In addition to bringing together MD&M, ATX, Design & Manufacturing, MinnPack, and Plastec under one roof, Advanced Manufacturing Minneapolis is partnering with multiple global engineering and manufacturing organizations to ensure this November’s event truly provides a comprehensive view of the product lifecycle—from prototype to production. We’re welcoming the below partners to the Minneapolis Convention Center as we bring attendees a full-engineering view and the solutions needed to move manufacturing forward. Register for MD&M, ATX, Design & Manufacturing, MinnPack, or Plastec and have access insights and innovations from all of the below event partners.
Joining Advanced Manufacturing Minneapolis in 2022 is SMTA International, a trade show and conference centering on electronics manufacturing. Learn about research and solutions across electronics manufacturing markets including advanced design and manufacturing industries. Produced by Eden Prairie, MN-based Surface Mount Technology Association (SMTA), an international association for electronics engineering and manufacturing professionals seeking to improve processes through best practices and real-world solutions, SMTA offers exclusive access to local, regional, domestic and global communities of experts, as well as accumulated research and training materials from thousands of companies dedicated to advancing the electronics industry.
Register for a free MD&M, ATX, Design & Manufacturing, MinnPack, or Plastec expo pass and have access to the SMTA International’s expo floor on Nov. 2-3, 2022, as well as SMTA International’s keynote on Nov. 2
The AM Medical Summit, powered by ASME (American Society for Mechanical Engineers), provides an interactive, collaborative environment with vital opportunities to see and touch new applications, experience deep-dive consultations, and take exclusive onsite tours of leading production and R&D facilities. Through its conference program and exhibits, attendees have the opportunity to gain new perspectives from those working in other medical areas, from device manufacturers to point-of-care manufacturers, dental labs, and tissue fabrication leaders.
Presented by MNASQ, the Minnesota Chapter of American Society for Quality, the Minnesota Quality Conference is for professionals whose goal is to ensure a product or service can meet or exceed its needs. This conference provides an opportunity to network with like-minded individuals, to engage in professional development to advance skills and tools needed to make quality a reality, to learn about the latest trends in regulations and techniques, and to connect with companies both local and global. The event features an exhibition and the conference will include two symposium tracks with specific focus on topics that are to include: Quality 4.0, Quality Tools, and Quality Management Fundamentals.
Established in 2014 by in Saint Louis Park, MN, VSI Labs conducts applied research on the integration of ADAS and AD solutions. Through its own fleet, VSI has examined major functional elements of automated vehicle systems including by-wire control systems, sensor fusion, localization, odometry, and precision localization. VSI Labs offers various research portals that support product and technology planning, competitive analysis, IP discovery, and engineering and development.
Register for a free MD&M, ATX, Design & Manufacturing, MinnPack, or Plastec expo pass to connect with VSI Labs on the ATX expo floor at booth 1733 to explore advanced automotive and autonomous innovations with two of its vehicles at the event. Stop by to check out static sensor demonstrations, connect with the team of engineers and analysts, and learn more about VSI applied research. Join Phil Magney, Founder & President of VSI Labs, as he leads a panel discussion on Thursday, November 3, at 11:30 am in the Engineering Theater on “Automotive Data & Privacy: Considerations for Connected & Automated Vehicles.”
MBOLD mobilizes Minnesota's globally leading concentration of food and agriculture leadership to develop practical solutions to global challenges facing the food and agriculture sectors. Members include major companies operating across the food and agriculture supply chain as well as researchers, nonprofits and other partners helping drive the future of food.
This coalition of Minnesota-based food and agriculture business leaders and innovators is working collaboratively to accelerate solutions to the most pressing challenges facing food and agriculture, particularly our changing climate and other natural resources challenges, and growing global food demand. MBOLD member companies reach consumers in more than 125 countries around the world and taken collectively, revenues of MBOLD members are nearly $300 billion per year. MBOLD is an initiative of the GREATER MSP Partnership.
Register for a free MD&M, ATX, Design & Manufacturing, MinnPack, or Plastec expo pass and join MBOLD and its food and agriculture in a panel discussion, “Catalyzing a Circular Economy for Flexible Packaging Film in the Upper Midwest” on Wednesday, November 2, at 1:45 pm at the Engineering Theater and visit MBOLD at booth 1738.
With more than 30,000 members around the world, the National Society of Black Engineers (NSBE) is one of the largest student-governed organizations based in the United States. NSBE’s mission is "to increase the number of culturally responsible Black engineers who excel academically, succeed professionally, and positively impact the community." The organization is dedicated to the academic and professional success of African-American engineering students and professionals. NSBE offers its member's leadership training, professional development activities, mentoring opportunities, career placement services, and more.
Register for a free MD&M, ATX, Design & Manufacturing, MinnPack, or Plastec expo pass and join the Twin Cities Professional Chapter of NSBE at a networking event, "Career Networking Session" launched by John Crombie's "Driving Your Career Forward: The Next 3-5 Years" on Thursday, November 3, at 2:30 pm, in the Innovation Zone and visit NSBE at booth 1734.
No one should go hungry; together we can create a sustainable support system that gathers our abundant food and delivers it to our community members in need. As one of the largest most efficient and most innovative hunger relief organizations in the nation, Second Harvest Heartland leverages its unique position in the emergency food chain to make an impact in close partnership with a network of 388 food shelves and nearly 1000 partner programs. In partnership with Second Harvest Heartland, a member of Feeding America, MD&M, ATX, Design & Manufacturing, MinnPack, and Plastec have launched a virtual fund drive. Visit this page to make a donation or do so on-site at the November 2-3 event.