Manufacturing in America Symposium 2026

The event reports over 1,000 manufacturing executives, engineers, and enthusiasts.

It is held inside Ford Field in downtown Detroit, Michigan.

Registration is free.

The reported audience includes manufacturing executives, engineers, and enthusiasts.

Plant engineers, controls specialists and operations managers get the most, since admission is free with registration and the seminars and hands-on exhibits cover automation, digitalization, controls and drives, hosted by Siemens and Electro-Matic. Buyers wanting vendor-neutral comparisons would get less, since the two host companies shape the content, and the single day at Ford Field leaves limited room for deep technical training.

Engineers and manufacturing executives at a one-day vendor symposium usually wear business casual or company polos with slacks, and comfortable shoes suit the stadium tour and hands-on exhibits.