Place Bonaventure in downtown Montreal. (Photo: Wiki Commons)

TORONTO — This year’s Plant Management and Design Engineering Show (PMDS) will be co-locating with the Advanced Manufacturing Expo (AMEXPO) and Contract Manufacturing Event (CONTREX). The show will be an all-encompassing event for manufacturers looking to improve their operations. The event runs April 23 24 at Place Bonaventure in downtown Montreal.

“Professionals today suffer from time poverty and don’t always have the time they desire to assess numerous suppliers in order to grow and sustain their manufacturing operations. They are seeking easier and faster ways to do business,” explains Nick Samain, Group Manager, SME Canada.  “SME hosts these events to meet the needs of busy manufacturing professionals.”

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A number of new features will take place at the event:

New technology pavilions  Attendees from previous shows indicated a desire to see more complementary technologies co-located on the same show floor. Joining the Design Engineering and Plant Management pavilions will be AM Expo, Advanced Manufacturing Expo 2013 and a contract manufacturing pavilion Contrex Montreal 2013.

Industry support  In addition to the Society of Manufacturing Engineers (SME), a not-for-profit organization dedicated to the success of Quebec manufacturers, new and existing local and national partnerships have been formed and renewed to bring the industry together such as MEQ, CRIQ, STIQ, REAI, CTMA, APMA, CANWEA and more.

Partnership with Montreal Aerospace Networking  This year SME and Montreal Aerospace Networking have teamed up to offer manufacturing professionals the opportunity to broadening business networks in a casual unsolicited environment. Tuesday, April 23rd from 5:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m. at Place Bonaventure.

The event will feature approximately 100 companies who supply or provide services to the manufacturing industry, and feature some of the latest in automation and robotics, contract manufacturing, design, CAD/CAM, rapid manufacturing, rapid prototyping, measurement, inspection and assembly.

There will be no cost to attend the show on April 23 and 24 at Place Bonaventure in Montreal.  The show’s hours will be 10:00 a.m. -5:00 p.m. on April 23and 10:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. on April 24.

For more information visit: fabricationquebec.ca