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5 Reasons to Attend the Smart Manufacturing Experience

Organized by AMT—The Association For Manufacturing Technology, the Smart Manufacturing Experience provides hands-on, live technology demonstrations, active learning labs, collaborative technical workshops and tours of smart factories.

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Organized by AMT—The Association For Manufacturing Technology, the Smart Manufacturing Experience—held April 30 – May 2, 2018, at the Boston Convention Center in Boston, Massachusetts—provides hands-on, live technology demonstrations, active learning labs, collaborative technical workshops and tours of smart factories. It highlights transformative technologies such as additive manufacturing/3D printing, automation, advanced materials, precision machining, precision measurement/3D scanning, the Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) and digital manufacturing and designed to provide easy, efficient solutions for applying those technologies to improve manufacturing speed and performance.

If you are not already convinced of the benefits of attending, here are five reasons:

  1. Learn the benefits of Smart Manufacturing. Attend keynote speeches and educational presentations about this topic.
  2. Meet industry experts.
  3. Discover practical, affordable technology and processes.
  4. Gain insight from Smart Manufacturing early adopters. Learn how implementing smart technologies impacts profitability.
  5. Develop your implementation plan. Determine what technologies can provide the biggest advantages for your company.

For more information about the Smart Manufacturing Experience, and to register, visit the website.

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