CAMX

What CAMX does

CAMX (The Composites and Advanced Materials Expo) is an annual trade show and conference serving the North American composites and advanced materials industry. Founded in 2014, it is jointly owned and equally produced by two industry associations — the American Composites Manufacturers Association (ACMA) and the Society for the Advancement of Material and Process Engineering (SAMPE) — with Gardner Business Media serving as the official media partner. CAMX operates as an association-owned event rather than a traditional corporation; it has no external shareholders, venture funding, or public shareholders. CAMX 2025 in Orlando attracted nearly 6,000 attendees and more than 500 exhibitors across a 130,000+ square foot exhibit hall, with CAMX 2026 scheduled for September 21-24, 2026 at the Georgia World Congress Center in Atlanta.

The core product is a recurring annual expo and technical conference. The exhibit hall showcases nearly 600 exhibiting companies and 800+ brands spanning aerospace, automotive, marine, construction, wind energy, sports and leisure, and other composites end-markets. The conference program features hundreds of technical sessions, papers, and poster presentations developed in partnership between ACMA and SAMPE. Adjacent products include the CAMX Award and ACE Awards programs recognizing innovation, Innovation Park for curated networking and learning zones, CAMX Live! keynote sessions, and an Exhibitor Marketing Toolkit provided to exhibiting companies. Revenue streams are exhibitor booth fees, tiered sponsorship packages (Elite, Premier, Supporter, Contributor), and registration fees differentiated for members, non-members, and students.

The business model is event-driven, with marketing concentrated through the ACMA and SAMPE member networks, industry media partnerships (Gardner Business Media, CompositesWorld, Composites Manufacturing Magazine), email/alert lists, social media, and a co-marketing toolkit that helps exhibitors drive booth traffic. Customer segments split into composites manufacturers and suppliers (primary), engineers and researchers (primary), OEMs and end-users across major industrial verticals (secondary), and students and academia (secondary). The event has demonstrated resilience through operational disruptions including the 2017 Hurricane Irma postponement and the 2020 COVID-driven virtual pivot.

Name

CAMX

Legal name

CAMX – The Composites and Advanced Materials Expo

Website

https://thecamx.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2014

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

CAMX is an annual trade show and conference for the composites and advanced materials industry in North America, jointly owned by ACMA and SAMPE. It serves manufacturers, suppliers, engineers, OEMs, and researchers across aerospace, automotive, marine, construction, and wind energy verticals, attracting roughly 6,000 attendees and 500-plus exhibitors each year.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Trade Show and Conference Events

NAICS

Convention and Trade Show Organizers (561920)

akta.pro primary industry

Professional & Certification Expos Organizers (THAHABAD)

akta.pro secondary industry

Professional & Association Conferences (MPAGAGAB)

Keywords

• Composites trade show
• Advanced materials expo
• Industry conference events
• Composites manufacturing expo
• Trade show exhibition

Headquarters

HQ city

Arlington

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Operations, Personnel, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Exhibition and Sponsorship Fees: CAMX generates revenue primarily through exhibitor booth fees, sponsorship packages at various tiers (Elite, Premier, Supporter, Contributor), and registration fees from attendees. The event offers multiple sponsorship levels and exhibitor opportunities, with Elite sponsors receiving premium visibility.
2. Registration Fees: CAMX charges registration fees for attendees with tiered pricing for members, non-members, and students. Most packages include access to the exhibit hall, General Session, opening reception, and conference proceedings. A la carte items, group discounts, and press registrations are also available.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

CAMX (The Composites and Advanced Materials Expo) is North America's largest annual composites and advanced materials trade show and conference. It operates an annual physical expo featuring an exhibit hall with nearly 600 exhibiting companies and 800+ brands, a technical conference program, an awards program (CAMX Award and ACE Awards), and dedicated networking zones. The event is co-owned and co-produced by ACMA and SAMPE and serves end-markets including aerospace, automotive, marine, construction, and wind energy.

Product overview

CAMX (The Composites and Advanced Materials Expo) is a premier annual trade show and conference event, not a software product. It is the largest, most comprehensive composites and advanced materials event in North America. The event is co-produced by the American Composites Manufacturers Association (ACMA) and the Society for the Advancement of Material and Process Engineering (SAMPE), with Gardner Business Media as official media partner. The core offering consists of the annual trade show/exhibition featuring an exhibit hall with nearly 600 exhibiting companies, a robust conference program with technical papers and education sessions, the CAMX Awards program (including CAMX Award and ACE Awards), and Innovation Park networking areas. CAMX serves markets including aerospace, automotive, marine, construction, wind energy, sports and leisure, and is held annually at major convention centers across North America.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• CAMX Award: Annual award recognizing two cutting-edge innovations in composites and advanced materials, divided into Combined Strength and Unsurpassed Innovation categories
• ACE Awards
• Innovation Park
• CAMX Live!
• Technical Paper Awards

Products and services

• CAMX Annual Trade Show The flagship annual expo held at major convention centers across North America, providing a marketplace where composites manufacturers, suppliers, distributors, OEMs, engineers, and researchers can showcase products, source suppliers, and conduct business across aerospace, automotive, marine, construction, wind energy, and other composites end-markets.
• CAMX Conference Program Technical conference featuring featured sessions, technical papers, education sessions, and poster presentations covering critical topics in composites and advanced materials, designed for engineers, researchers, students, and industry professionals.
• CAMX Awards Program Annual awards program recognizing cutting-edge innovations in composites and advanced materials, including the CAMX Award (Combined Strength and Unsurpassed Innovation categories) and the Awards for Composites Excellence (ACE) competition for design, manufacturing, and market growth achievement.
• CAMX Exhibit Hall (Exhibition Space Sales) Sold exhibition booth space and sponsorship packages (Elite, Premier, Supporter, Contributor tiers) to composites and advanced materials companies, with 525+ exhibitors and 130,000+ square feet of exhibit hall space in recent editions.

