NRG Center, Houston, TX. Seven separate conferences will be converging together at Houston in October.

The shows at the conference are marketed towards the following industries:

AeroCon (aerocon-houston.designnews.com/): 3D Printing; CAD/CAM/CAE Software; Custom Automation and Assembly; Fastening/Joining Components; Injection Molding; Laser Cutting; Precision Metrology; QA/QC, Sensing and Inspection Systems; and more.

ATX Texas (atxtexas.designnews.com/): Custom Automation and Assembly, Robotics, Vision Inspection Systems, Control Software/Hardware, Materials and more.

Design & Manufacturing Texas (dmtexas.designnews.com/): 3D Printing; Automatic Gaging Equipment; CAD/CAM/CAE Software; CMMs and DMMs; Contract Manufacturing; Electro-Optics; Laser Machien Services; Metals and Alloys; Rapid Prototyping; Packing Equipment; Precision Metrology; Plastics & Elastomers; QA/QC, Sensing, and Inspection Systems; Rapid Prototyping and EBM; R&D Testing Equipment and Services; and more.

PBS Texas (pbstexas.powderbulksolids.com/): Accessories, Components and Services; Automation, Instrumentation and Controls; Conveyers and Feeders; Dryers, Dust Collection and Scrubbers; Material Handling, Transportation and Storage; Mixers and Blenders; Packaging and Bagging; Particle Enlargers and Formers; Screening, Separation and Size Reduction; Thermal Solids Processors; Weighing Systems and Scales; and more.

PLASTEC Texas (plastectexas.plasticstoday.com/): Automation Technology, CAD/CAM/Prototyping, Contract Services, Injection Molding Machinery, Molds & Mold Components

Quality Expo (qualityexpotexas.designnews.com/): Automatic Gaging Equipment, Calibration Equipment and Services, CMMs and DMMs, Quality Software, and more.

Texas Pack (texaspackshow.packagingdigest.com/): Bottles and Jars, Containers, Contract Services, Custom Automation Equipment, Labels and Labeling Machines, Machinery & Components, Package Design and Printing, Robotics, Software, and more.

The educational offerings are stronger than ever this year and include comprehensive full day conferences across both days of Texas Design & Manufacturing. They will primarily focus on processing, innovations in 3D printing and integrated quality management. The show will also be featuring a Center Stage booth where interactive demonstrations, entertaining and forward thinking keynotes, lively panel discussions and peer to peer activities, all designed to inspire, educate and help you meet new people, will occur.