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At RAPID + TCT, the aisle is full of production engineers — staff a booth that can actually talk additive.

Trade show models, promotional models, brand ambassadors, and lead-retrieval talent for RAPID + TCT 2027 2027 — locally sourced in Detroit, trained before the doors open, and managed on-site. (Almost) instant quotes.

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RAPID + TCT 2027 staffing

RAPID + TCT is North America's additive manufacturing and 3D printing event, held April 13–15, 2027 at Huntington Place in Detroit and known for showing industrial 3D printing systems, materials, and software to the people who put them into real production. It draws production and manufacturing engineers, design and R&D teams, additive buyers, OEM and contract-manufacturing decision-makers, materials specialists, and trade media. RAPID + TCT staffing keeps demonstrators, lead-capture staff, and on-message brand reps working the booth open to close, so your engineers and sales leads stay focused on serious manufacturing buyers. TSM Agency is a woman-owned, MPI-member talent agency founded in 2005 that has staffed 2,000+ events; we field that team in Detroit, briefed on your additive technology and applications before doors open.

Event details

RAPID + TCT 2027 2027 at a glance

Dates
April 13–15, 2027
Days
Tuesday–Thursday
Venue
Huntington Place
Event type
Additive manufacturing & 3D printing trade show
Scale
10 · 450
Official site
www.rapid3devent.com
Why it matters

What RAPID + TCT 2027 asks of an exhibitor

RAPID + TCT fills Huntington Place with a technical exhibit floor built around live printer demonstrations, finished parts, materials displays, and software walk-throughs aimed at the additive manufacturing supply chain. The people moving past your booth are overwhelmingly technical — production engineers comparing printers, design and R&D teams evaluating materials, OEM and contract-manufacturing decision-makers speccing capacity, and editors tracking where additive is heading. That is the challenge RAPID + TCT hands an exhibitor: the traffic is highly qualified but finite, the demos take time to run well, and an under-staffed booth quietly loses serious buyers to the company in the next aisle. The four roles below each cover a different part of that floor.

The scale of the floor

A RAPID + TCT 2027 booth competes for the crowd on the floor.

RAPID + TCT fills Huntington Place with a technical exhibit floor built around live printer demonstrations, finished parts, materials displays, and software walk-throughs aimed at the additive manufacturing supply chain. The people moving past your booth are overwhelmingly technical — production engineers comparing printers, design and R&D teams evaluating materials, OEM and contract-manufacturing decision-makers speccing capacity, and editors tracking where additive is heading RAPID + TCT 2027 draws 10.

Source — organizer figures
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attendees at RAPID + TCT 2027
Front of the booth

Trade show models for RAPID + TCT 2027

RAPID + TCT trade show models keep the front of your booth open to a technical, fast-moving additive-manufacturing crowd that a small in-house team cannot greet across a full show day. Our talent draws and qualifies the production engineers, design teams, and manufacturing buyers flowing down the aisles, opens conversations, hands hot prospects to your specialists, and keeps the stand looking staffed and credible on a floor where attendees expect people who can hold a real technical conversation. Because they are sourced locally in Detroit, you skip RAPID-week airfare, hotels, and per-diems. The outcome: more of that engineering crowd actually stops at your booth, and your specialists spend their time on buyers ready to talk applications and parts.

Traffic & attention

Promotional models for RAPID + TCT 2027

RAPID + TCT promotional models pull attendees off the aisle when your booth competes with dozens of live printer demos and material debuts for the same glance. Our talent drives traffic into your space and converts passers-by — the production engineers, R&D leads, and contract-manufacturing buyers scouting new systems — into scanned, tagged leads: running demo stations, staffing print-sample displays, handing out spec sheets and material guides, and holding energy through long technical show days. Each rep is briefed on your product line and the one action you want every visitor to take, whether that is a lead scan, a sample grab, or a demo booking. The outcome is higher qualified traffic from the surrounding aisles and far more of it captured instead of walking past.

Brand & message

Brand ambassadors for RAPID + TCT 2027

RAPID + TCT brand ambassadors represent your brand to an audience of production engineers, design and R&D teams, additive buyers, and trade media who came specifically to evaluate manufacturing technology — and your presence runs beyond the booth, from reveal moments to media walk-throughs and industry receptions. Our ambassadors are trained on your products, positioning, and talking points so they stay on-message wherever they appear: embodying the brand on the floor, guiding editors and key accounts through demos, and pulling traffic from high-flow zones back to your stand. For a new printer launch or a hero application reveal, they carry the story the way your own team would. The goal they serve is brand recall and accurate coverage across North America's additive manufacturing week.

