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MD&M West Show Floor
Education comes alive across the MD&M West expo floor, strategically designed for professionals who need immediate, actionable insights while exploring the latest technologies and solutions. We know you're balancing learning objectives with sourcing needs, networking goals, and tight schedules. That's why we've embedded premier education stages throughout the expo floor, featuring sessions led by engineers, executives, and innovators who understand your daily manufacturing challenges. From MedTech breakthroughs and sustainable packaging to automation and digital transformation, our stages bring together practical insights, hands-on strategies, and real-world applications you can take straight back to your facility—all seamlessly integrated into your expo floor experience.
Why Attend?
Advance the Future of MedTech
Actionable Insights
Gain practical tools, processes, and techniques to apply immediately to your operations—from AI-driven automation to smart design strategies.
Cross-Sector Knowledge
Expand your expertise beyond your core specialty. Learn how connected disciplines like MedTech, plastics, packaging, and automation are reshaping manufacturing end-to-end.
Expert Speakers
Hear from professionals who’ve turned challenges into case studies, from engineers and R&D specialists to thought leaders and executives advancing the industry.
Sustainability & Efficiency Mastery
Understand how to make your processes cleaner, faster, and more profitable through automation, lean manufacturing, and sustainable operations.
Show Floor Theaters
Center Stage
Location: Hall A, Booth 5593
The main stage of MD&M West, the Center Stage unites all five show sectors under one dynamic education hub. Attend engaging panels and presentations on robotics, automation, AI, workforce development, and sustainability.
Top Sessions:
- The High Cost of Cybersecurity Attacks: The Challenges Manufacturers Are Facing
- From Hard Hats to High Tech: Women Redefining Manufacturing
- Navigating the Automation Landscape: How to Identify the Right Processes for Automating Your Business
- Best Practices: Leveraging Universities for Skill Needs and Other Mutually Beneficial Synergies
MedTech Theater
Location: Hall E, Booth 139
Dive into the innovations transforming healthcare. This stage delivers key updates on FDA regulations, product development, emerging MedTech technologies, and the evolving global medical device market.
Top Sessions:
- The New Gold Standard: Next-Gen Catheter Design Without PTFE
- ISO 10993-1:2025: What's Next?
- Enabling Medical Device Miniaturization with Ultra-Precision Micro Tooling, Micro Molding, and Micro Automation
- Beyond the Surface: Functional Foam Design in Advanced Medical and Technical Applications
Design Alley
Location: Hall E, Booth 157
Where creativity meets precision, Design Alley explores product design, rapid prototyping, CAD/CAM systems, and testing and measurement tools driving product excellence.
Top Sessions:
- Unlocking Manufacturing Intelligence: The AI Advantage in Regulated Environments
- Mythbusters: The Truth About Production-Grade Additive Manufacturing
- When and Why Your Design Needs Micro Molding
- Fundamental Differences in Miniaturization Focused DfM
Who Should Attend
Technical Professionals
- Design Engineers
- Automation Specialists
- Packaging Experts
- Systems Technicians Focused on Applied Solutions and Technical Mastery
Industry Specialists
- Medical Device Professionals
- Materials Scientists
- Plastics Engineers
- Sustainability Leads Seeking Insights Across Sectors
Who You’ll Meet
Join Our Community of Innovators
Industry Leaders
Meet executives and innovators driving growth, technology adoption, and global manufacturing collaboration.
Technical Experts
Engage with engineers and R&D specialists developing solutions that push production, design, and efficiency forward.
Top Sessions
- The State of Agentic AI and Prospects for Industrial Automation
Agentic AI has been a hot topic since the beginning of 2025 fueled by the promise of autonomous automation of operations and business for all industries. - The High Cost of Cybersecurity Attacks, The Challenges Manufacturers Are Facing
Cybersecurity attacks are hitting manufacturers with increasing frequency and impact—causing lost profits, halted operations, and supply chain disruptions that ripple through the global economy. - Blueprint for the Future: Crafting a Smart Manufacturing Strategy That Works
In today’s rapidly evolving industrial landscape, manufacturers are under increasing pressure to adopt smarter, data-driven approaches to remain competitive, resilient, and responsive. - Zero-Downtime Vision: Using Lightweight Computer Vision Models for Real-Time Quality Control in Smart Manufacturing
In today’s competitive manufacturing environment, every second of downtime impacts the bottom line — and every defect that slips through risks customer trust. - Crowdfunding Success for MedTech & Manufacturing Startups: How to get started
Crowdfunding isn’t just for consumer gadgets anymore. MedTech, manufacturing, and all B2B companies are increasingly turning to equity crowdfunding platforms, such as Wefunder, to raise capital, build... - The Automate Journey and End User Implementation Roadmap
As technologies advance, labor challenges continue to impact both output and costs, many manufacturers are looking to automation as a solution for meeting their manufacturing challenges. - From Hard Hats to High Tech: Women Redefining Manufacturing
As technology accelerates the evolution of manufacturing, more women are pursuing careers in tech—yet the sector has failed to harness this growing pool of talent. - Tapping Into the Future: Combating the Retirement Crisis and Preserving Tribal Knowledge
As the manufacturing industry faces a growing retirement crisis, companies are grappling with the loss of invaluable tribal knowledge that has traditionally been passed down through years of hands-on ... - Navigating the Automation Landscape: How to Identify the Right Processes for Automating Your Business
Key Takeaways: -A strategic framework for identifying the most beneficial processes to automate in your business. -How to evaluate the ROI of automation in different sectors, from manufacturing ... - Best Practices: Leveraging Universities for Skill Needs and Other Mutually Beneficial Synergies
Universities provide several resources (students, faculty, equipment, and facilities) that manufacturers should utilize for their firm's current and future growth needs.
Choose The Pass Bundle That Works Best For You
Upgrade your learning experience with conference and workshop add-ons. Pair your free on-floor education with one or more of our expert-led programs—like the MedTech Conference, Sustainable Manufacturing Conference, or FuturePack Forum—to gain deeper, hands-on insights into the challenges and opportunities shaping your sector.
Every pass includes full access to the MD&M West expo and all free on-floor sessions.
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