2027 Northern California Design-2-Part Show Facts
SANTA CLARA, CA • MARCH 31 & APRIL 1
Wednesday 9:30 – 400 • Thursday 9:30 – 3:30
Santa Clara Convention Center • 5001 Great America Pkwy • Santa Clara, CA 95054
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 visitors from our 2026 shows were looking to purchase within 6 months.
- Promotional radius to include: California, Nevada, and Arizona.
- Located in the heart of Silicon Valley, the Santa Clara show puts exhibitors within reach of leading OEMs, technology companies, engineering teams, and advanced manufacturing buyers.
- Convenient airport access: San José Mineta International Airport is roughly 5-10 minutes from the Santa Clara Convention Center, with San Francisco and Oakland airports providing additional Bay Area flight options.
- Easiest set-up and breakdown of any trade show in the region, with no union fees or extra drayage costs.
- Click here to view a map of the area.
Market at a Glance
- California is the nation’s largest manufacturing state, with manufacturers contributing $391 billion in value added, employing 1.2 million people, and exporting $159.3 billion in goods in 2025. (NAM)
- Santa Clara County leads the Bay Area in manufacturing employment, with more than 164,000 manufacturing workers supporting the region’s advanced manufacturing economy. (Bay Area Advanced Manufacturing Activation Plan)
- Silicon Valley remains a key hub for semiconductor, electronics, Al hardware, R&D, and advanced manufacturing, creating strong opportunities for suppliers serving precision manufacturing, components, electronics, tooling, automation, and assembly needs. (Applied Materials/Silicon Valley Semiconductor Industry Data)
Proven Results…
% Based on 2025 Santa Clara, CA Show
| Engineering | 49.2% |
| Purchasing | 9.9% |
| Corporate Management | 26.2%% |
Buying Power
93% Involved in the Decision to Outsource
| Significant Influence | 33.9% |
| Final Decision | 28.5% |
| Recommend Vendors | 30.3% |
Top Industries Represented
| Electronics | 18.5% |
| Medical | 8.4% |
| Automotive | 5.5% |
| Aerospace/Aviation | 4.9% |
| Machinery | 4.3% |
| Hardware | 4.2% |
Partial List of Attendees
Based on 2025 Santa Clara, CA Show
ABBOTT DIAGNOSTICS
AEHR TEST SYSTEMS
AGILENT TECHNOLOGIES
AMPHENOL
ANELLO PHOTONICS
ANRITSU
APPLE
APPLIED MATERIALS
ARCHER AVIATION
ARISTA NETWORKS
BD BIOSCIENCES
BIZLINK TECHNOLOGY
BLOOM ENERGY
BRILLOUIN ENERGY CORP
BROOKS AUTOMATION
CAES BY HONEYWELL
CAPELLA SPACE
CEPHEID
CISCO SYSTEMS INC
COBHAM SATCOM
COHERENT CORPORATION
COLLINS AEROSPACE
COMMONWEALTH FUSION SYSTEMS
CURTIS INSTRUMENTS
DUSTY ROBOTICS
FOX FACTORY
FUJIFILM DIMATIX
GOOGLE
GYNESONICS
HALO INDUSTRIES
HEAT AND CONTROL
HEWLETT PACKARD ENTERPRISE
INTEL
INTERFACE MASTERS TECHNOLOGIES INC
INTUITIVE SURGICAL
JOHNSON AND JOHNSON
KEYSIGHT TECHNOLOGIES
KIRBY MORGAN DIVE SYSTEMS INC
LAM RESEARCH CORPORATION
LOCKHEED
LUCID MOTORS
MAXAR – SPACE SOLUTIONS
MIZUHO OSI
MOUNTZ TORQUE
NEPTUNE MEDICAL
NOKIA
NORTHROP GRUMMAN
OLYMPUS SURGICAL AMERICA INC
PROCEPT BIOROBOTICS
QUALITAU
RAYTHEON
RIVIAN
TESLA
THERMOFISHER
TOPCON POSITIONING SYSTEMS
VEECO INSTRUMENTS
WESTERN DIGITAL
X-SCAN IMAGING
ZOLL MEDICAL
ZOOX