With the future of manufacturing focused on Robotics, Autonomous & Electric Mobility, Artificial Intelligence, Automation, and Factory of the Future, thousands of manufacturing professionals and engineers will attend the 11th Annual The ASSEMBLY Show taking place this week at the Donald E. Stephens Convention Center in Rosemont, IL.
The trade show and conference, produced by BNP Media, will take place Tuesday, October 24 to Thursday, October 26, 2023, and attendees will have the opportunity to meet with hundreds of exhibiting companies, attend dozens of educational sessions on the show floor and network at several special events.
“The ASSEMBLY Show is all about providing manufacturing professionals with everything needed to adapt to new challenges, expand into new markets, and streamline their business to grow efficiently in the years ahead. Assembly technology is changing at an incredible pace. What was all new last year is already improved, and what is coming will be amazing,” said Bill DeYoe publisher of ASSEMBLY Magazine. “We look forward to welcoming manufacturing, application, design, process, and quality engineers, as well as operation, production, design management professionals, and R&D experts who will have the opportunity to network, attend education sessions, and test out the latest technologies and products that will improve the assembly manufacturing process.”
The event will kick off on Tuesday, October 24, with a full day of conference sessions from 9 am – 4 pm. Subject matter experts will lead sessions on Design for Automation, Developing an Automation Plan, Lean Manufacturing, Robotic Arc Welding, AI Copilots, Buy-In Change, Attracting and Retaining a Great Workforce, Industry 4.0, Talent Strategy, Factory of the Future, Robotics, Manufacturing Operations Platforms, Smart Factory, Automated Assembly, EV Battery Design, Augmented Reality, Li-ion Battery Recycling, Dieless Forming, and Autonomous Mobile Robots. For the full agenda, visit https://www.assemblymag.com/
The 11th Annual ASSEMBLY Show will feature over 220 exhibiting companies and will be full of opportunities for manufacturing engineers and managers to uncover new resources, experience equipment hands-on, evaluate the latest assembly technologies and products and connect face-to-face with industry experts. The Show will feature a keynote presentation by Lear Corporation’s Roger Koenigsknecht who will discuss Leveraging Machine Data and Business Intelligence to Position Your People for Future Success. The presentation of the Plant of the Year Award will precede the keynote.
All attendees will also have access to The Quality Show, a 3-day tradeshow dedicated to connecting quality manufacturing professionals with process improvement vendors for all things QUALITY. The event will offer a dynamic keynote presentation, expansive exhibit hall, presentation of the 2023 Quality Award, the Hand Gage and Measurement Zone, Guided Exhibit Hall Tours, Learning Theater Presentations and much more.
There will be several Networking events including the Taste of Rosemont Welcome Reception on Tuesday from 4-7pm on the show floor which will feature a demonstration from two First Robotics teams; the Pub Night Networking Reception on Wednesday from 5-7pm featuring a live band, food and games, and the Morning Mingle and Breakfast on Thursday from 9-10 am when the New Product of the Year winners will be announced. The ASSEMBLY Show has been collecting donations in honor of Breast Cancer Awareness month. Event participants are encouraged to wear pink and donate to the cause during the new Pink Out Day on Thursday, October 26.
To see who is exhibiting, click here to access the 2023 floor plan. The ASSEMBLY Show is sponsored by ASSEMBLY (www.assemblymag.com) the leading brand covering the processes, technologies, and strategies for assembling discrete parts into finished products. ASSEMBLY offers an integrated portfolio of products including the industry’s leading trade show. The trade show and conference are produced by BNP Media, one of the country's leading business-to-business media companies serving industry professionals across 60+ industries through magazines, custom media, e-newsletters, webinars, events, and market research. For more information, visit www.bnpmedia.com.