{"id":38936,"date":"2023-01-31T12:00:59","date_gmt":"2023-01-31T17:00:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.detailedimage.com\/Ask-a-Pro\/?p=38936"},"modified":"2023-01-31T15:01:26","modified_gmt":"2023-01-31T20:01:26","slug":"mte-mobile-tech-expo-2023-recap","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.detailedimage.com\/Ask-a-Pro\/mte-mobile-tech-expo-2023-recap\/","title":{"rendered":"MTE Mobile Tech Expo 2023 Recap"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.detailedimage.com\/Ask-a-Pro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/MTE-Mobile-Tech-Expo-2023-Recap.jpg\" alt=\"MTE Mobile Tech Expo - 2023 Recap\" width=\"990\" height=\"420\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-38937\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.detailedimage.com\/Ask-a-Pro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/MTE-Mobile-Tech-Expo-2023-Recap.jpg 990w, https:\/\/www.detailedimage.com\/Ask-a-Pro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/MTE-Mobile-Tech-Expo-2023-Recap-300x127.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.detailedimage.com\/Ask-a-Pro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/MTE-Mobile-Tech-Expo-2023-Recap-768x326.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 990px) 100vw, 990px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>We left Albany, NY for MTE in Orlando, FL, and came back home to headquarters in 50 hours! Greg and I had a great first MTE. It was really nice to meet and catch up with so many people we work with. We loved seeing what MTE had to offer and how big detailing was a part of it.<\/p>\n<p>I wrote this article on the plane ride home while I had everything still fresh in my head. Let&#8217;s get to some of the highlights. <\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\nWe got to chat with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.detailedimage.com\/Autofiber-M126\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Autofiber<\/a>, see their new products, and they are already up for pre-order!<\/p>\n<table style=\"border:0;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr style=\"border:0;\">\n<td width=\"23%\" valign=\"top\" style=\"border:0;\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.detailedimage.com\/Autofiber-M126\/Ninja-Scrub-Max-Interior-Scrub-Sponge-3-pack-P2875\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.detailedimage.com\/products\/auto\/Autofiber-Scrub-Ninja-Max-Interior-Scrub-Sponge-3-pack_2875_1_m_3256.jpg\" alt=\"Autofiber Scrub Ninja Max Interior Scrub Sponge 3 pack\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.detailedimage.com\/Autofiber-M126\/Ninja-Scrub-Max-Interior-Scrub-Sponge-3-pack-P2875\/\">Autofiber Scrub Ninja Max Interior Scrub Sponge 3 pack<\/a>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"23%\" valign=\"top\" style=\"border:0;\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.detailedimage.com\/Autofiber-M126\/Scrub-Ninja-Max-Interior-Scrub-Mitt-P2873\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.detailedimage.com\/products\/auto\/Autofiber-Scrub-Ninja-Max-Interior-Scrub-Mitt_2873_1_m_2399.jpg\" alt=\"Autofiber Scrub Ninja Max Interior Scrub Mitt\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.detailedimage.com\/Autofiber-M126\/Scrub-Ninja-Max-Interior-Scrub-Mitt-P2873\/\">Autofiber Scrub Ninja Max Interior Scrub Mitt\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"23%\" valign=\"top\" style=\"border:0;\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.detailedimage.com\/Autofiber-M126\/Scrub-Ninja-Max-Finger-Mitt-2-pack-P2874\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.detailedimage.com\/products\/auto\/Autofiber-Scrub-Ninja-Max-Finger-Mitt-2-pack_2874_1_m_2168.jpg\" alt=\"Autofiber Scrub Ninja Max Finger Mitt 2 pack\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.detailedimage.com\/Autofiber-M126\/Scrub-Ninja-Max-Finger-Mitt-2-pack-P2874\/\">Autofiber Scrub Ninja Max Finger Mitt 2 pack<\/a>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"23%\" valign=\"top\" style=\"border:0;\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.detailedimage.com\/Autofiber-M126\/Magnetic-Drip-Strip-P2876\/12-2-pack-S1\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.detailedimage.com\/products\/auto\/Autofiber-Magnetic-Drip-Strip-12-2-pack_2876_1_m_2651.jpg\" alt=\"Autofiber Magnetic Drip Strip\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.detailedimage.com\/Autofiber-M126\/Magnetic-Drip-Strip-P2876\/12-2-pack-S1\/\">Autofiber Magnetic Drip Strip<\/a><br \/>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.detailedimage.com\/Buff-and-Shine-M107\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Buff and Shine<\/a> showcased a self-centering pad with a protective edge to prevent the backing plate from accidentally nicking the paint. No release date at this time.