NADCA Plant Management Conference

The annual conference addresses marketplace, government, industry, and business trends affecting die casting. Agenda sessions cover a Washington, D.C. update; U.S. manufacturing; the U.S. economy; die-casting strategies; tooling strategies framed as winning over China; an NADCA R&D update; and a roundtable discussion.

The program combines technical and management sessions, exhibits, and presentations for foundry professionals, suppliers, casting designers, buyers, and OEM representatives. Topics include additive manufacturing, casting design and purchasing, engineering, environmental health and safety, ferrous and nonferrous alloys, Industry 4.0, marketing and sales, melting, molding, pouring, quality control, workforce development, and casting case studies, reshoring, material selection, and casting quality. The program also includes the Hoyt Memorial Lecture on integrated computational materials engineering (ICME) and artificial intelligence for sustainable metalcasting. Its themes include alloy design, process innovation, digital manufacturing, workforce development, and using physics-based ICME with AI and machine learning to improve casting development, manufacturing processes, and prediction of microstructure, defects, and mechanical properties.

The conference focuses on mining-related technologies and methods. Abstract topic areas include reclamation, mine operations, and water treatment. Attendees are eligible for Professional Development Hours based on class time.

The conference brings together industry and government experts to discuss nuclear security program implementation inspections, lessons learned, industry trends, and Nuclear Regulatory Commission updates. The event includes general sessions, breakout sessions, regional security association meetings, and an exhibit hall featuring security technology and services. Intended participants include technical security experts, advanced reactor developers and security program managers, plant security executives, security program auditors, security training staff, researchers, licensing and regulatory affairs personnel, and vendors and suppliers serving nuclear professionals.

The technical program is planned to include keynote presentations, technical sessions, panel discussions, special-topic sessions, and hands-on workshops. Topics include heat-treating technologies, process control, materials performance, emerging innovations, applied research, case studies, process improvements, and practical solutions to manufacturing and operational challenges. Heat Treat is co-located with IMAT, the Residual Stress Technology Conference (RSTC), and the North American Cold Spray Conference (NACSC).

Technical conference focused on improving plant-wide performance in the refining and petrochemical industries.

The conference combines superintendent and engineer meetings for presentations on new technology, standards, and industry regulations, alongside a joint product show featuring solutions from digital tools to bucket trucks. Agenda topics include automation, leadership, field testing for metering accuracy and hidden losses, AI tools for engineering and operations, advanced distribution operations and faster restoration, and relay testing. A group-led roundtable covers artificial intelligence in electric cooperatives, contractor requirements, dispatching, employee retention, right-of-way and line-extension policies, pole loading and guying, BESS, data center loads, electronic breakers, safety, equipment, and automation. Additional listed issues include ODOT projects, ground-grid and relay advancements, vegetation and asset management using LiDAR and drone mapping, protection engineering, utility construction coordination and constructability, and independent construction oversight and QA/QC. The business meeting includes the election of 2027 officers and new business.

The conference program covers additive manufacturing, industrial 3D printing, and supporting technologies through technical presentations, real-world case studies, and strategic perspectives for manufacturers, engineers, product leaders, and decision-makers. Its nine tracks are Aerospace, Defense, Healthcare, Transportation, Energy, Consumer Products, Process Development, Materials Development, and Essential AM. The program also includes Executive Perspectives panel discussions on additive manufacturing trends, industry evolution, opportunities, and challenges. Event features include showcases for aerospace and defense suppliers, healthcare applications, startups, and local additive manufacturing service providers, as well as hands-on exhibits of additive manufacturing technologies and applications. Conference content is organized around evaluating possibilities and applications, implementing and integrating technology, and maximizing performance and efficiency.

Conference themes include battery chemistry and cell innovation; EV systems and powertrain integration; battery manufacturing and supply-chain industrialization; energy storage and grid applications; and advanced air mobility and electrified aviation. Listed technical topics include solid-state commercialization, silicon anodes, sodium-ion, advanced materials, gigafactory execution, manufacturing scale-up, critical minerals, localization, quality, battery safety, recycling, and grid interconnection. The expo covers battery manufacturing, EV powertrains, thermal management, energy storage, components, testing, and charging infrastructure.