Trade Show is Co-located with SMTA International and Quality Deck Until Thursday, October 23

ROSEMONT, IL, October 22, 2025 - The 13th Annual ASSEMBLY Show kicked off with a full day of education sessions at the Donald E. Stephens Convention Center in Rosemont, IL. The exhibit hall, featuring 200+ companies, opened with the Taste of Rosemont Networking Reception. Below are highlights from the event's opening day. The trade show and conference run through Thursday, October 23rd.

Hundreds of manufacturing professionals participated in 24 expert-led sessions in seven focused tracks, including AI on the Assembly Line, Robots on the Assembly Line, Smart Manufacturing, Automated Assembly, Fastening, A Focus on Quality and Assembly on the Cutting Edge. Shown here is Steve Benvenuto, President, PrimeTest Automation leads a session on Design Automation for Short-Run Production in the Automated Assembly track.

The ASSEMBLY Show Exhibit Hall features hundreds of exhibiting companies, including Silver Sponsors Intellect and Ujigami and Bronze sponsors DuPas Torque Tech, Weiss and IPS. Attendees can evaluate the newest assembly technologies, experience equipment demonstrations, and connect with product specialists face-to-face. View the 2025 floor plan and full exhibitor list here.

During the Taste of Rosemont Welcome Reception in the exhibit hall students from two local First Robotics high school teams demonstrated their robots for the attendees and networked with the vendors. The FIRST Robotics Competition teams consist of students in grades 9-12 who design, program, and build a robot starting with a standard kit of parts and common set of rules to play in a themed head-to-head challenge. Teams also build a brand, develop community partnerships for support, and work to promote STEM in the local community.

Below is a schedule of events for Wednesday, October 22, 2025 - Exhibit Hall is open from 10:00 am - 5:00 pm.

• Keynote Presentation (9:00 - 10:00 am) - Joanna Cooper, General Manager, Daimler Truck North America, will discuss The Competitive Edge.
• Learning Theater Presentations (10:45 am - 3:45 pm) offer a unique opportunity for exhibitors to demonstrate their company's expertise in an area related to the latest technological advances in assembly. Companies presenting on Wednesday include Komax Corporation, Schleuniger, Inc, NoMuda, Inc., Kistler Group, Rhino Tool House, Ujigami, Epson, and Omron. Click here for the schedule.
• The Quality Deck, presented by Quality magazine, is a dedicated area featuring quality manufacturing technology suppliers who specialize in solutions for product quality and process improvement. It also features daily 15-minute talks in the ASQ Booth 1331, where industry experts share valuable quality insights you won't want to miss.
• Guided Exhibit Hall Tours - During the show, editors of ASSEMBLY Magazine will lead three guided tours focusing on Fastening Tools, Manufacturing Software, and Automated Assembly Systems. Click Here for more information.
• Oktoberfest Networking Reception, hosted by The ASSEMBLY Show and SMTA International (5:00 - 6:30 pm) - Enjoy tasty snacks, seasonal brews, and plenty of conversation with other attendees and exhibitors. It's the perfect way to celebrate a great day and continue building new industry connections before things wind down. Open to all registered attendees.

In honor of Breast Cancer Awareness Month, The ASSEMBLY Show will hold Pink Out Day on Thursday, October 23 to support cancer fighters, admire survivors honor those lost, and never give up home to find a cure. For every dollar donated, The ASSEMBLY Show will match up to $5,000. To make a donation, click here. https://www.assemblymag.com/the-assembly-show/gives-back

The ASSEMBLY Show is sponsored by ASSEMBLY (www.assemblymag.com) the leading brand covering the processes, technologies, and strategies for assembling discrete parts into finished products. ASSEMBLY offers an integrated portfolio of products including the industry's leading trade show. The trade show and conference are produced by BNP Media, one of the country's leading business-to-business media companies serving industry professionals across 60+ industries through magazines, custom media, e-newsletters, webinars, events and market research. For more information, visit www.bnpmedia.com.