<be \/><br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.detailedimage.com\/Ask-a-Pro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Buff-and-Shine-Self-Centering-Pad-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"Buff and Shine Self Centering Pad\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-38958\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.detailedimage.com\/Ask-a-Pro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Buff-and-Shine-Self-Centering-Pad-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.detailedimage.com\/Ask-a-Pro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Buff-and-Shine-Self-Centering-Pad-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.detailedimage.com\/Ask-a-Pro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Buff-and-Shine-Self-Centering-Pad-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.detailedimage.com\/Ask-a-Pro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Buff-and-Shine-Self-Centering-Pad-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.detailedimage.com\/Ask-a-Pro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Buff-and-Shine-Self-Centering-Pad.jpg 2016w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.detailedimage.com\/IK-M111\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">IK<\/a> featured demos of a battery-powered Foam Pro 12 and the battery compressor is sold separately as an add-on if you already have the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.detailedimage.com\/IK-M111\/Foam-Pro-12-Sprayer-P2095\/2-Gal-S1\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Foam Pro 12<\/a>. We also got to learn a little history about the IK brand.<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.detailedimage.com\/Ask-a-Pro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/IK-Foam-Pro-12-Electric-Compressor.jpg\" alt=\"IK Foam Pro 12 Electric Compressor\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-38962\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.detailedimage.com\/Ask-a-Pro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/IK-Foam-Pro-12-Electric-Compressor.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.detailedimage.com\/Ask-a-Pro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/IK-Foam-Pro-12-Electric-Compressor-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.detailedimage.com\/Ask-a-Pro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/IK-Foam-Pro-12-Electric-Compressor-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/li>\n<li>There was lots of energy and excitement at the IDA annual meeting. Congrats to all the winners and #detailkid for being the youngest to ever be IDA certified at 11 years old. 100% awesome to see how big the IDA has become.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>In closing, the show was popping! Now it&#8217;s time to get to work on a few things from all the great conversations we had. <\/p>\n<div class=\"video-container\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/TmG8rOJIU_E \" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Highlights from our trip to the MTE 2023 show. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":15,"featured_media":38937,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[943,1035],"tags":[3324,2136,1201,2454,3509,3506,1200,3507,3508],"class_list":{"0":"post-38936","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-aap-news","8":"category-auto-show","9":"tag-autofiber","10":"tag-buff-and-shine","11":"tag-ida","12":"tag-ik","13":"tag-international-detailing-association","14":"tag-mobile-tech-expo","15":"tag-mte","16":"tag-mte-mobile-tech-expo","17":"tag-mte-show"},"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/www.detailedimage.com\/Ask-a-Pro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/MTE-Mobile-Tech-Expo-2023-Recap.jpg","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p1kPO7-a80","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.detailedimage.com\/Ask-a-Pro\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/38936","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.detailedimage.com\/Ask-a-Pro\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.detailedimage.com\/Ask-a-Pro\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.detailedimage.com\/Ask-a-Pro\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/15"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.detailedimage.com\/Ask-a-Pro\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=38936"}],"version-history":[{"count":25,"href":"https:\/\/www.detailedimage.com\/Ask-a-Pro\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/38936\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":38983,"href":"https:\/\/www.detailedimage.com\/Ask-a-Pro\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/38936\/revisions\/38983"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.detailedimage.com\/Ask-a-Pro\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/38937"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.detailedimage.com\/Ask-a-Pro\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=38936"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.detailedimage.com\/Ask-a-Pro\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=38936"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.detailedimage.com\/Ask-a-Pro\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=38936"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}