COLLABORATION FOR THE FUTURE OF AEROSPACEMore than 2,600 individuals from around the world gathered for four days at aerospace and defense manufacturing’s most influential event, with 20 countries represented. The AeroDef 2018 exhibit floor spanned more than 27,000 square feet and hosted 233 exhibiting companies. Countless valuable business connections were made, products were introduced, ideas were born, and visions became reality.

AERODEF 2018 BY THE NUMBERS

Exhibit Attendees (excluding conference attendees) 1,200Conference Attendees (including speakers) 459Number of Exhibiting Companies Represented 233Number of Conference Tracks 6Number of Conference Sessions 29Number of Conference Presentations 101

TOTAL PARTICIPANTS

ATTENDEE JOB FUNCTIONS

42%

18%

17%

13%

2% 3% 5%

Manufacturing Engineering & Production

Owner/Company Management/ Corporate Executive

Design Engineer/Product Design/R&D

Purchasing

Other

Control Engineering/Automation/IT/Quality Assurance

Government/Education

of AeroDef 2018 attendees were

first-time AeroDef attendees

74PERCENT

TOP AREAS OF BUSINESS/INDUSTRY

Academic Institution 2%

Aircraft/Aerospace 43%

Automotive 3%

Communications 1%

Consulting/Engineering 7%

Government/Military/ Defense 7%

Electronics/Computers 3%

Fabricated Metal/Stampings 2%

Industrial and Commercial Machinery 5%

Medical/Surgical 1%

Oil & Gas/Petroleum 1%

Plastic Products 2%

Research & Development 3%

Services (Financial and Other) 6%

Other 14%

TOP TECHNOLOGIES EVALUATED

Robotics 28%Tooling 25%3D Scanning 24%Metals 23%CNC Controls & Accessories 20%Measurement Inspection & Testing 20%Assembly & Joining 20%Assembly Equipment & Systems 19%Milling 19%Finishing & Coatings 19%Forming & Fabrication 19%Lasers & Laser Systems 18%Fastening 16%Design & Simulation 16%Drilling & Tapping 16%Sensors 16%Digital Manufacturing 15%Thermoplastics 14%Material Handling 14%Quality 14%Flexible Manufacturing Systems 14%Welding 13%Grinding 13%Metrology 13%Contract Manufacturing Services 13%Water Jet Cutting 13%

Electronics Manufacturing 13%Machine Vision 13%Controls CAD/CAM Software 13%Artificial intelligence 13%Casting 13%Turning 12%Ceramics 12%Software/Simulation 11%Nanotechnology 11%Micromanufacturing 11%IIoT 11%Boring 10%Industry 4.0 10%Workholding Systems & Devices 10%Software Machine Control 9%EDM 9%Workplace Safety & Ergonomics 9%Coolants & Lubricants 8%Virtual Reality/ Augmented Reality 8%RFID 8%Cleaning & Pretreatment Equipment 8%Cyber Security 6%Energy & Environmental Efficiency 4%Environmental Equipment & Protection 4%PLM 4%

3D Printing/Additive Manufacturing 50%Machining 34%Advanced Materials 34%Composites Manufacturing 33%Automation 29%

TOP5TECHNOLOGIES EVALUATED

TOP ATTENDING COMPANIESAeroDef Manufacturing® 2018 delivered high-quality attendees from the top companies in aerospace and defense manufacturing.3M AerospaceAerojet RocketdyneAerospace CorporationAir LiquideAirbus GroupAirbus HelicoptersApplied Aerospace Structures Corp.Applied Composites EngineeringATI-Advanced Technology InternationalBell Helicopter TextronBoeing Research & TechnologyBosch RexrothCurtiss-WrightDLA AviationEaton AerospaceFleet Readiness Center SouthwestGeneral Atomics ASIGeneral Dynamics Mission SystemsGKN AdditiveGKN Aerospace SwedenGulfstream AerospaceHITCO Carbon CompositesHoneywellInfosysJPLKellstrom DefenseLeonardo DRSLockheed Martin AeronauticsLockheed Martin Missiles and Fire ControlLockheed Martin Skunk WorksLockheed Martin Space Systems Co.MDAMitsubishi Heavy Industries AmericaMoog

National Center for Defense Manufacturing & Machining (NCDMM)Naval Air Warfare Center Weapons DivisionNaval Surface Warfare CenterNISTNorthrop Grumman Aeropsace SystemsNorthrop Grumman Mission SystemsNorthrop Grumman Space Systems DivisionNorthrop Grumman Technology ServicesOrbital ATKParker AerospacePPGRaytheon Company Space and Airborne SystemsRolls-Royce CorporationSAFRANSikorsky AircraftSpaceXSpirit AeroSystemsTE ConnectivityThe Aerospace CorporationThe Boeing CompanyTriumph Group Aerospace StructuresU.S. Air ForceU.S. Army AMRDECU.S. Department of DefenseU.S. NavyU.S. Navy NAVAIRUnited AirlinesUnited Technologies AerospaceUTC Aerospace SystemsVirgin OrbitZodiac Aerospace

JOIN US IN 2019EXHIBIT SPACE IS FILLING UP FAST!Conference: April 29–May 2, 2019 | Exhibits: April 30–May 1Long Beach [CA] Convention Center

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EQUIPMENT AND SERVICES BUDGETS

Up to $20,000 38%$20,001–$50,000 12%$50,001–$200,000 15%$200,001–$500,000 10%$500,001–$1,000,000 8%$1,000,001–$5,000,000 8%Over $5,000,000 9%

of attendees influence

purchasing decisions

70PERCENT

25%>500K

HAVE BUDGETS

ATTENDANCE BY REGION

INTERNATIONAL 2%Belgium, Canada, China, France, Germany, India, Israel, Italy, Japan, Mexico, Mongolia, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, South Africa, South Korea, Spain, Switzerland, Turkey, United Kingdom

6%6%

4%4%

7%7%2%2%

4%4%4%4%

71%71%CA, HI, OR, WA IA, KS,

MN, MO, NE

CT, MA, NH, NJ, NY, PA, RI, VT

AL, DE, DC, FL, GA, KY, MD, NC, SC, TN, VA

IL, IN, MI, OH, WI

AZ, CO, ID, NV, NM, UT OK, TX

Chris LongCompanies #s–JExt 3225 clong@sme.org

Mike MatkovichCompanies K–ZExt 3121 mmatkovich@sme.org

Dave MortonSr. Event ManagerExt 3142 dmorton@sme.org

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