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The Top Shops Conference is an annual manufacturing event by Gardner Business Media targeting high-performing machine shops. It focuses on sharing best practices in strategy, technology, and shop management to improve performance and competitiveness.
Attendees: CNC machining owners, executives, managers, and technical personnel focused on benchmarking, shopfloor practices, and business improvement.
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Venue
Huntington Convention Center of ClevelandConvention centre · 48,309 m² · 1 halls · ~10,000 people
The Huntington Convention Center of Cleveland offers over 500,000 square feet of total space in downtown Cleveland, Ohio, including 225,000 sq ft of exhibition hall space, two ballrooms, and 50+ breakout rooms. It is managed by Legends Global and connected to the Hilton Cleveland Downtown.
📍 300 Lakeside Ave, Cleveland, OH 44114, USA
Operated by Legends Global
Organizer
Gardner Business MediaPrivate · Cincinnati, United States · Founded 1928
Publisher and media company for the North American manufacturing industry.
Why people attend
Benchmarking against other shops, discovering top technologies, adopting best practices in shop management.
Exhibitor categories
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Speakers
21 speakers at Modern Machine Shop Top Shops Conference
Sustainable Infrastructure and Facilities Manager · An Post
"Keynote: The Future of Manufacturing"
Also speaking at PSI - The Leading European Trade Show for the Promotional Products Industry, Retail Connect India, ProPak MENA
Head of Innovation · FoodTech Inc.
"Panel: Supply Chain Resilience"
Jane leads innovation at FoodTech Inc., focusing on sustainable food solutions.
Also speaking at Retail Connect India, Michigan Townships Association Conference, NIB/NAEPB Training Conference & Expo
TAC Speaker
"The Five Reasons Your Shop Isn’t Growing (And the Data That Proves It)"
"Beyond Heroics: Solving the ‘One Person Deep’ Crisis in Precision Manufacturing"
Speaker at AeroDef: Paul Van Metre, Founder & Chief Industry Evangelist, ProShop ERP
Also speaking at AeroDef Manufacturing
"Bridging the Gaps: Innovating for the Future of the Powder Coating Industry"
Also speaking at UNBOUND
Teamlead Software Development · Mimacom AG
"What Drives Premium Valuations"
Also speaking at Konzertgala - Die Messe, IN.STAND
CEO · D&D Enterprises of Greensboro, Inc.
Also speaking at SAMA Pan-European Conference, CommerceNext Executive Retreat
Co-Host · MakingChips
Owner · Hennig Inc.
Co-Founder and Co-CEO · Harmoni
"The Autonomous Factory Has Set the Standard. Can You Keep Up?"
Also speaking at Fastener Fair USA
CEO · SkodyAI
"If You Take This Job, What Breaks? How Shops Should Quote Against Real Capacity"
President/Owner · Lean & Flexible, LLC
"The Cardinal Mistake that Every Machine Shop Has Made"
"Operational Process Standardization in High-Mix Powder Coating Operations: Impact on Delivery Reliability, Process Capability, and Strategic Customer Retention"
Also speaking at UNBOUND
Nick has worked in the Infosec community for over 25 years. His background includes the U.S. Department of State, Symantec, Sourcefire, and Cisco. He volunteers with the Innocent Lives Foundation, a non-vigilante, nonprofit organization dedicated to identifying online child predators.
Also speaking at SecureWV 17
Director of Quality · BTX
"Four Sites, One Playbook: Chandler / BTX’s Proven Approach to Rolling Out Quality Software Across Manufacturing"
Senior Lecturer · Abertay University
George Lovell completed his PhD at Stirling University investigating the processes underlying the detection of lines using visual psychophysics and computational modelling. He is a senior lecturer at Abertay University, Dundee. Research has used a range of behavioural measures to investigate different forms of Camouflage. He has worked upon countershading camouflage1-3 and demonstrated the close association between an animal’s normal light environment and the type of countershading pattern it should have in order to maximise crypsis. (2) shown that disruptive colouration can effectively conceal targets even in non-matching backgrounds4 and (3) has shown that quail can actively select micro-habitats that best suit their individual camouflage5. Outside of camouflage research he has modelled human visual difference discrimination6, and inter-species differences in the sensitivity of visual opponent channels7. Additionally he has explored the visibility of rail signs and signals for Network Rail8 and military targets9.
Also speaking at EURADH XVI: 16th European Adhesion Conference
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