Top Shops Manufacturing Expo 2026
Top Shops Manufacturing Expo 2026 is over. Dates for the next event in the series have not been announced.
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About Top Shops Manufacturing Expo
An event designed for manufacturing executives and shop managers that highlights best practices, lean manufacturing, and operational excellence through exhibits and workshops.
Top Shops 2026
Top Shops 2026 runs 6–7 October 2026 at the Huntington Convention Center in Cleveland, Ohio.
Top Shops is the benchmarking and business-improvement conference for CNC machining and industrial finishing shops, run jointly by Modern Machine Shop and Products Finishing. Owners, executives and managers compare performance data against the industry's top performers.
The draw is the data: sessions are built around the annual Top Shops benchmarking survey, making this less a technology showcase and more a working session on shop-floor economics.
Key Topics
- Benchmarking and business performance
- Manufacturing technology
- Industry trends
- Supplier networking
- Hands-on workshops
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