Top Manufacturing Conferences in 2026

The most prominent manufacturing conferences on the calendar in 2026, ranked by expected attendance so you can prioritize where to spend your travel budget.

  1. 1

    CX/UX in Automotive 2026 Conference

    ConferenceApr 22, 2026Munich, Germany
  2. 2

    International Conference on Ocean Plastics and Marine Biological Impact

    ConferenceMay 2–3, 2026US
  3. 3

    International Conference on Robotics Software Testing and Integration in Aerospace

    ConferenceMay 2–3, 2026US
  4. 4

    International Symposium on Dentistry and Dental Materials

    ConferenceMay 2–3, 2026US
  5. 5

    International Conference on AI Applications in Cyber Defense

    ConferenceMay 2–3, 2026US
  6. 6

    International Conference on AI Applications in Cyber Defense

    ConferenceMay 2–3, 2026Los Angeles, US
  7. 7

    International Symposium on Dentistry and Dental Materials

    ConferenceMay 2–3, 2026US
  8. 8

    International Conference on Robotics Software Testing and Integration in Aerospace

    ConferenceMay 2–3, 2026Washington DC, US
  9. 9

    International Conference on Ocean Plastics and Marine Biological Impact

    ConferenceMay 2–3, 2026Washington DC, US
  10. 10

    International Conference on Computational Materials Science and Simulation

    ConferenceJun 1–2, 2026US
  11. 11

    International Conference on Computational Materials Science and Simulation

    ConferenceJun 1–2, 2026US
  12. 12

    International Conference on Plastic, Reconstructive and Cosmetic Surgery

    ConferenceJun 1–2, 2026Chicago, US
  13. 13

    International Conference on Plastic, Reconstructive and Cosmetic Surgery

    ConferenceJun 1–2, 2026US
  14. 14

    International Conference on Sustainable Manufacturing and Green Chemistry

    ConferenceJul 1–2, 2026Philadelphia, US
  15. 15

    International Conference on Sustainable Manufacturing and Green Chemistry

    ConferenceJul 1–2, 2026US
  16. 16

    International Conference on Industrial Electronics and Automation

    ConferenceAug 1–2, 2026San Francisco, US
  17. 17

    International Conference on Embedded Systems and Robotics in Aerospace Software Integration

    ConferenceAug 1–2, 2026Seattle, US
  18. 18

    International Conference on Embedded Systems and Robotics in Aerospace Software Integration

    ConferenceAug 1–2, 2026Seattle, US
  19. 19

    International Conference on Industrial Electronics and Automation

    ConferenceAug 1–2, 2026San Francisco, US
  20. 20

    International Conference on Chemical Biology and Drug Design

    ConferenceSep 1–2, 2026Chicago, US
  21. 21

    International Conference on Chemical Biology and Drug Design

    ConferenceSep 1–2, 2026US
  22. 22

    International Conference on Green Catalysis and Sustainable Chemical Processes

    ConferenceSep 1–2, 2026Las vegas, US
  23. 23

    International Conference on Additive Manufacturing in Mechanical Engineering

    ConferenceSep 1–2, 2026US
  24. 24

    International Conference on Additive Manufacturing in Mechanical Engineering

    ConferenceSep 1–2, 2026Chicago, US

How this list is built

We rank by expected attendance because it's the closest proxy we have for prominence — bigger events draw bigger speakers, more sponsors, and (usually) more substantive deal flow. Where attendance isn't known, the event drops below ranked entries even if it's well-regarded. If you want raw inventory instead of a curated list, the manufacturing conferences hub has every event in the database, not just the top 25.

Total in this category: 24 events.