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Pennsylvania’s upcoming manufacturing calendar features technical committee meetings, member gatherings, briefings, conferences, exhibitions, and a defense-focused suppliers conference and technology expo. The sample is concentrated in Pittsburgh, with an additional event in Philadelphia, and typically brings together manufacturers, engineers, technology and robotics professionals, industry members, suppliers, and representatives connected to advanced manufacturing and defense production.
Recurring themes include specialty alloys, foundry technology, superalloys, forging, lightweight materials, robotics for manufacturing, and technical research. The program also includes business and marketing discussions, technology showcases, and topics tied to naval nuclear submarine and aircraft carrier supply chains, reflecting Pennsylvania’s links to metals, materials, automation, and defense manufacturing.
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Forging Industry Association (FIA) · Pittsburgh, PA
Aerospace & Defense · Automotive · Heavy Machinery & EquipmentFIA member-only conference covering market trends, legislative updates, and business-growth strategies for the forging industry. Industry presentations address human leadership in an automated world, defense market opportunities, materials market forecasts, advocacy and lobbying efforts, automotive and aerospace market trends, artificial intelligence for forging applications, and reshoring for the forging industry. Breakout sessions cover Communication for Authentic and Influential Leadership, The Value of Benchmarking & Data, and Reducing Healthcare Costs Without Reducing Benefits. The program includes an optional plant tour of Ellwood Quality Steels, which produces carbon, alloy, and stainless steel, nickel alloys, ingots, and semifinished products. Its listed melting processes include ladle refining, vacuum degassing, vacuum oxygen decarbonization, vacuum arc remelting, and electroslag remelting. The company is also installing a vacuum induction melting furnace.
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Advanced Robotics for Manufacturing (ARM) Institute · Pittsburgh, PA
Aerospace & Defense · Heavy Machinery & Equipment · Robotics & AutomationMember-exclusive national conference for industry, government, and academia covering robotics, physical AI, manufacturing, and workforce development. The program combines plenary sessions with concurrent Technology and Education/Workforce Development tracks, updates on ARM Institute-funded projects, five-minute member pitches, and interactive activities focused on manufacturing priorities, workforce needs, and innovations in robotics. Key content includes “From ARM Institute Project to Factory Floor Deployment,” “The Art of Tech Storytelling: Communicating Need, Risk, and Value,” “Defining Value, Outcomes, Outputs for Competitive Education/Workforce Grant Proposals,” and “Immersive Learning Experiences.” Additional panel themes include AI in manufacturing, manufacturers’ problems, building ARM Institute-funded project teams, funding opportunities, and increasing enrollment in manufacturing training programs. Keynote presenters include Dr. Joseph S. Jewell, Assistant Secretary of War for Science and Technology; Douglas Woods, AMT CEO; Keith DeVries, Director of the Office of the Secretary of War Manufacturing Technology; Retired Army Lieutenant General Rick Lynch; and Alex Shikany, Executive Vice President of A3. Interactive sessions are led by Cara Cranston, ARM Institute Senior Director of Technology Programs; Misty Dawson, ARM Institute Chief Technology Officer; Harry Pierson, Government Chief Technology Advisor for the ARM Institute; and Phil Freeman, ARM Member representing Boeing. Access is limited to ARM Members.
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National Defense Industrial Association (NDIA) · Philadelphia, PA
Aerospace & Defense · Maritime & ShipbuildingThe conference addresses congressional mandates in the National Defense Authorization Act and their implications for Navy, shipbuilder, and industry partners. Sessions cover current construction plans, industrial-base capacity and capability, Navy priorities for Maritime Industrial Base and Shipbuilding Industrial Base investments, the Columbia-class program, the Virginia-class submarine program, the Ford-class aircraft carrier program, shipyard procurement needs, and the AUKUS submarine program. The event also includes a technology exposition.
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