2026 Texas Design-2-Part Show Facts
IRVING, TX • APRIL 1 & 2
Wednesday 9:30 – 3:00 • Thursday 9:30 – 3:00
Irving Convention Center • 500 W Las Colinas Blvd • Irving, TX 75039
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 2025.
- Get immediate business – over 50% of the attendees from our 2025 shows were looking to purchase within 6 months.
- Promotional Radius to Include: Texas, Oklahoma, Arkansas, and Louisiana.
- The only tradeshow in the region to exclusively feature exhibitors who specialize in design & contract manufacturing services.
- The Irving Convention Center, a state-of-the-art facility equipped with many business amenities and services, is situated in the heart of the central business hub of Irving. Click here to view a map of the area.
Market at a Glance
- With one of the best tax climates in the nation as well as a strong workforce and solid infrastructure, Texas remains a top destination for manufacturers across multiple industries, from oil exploration to auto manufacturing, biotech production to food processing. (Industry Select)
- Top manufacturing companies in Texas include Tesla, Lockheed Martin, Dell, ConocoPhillips, Apple, L3Harris Technologies, Bell Textron, NXP Semiconductors USA, and Technip Energy. (Industry Select)
- The state of Texas is home to 17,169 manufacturing companies employing over 1.1 million workers…roughly 13% of the nation’s manufacturing workforce. (Industry Select/MNI)
- In Nov. 2024, Texas was named “Top Business Climate in America” by Site Selection Magazine.
- Texas is the top exporting state in the U.S. for 23 years in a row, with $455 billion worth of manufactured goods exports. (Industry Select)
Proven Results…
% Based on 2025 Irving, TX Show
| Engineering | 34.9% |
| Purchasing | 16.5% |
| Corporate Management | 24.7% |
Buying Power
91% Involved in the Decision to Outsource
| Significant Influence | 35.3% |
| Final Decision | 32.9% |
| Recommend Vendors | 22.4% |
Top Industries Represented
| Electronics Electronics Mfg., Computers/Subsystems, Instrumentation & Controls |
17.5% |
| Aerospace/Aviation | 13.2% |
| Automotive | 5.8% |
| Machinery | 5.8% |
| Medical | 5.7% |
| Government/Defense | 5.3% |
| Energy/Utilities | 4.9% |
| Telecommunication | 3.0% |
Partial List of Attendees
Based on 2025 Irving, TX Show
ABBOTT
ADVANCED PEDESTALS
AIRBORN INC
ALCON
AMPHENOL
B BRAUN MEDICAL
BAKER HUGHES
BELL FLIGHT
CISCO SYSTEMS
COLLINS AEROSPACE
COMMSCOPE
CONTINENTAL ELECTRONICS
CORNING OPTICAL COMM
DEAN TECHNOLOGY
DIAMOND C TRAILERS
ELBIT SYSTEMS OF AMERICA
ENTEGRIS
EPIROC DRILLING SOLUTIONS
FLOWCO PRODUCTION SOLUTIONS
GARRETT ELECTRONICS
GENESYS AEROSYSTEMS
GREENE TWEED
H+K INTERNATIONAL
HALLIBURTON ENERGY SERVICES
HILITE INTERNATIONAL
IBM
JOHNSON CONTROLS
LOCKHEED MARTIN AERONAUTICS
LUMINATOR TECHNOLOGY GROUP
MEDTRONIC
MICROPAC INDUSTRIES INC
MOUSER ELECTRONICS
NOKIA
OIL STATES INDUSTRIES
OMRON AUTOMATION
ORTHOFIX INC
OSTEOMED
PACCAR INC
PARKER HANNIFIN
PETERBILT MOTORS COMPANY
PRATT & WHITNEY
QUALITY ASPIRATORS
QUEST MEDICAL INC
RAYTHEON SPACE & AIRBORNE
ROCHESTER GAUGES
SAFRAN SEATS
SANMINA
SELLMARK CORP
SIMTEK INC
SOLAR TURBINES INC
STACKER TRAILERS
TEXAS INSTRUMENTS
TOYOTA
TRANE INC
TRAULSEN
TRINITY INDUSTRIES
TRUE VELOCITY
TUCKER POWERSPORTS
WHITMORE INDUSTRIES
WILSON ELECTRONICS