The Most Highly Anticipated Manufacturing Event of the Year, The ASSEMBLY Show, Is Next Week in Rosemont, IL

ROSEMONT, IL--(Marketwired - Oct 22, 2013) - Next week, over 3,000 engineers and manufacturing professionals will gather at The ASSEMBLY Show, the only event of the year focused exclusively on assembly technology, equipment and products from more than 150 exhibiting companies. This trade show will take place Monday, Oct. 28, through Wednesday, Oct. 30, at the Donald E. Stephens Convention Center in Rosemont, IL.

Several exhibitors will feature new products, including: Bossard North America (booth 807), Dymax Corp. (booth 1025),EPSON Robots (Booth 925), Herrmann Ultrasonics (booth 723), Mecco Marking & Traceability (booth 446), Nordson EFD (booth 104), Orbitform (booth 633), Panasonic (booth 346), Patlite's (booth 922), Permabond (booth 938), Schleuniger Inc. (booth 133), SCHUNK Inc. (Booth 405), and Swanson Systems Inc. (Booth 1033).

These exhibitors will be showcasing their products in an expansive expo hall where thousands of industry professionals will find today's premier industry suppliers, experience hands-on demonstrations of working equipment, and meet with forward-thinking assembly providers. 

In addition to a dynamic show floor, two keynote speakers will share their insights on the current state and future state of U.S. manufacturing. They are:

• Daniel J. Meckstroth, Ph.D., vice president and chief economist for the Manufacturers Alliance for Productivity & Innovation (MAPI), will present on Tuesday, October 29^th. He will cover a variety of economic issues, including the resurgence of the automotive industry, the reshoring of jobs, and the increasing investment in robotics.
• Michael F. Molnar, director of the Advanced Manufacturing National Program Office and chief manufacturing officer of the National Institute of Standards and Technology, will present on Wednesday, October 30^th. He will focus mainly on bringing jobs back to the United States.

The show also offers multiple showcase theater presentations that will discuss the latest technological advances. Taking place right on the show floor, these free educational sessions will be presented by leading technology companies, including Panasonic Assembly Tools, Nordson EFD, Dymax Corp., Desoutter Industrial Tools, Henkel Corp., eFlex Systems, Czuba Enterprises, as well as industry associations including the Chicagoland Chamber of Commerce, Alliance for Illinois Manufacturing, The Illinois Science and Technology Coalition and the Illinois Manufacturing Excellence Center.

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. For more information and to register to attend, visit www.theassemblyshow.com.