• Enter your product interests, so you can be automatically matched with suppliers offering those solutions
• Review the company profiles of each exhibitor, and preview the products and services being featured in each booth
• Find out about new products being released at the show
• Preview the Show Specials being offered by exhibitors
• Select those you wish to visit and map out an efficient route for doing so
• Make appointments with company representatives from any of the booths you are visiting

The site also makes it easy to sign up for informative lectures and other special events that will be available and to find those exhibitors who will be offering “green” solutions at the show.

If you are ready to purchase but unable to attend Pack Expo 2009, you can still use the online profiles on the Pack Expo site to help pre-screen manufacturers in whatever product or equipment category you are interested in purchasing. The profiles are a great short-cut for identifying those companies capable of providing the specific products and services you need. If the information in the company profile seems promising, check out that company’s website as well. Don’t be reluctant to request literature or talk to a salesperson, because the more you know before you buy, the happier you’ll be with the purchase you’ve made.

As a final hint, before making a sizable capital equipment investment, it’s a good idea to visit the manufacturer’s factory. There is no better way to judge the quality of the solutions you are considering, than to spend time with the people who actually make and service them.