MD&M East · Jacob K. Javits Convention Center · May

MD&M East Trade Show Booth Rentals

The people walking this floor design medical devices for a living. They will inspect your booth’s tolerances before your product’s.

Fixed-price MD&M East exhibits — design, fabrication, graphics, freight, installation and dismantle in one number that doesn’t move. Pre-built, lit and photo-approved before it ships, so the booth that greets four thousand engineers and sourcing leads at the Javits Center has already stood up once, powered and checked, on our floor.

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May 19–20, 2027Show dates · auto-updated
Jacob K. Javits Convention CenterVenue
New YorkCity
Advance orders close ~Mar 24, 2027
4K+Engineers, R&D & sourcing leads
300+Suppliers across six sectors
24 hrConcepts and a fixed quote back
1Project manager, end to end
Built for medtech and advanced manufacturing brands

The kind of booth a device engineer takes seriously

MD&M East draws design engineers, R&D leads and sourcing managers from device makers and contract manufacturers — people who spend their days on tolerances and validation, and who can tell a well-made structure from a printed backwall in about three seconds. The work below is what we build for medical-device, industrial and technology companies, including on the MD&M West floor: custom structures designed around the component display and the working demonstration, with every project moving through one team from first rendering to dismantle.

Know the floor before you plan the booth

MD&M East isn’t a browsing show. It’s a two-day sourcing sprint in the most expensive hall in the country.

MD&M East fills the Javits Center — Manhattan’s convention centre on the far West Side, with the most demanding labour and freight rules of any American venue — with engineers and buyers who have exactly two days to shortlist suppliers across six sectors under one roof. The show is now biennial, so the plan you used last time is two years old. Where your booth lands, whether your component display reads from the aisle, and whether every union order was filed at advance rates all decide more than the graphics do. The most expensive MD&M East mistake isn’t a bad booth; it’s a beautiful one that arrived at Javits with paperwork the venue won’t accept.

Javits — union labour, marshalling yard, no shortcuts

Far West Side · Teamsters, Carpenters, Electricians

The Javits Center runs on strict union jurisdictions: teamsters move freight, carpenters build, electricians wire, and an exhibitor’s own staff may do very little of it. Trucks stage through a marshalling yard on target times and every hour of labour is billed. That makes the paperwork — EAC forms, COI, advance orders — the difference between a sane invoice and a painful one. We know the Javits rules, file everything at advance rates, and put a supervisor on the floor who has worked the building before.

Components you can pick up

Precision parts · materials · automation · packaging

Engineers come to handle the product: turn a machined part in the light, feel a material sample, watch an automation cell cycle, read a spec on a real screen. A booth that works here behaves like an engineering lab: component displays at eye level under proper light, sample trays a visitor can reach, a working demo with power and guarding, and a table where a drawing can be opened. We plan those before the finishes, and file the electrical early so nothing is dark at ten on Wednesday.

The March calendar

Two days of show, weeks of paperwork

A mid-May show means the advance-order deadlines land in late March — and at Javits, where nearly every service is billed by a union contractor, the advance-versus-floor spread is the widest in the country. The real deadline for a locked design is mid-March. Miss it and you’re not late, you’re paying Manhattan floor rates for electrical, material handling and labour on a two-day show.

What we handle at the Javits Center
  • Hall-specific design — sightlines and display placement planned for your actual location
  • Layout submission and show approval, including hanging signs and island renderings, filed early
  • Electrical, material handling, rigging and internet orders calculated and filed at advance rates
  • Union labour coordination across every jurisdiction, with on-site supervision
  • COI, EAC and exhibitor-manual deadlines mapped to our calendar
  • Marshalling-yard target times, dismantle, pack and outbound freight
Billed by the show, not by us

Booth space, electrical, drayage, rigging and cleaning are billed to every exhibitor directly by the show, the venue or the show’s general contractor — no exhibit house can absorb them and none should claim to. What we do is calculate them for your exact booth before you commit, and file every order at advance rather than floor rates.

