{
  "event": "RAPID + TCT",
  "year": 2027,
  "verified": "2026-09-14",
  "dates": {
    "label": "Full event",
    "value": "April 12–15, 2027"
  },
  "venue": "Huntington Place",
  "city": "Detroit",
  "official": "https://www.rapid3devent.com/",
  "dateSource": "https://www.rapid3devent.com/",
  "photos": [
    {
      "alt": "Mitsui Kinzoku exhibit with a green-and-yellow overhead arch, white display plinths and a wall about copper powder for additive manufacturing.",
      "caption": "Mitsui Kinzoku · copper for additive manufacturing",
      "credit": "Purple Exhibits portfolio",
      "source": "https://purpleexhibits.com/our-work/#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6OTE4OCwidXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6XC9cL3B1cnBsZWV4aGliaXRzLmNvbVwvd3AtY29udGVudFwvdXBsb2Fkc1wvMjAyNlwvMDVcLzI0LjctMS0xLndlYnAiLCJzbGlkZXNob3ciOiIwMDU1YmQxIn0%3D",
      "image": "https://purpleexhibits.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/24.7-1-1.webp",
      "siteSrc": "/shows/portfolio/rapid-tct-rapid-tct-hero-32-1500.webp",
      "project": "Mitsui Kinzoku",
      "reuse": "First-party Purple Exhibits portfolio photograph selected for the user-authorized Purple company website. Public page has All rights reserved; no open licence is claimed.",
      "context": "Visible AM Copper Tomorrow and AM Metal Powder One Stop Solution messaging directly supports additive-manufacturing relevance; plinth tops are empty in this frame.",
      "eventClaim": false
    },
    {
      "alt": "A visitor handling a tethered sample on a timber slat display labeled Flexible Filaments and Metal Filaments.",
      "caption": "3D-printing materials · hands-on sample comparison",
      "credit": "Purple Exhibits portfolio",
      "source": "https://purpleexhibits.com/our-work/#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6MTYzOTEsInVybCI6Imh0dHBzOlwvXC9wdXJwbGVleGhpYml0cy5jb21cL3dwLWNvbnRlbnRcL3VwbG9hZHNcLzIwMjZcLzA5XC8yNTBfTjA0MzVfSU1HLTY1MjYuanBnIiwic2xpZGVzaG93IjoiMDA1NWJkMSJ9",
      "image": "https://purpleexhibits.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/250_N0435_IMG-6526.jpg",
      "siteSrc": "/shows/portfolio/rapid-tct-rapid-tct-people-275-1440.webp",
      "project": "Flexible and metal filament sample display",
      "reuse": "First-party Purple Exhibits portfolio photograph selected for the user-authorized Purple company website. Public page has All rights reserved; no open licence is claimed.",
      "context": "Client identity is not established. The wall visibly identifies TPU, metal filament and finishing samples; do not assign an unverified company name.",
      "eventClaim": false
    },
    {
      "alt": "Illuminated Digital Factory display with mouse prototypes, printed shells and finished parts arranged under prototyping, 3D printing and finishing labels.",
      "caption": "Digital Factory · prototyping through finishing",
      "credit": "Purple Exhibits portfolio",
      "source": "https://purpleexhibits.com/our-work/#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6MTYzOTAsInVybCI6Imh0dHBzOlwvXC9wdXJwbGVleGhpYml0cy5jb21cL3dwLWNvbnRlbnRcL3VwbG9hZHNcLzIwMjZcLzA5XC8yNDlfTjA0MzRfSU1HLTY2MjkuanBnIiwic2xpZGVzaG93IjoiMDA1NWJkMSJ9",
      "image": "https://purpleexhibits.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/249_N0434_IMG-6629.jpg",
      "siteSrc": "/shows/portfolio/rapid-tct-rapid-tct-gallery-1-274-1440.webp",
      "project": "Digital Factory display featuring Formlabs and Autodesk",
      "reuse": "First-party Purple Exhibits portfolio photograph selected for the user-authorized Purple company website. Public page has All rights reserved; no open licence is claimed.",
      "context": "Visible branding identifies Formlabs and Autodesk in the display. This is a display featuring their technologies, not independent proof of a direct Purple–Formlabs client relationship or target-show participation.",
