Advanced Manufacturing Minneapolis

"The Midwest’s Largest Annual End-to-End Design and Manufacturing Event"

Bringing together Medical Design & Manufacturing (MD&M), Automation Technology Expo (ATX), Design & Manufacturing (D&M), MinnPack, and Plastec offering the latest insights and solutions spanning medtech, packaging, automation, plastics, and design.

6,000

Attendees

500

EXHIBITORS

30+

HOURS OF
FREE EDUCATION

5

TRACK MD&M
CONFERENCE PROGRAM

Why Minnesota?

Home to leading innovators including 3M, Medtronic, General Mills, Mayo Clinic, Bosch Automotive, Medical Alley Association, and Cargill, Minnesota is an engineering and manufacturing powerhouse across multiple industry sectors.

Coupled with its deep talent pool and healthy start-up ecosystem, the North Star State is the ideal location for an advanced manufacturing event of this scope and size.

Manufacturing is the no. 3 employer in Minnesota comprising 11% of jobs statewide.¹
Manufacturing employs more than 319,530 workers.²
Manufacturing accounts for the largest share (13%) of the state’s gross domestic product as an industry.²
Minnesota has more than 470 medical device establishments that employ more than 32,600 people.³

Expo

Take your expertise to the next level at Minnesota’s leading manufacturing expo. Come meet top players in medical technologies, 3D printing, automation, materials, packaging,
and more.

EXPLORE THE EXPO

Conference speaker presenting at a conference session

Education

Stay up-to-date and expand your knowledge at free expert-led sessions.

VIEW FREE SESSIONS

Exhibit

Make your mark in Minneapolis. Showcase your products and solutions to industry professionals looking for the latest across design and manufacturing.

BECOME AN EXHIBITOR

5 Connected Expos. 1 Place to Be.

Explore all five trade shows that share the expo floor at Advanced Manufacturing Minneapolis. From medtech and robotics to plastics and packaging, our five-in-one design and manufacturing event connects you across multiple verticals and industries.

See Who Attends

Connect with peers across the industry. View a sampling of companies that attend the event.

Engineers
Design, Project, Packaging, and Plant

Executives
Owners and Executive Managers

R&D
Research and Development Experts

Manufacturing
Production and Operations Professionals

Buyers
Purchasing Professionals

See Who Exhibits

Meet with exhibitors and discover new solutions and techniques. View current exhibitor list.

3D Printing/Additive Manufacturing
Aerospace & Defense
AI/Machine Learning
Assembly
Automotive
Batteries & Power Sources
CAD/CAM
Cardio Device Manufacturing
Contract Manufacturing

Design Tools & Services
Digital Heath
F&B Packaging
Injection Molding
Laser & Die Cutting
Machining
Rapid Prototyping
Robotics & Automation
Sterile Packaging

This show had everything I needed to see and experience; the exhibitors were knowledgeable and eager to engage, and I obtained all the information I was after.

Rick Kravik
Consulting Engineer,
Francis Medical

Many different exhibitors from many different areas of the manufacturing and the medical device world, all gathered together to showcase their skills and wares. What's not to love?

Shane Engstrom
Doc Control/CAD Drafter,
TT Electronics

Great for seeing new technologies and companies that supply them.

Matthew Jones
Fellow Engineer,
Boston Scientific

The event offered a number of different suppliers in a variety of manufacturing.

Deborah Martinson
President, The Mackubin Group

Welcome

SMTA International

Minnesota Quality Conference

We are excited to welcome Advanced Manufacturing Minneapolis’ partners SMTA International and Minnesota Quality Conference to the Minneapolis Convention Center this October. Together, the events bring one of the largest audiences of engineering and manufacturing professionals to the Midwest.