  • Booth space
  • Electrical drops and floor distribution
  • Material handling (drayage)
  • Rigging, if you’re hanging a sign
  • Daily cleaning · internet
Why a fixed price matters most here

The budget you present in winter should survive May

Trade show invoices have a habit of growing between quote and show: labour hours over estimate, revisions rebilled as change orders, graphics reprints, supervision time nobody flagged. Our model is the opposite — the number you approve is the number you pay, contractually. Design revisions are unlimited until you approve. The quote and the final invoice are the same document.

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One number, and it holds

Design, fabrication, graphics, furniture, lighting, freight, installation, dismantle and project management in a single fixed price.

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Proven before it ships

Your booth stands fully assembled and lit at our 65,000 sq ft facility, and you approve photographs of the actual build — not a render.

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Show costs, known up front

Space, electrical, drayage and rigging calculated for your exact booth before you commit — so the total is a number, not a range.

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The paperwork is ours

COI, EAC, electrical, network, rigging, freight windows — filed at advance rates, mapped to every exhibitor-manual deadline. Nothing lands on your desk three days before it’s due.

We quote higher and cost less. That’s the whole argument, and it’s why every booth below is published with its price rather than hidden behind a “request a quote” form.

Available for MD&M East

MD&M East-ready booths, with real prices

Every booth below is priced for New York and available as a custom build for your brand — rented, not bought. Use the finder at the top of the page to narrow by size and budget.

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Working backwards from May

Your real deadline is mid-March

The advance-order cutoff lands roughly eight weeks before the show — the exact date is in the facts strip at the top of this page, and it updates automatically each edition. For a mid-May show that puts the binding constraint in late March, and at the Javits Center the gap between advance and floor rates is wide enough to change the whole budget on its own.

NOV–DECBrief, concepts and the fixed price locked. Full design freedom.
JANLayout submitted for show approval — placement, island renderings and hanging sign confirmed.
FEBGraphics finalised and sent to production; component-display and demo specs confirmed.
MID-MARDesign locked. Advance electrical, material handling, rigging and labour filed with the Javits contractors. After this, floor rates own your budget.
EARLY APRFreight window and marshalling-yard target time booked.
LATE APRBooth built, lit, powered and photographed for your approval before it ships to New York.
SHOW WEEKUnion crew installs under our supervisor. You walk in at handover before the Wednesday open.
Take this to every vendor

Five questions to ask anyone quoting your MD&M East booth

Put these to every exhibit house you’re comparing — including us. They separate the vendors that stand behind a number from the ones whose estimate is an opening position. Our answers are printed here so you can hold us to them.

1 Will you put the total price in writing before I sign — and hold it? Ours: yes. Every booth on this page is published with its price. The quote and the final invoice are the same number, contractually. Printed above · hold us to it
2 Do design revisions become change orders? Ours: never. Revisions are unlimited until you approve, and the price is locked before design starts — a better idea in February costs nothing.
3 Will I see my actual booth before it ships — or a render? Ours: the actual booth, fully assembled, powered and lit at our facility, photographed for your sign-off before it leaves for New York. Renders are promises; photographs are evidence.
4 Who files my advance show orders, and at which rate? Ours: we do, at advance rates, mapped to every exhibitor-manual deadline. At the Javits Center almost every service — freight, electrical, rigging, labour — is billed by a union contractor, so the advance-versus-floor spread is the widest of any venue we work in. If a vendor can’t answer this immediately, that’s your answer.
5 Can my own team set up the booth at Javits to save on labour? Ours: very little of it — the Javits Center’s union jurisdictions govern who may move freight, build structure and connect power, and exhibitors who try to work around that lose time at the dock and money at the desk. It isn’t your problem to arrange: labour is inside our fixed price, filed at advance rates, and supervised by someone who has worked the building. Ask any vendor when they last installed at Javits.
In their words

