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TechFair 2026 packs a keynote, four seminars, and over two dozen live demos into one day. Whether you run the plant, engineer the line, or keep it running, here's where to start.

Manufacturing Leadership

(Owners, Management & Strategy)

See how the right automation and AI investments keep manufacturers competitive.

9:15 AM | Keynote: Made in New Jersey. Built for America.

(Unionwear)

See how the right automation and AI investments keep manufacturers competitive.

11:15 AM | The New Factory Machine

(Technology Visionaries)
What AI is actually good at today, and how to put it to work in your business in 30 days. Only 2 Seats Left!

2:15 PM | See It. Solve It. Improve It.

(WERMA)

Real-time visibility into what every machine is doing, so decisions are based on data, not guesses. 

Engineering & Automation

(Engineers, Controls & Automation Teams)

Find the right tasks to automate, then see the

technology that does it.

1:15 PM | From Pain Point to Payback

(Robotiq)

How to spot which tasks are worth automating and what the ROI looks like, from palletizing to Physical AI.

Live Demo | Cobot Palletizing

(Robotiq)

Watch a cobot build a full pallet, with about a minute of setup for each new box size.

Live Demo | AI-Powered 3D Vision

(SensoPart + Cambrian)

AI-Powered 3D Handling for the Real Factory Floor Robots that reliably pick reflective metal and clear packaging, the parts that stump conventional vision.

Production & Process Improvement

(Plant Managers, Production Supervisors & CI Teams)

Cut downtime and bottlenecks with data you can act on.

1:15 PM | From Pain Point to Payback

(Robotiq)

Find the bottleneck tasks where automation pays for itself fastest.

2:15 PM | See It. Solve It. Improve It.

(WERMA)

Track downtime and its root causes in real time, with OEE dashboards you can use on the floor.

Live Demo | Self-Driving Carts

(wheel.me)
Turn the carts you already use into robots that move materials between stations, without buying new vehicles.

Maintenance, Safety, Reliability & Facilities

(Maintenance, EHS & Facilities Teams) 

Keep your people safe and your machines running.

10:15 AM | Stop, Think, Assess: Safety Starts Here

(Pilz)
Why a solid risk assessment is the first step to safer machines, and what a good one covers.

2:15 PM | See It. Solve It. Improve It.

(WERMA)
Get alerted the moment a machine goes down, and see why, before small problems become big ones.

Live Demo | Ergonomic Lifting

(TAWI, new this year)
A vacuum lifter that mounts to a forklift or pallet jack and takes the bending and straining out of manual lifting.

Warehouse & Logistics 

(Warehouse, Distribution & Material Handling Teams)

Move more with less manual handling.

Live Demo | Driverless Pallet Trucks

(Global AGV)
Automated pallet moves between production, storage, and shipping, with a manual mode when you need it.

Live Demo | Self-Driving Carts

(wheel.me)
Automate material flow using the carts and racks you already own.

Live Demo | Mobile Order Picking

(TAWI, new this year)
Faster picking with less strain on your team.

Seminar seats are limited to 20, and some sessions are already filling up. Register by October 1 to lock in your picks and be entered in our prize drawing.

📅 Thursday, October 8

9:00 AM to 3:00 PM
📍 The Knotts Company

350 Snyder Ave, Berkeley Heights, NJ

Plus lunch, networking, and 25+ partners on the floor for one-on-one conversations. Check out our full list of TechFair partners below.

Meet Our Partners