      "eventClaim": false
    },
    {
      "alt": "Illuminated sample niches organized under Engineering, Medical, Dental, General Purpose and Jewelry headings in a materials-library wall.",
      "caption": "Materials library · samples grouped by application",
      "credit": "Purple Exhibits portfolio",
      "source": "https://purpleexhibits.com/our-work/#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6MTYzOTMsInVybCI6Imh0dHBzOlwvXC9wdXJwbGVleGhpYml0cy5jb21cL3dwLWNvbnRlbnRcL3VwbG9hZHNcLzIwMjZcLzA5XC8yNTJfTjA0MzdfSU1HLTYwNDcuanBnIiwic2xpZGVzaG93IjoiMDA1NWJkMSJ9",
      "image": "https://purpleexhibits.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/252_N0437_IMG-6047.jpg",
      "siteSrc": "/shows/portfolio/rapid-tct-rapid-tct-gallery-2-277-1440.webp",
      "project": "3D-printing materials library",
      "reuse": "First-party Purple Exhibits portfolio photograph selected for the user-authorized Purple company website. Public page has All rights reserved; no open licence is claimed.",
      "context": "Client identity is not established. Describe the visibly labeled material applications without assigning a brand.",
      "eventClaim": false
    },
    {
      "alt": "Overhead view of cyberTECHNOLOGIES’ exhibit with enclosed measurement systems, screens and visitors around the equipment.",
      "caption": "cyberTECHNOLOGIES · metrology on the show floor",
      "credit": "Purple Exhibits portfolio",
      "source": "https://purpleexhibits.com/our-work/#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6OTMwMywidXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6XC9cL3B1cnBsZWV4aGliaXRzLmNvbVwvd3AtY29udGVudFwvdXBsb2Fkc1wvMjAyNlwvMDVcLzE3NjQyMzQ3MjU4NTctMS53ZWJwIiwic2xpZGVzaG93IjoiMDA1NWJkMSJ9",
      "image": "https://purpleexhibits.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/1764234725857-1.webp",
      "siteSrc": "/shows/portfolio/rapid-tct-rapid-tct-gallery-3-147-1500.webp",
      "project": "cyberTECHNOLOGIES",
      "reuse": "First-party Purple Exhibits portfolio photograph selected for the user-authorized Purple company website. Public page has All rights reserved; no open licence is claimed.",
      "context": "Metrology is relevant manufacturing support; the photograph does not establish additive equipment or RAPID participation.",
      "eventClaim": false
    }
  ],
  "editorialNote": "Real Purple portfolio photographs identify the actual projects; no target-show installation is implied. Space Symposium also retains three separately credited public-domain event photographs.",
  "checked": "2026-09-14",
  "facts": {
    "organizer": "SME and Rapid News Publications",
    "rows": [
      [
        "Venue & halls",
        "Huntington Place, Detroit, hosts exhibits April 13–15; the conference begins April 12. The 2027 floor plan should confirm your precise hall position.",
        "https://www.rapid3devent.com/",
        "partial"
      ],
      [
        "Move-in / move-out",
        "The Detroit 2027 installation and removal targets were not verified in the public RAPID + TCT resources checked.",
        "https://www.rapid3devent.com/",
        "pending"
      ],
      [
        "Height & hanging signs",
        "An accessible 2027 height and rigging specification was not found. Printer clearances and overhead branding need review against the issued Detroit exhibitor kit.",
        "https://www.rapid3devent.com/",
        "pending"
      ],
      [
        "Drayage & labor",
        "The public 2027 landing page does not establish machine-handling rates or installation labor rules. Request the current kit before pricing heavy additive equipment delivery.",
        "https://www.rapid3devent.com/",
        "pending"
      ],
      [
