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 Powder Show 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 return a fixed proposal, usually within two business days.
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.
Read the KLEEMANN case study All case studies →“Purple Exhibits made us look good. The booth was one of the nicest displays in our section of the convention center and generated a lot of positive comments from both customers and industry peers. Their attention to detail, professionalism, and willingness to go above and beyond made a huge difference.”
Kimberly Owens, Brand Manager, Owens Products · more client reviews
Designing for bulk-material handling and dry-processing equipment at Powder Show
Four things we get right for Powder Show exhibitors
Bring the machine, not the catalog
One feeder, valve or mixer with its inlet, outlet and service panel in clear view tells a plant engineer more than six products on a shelf. We draw the full display envelope, guards and hoppers included, and plan viewing clearance before any counter or screen is placed.
Reveal the transfer you cannot run
Most bulk equipment hides the movement that sells it. We build cutaways, transparent inactive models and looped video that show the transfer, and align the graphic direction with the physical machine so a visitor is not mentally reversing the process while your engineer talks.
Contain the samples, label the story
Contained, labeled samples beside the machine let a visitor decide in seconds whether your process matches their material. We build sample libraries organized by application, with secure restock storage inside the furniture and a return path so staff reset without walking through the crowd.
Two roles, one clear handoff
Visitors arrive in groups from operations, engineering and purchasing. We give a host a spot at the aisle, the technical colleague a drawing surface a step back, and a handoff between them, so a sizing conversation runs while the next group sees the sample.
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 Kemaro.
Start my Powder Show conceptDonald E. Stephens Convention Center · Rosemont
Logistics for Powder Show 2027, handled
The Donald E. Stephens Convention Center is a union building, so exhibit labor runs through the show's contractor and we staff our Chicago crew to match. Trucks reach the River Road docks off the Kennedy and Tri-State expressways with no downtown congestion, and drayage runs about $145 per hundredweight for crated freight received at the advance warehouse, below McCormick Place rates. Flame certificates for fabrics and Illinois fire code sign-offs are ours to file, and our certificate of insurance naming the organizer and the Village of Rosemont is on file. We read the exhibitor kit, book your freight targets, ship to the advance warehouse, coordinate rigging for heavy equipment, and put our crew on the floor for installation and dismantle.
Hall rules, drayage estimates and freight deadlines for this building are in our Donald E. Stephens Convention Center exhibitor guide.
What Purple handles
- Exhibitor kit, show contractor orders and freight targets
- Rigging plan and platforms for heavy equipment
- Contained sample displays and restock storage
- Graphics with process diagrams sized for the aisle
- Advance-warehouse freight and drayage paperwork
- Installation and dismantle with our Chicago crew
Timeline, counted back from move-in
- Mid-February 2027Design sign-off, equipment weights and utility list locked, island drawings submitted where required.
- Late February to March 2027Production in Purple's shop; machine platforms and sample furniture built to your drawings, graphics proofed.
- Early April 2027Booth and crated equipment ship to the Rosemont advance warehouse.
- Days before April 27, 2027Move-in; Purple's Chicago crew sets the equipment, levels the platforms and runs the pre-show walkthrough.
- April 27–29, 2027Show days; a Purple project manager is on call for the whole run.
- April 29–30, 2027Dismantle, samples and equipment packed to your return plan, booth to storage or the next show.
Powder Show exhibitor questions
Questions exhibitors ask us before Powder Show
How much does a 20×20 at the Powder Show cost?
A 20×20 custom island lands between $50,000 and $120,000, and a 20×20 rental island between $16,000 and $40,000, covering design, structure, graphics and installation. The machine you bring drives freight and rigging, so send equipment dimensions and weights and we return a fixed quote.
Can you install heavy equipment at the Donald E. Stephens Convention Center?
Yes. We design the floor plan around the machine's weight, footprint and service access, coordinate rigging and forklift handling through the show contractor, and our Chicago crew sets, levels and dresses the equipment before you arrive on the floor.
Can we rent a booth for the Powder Show?
Yes. Rental structures with your graphics, custom machine platforms and sample counters, or a hybrid of the two are all available. Most first-time Powder Show exhibitors start with a 10×10 or 10×20 rental from $3,500 and upgrade the equipment display.
When do we need to decide?
Design sign-off by mid-February gives a comfortable 30–45-day build and an early April ship date to the Rosemont advance warehouse. Later is possible; the trade-off is choice of finishes, rush graphics and higher freight cost.
Do you handle the show contractor orders and drayage?
We file the organizer forms that concern the booth, order electrical, compressed air and material handling through the show contractor, book advance-warehouse freight and keep you copied on every deadline so nothing depends on a form you did not know about.
Get a proposal
Tell us about your Powder Show 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.
- We build in 30–45 days, ship to the advance warehouse and install before the hall opens.