What event managers say after the show

★★★★★
“They never just build the booth and disappear — I always know I have someone on call and ready to jump in when the unexpected inevitably happens. That level of responsiveness makes a huge difference in high-pressure event environments.”
Amanda Horner · Three years of booth programmes · Google Review
★★★★★
“I’ve worked with Pure Exhibits for almost a year now, and have had such a great experience! They are our go-to for trade shows, and create memorable booths that represent our brand well. The team is incredibly responsive and reliable.”
Lexi von Schottenstein · Google Review
★★★★★
“It’s always a pleasure to work with Utsav. The process is simple, straightforward, and high quality. I have worked with them for 3 years now and will continue!”
Carlos Bautista · Three-year client · Google Review
★★★★★
“Their team is incredibly flexible throughout the design process and truly collaborative in bringing ideas to life. I highly recommend Pure Exhibits to anyone looking for a reliable, thoughtful, and experienced exhibit partner.”
Amanda Horner · Google Review
Questions MD&M East exhibitors actually ask

MD&M East booth rental FAQs

How much does an MD&M East booth rental cost?
Every booth on this page is published with its New York price — fixed and all-inclusive: design, fabrication, graphics, furniture, freight, labour coordination and project management. Separately, the show, the Javits Center and its union contractors bill you directly for booth space, electrical, material handling, rigging and cleaning; we calculate those for your exact booth before you commit, so the total is known before you sign anything.
When should I book a booth for MD&M East?
Lock your design by mid-March. The advance-order deadlines for a mid-May show land in late March, and at Javits the floor-rate penalty for missing them is severe — start the conversation before the end of the year for full design freedom. The exact advance-order deadline for the next edition is in the facts strip at the top of this page and updates automatically.
What’s move-in like at the Javits Center?
Freight stages through a marshalling yard on scheduled target times and is moved to your booth by union teamsters; carpenters build and electricians connect. Trucks that miss their slot wait, and waiting in Manhattan is expensive. We book your target time, route the truck, and put an install supervisor on site who has worked the building so your team never has to learn its rules themselves.
Our booth shows precision components and a working automation cell. Can you handle the display and the power?
Yes, and it’s the most important planning conversation for an MD&M East booth. We design the structure around the product — component displays at eye level under proper light, sample trays at reaching height, a demo cell with power and guarding, a table for drawings — then calculate the electrical and material handling orders your setup actually needs. Everything is engineered into the build and verified on our floor before it ships.
Will a rental look custom, or will it look reused?
Every booth is fabricated for your brand — custom graphics, layout, lighting and finishes on a modular structure underneath. The builds shown above are rentals. Before yours ships, it stands fully assembled and lit at our facility and you approve photographs of the actual booth, not a render.
We also exhibit at MD&M West in Anaheim. Can one programme cover both?
Yes — West and East share an organiser and an exhibitor base, so a modular structure designed once serves both, re-planned each time for the building it’s going into: the Anaheim Convention Center in February, the Javits Center in May. One fixed price per show, one project manager throughout, and graphics that carry over.
What happens if something goes wrong during move-in?
Your project manager and our install supervisor are on site through move-in and reachable across both show days. Because everything was assembled and checked before shipping, the problems that usually surface at this stage — missing hardware, graphics that don’t fit, mounts that won’t take the product — have already been found and fixed on our floor, weeks earlier.
A vendor just fell through. How fast can you deliver an MD&M East booth?
Four to six weeks from approval to show floor for complete pre-built, photo-verified booths from 10×10 through 20×40 — at the same fixed price as a six-month lead time, with no rush surcharge. For a May show at Javits, the earlier in the spring you call, the more of that window sits at advance rather than floor rates.
Do you handle events off the show floor — customer dinners, hospitality suites, satellite demos?
Yes — hotel suites, customer dinners and satellite activations around Midtown and Hudson Yards run under the same fixed-price model, coordinated by the same project manager as your booth.
Fixed pricing · Pre-built & photo-approved · Full-service support

Exhibit at MD&M East with zero surprises.

Tell us your footprint, what the booth needs to display or run, and how many engineers you expect at the table at once. You’ll have design concepts and one fixed price back within 24 hours — including what the show and the Javits contractors will bill you directly.

Or call us directly — (800) 379-8451