ROSEMONT, IL, October 26, 2017 - Over 7,000 registered participants including suppliers, buyers and users of assembly equipment in manufacturing plants interested in the latest technological advances in custom automated assembly systems, robotics, screw driving, adhesives, dispensing, plastics assembly, presses, conveyors, fasteners, packaging, workstations, welding, vision systems, and much more are at the Donald E. Stephens Convention Center for the 5th Annual ASSEMBLY Show.
The ASSEMBLY Show runs today from 10 am to 3 pm. at the Donald E. Stephens Convention Center in Rosemont, IL.
Registration on Wednesday morning - The ASSEMBLY Show runs today from 10 am to 3 pm.
Gene Hopkins, Director of Applications, Information Technology of Faurecia North America spoke about "Faurecia's Digital Transformation," during The ASSEMBLY Show keynote address. Preceding the keynote was the Presentation of the Plant of the Year Award to AGCO, Jackson, MN.
Rick Brookshire from EPSON Robots presented The Starting Point for Robot Automation in the Learning Theaters on the Show Floor. There will be additional sessions running on Thursday on the exhibit hall floor.
Just Smash It! sponsored by PROMESS - Everyday items are put to the test to see how much force it takes to SMASH IT
Tech Talks will take place again on Thursday with informal conversations about topics that matter the most, Broken Bonds - Challenges in Adhesive Bonding; My Robot Won't Do What I Say - Challenges in Robotic Assembly; We're Screwed - Challenges with Threaded Fasteners; and Our Kanban Canned-Challenges with Lean Manufacturing.
The ASSEMBLY Show is sponsored by ASSEMBLY (www.assemblymag.com), a monthly trade magazine read by 56,000 engineers and managers responsible for manufacturing and designing cars, computers, catheters, coffee makers, etc. ASSEMBLY covers the processes, technologies and strategies for joining discrete parts into finished products. The event is produced by BNP Media (www.bnpmedia.com), one of the country's leading business-to-business media companies serving professionals across 50+ industries.
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For further information, contact:
Amy Riemer, Media Relations Representative
978-475-4441 (office)
978-502-4895 (cell)
amy@riemercommunications.com
For press registration, click here. The access code is PRESS17.
