Last November, the Detroit Free Press reported that online guide Travel Lemming had placed the Motor City in its top 10 travel recommendations for 2023. For those of us whose work intersects the manufacturing automation technology industry, there would perhaps be no better time to consider that advice than next month, when the continent’s largest automation trade show, Automate, rolls into town.
Billed as North America’s largest automation trade show, Automate will run May 22-25, 2023, in Detroit. Source: A3 AutomateThe event, which runs May 22-25, 2023, presents the latest cutting-edge innovations in a variety of fields including robotics, vision, artificial intelligence and motion control. Produced by the Association for Advancing Automation (A3), Automate features more than 700 exhibitors spread over 300,000 sq ft of exhibit space, plus daily keynote sessions and theater presentations to help attendees find solutions for their unique business needs. Best of all, show registration is free. Attendance at this year’s show is expected to reach 25,000.
And while the keynotes will highlight how automation technologies can solve real-world challenges, the theater sessions will give attendees a chance to engage in small-group discussions covering topics such as how robotics and automation are transforming the economy, innovative ways to jump-start an automation strategy and how companies can cultivate talents in the workforce. There will also be presentations from the 10 finalists of the Automate Startup Challenge, each pitching their technology solution to a panel of industry expert judges as they compete for a $10,000 cash prize.
There’s also a paid portion of the event, the Automate Conference, with educational sessions featuring accomplished industry professionals in over 150 talks — an opportunity for those looking to sharpen their skills or deepen their automation knowledge and get practical solutions, discover the latest innovations or learn from real-world case studies. There are even opportunities during the conference to take exams leading to certification as a Certified Vision Professional (CVP) or a Certified Motion Control Professional (CMCP).
The A3 Automate team, by the way, appears to share the opinion of Travel Lemming about the destination, which it refers to as the new technology hub of the Midwest. “As a city constantly reinventing itself,” the Automate website notes, “Detroit has gone from making wood-burning stoves to cars to driving the future of automation.”