        "Last edition · 2026",
        "SME’s Boston recap reports more than 10,000 attendees and over 470 exhibitors at RAPID + TCT 2026.",
        "https://www.rapid3devent.com/event/news/rapid--tcts-boston-debut-captures-ams-expanding-reach/",
        "confirmed"
      ],
      [
        "Back to Detroit",
        "The 2027 edition returns to Detroit after Boston in 2026. AeroDef, Healthcare and StartUp showcase references currently describe the previous edition.",
        "https://www.rapid3devent.com/event/news/rapid--tcts-boston-debut-captures-ams-expanding-reach/",
        "partial"
      ]
    ],
    "mistake": "Reusing Boston freight instructions for Detroit overlooks the venue change. Confirm printer receiving and lifting arrangements against Huntington Place’s event assignment.",
    "mistakeSource": "https://www.rapid3devent.com/"
  },
  "purpleProject": {
    "name": "Zaxe",
    "url": "https://purpleexhibits.com/our-work/#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6OTE4NywidXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6XC9cL3B1cnBsZWV4aGliaXRzLmNvbVwvd3AtY29udGVudFwvdXBsb2Fkc1wvMjAyNlwvMDVcLzI0LjQtMS53ZWJwIiwic2xpZGVzaG93IjoiMDA1NWJkMSJ9",
    "sourcePage": "https://purpleexhibits.com/our-work/",
    "linkLabel": "View Zaxe in Purple’s portfolio",
    "imageUrl": "https://purpleexhibits.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/24.4-1.webp",
    "width": 1125,
    "height": 1500,
    "industry": "3D printers and additive manufacturing.",
    "industrySource": "https://zaxe.com/en/3dprinters",
    "evidence": "Purple's project sitemap pairs the exact photo with its Zaxe project record, which resolves with heading Zaxe. Visual inspection shows Zaxe branding, a 3D printer in the right foreground, high-speed 3D printing messaging, sample objects and a visitor counter. Zaxe's official product site confirms its 3D printers.",
    "alt": "Zaxe exhibit with a blue-lit enclosed 3D printer in the foreground, a branded sample counter, two people and a wall-mounted product screen.",
    "caption": "Zaxe · 3D-printer and sample presentation",
    "text": "Zaxe’s exhibit gives Purple a directly relevant additive-manufacturing reference. A printer at the aisle, sample counter and product screen support hands-on conversations about the technology. The project record does not identify this photograph as a RAPID + TCT installation.",
    "visualInspection": "Inspected original image in browser. Real tall photograph with 3D printer, samples, two people, booth carpet, screen and convention hall. Framing includes a lot of ceiling; crop carefully to keep printer and Zaxe brand together. Also inspected the May gallery image separately and verified it is the same photograph; recommended link comes from the observed gallery lightbox action attribute.",
    "individualProjectUrl": "https://purpleexhibits.com/work-gallery/zaxe/",
    "higherResolutionSourceImageUrl": "https://purpleexhibits.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/24.4-scaled.webp",
    "src": "/shows/proof/rapid-tct-r4.webp",
    "variants": [
      {
        "src": "/shows/proof/rapid-tct-r4-480.webp",
        "width": 480
      },
      {
        "src": "/shows/proof/rapid-tct-r4-960.webp",
        "width": 960
      }
    ],
    "viewUrl": "https://purpleexhibits.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/24.4-1.webp"
  },
  "reviewNote": "Uncleared third-party photographs replaced with the user-authorized company portfolio assets. Captions and alternative text updated for the actual replacement images.",
  "eventDates": {
    "convention": "Full event",
    "startDate": "2027-04-12",
    "endDate": "2027-04-15",
    "display": "April 12–15, 2027",
    "source": "https://www.rapid3devent.com/",
    "explanation": "Full event: April 12–15, 2027. Exhibit hall: April 13–15."
  }
}