The Midwest’s only annual end-to-end design and manufacturing event bringing together engineering and manufacturing experts in the plastics industry at Plastec Minneapolis. Together with Medical Design & Manufacturing (MD&M), Automation Technology Expo (ATX), Design & Manufacturing Minneapolis (D&M), and MinnPack, this 5-in-1 exp, connects buyers across plastics with medtech, design, packaging, and automation — all in one place.
Plastics and plastic dependent industries combined employ 890,000 people in Minnesota.1
Plastics industry shipments in Minnesota totaled nearly $8.3 billion in 2019 and comprised $451.3B of national shipments.1
Minnesota is 4th in plastics patents per capita in the United States.2
3D printing plastics dominate the US additive manufacturing materials market and are expected to experience a 24% 2023-2030 CAGR with revenue reaching $5.4B.3
With more than 500 exhibitors, attendees rely on Advanced Manufacturing Minneapolis for sourcing and partnerships.
Leveraging Informa Markets’ extensive database, Plastec Minneapolis attracts leaders from OMEs like:
3M
Cargill
Dassault Systems
Dupont
ExxonMobil
FDA
Johnson & Johnson
Mayo Clinic
Medtronic
Panasonic
Pentair
Protolabs
Stratasys
Siemens-Healthineers
Toro