Quantifiable outcome

• Nearly 6,000 industry professionals attend annually
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers7 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

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Has API

No

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Partnerships

17 partnerships are on record, tiered core, elite, partner, co-location and official housing bureau.

• American Composites Manufacturers Association (ACMA)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCAMX is owned and produced equally by ACMA. ACMA provides industry leadership, membership network access, and organizational support for the expo. ACMA President Tom Dobbins and staff participate in event leadership.
• Society for the Advancement of Material and Process Engineering (SAMPE)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCAMX is owned and produced equally by SAMPE. SAMPE provides technical expertise, membership network access, and organizational support. SAMPE CEO Gregg Balko and staff participate in event leadership.
• Gardner Business MediaeliteGTM or Marketing PartnerOfficial media partner for CAMX. Provides editorial coverage, show dailies, and marketing support through industry publications.
• CompositesWorldpartnerGTM or Marketing PartnerIndustry media partner providing coverage and content for CAMX events
• Composites Manufacturing MagazinepartnerGTM or Marketing PartnerIndustry media partner covering CAMX events and education sessions
• Modern Machine ShoppartnerGTM or Marketing PartnerIndustry media partner affiliated with CAMX
• The Graphene CouncilpartnerGTM or Marketing PartnerIndustry partner organization for CAMX
• Aligned VisionpartnerGTM or Marketing PartnerPartner organization for CAMX
• Composites OneeliteGTM or Marketing PartnerElite sponsor of CAMX and sponsor of ACE Awards program. Leading distributor in composites industry.
• JushieliteGTM or Marketing PartnerElite sponsor of CAMX. Global fiberglass manufacturer.
• Interplastic CorporationeliteGTM or Marketing PartnerElite sponsor of CAMX. Composites manufacturer.
• AirtecheliteGTM or Marketing PartnerElite sponsor of CAMX. Advanced materials and tooling company.
• Owens CorningeliteGTM or Marketing PartnerElite sponsor of CAMX. Global composites and building materials company.
• Industrial Fabrics Association International (IFAI)co-locationStrategic or Co-development PartnerCAMX 2018 co-located with IFAI 2018 Expo, creating shared exhibition space and attendees. Joint 'IFAI/CAMX SharedZone' pavilion created.
• ConferenceDirectofficial housing bureauChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorOfficial housing bureau for CAMX, handling hotel reservations for the event.
• IACMI (Institute for Advanced Composites Manufacturing Innovation)partnerGTM or Marketing PartnerIndustry partner organization participating in CAMX
• JEC (Journals and Exhibitions Composites)partnerGTM or Marketing PartnerInternational composites industry organization partner for CAMX

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Regional players

• FABTECH: FABTECH is North America's largest metal forming, fabricating, and welding event. It overlaps with CAMX in attracting manufacturing engineers, OEMs, and advanced materials suppliers serving similar end-markets like automotive and aerospace.
• MD&M West (Medical Design & Manufacturing): MD&M West is a major North American trade show serving medical device manufacturers and suppliers, including advanced materials providers. It overlaps with CAMX in attracting materials suppliers and manufacturing engineers in North America.
• IBEX (International Boatbuilders' Exhibition & Conference): IBEX is North America's leading technical trade event for the recreational marine industry, a major end-market for composites. It draws a similar exhibitor profile from materials suppliers and manufacturers serving marine OEMs.

Broad incumbents

• Informa Markets: Informa Markets is one of the world's largest trade show organizers operating hundreds of B2B exhibitions globally. It is comparable as a scaled event organizer with overlapping industry verticals and similar exhibition-driven revenue models.
• Reed Exhibitions (RX): Reed Exhibitions is a global leader in the events industry, organizing hundreds of trade and consumer exhibitions. Comparable as a large-scale B2B exhibition organizer with similar revenue models and exhibitor relationships across industrial verticals.
• Automate Show: Automate is North America's largest robotics and automation trade show, drawing manufacturing decision-makers and OEMs. It is comparable as a large-scale North American industrial trade event serving overlapping manufacturing and engineering audiences.

Direct peers

• JEC World: JEC World is the largest global composites trade show held annually in Paris, organized by JEC Group. It is CAMX's most direct international competitor for exhibitors, sponsors, and attendees in the composites and advanced materials industry.
• Composites Europe: Composites Europe is a leading European trade fair for composite materials, technologies, and applications. It competes directly with CAMX for international exhibitor mindshare and serves as a regional alternative for composites manufacturers and suppliers.

Others

• SAMPE Conference and Exhibition: SAMPE runs its own technical conferences and exhibitions globally focused on materials and process engineering. While SAMPE is a co-owner of CAMX, its standalone events offer a comparable technical conference and exhibition format serving overlapping engineering and research audiences.

Emerging players

• SPE ACCE (Society of Plastics Engineers Automotive Composites Conference): SPE's Automotive Composites Conference & Expo is a focused composites event for the automotive industry, a key end-market for CAMX exhibitors. It competes for a portion of CAMX's automotive-focused attendee and sponsor base with a more niche, vertical-specific format.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/the_camx
• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UCvtNgbL30bLeSQO7UgXOmmg
• Facebookfacebook.com/thecamx
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/camx---the-composites-and-advanced-materials-expo

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles8 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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