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.

• Register for a free MD&M, ATX, Design & Manufacturing, MinnPack, or Plastec expo pass and have access to the AM Medical Summit interactive exhibit area on the MD&M expo floor on Nov. 2-3
• Register for an MD&M conference pass and have access to the AM Medical Summit conference program on November 1-3, as well as the AM Medical Summit interactive exhibit area on the MD&M expo floor on Nov. 2-3

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.

• Register for a free MD&M, ATX, Design & Manufacturing, MinnPack, or Plastec expo pass and have access to the Minnesota Quality Conference exhibition on Nov. 2-3 in the ATX area of the expo floor
• Register for an MD&M conference pass and have access to the Minnesota Quality Conference and exhibition on Nov. 2-3

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.