RAPID + TCT
North America's main additive manufacturing event for engineers and production leads.
- Dates
- Apr 12 to Apr 15, 2027
- Where
- Detroit, MI
- Cost
- Paid ticket. Conference April 12-15, exhibits April 13-15; pricing not on the home page.
- Type
- Trade show · Paid ticket
- Organizer
- SME
- Last checked
- October 23, 2026 against the event’s own site
Official site and registration
Speaking opportunities
Open call for speakers
Call for speakers is open via 'Submit to Speak'; deadline not seen.
Call for speakers
Call for speakers is open via 'Submit to Speak'; deadline not seen.
Who goes
Roles and segments the organizer or our research tag this event for.
Segments: Advanced manufacturing and automation, Additive manufacturing and Industry 4.0
Roles: manufacturing engineer, automation engineer, 3d printing engineer
The field it serves: Manufacturing & Industrial
- Verified open jobs
- about 58,249
- Typical posted salary
- $115,000 a year (middle half $89,000 to $148,000)
- Entry or early-career level
- 40% of openings
- Employment, year over year
- +0.3% in manufacturing, the closest BLS sector
Source: NextChapter job data, jobs verified live in the last 7 days.
Source: NextChapter job data: salary ranges employers posted, midpoint of each range, 1,287 of the newest 5,000 verified open jobs.
Source: NextChapter job data: level read from the full posting, newest 5,000 verified open jobs.
Source: BLS Current Employment Statistics, seasonally adjusted payroll employment, September 2026.
Full Manufacturing & Industrial snapshot: jobs, pay, layoffs and conferences
Employers at this conference
Exhibitors, sponsors and speakers we have found on the event’s own lists.
- 1factory Exhibiting 2026
- 3D Control Systems Exhibiting 2026
- 3D Microprint Exhibiting 2026
- 3D Systems Exhibiting 2026
- 3D-Fuel Exhibiting 2026
- 3Devo Exhibiting 2026
- 3DM Surface Finishing Exhibiting 2026
- 3DMakerpro Exhibiting 2026
- 3DPrint.com Exhibiting 2026
- 3DSHQ Exhibiting 2026
- 3DXTECH Exhibiting 2026
- 4D Technology Exhibiting 2026
- 6K Additive Exhibiting 2026
- A2B Tracking Solutions Exhibiting 2026
- A3D Exhibiting 2026
- Aalberts Surface Technologies Exhibiting 2026
- ABCorp 3D Exhibiting 2026
- Accio3D Exhibiting 2026
- ACNIS Titanium & Alloys Exhibiting 2026
- AconityUS Exhibiting 2026
- Across International Exhibiting 2026
- Acuren Inspection Exhibiting 2026
- ADAMS CORP Exhibiting 2026
- Addiguru Exhibiting 2026
- Addireen Technologies Exhibiting 2026
- ADDiTEC Exhibiting 2026
- Additive Assurance Exhibiting 2026
- Additive in Steel Exhibiting 2026
- ADDMAN Exhibiting 2026
- AddUp Exhibiting 2026
- Adelbert Haas Exhibiting 2026
- Admatec Additive Solutions Exhibiting 2026
- ADMET Exhibiting 2026
- Adva Cera Exhibiting 2026
- Advanced Printed Electronic Solutions Exhibiting 2026
- AESUB by Scanningspray Exhibiting 2026
- Agile Manufacturing Exhibiting 2026
Read from the event’s own pages: rapid2026.smallworldlabs.com.
Industries and functions
Where it is and who it is for
Held in Detroit, MI. Local jobs, employers, layoffs and other conferences nearby are on the place pages.
Past and planned editions
- 2027: April 12, 2027 to April 15, 2027, Detroit, MI
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