UBM Canon's Announces Texas Show Lineup in 2012
March 14-15, 2012 • Fort Worth Convention Center • Fort Worth, Texas
According to the 2008 Annual Survey of Manufacturers released by the U.S. Census Bureau, Texas is ranked number one nationally in both the value of annual shipments and materials purchased used in production. It holds the number two ranking (after California) in the number of manufacturing employees, annual payroll, and outlays for capital equipment.
Texas manufacturers employ more than 850,000 people with an annual payroll of $42.78 billion. They spend more than $450 billion on materials used in production and make annual investments in capital equipment of $17.61 billion in operations that yield sales volume of $643.89 billion.
Economic development groups in Dallas and Forth Worth cite the DFW area as containing the largest concentration of manufacturing jobs in the state accounting for more than one-third of the industrial output.
The 2012 co-located event line-up will consist of Quality Expo Texas, MD&M (Medical Design & Manufacturing) Southern Regional Series Texas, ATX (Automation Technology Expo) Texas, Design & Manufacturing Texas, TexasPack, and AeroCon, a new conference and exhibition for aerospace/aviation, defense, and related industries.
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Introducing the new conference and exhibition for the aerospace, aviation, defense, and related industries. All of the top ten global aerospace and defense companies have operations in Texas, including Boeing, EADS, Lockheed Martin, United Technologies, Honeywell, Northrop Grumman, General Dynamics, BAE Systems, Raytheon, and SAFRAN. |
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Quality assurance and control is critical to the success of U.S. advanced manufacturing. Quality Expo Texas features the entire spectrum of products, systems, and solutions for efficient, effective quality assurance/control to help manufacturers meet the challenges of today’s global economy. Quality Expo Texas is the must-attend industry event for manufacturing and production professionals sourcing the very latest in test, measurement, inspection, control software solutions, and much more.
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Medical product manufacturing is a $5 billion state industry and includes medical devices, electromedical and electrotherapeutic equipment and systems, in-vitro diagnostics, and associated healthcare supplies. According to PricewaterhouseCoopers, venture capital firms invested $121 million in Texas medical device and equipment companies and $45 million in Texas biotechnology companies in 2008. From 2000 through 2008, venture capital firms invested roughly $537 million in Texas medtech. Attendees to the show include R&D managers, design engineers, production/manufacturing managers, manufacturing engineers, product managers, project managers, purchasing managers, and QA/QC staff. Exhibitors are suppliers of the materials, software, manufacturing machinery, components, subassemblies, and contract services used to design and produce medical devices.
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Design & Manufacturing Texas features leading suppliers of CAD/CAM systems and software, enterprise software, rapid prototyping, design services, custom molding, machining and components, fastening and joining systems, and turnkey contract services used in the design and manufacture of a wide range of industrial and high technology products. |
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Your gateway to Texas’ advanced manufacturing marketplace, ATX Texas features leading suppliers of custom automation/assembly systems, robotics, vision inspection systems, control software and hardware, sensors, motion control, drives, motors, and more used to enhance manufacturing productivity and quality to help manufacturers compete in today’s global marketplace.
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The premier trade show for the Texas packaging marketplace, TexasPack features the leading suppliers of packaging equipment, materials, and contract services used to package and process a wide range of food, beverage, consumer and industrial products.
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For more information about exhibiting at AeroCon,
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Petrina De Chine
310/996-9430
petrina.dechine@ubm.com |
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