NSSF Supplier Showcase

A trade-only event for qualified businesses in the shooting, hunting, outdoor, tactical, and defense markets, as well as commercial buyers and sellers of military, law enforcement, and tactical products and services. Manufacturer displays include products from major companies and smaller manufacturers. The Supplier Showcase features tools, machinery, plastics, metal extrusions, fabrics, original-equipment materials, fabrication, logistics, software, and other products and services for the industry. Education offerings cover retail and shooting-range business topics including customer communications, used firearms, new shooters, ATF/NICS, compliance, operations, marketing, and workforce development. LEEP focuses on protection measures and practical applications of technology and training. Export training addresses export/import challenges, regulations, and entering export markets.

A trade-only event for qualified businesses in the shooting, hunting, outdoor, tactical, and defense markets, as well as commercial buyers and sellers of military, law enforcement, and tactical products and services. Manufacturer displays include products from major companies and smaller manufacturers. The Supplier Showcase features tools, machinery, plastics, metal extrusions, fabrics, original-equipment materials, fabrication, logistics, software, and other products and services for the industry. Education offerings cover retail and shooting-range business topics including customer communications, used firearms, new shooters, ATF/NICS, compliance, operations, marketing, and workforce development. LEEP focuses on protection measures and practical applications of technology and training. Export training addresses export/import challenges, regulations, and entering export markets.

The event focuses on assembly and quality manufacturing, with industry professionals exploring equipment, technologies, and solutions for assembly and manufacturing. Its stated offerings include suppliers, interactive product demonstrations, and expert-led technical sessions addressing real-world manufacturing challenges and operational excellence.

Theme: “Winning on the Factory Floor: Rebuilding the Arsenal of Freedom.” The conference focuses on logistics, sustainment, and supply chain excellence, including industry partnerships, innovation, and operational efficiency aimed at delivering capabilities to warfighters. Discussions address challenges and solutions driving defense readiness across logistics and acquisition, aviation, and land and maritime sectors.

The event features manufacturing, distribution, and supply-chain equipment and systems, hands-on demonstrations of equipment and technology, expert-led educational sessions, and in-person business connections. Featured keynote themes include the 2027 MHI Annual Industry Report, innovation at scale, and teamwork and leadership.

The program includes panel discussions, breakout sessions, and conference talks, alongside hands-on demonstrations and live simulations of manufacturing technologies and processes. Topics include automation, robotics, artificial intelligence, and sustainable practices. Exhibitor sectors include aerospace, automotive, electronics, and sustainable manufacturing.

The show covers advanced manufacturing, production and machining, tool and die, stamping and fabrication, automation, and metrology. Attendees can see machinery operating and explore manufacturing technologies, production processes, and exhibitor solutions. Three Innovation Corner Seminar Room sessions are listed for the first day, with titles and presenters to be announced.

A metal forming, fabricating, welding, and finishing event where suppliers showcase technology and industry products and developments. The event connects manufacturing decision-makers with suppliers and solutions aimed at improving productivity and business results.

The event features exhibits in automation, robotics, smart manufacturing, precision machining, software solutions, industrial IoT, and cybersecurity. Its Executive Perspectives series is a thought-leadership panel program featuring manufacturing-company executives and technology providers; featured presentations cover diverse manufacturing disciplines. The Smart Manufacturing Experience includes exhibits on smart manufacturing and cybersecurity, plus Knowledge Bar conversations about advanced manufacturing technology, innovation, AI, and technology-adoption challenges for small and medium-sized manufacturers. SME Mission Critical: Workforce 2030 focuses on manufacturers’ workforce challenges.

The showcase focuses on manufacturing solutions for aerospace, mobility, and defense applications, with an emphasis on flexibility, speed, and adaptability. APEX Accelerators will host small-group Knowledge Bar sessions on conducting business safely and securely in the defense industry and other federal departments. The AeroDef Strategic Advisory Council curates the aerospace and defense tracks of the colocated RAPID + TCT Conference. Those tracks cover additive manufacturing applications and supporting technologies, including AI, automation, advanced materials, digital manufacturing, qualification, and inspection.