ROSEMONT, IL,- Thousands of suppliers, buyers and users of assembly equipment in manufacturing plants are gathering this week for The ASSEMBLY Show at the Donald E. Stephens Convention Center in Rosemont, IL taking place through Thursday, October 28. The ninth annual event is co-located with The Quality Show, and attendees have access to both industry leading events, which include timely educational sessions, hundreds of exhibiting companies displaying products and services for manufacturing plants, dynamic keynote presentations and exciting networking functions.
Below are highlights of the opening day of the event. (High resolution photos are available upon request).
Panelists for the Electric Vehicle Assembly: Challenges & Opportunities Workshop discussed how automakers and suppliers around the world are spending billions of dollars and scrambling to develop electric vehicles that meet stringent cost, performance and safety objectives. The panel included (from L to R) Austin Weber, Senior Editor, ASSEMBLY Magazine/ Autonomous and Electric Mobility by ASSEMBLY; Thomas Parker, Automotive Market Sales Manager, INFICON Inc.; Rob Kuphal, Director of Sales - Automotive Corporate Accounts, FANUC America Corp. and Tim Frech, Senior Engineer, EW.
The ASSEMBLY Show floor opened with the Taste of Rosemont Welcome Reception, a great way for attendees to meet over 200 exhibiting companies in a relaxed environment.
Industry leading companies showcased their latest products on The ASSEMBLY Show Floor.
Below is a schedule of events for Wednesday, October 27, 2021 - Exhibit Hall is open from 10:00 am - 5:00 pm.
- Keynote Presentation (9:00 - 10:00 am) - Sudhanshu Gaur, Chief Architect for Smart Manufacturing at Hitachi Astemo, a major automotive technology company formed this year with the merger of four Honda and Hitachi Tier One companies, will discuss the status of smart manufacturing today and explore its future. Prior to the keynote will be presentation the Plant of the Year Award to GKN Automotive, a Tier One supplier headquartered in London.
- Learning Theater Presentations (11:00 am - 4:00pm) offer a unique opportunity for exhibitors to demonstrate their company's expertise in an area related to the latest technological advances in assembly. Companies presenting on Wednesday include Epson Robots, Kistler, Sturtevant Richmont, FESTO, Jervis B. Webb, Mountz Torque, Bosch Rexroth, Tutelar Technologies, Universal Robots, INFICON, and Cardinal Kinetic. Click here for the schedule.
- Guided Exhibit Hall Tours - at 12:00 pm Austin Weber, Senior Editor of Assembly Magazine will lead a Autonomous & Electric Mobility tour with stops at FANUC America Corp, INFICON, Marposs Corp., Telsonic Ultrasonics, and Zimmer Group USA. At 1:30 pm John Sprovieri, Editor in Chief of Assembly Magazine will lead a Robotics tour with stops at ATI Industrial Automation, Coval Vacuum Technology, Epson Robots, Schunk and Universal Robots. At 3:30 pm Jim Camillo, Senior Editor of ASSEMBLY Magazine will lead a Pressing & Riveting tour with stops at BalTec Corp., Gage Bilt Inc., Promess, SCHMIDT Technology, and TOX-Pressotechnik LLC. Click here for more information.
- 'Pub Night' Networking Reception sponsored by Ingersoll Rand (5:00 - 7:00 pm) - Attendees and exhibitors from both The ASSEMBLY Show and the Quality Show will have a chance to network over a pint, chat over burgers and make new connections while participating in pub-style games.
The ASSEMBLY Show is sponsored by ASSEMBLY (www.assemblymag.com) the leading brand covering the processes, technologies, and strategies for assembling discrete parts into finished products. ASSEMBLY offers an integrated portfolio of products including the industry’s leading trade show. The trade show and conference are produced by BNP Media, one of the country's leading business-to-business media companies serving industry professionals across 60+ industries through magazines, custom media, e-newsletters, webinars, events and market research. For more information, visit www.bnpmedia.com.
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