Southern Design and Manufacturing Event Returns and
Expands with New Show Features in 2009!

Co-located Events • March 11–12, 2009 • Charlotte Convention Center • Charlotte, NC

In 2009, the South’s largest advanced design and manufacturing event returns to Charlotte, NC, the heart of the South’s most vibrant manufacturing market. The Carolinas are home to more than 15,000 manufacturing establishments employing nearly 1 million people. This region annually produces $240 billion in manufacturing output requiring the annual purchase of $108 billion in materials and $7.3 billion in capital equipment.

The combined 2009 Charlotte event will include the returning Green Manufacturing, SouthPack, Design & Manufacturing South, PLASTEC South Pavilion, and AM Expo/ATX South shows, as well as new features Plant Engineering South and MetalTec. More than 700 exhibiting companies encompassing over 120,000 net feet of exhibition space will be featured, and 18,000 production and manufacturing managers, engineering managers, packaging and process engineers, project managers, design engineers, operations managers, purchasing staff, and general corporate managers will gather at the Charlotte Convention Center.

6 SHOWS • 18,000 ATTENDEES • 700 EXHIBITORS=ONE BADGE!

The Green Manufacturing Expo returns as the one-of-a-kind showcase for the software, materials, products, and technologies that enable manufacturers to achieve sustainable manufacturing. This show will also feature the Green Packaging Pavilion.

The dedicated resource to more than 3,500 custom and captive molders in the Southeast, PLASTEC South Pavilion features the top suppliers of processing machinery, auxiliary equipment, molds, molding components, materials, and services providers.

The only trade show for the Southeast’s packaging marketplace, SouthPack features the leading suppliers of the packaging equipment, materials, and contract services used to package and process a wide range of consumer and industrial products.

NEW IN 2009! Introducing the Southern event for plant engineering professionals, operations teams, and executives responsible for the planning, specifications, installation, maintenance, efficient operation, and compliance of industrial and institutional facilities and systems. Plant Engineering South exhibitors will present these most-requested products and services:

• Warehouse Management/ Supply Chain Software
• Manufacturing Execution Software
• Systems Designers
• Distribution Consultants
• Third-Party Logistics
• Computers
• Enterprise Resource Planning Software and Services
• Order Management Software and Systems
• Transportation Management Software and Systems

• Box and Carton Makers, Packaging and Unitization Systems
• Dunnage Trays, Pallets, Palletizing Equipment
• Wrapping Equipment and Supplies
• Wire Baskets/Carts
• Plastic and Metal Containers
• Bar Code Printers and Scanners
• Vision Systems
• Voice Recognition Systems
• RFID