PURPLE EXHIBITS — SAMPE 2027 2027 PLANNING CHECKLIST
May 17–20, 2027 · Salt Palace Convention Center, Salt Lake City, UT

SHOW SNAPSHOT
  Dates: May 17–20, 2027
  Venue: Salt Palace Convention Center, downtown Salt Lake City
  Last edition: 2,528 industry professionals and 183 exhibiting companies in 2026
  Audience: Engineers, scientists and researchers, manufacturing professionals, program managers, technical leadership
  Buying power: 74 percent of attendees influence purchasing decisions

TIMELINE (counted back from move-in)
  Early March 2027 — Design sign-off, structural check of component supports and island drawings submitted where required.
  March to mid-April 2027 — Production in Fishkill, NY or Las Vegas; graphics proofed against your real specimens and part photography.
  Late April 2027 — Booth, fixtures and crated components ship to the advance warehouse for Salt Lake City.
  May 15–17, 2027 — Targeted move-in at the Salt Palace; Purple's project manager and local crew install and run the pre-show checklist.
  May 17–20, 2027 — Show days; a Purple project manager is on call for the whole run.
  May 20–21, 2027 — Dismantle, specimens and components packed to your return plan, booth to storage or the next show.

CHECKLIST
  [ ] Send us your booth number and footprint from the SAMPE contract
  [ ] List component and specimen dimensions, weights and handling points
  [ ] Choose the anchor part and the material families for the specimen library
  [ ] Decide whether a process demonstration or equipment will run in the booth and its power or air needs
  [ ] Mark which samples can be handled, which need a representative and which are display-only
  [ ] Send logo, brand palette, part photography and approved process visuals to Purple
  [ ] Approve the concept rendering, fixture drawings and lighting plan
  [ ] Plan the return shipping of specimens and components after dismantle

WHAT PURPLE HANDLES
  ✓ SAMPE exhibitor kit, forms and deadlines
  ✓ Engineered supports and crating for heavy components
  ✓ Graphics printed in house and proofed against your samples
  ✓ Venue utility, internet and compressed air orders
  ✓ Freight to the advance warehouse and drayage paperwork
  ✓ Installation, dismantle and return shipping with our Salt Lake City crew

Questions? (800) 994-8030 · info@purpleexhibits.com
https://purpleexhibits.com/shows/sampe/