Manufacturing and Industry Conferences in Chicago, IL
11 conferences and trade shows taking place September to December 2026. Each page carries the event’s dates, venue, who attends and what it costs, with a source for every fact.
IMTS - International Manufacturing Technology Show 2026
IMTS is a biennial manufacturing technology trade show organized by AMT, The Association For Manufacturing Technology, held at McCormick Place in Chicago.
September 14–19, 2026
Principles of Winding and Slitting 2026
Principles of Winding and Slitting is a Seminars for Engineers course taught by Neal Michal.
October 6–7, 2026
PACK EXPO International 2026
PACK EXPO International 2026 is a biennial packaging and processing trade show connecting solutions providers and end users across CPG and life sciences industries.
October 18–21, 2026
PACK EXPO International 2026
PACK EXPO International is a biennial packaging and processing trade show organized by PMMI at McCormick Place in Chicago.
October 18-21, 2026
Sustainable Packaging Innovation Forum USA 2026
A two-day forum on scaling packaging innovation through open dialogue and practical problem solving.
27–28 October 2026
Smart Manufacturing for Aerospace & Defense 2026
Smart Manufacturing for Aerospace & Defense is a summit on deploying smart technologies, modernizing operations, and building resilient, Industry 4.0-enabled A&D manufacturing and supply chains.
27 October 2026
Sustainable Packaging Innovation Forum USA 2026
A two-day forum in Chicago, USA, where packaging industry leaders discuss regulation, circularity and the commercial case for sustainable packaging innovation.
October 27–28, 2026
Digital Manufacturing Strategies Summit USA 2026
A peer-level forum on digital execution and deployment challenges in manufacturing.
October 28–29, 2026
Forest Products North America and International Containerboard Conference 2026
A combined meeting for the forest products and containerboard sectors, covering commercial and strategic issues across pulp, paper and packaging.
November 2–4, 2026
AWAVirtual International Sleeve Label Conference & Exhibition 2026
The AWA International Sleeve Label Conference & Exhibition is the world's only event dedicated entirely to the shrink sleeve labeling industry.
17–18 November 2026
TLMI Committee Summit 2026
An annual gathering for TLMI members to review the past year and plan for the next.