The operational team

Full booth staffing for RAPID + TCT 2027

RAPID + TCT event staffing covers the roles that make a technical additive-manufacturing booth work at full tilt. As your staffing partner we field the whole team: product demonstrators who can speak to spec while running repeatable demos of your printers, materials, or software; lead-retrieval specialists trained on Cvent, Compusystems, Validar, Klik, and Bartizan so every buyer is scanned and qualified correctly in real time; presenters and emcees for in-booth reveals and stage moments; bilingual talent for the show's international contingent; and a team lead to run check-in, breaks, and performance across all show days. One dedicated account executive scopes the mix to your booth size and goals and manages the team on-site. The outcome: a booth staffed open-to-close and a clean, complete lead list when the show closes.

A buying audience

They came to see new products.

92% of trade show attendees come specifically to see new products — primed to engage at your booth, if someone engages them first.

Source — CEIR
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come to see new products
Why TSM

Why exhibitors book TSM for RAPID + TCT 2027

Local talent. Crews sourced in Detroit — no airfare, hotels, or per-diems on your invoice.
Trained before the doors open. Every booking is briefed on your products, message, and the one action you want from each visitor.
One account executive. A single point of contact scopes the team, manages on-site, and owns the outcome.
Vetted & reliable. Woman-owned since 2005, rated 5.0 on Google, with talent that shows up and performs.

A booth that's professionally staffed open-to-close at RAPID + TCT 2027 — and a clean lead list when the show ends.

Why brands trust us

Why brands trust TSM Agency

Woman-Owned

A woman-owned talent agency co-founded by Caryn Hanna, a former professional model.

Founded 2005

More than 20 years of trade show and event staffing experience.

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Events Staffed

More than 2,000 trade shows, conventions, and promotional events staffed across the United States.

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Talent Network

Over 2,000 experienced trade show models, brand ambassadors, and promotional staff across 25+ U.S. cities.

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Rated on Google

Rated 5.0 stars on Google Reviews based on verified client feedback.

MPI Member

A member of Meeting Professionals International (MPI), the largest global community of meeting and event professionals.

$1 Million Insurance Coverage

Fully insured with $1M per occurrence and $2M aggregate general liability. Certificates of insurance available on request.

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City Markets

Local talent in every major U.S. convention city, eliminating travel expenses, with staff who know the venue.

How it works

How it works

Three steps to a fully staffed RAPID + TCT 2027 booth.

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Step 01

Send your show & booth

Tell us your booth size, dates, and the roles you need. Most quotes come back fast.

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Step 02

Choose your team

Select your talent from our curated recommendations — we recommend, you choose — and we brief them on your brand.

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Step 03

We manage on-site

Your talent arrives show-ready and is managed on the floor, every day, through the close of the show.

FAQ

RAPID + TCT 2027 staffing FAQs

Yes. We place RAPID + TCT trade show models, promotional models, brand ambassadors, demonstrators, and lead-retrieval specialists for exhibitors at Huntington Place, sourced locally and briefed on your additive-manufacturing product line before the April 13 open. Tell us your booth size and goals and we scope the team.

Yes — your RAPID + TCT team is sourced in-market in Detroit, so you skip the airfare, hotel blocks, and per-diems that pile up during show week, and your talent already knows the Huntington Place layout.

Yes. Our lead-retrieval specialists are trained on Cvent, Compusystems, Validar, Klik, and Bartizan, and our demonstrators are briefed on your specs and key messaging so they can run accurate printer and product demos and qualify manufacturing buyers, not just scan badges.

Yes. The show draws engineers and buyers from around the world, and we provide bilingual talent with verified fluency matched to the markets you most want to reach, confirmed during your pre-show briefing.

Talent typically runs $50–$85/hr depending on role, shift length, and team size. Quotes are fast — often within minutes once details are confirmed.

Yes. We are a woman-owned talent agency founded in 2005, an MPI member with a 5.0 Google rating, and we carry $1M per-occurrence / $2M aggregate general liability insurance, with a certificate of insurance available on request. Every staff member is interviewed and briefed before the show, and our talent works through show close each day — never an early walk-off.

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RAPID + TCT is North America's additive manufacturing and 3D printing event, held April 13–15, 2027 at Huntington Place in Detroit and known for showing industrial 3D printing systems, materials, and software to the people who put them into real production.

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