Exhibition Stand Builders for WoodTech Istanbul

Product groups and exhibitor profile

According to the organiser, the fair covers, among others:

• Forestry, log and sawmill machinery
• Woodworking machinery for panel processing and solid wood — sawing, edge banding, CNC machining, boring and tenoning
• Surface treatment and finishing technologies
• Packaging and conveyor systems
• Cutting tools and clamping or holding equipment
• Drying kilns, dust collection and extraction systems
• Industrial software for furniture and wood production

Exhibitors are mainly machinery manufacturers and distributors; visitors come largely from furniture, joinery and wood-products manufacturing. Product groups and hall plans can change, so check the current list on the official website.

Machine layout and visitor flow

Start the design from the machine layout: which machines run, which are static, and how visitors move between them. Leave space around each machine for the operator, for loading boards and for groups watching a demonstration. Walls and branding then frame the machines rather than compete with them.

Heavy machinery, delivery and positioning

Woodworking machines are heavy and long — a panel saw or edge bander can take several metres of floor. Give your stand builder the footprint, weight and delivery method for each machine. Machines are usually positioned first and the stand is built around them, so the build-up plan has to follow the machine delivery schedule set by the organiser.

Dust extraction and live cutting

Cutting, routing and sanding produce dust and chips. If machines will process wood live, plan mobile extraction units, where they stand and how waste is collected each day, and ask the organiser what is required for live machining in the hall.

Power and compressed air

CNC machines, edge banders and extraction units need three-phase power and often compressed air. Connections are ordered through the organiser or venue with deadlines. Provide a connection list per machine (kW, voltage, air pressure and flow) and agree with your stand builder who orders which connection.

Noise and demonstration schedule

Running woodworking machines are loud. A demonstration timetable, a presenter with a headset microphone and a quieter meeting area away from the machines make it easier to hold sales conversations on the same stand.

Material stock and finished samples

Live demos need a stock of boards, edge band and consumables, plus somewhere to put finished parts. Plan lockable storage and a display for sample parts, so visitors can see and touch the results of the process.

Software and automation stations

Nesting, CAD/CAM and production-planning software are a growing part of the fair. Workstations with large screens, seating and reliable internet let you demonstrate software alongside the machines.

• Hall, stand number, exact dimensions and number of open sides
• Machine list: model, footprint, height, weight and whether it will run
• Power (kW, three-phase) and compressed air per machine
• Dust extraction units and waste collection
• Delivery and positioning method for each machine (forklift, crane, rollers)
• Board stock, consumables storage and finished-sample displays
• Meeting area, software workstations, reception counter and kitchenette
• Screens, lighting and brand graphics
• Budget range, and whether design is needed or only production
• Deadlines: design approval, technical service orders, machine delivery and build-up

• Experience with machinery stands, ideally woodworking or metalworking fairs
• Experience at the Tüyap Fair and Congress Center
• In-house production and crew versus subcontracting
• How they coordinate build-up with machine deliveries, rigging and technicians
• Who prepares drawings and handles approvals with the organiser
• References and photos of comparable stands

What is included — and what is not

Check each quote for:

• Design, 3D visuals and revision rounds
• Construction, flooring and cable or hose ducts for machines
• Barriers or marked safety zones around running machines
• Meeting area, storage and sample displays
• Graphics, screens and lighting
• Electrical installation on the stand
• Transport, build-up and dismantling crew
• Items usually ordered separately, such as main power and compressed-air connections, extraction units, forklifts, cleaning and waste removal
• Payment terms, insurance and reuse of stand elements