2025 Southeast Design-2-Part Show Facts

RALEIGH, NC • OCTOBER 29 & 30

Wednesday 9:30 – 3:00 • Thursday 9:30 – 3:00
Raleigh Convention Center • 500 S. Salisbury St. • RALEIGH, NC 27601

The Design-2-Part Trade Show is the ideal marketing opportunity for contract manufacturers and job shops in the metal, plastics, rubber, electronics, and finishing industries.

About the Show

  • Get immediate business – over 50% of the attendees from our 2025 shows were looking to purchase within 6 months.
  • Raleigh visitors demonstrate a critical need for job shop parts and services as over 32% of them traveled more than 90 miles to outsource parts.
  • Promotional Radius to Include: North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Virginia, Tennessee and West Virginia.
  • The only trade show in the region to exclusively feature exhibitors who specialize in design and contract manufacturing services.
  • The Raleigh Convention Center (RCC) is located in one of the most admired and sought-after regions in the U.S. Within two blocks are nearly 900 hotel rooms at the connected Raleigh Marriott City Center and nearby Sheraton Raleigh and Residence Inn Raleigh Downtown. Click here to view a map of the area.

Market at a Glance

  • Wake County, located in the heart of North Carolina’s famed Research Triangle, is home to over 300 companies in the Advanced Manufacturing sector. (Wake County Economic Development)
  • Top manufacturing companies in North Carolina include IBM, Fleet Readiness Center East, GE-Hitachi, Pfizer, Tyson Foods, Goodyear Tire, and Bridgestone. (Industry Select)
  • The state of North Carolina is currently home to 8,170 manufacturers employing 540,289 workers. (Industry Select/MNI)
  • North Carolina’s prime location connects you to customers and suppliers up and down the Eastern Seaboard. A robust highway and rail system ensures that you can move your freight and reach major markets to expand your service offerings quickly. (Economic Dev. Partnership of North Carolina Inc.)
  • CNBC has named North Carolina as America’s #2 State for Business in 2024, including #3 in overall workforce and #2 in business friendliness. (CNBC)

Proven Results…

% Based on 2023 Raleigh, NC Show

Attendee Profile

Engineering 43.5%
Purchasing 13.4%
Corporate Management 26.2%

Buying Power
92% Involved in the Decision to Outsource

Significant Influence 34.7%
Final Decision 35.2%
Recommend Vendors 22.5%

Top Industries Represented

Electronics
Electronics Mfg., Computers/Subsystems, Instrumentation & Controls		 14.0%
Medical 10.6%
Automotive 9.2%
Machinery 5.8%
Government/Defense 4.7%
Energy/Utilities 4.4%
Aerospace/Aviation 3.4%
Sporting Goods 3.2%
See the Current Exhibitor List

Partial List of Attendees

Based on 2023 Raleigh, NC Show

View Fact Sheet (PDF)
3M
ABCO AUTOMATION
AFEX FIRE SUPRESSION SYSTEMS
AIRCLEAN SYSTEMS
AISIN WARNER NORTH CAROLINA
AKG AMERICA
APEX TOOL GROUP
ASENSUS SURGICAL
ATEX TECHNOLOGIES
ATI INDUSTRIAL AUTOMATION
BELL AND HOWELL
BORGWARNER
BOSCH HOME APPLIANCES
BUEHLER MOTOR
CANDLE SCIENCE
CISCO
COLLINS AEROSPACE
CORNING
CREE LED
CURTISS WRIGHT CONTROLS
DANFOSS POWER SOLUTIONS
DILL AIR CONTROLS
DRADURA
EATON CORP
ELKAY SOUTHERN
GENERAL DYNAMICS MISSION SYS
HAYWARD POOL PRODUCTS INC
HEMOSONICS
HEXAGON AGILITY
HONDA
HONEYWELL
HUBBELL
INGERSOLL RAND
INTUITIVE SURGICAL
JOHN DEERE
KYOCERA
LEGRAND
LEVITON
MOOG
NOVO NORDISK
NVIDIA CORPORATION
ONTIC
PEERLESS BLOWERS
PHONONIC
PIONEER MOTOR BEARING
PLEXUS
POWELL ELECTRONICS
QORVO
RAILROAD FRICTION PRODUCTS
RAMSEY PRODUCTS CORP
SANDVIK COROMANT
SCHNEIDER ELECTRIC
SEALED AIR CORP
SIEMENS INDUSTRY INC
SNAP-ON POWER TOOLS
SPENCER HEALTH SOLUTIONS
TE CONNECTIVITY
TEMPOSONICS
TOSHIBA
VOLVO GROUP
WOLF X-RAY CORP
WOLFSPEED
XYLEM
ZOETIS

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