MANUFACTURING THE FUTURE

DISRUPTIVE TECHNOLOGIES CONFERENCE

2019

MAY 15-16, 2019FMA Headquarters | 2135 Point Blvd, Elgin, Ill.

SPONSORSHIP OPPORTUNITIESSPONSORSHIP OPPORTUNITIES

The conference will also feature findings from the inaugural Disruptive Technologies in Manufacturing Study, conducted by The MPI Group. The presentation, by MPI CEO John R. Brandt, will examine the unprecedented digital transformation taking place in manufacturing. The 2018 Disruptive Technologies in Manufacturing Research Study puts hard numbers against the adoption rate of manufacturers for digital tools and explores the challenges and benefits of implementing them. The study also looked at overall corporate characteristics as well as readiness for disruptive technologies and the effectiveness in using these digital tools for improving:

DISRUPTIVE TECHNOLOGIES CONFERENCE OVERVIEW The Disruptive Technologies Conference will highlight how companies succeed at digitization — and how they fail. Manufacturing executives and industry experts will present their companies’ stories as well as industry research on how the following critical digital-tool categories re-shape industries:

THE PACE OF INNOVATION is incredibly fast with new things being discovered daily. Manufacturing will change more radically in the next five years than it has in the last 20. The question for every leader is: Are you ready? More importantly, are your customers ready to invest with you in this bold new future?

Disruptive technologies such as 3D printing, Digital Twin, and robotics are creating new profits for digitally empowered manufacturers across multiple industries. Yet how these leaders set the pace for the strategies, investments, and best practices they deploy to drive performance improvements and bottom-line success has not been well-covered by media and associations alike.

That’s why professionals representing diverse manufacturing companies from across North America will attend the premiere Disruptive Technologies Conference. Presented by the Fabricators & Manufacturers Association (FMA) with the support of The MPI Group, the conference highlights the successes of manufacturing pioneers who have already embraced digitization. Attendees will have the opportunity to network with executives leading digital transformations by exploring new digital ideas, products, and resources for their own firms.

Sponsorship of the Disruptive Technologies Conference offers you and your organization brand exposure and direct access to executives ready to invest in radical, digital change.

� Manufacturing technologies (3D printing, robotics, cobots, virtual/augmented/mixed realities, automation, RFID, asset tags)

� Smart devices (sensors, controls, relays, actuators, motor controls)

� Data management (big data/business analytics, collaboration software, artificial intelligence, machine learning, blockchain)

� Digital infrastructure (Digital Thread, Digital Twin, network technologies, standards, platforms, protocols, device management)

� Business applications (MES, SCM, CRM, HCM)

� Other digital support organizations and services (consulting, talent services, content)

THE FUTURE OF MANUFACTURING

� Environmental, health, and safety

� Quality

� Productivity

� Speed

� Product innovation

� Service innovation

� Supply-chain management and performance

� Customer satisfaction

� Customer support and services performance

� Process reliability

SPONSORSHIP OPPORTUNITIES

� Table top at event

� Presentation of Disruptive Technology to event attendees

� (Sessions will be in small groups and sponsor could be presenting up to 4 times on day one)

� One custom email push to up to 15,000 with full lead generation

� Logo on all materials

� Banner of website

� Full contact list of attendees

� Table top at event

� 10-minute company presentation to attendees

� One custom email blast to 10,000

� Logo on all materials

� Banner on website

� Full contact list of all attendees

GOLD $10,000

SILVER $7,000

� Table top at event

� One-hour facility tour (must be within 45 minutes of FMA)

� Video production of facility tour and customer interview

� Social media push of video

� One custom email push up to 15,000 with full lead generation

� Video inclusion on post show email push

� Logo on all promotional materials

� Banner on website

� Full contact list of attendees

PLATINUM $15,000

MAKE YOUR DIGITAL MARKET PRESENCE KNOWN AT THE

DISRUPTIVE TECHNOLOGIES CONFERENCETODAY!

Submit the completed sponsorship application on the reverse side. For more information on the Disruptive Technologies Conference and Sponsorships contact Andy Flando, 815.227.8246 | andyf@fmanet.org

THE FMA DISRUPTIVE TECHNOLOGIES CONFERENCE brings together the brightest minds and ground-breaking research in a dynamic environment setting the stage for networking and learning. The two-day program offers an interactive educational format that looks at the innovative

technologies changing the face of manufacturing in a new and positive way. Attendees will takeaway a better understanding of not only how these technologies will impact their workforce and business, but also the market and the growth of manufacturing today.

Bill To: (if different from above)

PO#

Company Name

Address 1

Address 2

City State Postal Code

Country (if other than U.S.)

Telephone Fax

Contact Name

Contact Email

PO#

Company Name

Address 1

Address 2

City State Postal Code

Country (if other than U.S.)

Telephone Fax

Contact Name

Contact Email

2019 FMA Disruptive Technologies Conference Sponsorship

Platinum Package . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $15,000 $__________________

Gold Package . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $10,000 $__________________

Silver Package . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $7,000 $__________________

TOTAL $__________________SUBMIT COMPLETED APPLICATION TO:

Fabricators & Manufacturers Association Int’lAttn: Andy Flando2135 Point Blvd, Elgin, Ill. 60123

SPONSORSHIP APPLICATION

Andy Flando can be reached at 815.227.8246 or andyf@fmanet.org