Advanced Manufacturing Minneapolis, a five-in-one event featuring co-located shows Medical Design & Manufacturing (MD&M), Automation Technology Expo (ATX), Design & Manufacturing Minneapolis (D&M), MinnPack, and Plastec, will welcome 589 exhibitors Nov. 2-3 at the Minneapolis Convention Center. 

ATX Minneapolis will showcase top tier brands such as Braas Company, Automation Inc., and Mechatronic Solutions, while D&M will feature Protolabs, Quickparts, and Manufacturer’s Supplies Company. Colimatic, Sonoco TEQ, and NACS will be present under MinnPack, and Plastec will have ARBURG’s, Matsui America’s, and Shibaura Machine Co. America’s products on display. MD&M will host Zeus, B. Braun OEM Div, and Cirtec Medical, among many other leading medtech suppliers.

“With such a broad range of organizations at Advanced Manufacturing Minneapolis under each facet of the manufacturing industry, registrants are sure to leave with a wealth of knowledge and new business opportunities,” shared Suzanne Deffree, group event director, in a statement. “Each exhibitor offers a comprehensive view of the product lifecycle, from prototype to product, to enhance manufacturing and move the engineering forward. Numerous technologies have been pioneered in Minneapolis’s backyard, making Advanced Manufacturing Minneapolis the perfect place to see the latest startups and newest advancements.”  

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Educational offerings from Advanced Manufacturing Minneapolis include five total keynotes, such as presentations from Mark Wehde, chair of the Mayo Clinic Division of Engineering, and John Ellis, futurist and former global technologist with Ford Motor Company. Advanced Manufacturing Minneapolis’s exclusive expo partners SMTA International and AM Medical will also offer tailored keynotes to registrants.

Attendees may register at Advanced Manufacturing Minneapolis’s website for the in-person event and its Smart Event digital platform. Those who use the Smart Event feature can set meetings with speakers, exhibitors, and other attendees prior to the event start date, use the digital platform to connect with like-minded registrants during the show, and obtain access to select educational sessions online remotely after the show. The Smart Event feature also allows guests to research exhibitors, white papers, and product information.

Advanced Manufacturing Minneapolis is organized by Informa Markets Engineering, which is also the publisher of Design News.