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
Dupont
ExxonMobil
FDA
John Deere
Johnson & Johnson
Lockheed Martin
Mayo Clinic
Medtronic
Northrop Grumman
Panasonic
Phillips
Polaris Industries
Tesla
Toro
We are excited to welcome Advanced Manufacturing Minneapolis’ partner SMTA International to the Minneapolis Convention Center this October. Together, the events bring one of the largest audiences of engineering and manufacturing professionals to the Midwest.