2026 Mid-Atlantic Design-2-Part Show Facts

OAKS, PA • NOVEMBER 18 & 19

Wednesday 9:30 – 3:00 • Thursday 9:30 – 3:00
Greater Philadelphia Expo Center • 100 Station Ave • Oaks, PA 19456

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: Pennsylvania, New Jersey, New York, Delaware, Maryland, and Virginia.
  • Located in Oaks, PA, just northwest of King of Prussia, the Greater Philadelphia Expo Center offers direct access to major Mid-Atlantic routes including the Pennsylvania Turnpike, Route 422, Route 202, I-76, and I-476.
  • Philadelphia International Airport is approximately 45–50 minutes from the Greater Philadelphia Expo Center, providing access to a major domestic and international air travel hub.
  • The Greater Philadelphia Expo Center is one of the largest suburban exhibition centers on the East Coast, offering up to 240,000 square feet of uninterrupted exhibit space on a single floor.
  • The Expo Center offers more than 5,000 free on-site parking spaces, making arrival and parking convenient for exhibitors and attendees.
  • Click here to view a map of the area.

Market at a Glance

  • Pennsylvania remains one of the nation’s strongest manufacturing states, with manufacturing contributing more than $112 billion in annual output and supporting more than 562,000 jobs statewide. (Pennsylvania Manufacturers’ Association / PA Gets It Done)
  • The Greater Philadelphia region supports a deep advanced manufacturing base, with more than 5,600 manufacturers employing approximately 190,000 workers across biopharmaceuticals, chemicals, plastics, food, aerospace, and related sectors.
    (Select Greater Philadelphia)
  • Recent biomanufacturing investment is strengthening the local supply chain, including GSK’s planned $1.2 billion investment in a new biologics facility in Upper Merion, Montgomery County.
    (GSK / Select Greater Philadelphia)

Proven Results…

% Based on 2025 Oaks, PA Show

Attendee Profile

Engineering 37.8%
Purchasing 16.2%
Corporate Management 25.9%

Buying Power
90% Involved in the Decision to Outsource

Significant Influence 31.8%
Final Decision 34.4%
Recommend Vendors 24.2%

 

Top Industries Represented

Electronics
• Electronics Mfg.
• Computers/Subsystems
• Instrumentation & Controls		 13.4%
Machinery 9.4%
Medical 7.7%
Aerospace/Aviation 7.0%
Government/Defense 6.9%
Automotive 6.6%

 

Partial List of Attendees

Based on 2025 Oaks, PA Show

View Fact Sheet (PDF)
ABBOTT
ACUTEC PRECISION AEROSPACE
AMETEK
AMPHENOL ADVANCED SENSORS
ASYLON ROBOTICS
B BRAUN MEDICAL INC
BAUSCH
BECTON DICKINSON
BOEING DEFENSE AND SPACE
BOYD CORPORATION
BRANCH MEDICAL GROUP
BROOKS INSTRUMENT
CENTINEL SPINE
COHERENT AEROSPACE & DEFENSE
CRAFT-BILT MANUFACTURING
CRANE AEROSPACE & ELEC
CURTISS-WRIGHT SURFACE TECH
DIAMONDBACK TRUCK COVERS
DORMAKABA
DORMAN PRODUCTS
DRUMMOND SCIENTIFIC COMPANY
EAST PENN MANUFACTURING
GAMMON TECHNICAL PRODUCTS
GENERAL AIR PRODUCTS
GLOBUS MEDICAL
GREENE TWEED
HALE FIRE SUPPRESSION GRP
HAVIS SHEILDS
HONEYWELL
HORMANN
IFM PROVER USA
KEARFOTT CORPORATION
KOENIG ENGINEERING
KULICKE AND SOFFA
KULITE SEMICONDUCTOR PROD INC
L`OREAL
LOCKHEED MARTIN
MAROTTA CONTROLS
MARTECH MEDICAL PRODUCTS
MERCK PHARMA
MERIT MEDICAL
MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC
NIGHT VISION DEVICES
PENN ENGINEERING
PIASECKI AIRCRAFT CORP
READING BAKERY SYSTEMS
SCHINDLER ELEVATOR CORP
SPACE X
STARLINE
STREAMLIGHT INC
TE CONNECTIVITY
TELEFLEX MEDICAL
THERMAL INSTRUMENT COMPANY
THORLABS
TRIDENT EMERGENCY PRODUCTS
US NAVY
VEECO INSTRUMENTS
VICTAULIC
WIDMER TIME RECORDER CO INC
ZIAMATIC CORP

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