2026 Southern New England Design-2-Part Show Facts
UNCASVILLE, CT • APRIL 28 & 29
Wednesday 9:30 – 3:30 • Thursday 9:30 – 3:00
Mohegan Sun Exposition Center • 1 Mohegan Sun Boulevard • Uncasville, CT 06382
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
- Show sold out early in 2026.
- Get immediate business – over 50% of the attendees from our 2026 shows were looking to purchase within 6 months.
- Promotional radius to include: Connecticut, Rhode Island, Massachusetts, Maine, New York, New Hampshire, and Vermont.
- The Mohegan Sun Exposition Center is one of the Northeast’s premier event destinations, offering a fully contained convention experience with meeting and expo areas located away from casino and entertainment traffic.
- Mohegan Sun is within 45 minutes of Providence, Hartford, and New Haven, just over 90 minutes from Boston, and just over 2 hours from New York City.
- Less than one hour from T.F. Green International Airport in Providence and Bradley International Airport near Hartford, Mohegan Sun is easily accessible by major Northeast routes including I-95, I-395, Route 2, Route 2A, and Route 32.
- Free on-site parking is available for attendees and exhibitors.
- Click here to view a map of the area.
Market at a Glance
- Connecticut remains a strong advanced manufacturing market, with manufacturers contributing more than $33 billion in value added and employing nearly 160,000 workers statewide. (NAM)
- The state’s manufacturing base is rooted in aerospace, defense, shipbuilding, medical devices, semiconductor machinery, hydrogen fuel cells, laser cutting, and precision manufacturing. (AdvanceСТ)
- Connecticut has a deep aerospace and defense supply chain, supporting jet engines, helicopters, and nuclear submarines for companies such as Pratt & Whitney, Sikorsky, and General Dynamics Electric Boat. (AdvanceСТ)
- The state’s aerospace and defense industry supports more than 113,000 total jobs and generates more than $63 billion in economic output. (Aerospace Industries Association)
Proven Results…
% Based on 2025 Uncasville, CT Show
Attendee Profile
| Engineering | 29.5% |
| Purchasing | 13.0% |
| Corporate Management | 25.4% |
Buying Power
91% Involved in the Decision to Outsource
| Significant Influence | 34.1% |
| Final Decision | 32.6% |
| Recommend Vendors | 24.3% |
Top Industries Represented
| Electronics | 11.7% |
| Aerospace/Aviation | 7.9% |
| Medical | 6.9% |
| Machinery | 5.0% |
| Government/Defense | 4.7% |
| Automotive | 3.1% |
Partial List of Attendees
Based on 2025 Uncasville, CT Show
ACCURATE LOCK AND HARDWARE
ANDERSON POWER PRODUCTS
APPLIED PHYSICAL SCIENCES
ASHCROFT
ASML
AXCELIS TECHNOLOGIES INC
BD MEDICAL WARWICK
BIOMED DEVICES
BROOKS AUTOMATION
COLLINS AEROSPACE
COLT MANUFACTURING
COOPER SURGICAL
CURTISS WRIGHT
DANBURY MISSION TECHNOLOGIES
DAVIS-STANDARD
DELL TECHNOLOGIES
DYMAX CORPORATION
DYNO NOBEL
EBM-PAPST INC
EDGEWELL
ELECTRIC BOAT
ENSIGN BICKFORD AEROSPACE & DEFENSE
ENVIPCO HOLDING NV
FUELCELL ENERGY
GOODWAY TECHNOLOGIES
HUBBELL INCORPORATED
HYPERFINE
IMI NORGREN
JARVIS PRODUCTS CORPORATION
KAMAN AEROSPACE
L3HARRIS
THE LEE COMPANY
LEGRAND
LINEMASTER SWITCH
LYMAN PRODUCTS
MEDTRONIC
MOTT CORPORATION
NEL HYDROGEN
NORDSON EFD
OEM CONTROLS
OF MOSSBERG
PARKER HANNIFIN
PRATT & WHITNEY
PRECISION SENSORS
RAYTHEON TECHNOLOGIES
REGENT CRAFT
ROTO NORTH AMERICA
SIKORSKY AIRCRAFT
SILGAN DISPENSING
SMITHS MEDICAL
SPERRY RAIL
TACO COMFORT SOLUTIONS
TIMES MICROWAVE SYSTEMS
TRIUMPH GROUP
TURBINE KINETICS
VERANEX
VERTEX PHARMACEUTICALS
WHELEN ENGINEERING
YUSHIN
ZIMMER BIOMET