More than 60 companies that didn't exhibit at CMM 2003 have signed up to display their latest products and technologies at the 2005 event, set for April 18 to 21 at Chicago's McCormick Place South, says show organizer Paperloop. They join close to 500 exhibitors that have already reserved over 200,000 sq. ft. of space with several months still remaining before the biennial event.

According to CMM president Ian Johnston, these companies are returning to the show for some very specific reasons. "The improving economy is certainly a key factor, but companies are also telling us that CMM's approach to offering a more targeted focus on specific industry sectors, as well as the several new show features we've added, are resonating well with them," Johnston says. "Some of the these companies are new to the show while others have exhibited at previous CMM events but decided not to participate in 2003."

Some of the larger exhibitors include Windmoeller & Hoelscher, Fischer & Krecke, Uteco, COMEXI, North American Cerutti, Kampf, Lamb Pasaban, Nordmeccanica, Polytype America, Battenfeld Gloucester Engineering, Eberle, Totani America, New Era Converting Machinery, The Montalvo Corp., Maxcess Intl., CREO, Esko-Graphics, Kodak Polychrome Graphics, Artwork Systems, PCMC, Profama North America, INX Intl., Sun Chemical Ink, SICPA North America, Environmental Inks & Coatings, Douglas-Hanson, Black Clawson Converting Machinery, Rohm and Haas, Honeywell, Siemens Energy & Automation, Rockwell Automation, AMI Equipment and Kroenert.