Manufacturing conferences
There are 46 manufacturing conferences with a public sponsor or exhibitor list or published sponsorship prices. The biggest is PACK EXPO International 2026, with 2,722 companies listed. 22 publish their prices, and their cheapest package has a median of $1,500.
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Type
Trade shows: 100 or more exhibitors, or an expo floor on the organizer’s own description.
46 events
| # | Conference | Companies | New | Returning | Packages from |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1. PACK EXPO International Oct 18–21, 2026 · Chicago, United States | 2,722companies | ||||
2. International Manufacturing Technology Show Sep 14–19, 2026 | 1,849companies | from$750 | |||
3. NPE: The Plastics Show May 3–7, 2027 · Orlando, United States | 1,618companies | ||||
4. Fabtech Oct 21–23, 2026 · Las Vegas, United States | 1,427companies | +446new | 57%returning | from$7,000 | |
5. PACK EXPO Las Vegas Sep 27–29, 2027 · Las Vegas, United States | 1,160companies | +183new | 42%returning | ||
| 502companies | |||||
7. Mach Auto Expo Feb 19–22, 2027 · Ludhiana, India | 489companies | ||||
| 409companies | |||||
9. Printpack India Feb 1–5, 2027 · Greater Noida, India | 390companies | ||||
10. FENCETECH 2027 | 291companies | ||||
| 291companies | +34new | 30%returning | |||
12. Coverings Apr 6–9, 2027 | 280companies | +50new | 32%returning | ||
13. METALCON 2026 | 263companies | ||||
14. CAMX 2027 | 203companies | +25new | 35%returning | ||
15. EuroBLECH Oct 20–23, 2026 · Hanover, Germany | 110companies | from$1,069 | |||
16. WCAF Expo Feb 27–Mar 1, 2026 | 89companies | +26new | 74%returning | ||
17. SEMICON West Oct 13–15, 2026 · San Francisco, United States | 65companies | 98%returning | from$1,500 | ||
18. MPT Expo Oct 26–28, 2027 · Detroit, United States | 44companies | from$1,500 | |||
19. Thermal Management Expo May 4–6, 2026 · Cleveland, United States | 32companies | from$995 | |||
20. Southeast Building Conference (SEBC) Jul 21–22, 2027 · Orlando, United States | 26companies | from$500 | |||
21. Workforce Summit Oct 26–28, 2026 · Indianapolis, United States | 22companies | from$5,000 | |||
22. US Cobot Automation Summit Aug 12, 2026 · Auburn Hills, United States | 19companies | ||||
23. Automate May 10–13, 2027 · Las Vegas, United States | 16companies | ||||
24. Plastasia May 20–23, 2027 · New Delhi, India | 16companies | ||||
25. OT SCADA CON Jul 22–24, 2026 · Houston, United States | 15companies | from$1,000 | |||
26. Ipack-ima May 29–Jun 1, 2028 · Milan, Italy | 13companies | ||||
27. Evolution of Manufacturing Conference & Awards Feb 26, 2026 · Warrensville Heights, United States | 12companies | ||||
28. Plastimagen Mexico Nov 10–13, 2026 · Mexico City, Mexico | 11companies | from$366 | |||
29. AWFS Fair Jul 13–15, 2027 · Las Vegas, United States | 11companies | from$3,500 | |||
30. Fensterbau Frontale Mar 28–31, 2028 · Nuremberg, Germany | 10companies | ||||
31. JEC World Mar 2–4, 2027 · Paris, France | 10companies | ||||
32. ITMA Jun 8–14, 2027 · Hanover, Germany | 9companies | from$270 | |||
33. Allforpack Emballage PARIS Jun 29–Jul 1, 2027 · Paris, France | 8companies | ||||
34. 3rd Industrial Polymers & CPG Summit Feb 3–4, 2026 · Heidelberg, Germany | 6companies | from$600 | |||
35. Warsaw Industry Week Nov 3–5, 2026 · Nadarzyn, Poland | 6companies | ||||
36. IES26: The Lighting Conference Aug 12–15, 2026 · Denver, United States | 5companies | from$1,800 | |||
37. International Natural Stone and Technologies Fair Apr 13–16, 2027 · Izmir, Turkey | 5companies | ||||
38. Metalex Nov 18–21, 2026 · Bangkok, Thailand | 5companies | ||||
39. OAPA Asphalt Conference Feb 23–24, 2026 · Norman, United States | 2companies | from$500 | |||
40. AMUG Conference Mar 14–18, 2027 · Atlantic City, United States | 2companies | from$2,500 | |||
41. WIM Summit Oct 7–9, 2026 · Las Vegas, United States | 1companies | from$5,000 | |||
42. National Clay Brick Expo Apr 7–9, 2026 · Orlando, United States | 1companies | from$8,000 | |||
43. Victorian Manufacturing Hall of Fame Awards Gala Dinner Oct 1–31, 2025 · Australia | 1companies | from$11k | |||
44. Meat Manufacturing, Processing, & Export Conference Oct 26–27, 2027 · Gold Coast, Australia | from$4,000 | ||||
45. Fourteenth International Aluminum Extrusion Technology Seminar & Exposition Apr 27–29, 2027 · Orlando, United States | from$5,500 | ||||
46. AISTech May 3–5, 2027 · Nashville, United States | from$500 |
Companies: sponsors and exhibitors on each event’s current edition, read from its own directory, sponsor page or prospectus. New: not listed at the previous edition. Returning: share of the previous edition’s companies listed again.
Key facts
Across the 46 manufacturing conferences.
Companies at the most manufacturing conferences
The sponsors and exhibitors that turn up across this industry's events. The list to work from when you sell sponsorships in it.
| # | Company | Manufacturing events |
|---|---|---|
1. Keyence US keyence.com | 7manufacturing events | |
2. SMC Corporation of America smcusa.com | 7manufacturing events | |
3. FANUC America Corp fanucamerica.com | 6manufacturing events | |
4. MaintainX getmaintainx.com | 6manufacturing events | |
5. Standard Bots standardbots.com | 6manufacturing events | |
6. b2Wise b2wise.com | 5manufacturing events | |
7. Beckhoff beckhoff.com | 5manufacturing events | |
8. Big Ass Fans bigassfans.com | 5manufacturing events | |
9. Bostik, Inc. bostik.com | 5manufacturing events | |
10. Boston Dynamics bostondynamics.com | 5manufacturing events |
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Questions
What are the biggest manufacturing conferences?
By companies listed at their current edition: PACK EXPO International (2,722), International Manufacturing Technology Show (1,849), NPE: The Plastics Show (1,618), Fabtech (1,427), PACK EXPO Las Vegas (1,160).
How much does it cost to sponsor manufacturing conferences?
22 of these 46 events publish sponsorship prices. Their cheapest package has a median of $1,500 and their top package a median of $10k, against $2,500 for the cheapest package across all conferences.
Which manufacturing conferences are coming up next?
WIM Summit (Oct 7–9, 2026, Las Vegas); SEMICON West (Oct 13–15, 2026, San Francisco); PACK EXPO International (Oct 18–21, 2026, Chicago); EuroBLECH (Oct 20–23, 2026, Hanover).
Do sponsors and exhibitors come back to manufacturing conferences?
Across the 7 of these events where we have two editions, a median of 42% of the previous edition's companies are listed again.
Where are most manufacturing conferences held?
Las Vegas (5), Orlando (4), Paris (2), Hanover (2).