2026 Southern California Design-2-Part Show Facts

PASADENA, CA • OCTOBER 14 & 15

Wednesday 9:30 – 3:30 • Thursday 9:30 – 3:00
Pasadena Convention Center • 300 E Green St. • Pasadena, CA 91101

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 2026 shows were looking to purchase within 6 months.
Promotional radius to include: California, Nevada, and Arizona.
The Pasadena Convention Center sits in the heart of downtown Pasadena, surrounded by walkable restaurants, cafés, shops, hotels, and the popular Paseo and Old Town Pasadena areas.
With nearby access to I-210, SR-134, and I-110, Pasadena connects visitors to Los Angeles, the San Gabriel Valley, the Inland Empire, Orange County, and surrounding Southern California manufacturing markets.

Pasadena is served by Hollywood Burbank, LAX, Ontario, and Long Beach airports, with Hollywood Burbank about 20–25 minutes and LAX about 40–60 minutes from the Pasadena Convention Center.
Click here to view a map of the area.
The Pasadena Convention Center offers on-site subterranean parking, plus additional public parking garages within a short walk.

Market at a Glance

Los Angeles County remains America’s largest manufacturing county, with over 300,000 private-sector manufacturing employees in 2024. (BLS / SSTI)
California is the nation’s largest manufacturing state, leading the U.S. in manufacturing output and employment across advanced industries. (NAM / CMTC)
Southern California’s manufacturing base is rooted in aerospace, defense, electronics, medical devices, automotive, machinery, industrial products, and advanced materials. (CMTC / California Business & Economic Dev.)

California’s aerospace and defense sector contributes an estimated $35 billion annually to state GDP, supported by a deep supplier base and a strong concentration of space, defense, and advanced manufacturing companies.
(California Governor’s Office of Business and Economic Dev.)

Proven Results…

% Based on 2025 Long Beach, CA Show

Attendee Profile

Engineering	38.6%
Purchasing	16.3%
Corporate Management	35.0%

Buying Power
90% Involved in the Decision to Outsource

Significant Influence	28.7%
Final Decision	36.0%
Recommend Vendors	25.0%

Top Industries Represented

Aerospace/Aviation	14.5%
Electronics • Electronics Mfg. • Computers/Subsystems • Instrumentation & Controls	8.6%
Automotive	7.2%
Machinery	4.8%
Medical	3.9%
Government/Defense	2.6%

See the Current Exhibitor List

Partial List of Attendees

Based on 2025 Long Beach, CA Show

View Fact Sheet (PDF)

ACCURIDE INTERNATIONAL
ADAMS RITE AEROSPACE
ALCON
AMADA AMERICA INC
AMERICAN SECURITY PRODUCT
BOEING GLOBAL SERVICES
BOSTON SCIENTIFIC
BOURNS
BRAUN
CARBON CAPTURE INC
CHATSWORTH PRODUCTS
CLEVELAND GOLF
CONCORDE BATTERY CORP
CZINGER VEHICLES
DASSAULT SYSTEM
DENSO
DMF LIGHTING
DUCOMMUN
EATON
EDWARDS LIFESCIENCES
EXTRON
FLUIDMASTER
FOXCONN INTERCONNECT TECH
GENERAL DYNAMICS NASSCO
GKN AEROSPACE
GLENAIR
HAAS AUTOMATION
HOWMET AEROSPACE
HRD AERO SYSTEMS
HUSSMANN
KEYSIGHT TECHNOLOGIES

KILLION INDUSTRIES
L3HARRIS
LEACH INTERNATIONAL
LOCKHEED MARTIN
MARVIN ENGINEERING
MATTEL INC
MEDTRONIC
MEISSNER FILTRATION PROD
MERCURY SYSTEMS
MOOG INC
NASA JET PROPULSION LAB
NORTHROP GRUMMAN
NUCOR DATA SYSTEMS
NUVASIVE NSO
OAKLEY
PANASONIC AVIONICS
PARKER AEROSPACE
PHENOMENEX
PNEUDRAULICS INC
RAYTHEON
ROBINSON HELICOPTER CO
SAFRAN
SECURITY DOOR CONTROLS
SENSATA TECHNOLOGIES
SENSOR SYSTEMS INC
SKYWORKS SOLUTIONS INC
SPACEX
SUREFIRE
TA AEROSPACE
VIRGIN ORBIT
WAVESTREAM CORP