2027 Southeast Design-2-Part Show Facts
RALEIGH, NC • MAY 25 & 26
Tuesday 9:30 – 3:00 • Wednesday 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 visitors from our 2026 shows were looking to purchase within 6 months.
- Promotional radius to include: North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Virginia, Tennessee, and West Virginia.
- The Raleigh Convention Center is located in the heart of downtown Raleigh, surrounded by hotels, restaurants, and business amenities in one of the Southeast’s fastest-growing regions.
- Just 18 minutes from Raleigh-Durham International Airport, with nonstop service to major U.S. business markets and growing international destinations.
- The Raleigh Convention Center is easily accessible from major routes including 1-40, 1-440, I-540, U.S. 1, U.S. 64, and U.S. 70, connecting downtown Raleigh to the broader Research Triangle and Southeast manufacturing markets.
- Click here to view a map of the area.
Market at a Glance
- North Carolina is one of the Southeast’s strongest manufacturing markets, contributing more than $112 billion in value added and employing over 470,000 workers statewide. (NAM)
- Wake County sits in the heart of North Carolina’s Research Triangle and is home to more than 300 advanced manufacturing companies. (Wake County Economic Development)
- Advanced manufacturing in the Triangle is growing six times faster than the national average, with companies building products tied to loT, data analytics, autonomous systems, robotics, medical devices, aerospace components, military equipment, agricultural equipment, and advanced materials. (Work in the Triangle)
Proven Results…
% Based on 2025 Raleigh, NC Show
Attendee Profile
| Engineering | 36.4% |
| Purchasing | 13.2% |
| Corporate Management | 21.5% |
Buying Power
91% Involved in the Decision to Outsource
| Significant Influence | 37.4% |
| Final Decision | 29.5% |
| Recommend Vendors | 24.4% |
| Electronics | 11.9% |
| Automotive | 6.1% |
| Machinery | 5.0% |
| Medical | 4.2% |
| Aerospace/Aviation | 3.5% |
| Government/Defense | 3.3% |
| Energy/Uitilities | 3.0% |
Partial List of Attendees
Based on 2025 Raleigh, NC Show
ABCO AUTOMATION
AFEX FIRE SUPPRESSION SYSTEMS
AIRCLEAN SYSTEMS
AKG NORTH AMERICA
ANALOG DEVICES
AP EMISSIONS TECHNOLOGIES
ASENSUS SURGICAL
ASHLEY FURNITURE
ATI INDUSTRIAL AUTOMATION
BECTON DICKINSON
BIOMERIEUX
BOB BARKER COMPANY
BORGWARNER
BOSCH HOME APPLIANCES
BUCKEYE FIRE EQUIPMENT
BUEHLER MOTOR INC
CARRIER CORPORATION
CHIRON AMERICA
CIRCOR
CLEVER DEVICES
COLUMBUS MCKINNON
COMMSCOPE
CORNING INC
CURTISS WRIGHT CONTROLS
DRADURA USA
EATON COOPER POWER SYSTEMS
ELECTROLUX
ELKAY SOUTHERN
EXTRON ELECTRONICS
GE POWER
GRACE MEDICAL
HENDRICK MOTORSPORTS
HEXAGON AGILITY
HONDA AIRCRAFT COMPANY
HONEYWELL
HUBBELL INC
ITRON
KEMPOWER
KYOCERA
LEGRAND
MANN HUMMEL PUROLATOR
MUELLER WATER PRODUCTS
NOVO NORDISK
PENTAIR
PHILLIPS CORP
PLEXUS
QORVO
RAILROAD FRICTION PRODUCTS
RELIABLE AUTOMATIC SPRINKLER COMPANY
SANDVIK COROMANT
SCHAEFFLER GROUP
SIEMENS INDUSTRY INC
SNAP-ON POWER TOOLS
STANDARD MOTOR PRODUCTS
STURDY CORP
TE CONNECTIVITY
TEMPOSONICS
TRANSAXLE MFG OF AMERICA CORP
VOLVO TRUCKS GROUP
XYLEM