SOUTHERN EVENT ROTATES BACK
TO ORLANDO, FLORIDA IN 2013

March 6-7, 2013 • Orange County Convention Center • Orlando, FL

Following its every other year rotation, the UBM Canon Southern event will return to Orlando, Florida for the 2013 edition. The 2011 Orlando event sold out well ahead of the spring dates. The 2012 edition takes place in Charlotte, NC, May 2–3, 2012.

Florida Industry at a Glance

• Florida, the fourth largest state in population, is also fourth in gross domestic product (GDP), labor force, AND high-tech employment.
• The state ranks third in the nation in high-tech exports, exceeding more than $14.6 billion.
• Florida industry has nearly 18,000 manufacturers who employ close to 371,000 workers across the state.
• Metro Orlando alone is home to 2,200 manufacturing companies.
• 75% of Florida’s industrial manufacturing technology business activity is conducted in the major trading area between Orlando, Tampa, and Jacksonville.

The 2013 event in Orlando will include SouthPack, Design & Manufacturing South, ATX South, PLASTEC South, Green Manufacturing Expo South, MD&M (Medical Design & Manufacturing) Southern Regional Series, and AeroCon.

	The premier trade show for the Southeast's packaging marketplace, SouthPack features the leading suppliers of packaging equipment, materials, and contract services used to package and process a wide range of consumer and industrial products. Sustainability Manufacturing returns as the one-of-a-kind showcase for the software, materials, products, and technologies that enable manufacturers to achieve sustainable manufacturing. This feature also includes the Green Packaging Pavilion.
	Your gateway to the Southeast's advanced manufacturing marketplace, ATX South 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.
	Design & Manufacturing South 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.
	The dedicated resource to more than 3,500 custom and captive molders in the Southeast, PLASTEC South features the top suppliers of processing machinery, auxiliary equipment, molds, molding components, materials, and services providers.
	Florida has one of the country's largest medical device sectors ranking 2nd in the U.S. for the number of FDA-registered medical device establishments. Florida's medical devices, products, equipment, and supplies companies employ some 21,000 people with estimated annual sales of $6.3 billion. 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.
	The conference and exhibition series for aerospace, aviation, defense, and related industries. Attending companies include Boeing, General Atomics, Honeywell, Lockheed Martin, Northrop Grumman, Raytheon, and more.