Manufacturing conferences 2026
There are 21 manufacturing conferences with a 2026 edition and a public sponsor or exhibitor list or published sponsorship prices. The biggest is PACK EXPO International 2026, with 2,722 companies listed. 13 publish their prices, and their cheapest package has a median of $1,069.
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Trade shows: 100 or more exhibitors, or an expo floor on the organizer’s own description.
21 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. Fabtech Oct 21–23, 2026 · Las Vegas, United States | 1,427companies | +446new | 57%returning | from$7,000 | |
| 502companies | |||||
5. METALCON 2026 | 263companies | ||||
6. EuroBLECH Oct 20–23, 2026 · Hanover, Germany | 110companies | from$1,069 | |||
7. WCAF Expo Feb 27–Mar 1, 2026 | 89companies | +26new | 74%returning | ||
8. SEMICON West Oct 13–15, 2026 · San Francisco, United States | 65companies | 98%returning | from$1,500 | ||
9. Thermal Management Expo May 4–6, 2026 · Cleveland, United States | 32companies | from$995 | |||
10. Workforce Summit Oct 26–28, 2026 · Indianapolis, United States | 22companies | from$5,000 | |||
11. US Cobot Automation Summit Aug 12, 2026 · Auburn Hills, United States | 19companies | ||||
12. OT SCADA CON Jul 22–24, 2026 · Houston, United States | 15companies | from$1,000 | |||
13. Evolution of Manufacturing Conference & Awards Feb 26, 2026 · Warrensville Heights, United States | 12companies | ||||
14. Plastimagen Mexico Nov 10–13, 2026 · Mexico City, Mexico | 11companies | from$366 | |||
15. 3rd Industrial Polymers & CPG Summit Feb 3–4, 2026 · Heidelberg, Germany | 6companies | from$600 | |||
16. Warsaw Industry Week Nov 3–5, 2026 · Nadarzyn, Poland | 6companies | ||||
17. IES26: The Lighting Conference Aug 12–15, 2026 · Denver, United States | 5companies | from$1,800 | |||
18. Metalex Nov 18–21, 2026 · Bangkok, Thailand | 5companies | ||||
19. OAPA Asphalt Conference Feb 23–24, 2026 · Norman, United States | 2companies | from$500 | |||
20. WIM Summit Oct 7–9, 2026 · Las Vegas, United States | 1companies | from$5,000 | |||
21. National Clay Brick Expo Apr 7–9, 2026 · Orlando, United States | 1companies | from$8,000 |
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 21 manufacturing conferences 2026.
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Questions
What are the biggest manufacturing conferences with a 2026 edition?
By companies listed at their current edition: PACK EXPO International (2,722), International Manufacturing Technology Show (1,849), Fabtech (1,427), PACK EXPO East (502), METALCON (263).
How much does it cost to sponsor manufacturing conferences with a 2026 edition?
13 of these 21 events publish sponsorship prices. Their cheapest package has a median of $1,069 and their top package a median of $8,532, against $2,500 for the cheapest package across all conferences.
Which manufacturing conferences with a 2026 edition 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 with a 2026 edition?
Across the 3 of these events where we have two editions, a median of 74% of the previous edition's companies are listed again.