# Society of Manufacturing Engineers IMX Conference, Las Vegas, Nevada – The Future of Manufacturing
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Two events at one. I spoke at dinner for over 300 senior manufacturing executives - and was seated beside the ex-CEO of Porsche. The next morning, an opening keynote for 3,000 manufacturing engineers. Both talks covered the massive trends impacting the sector and providing unparalleled opportunity, including 3D printing, robots and 'cobots,' new materials, intelligent product capabilities, rapid prototyping and iterative design.

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Source: https://jimcarroll.com/2011/09/society-of-manufacturing-engineers-imx-conference-las-vegas-nevada-the-future-of-manufacturing/