The Quality Show
Quality, inspection and manufacturing engineers meeting suppliers, plus ASQ education.
- Dates
- Oct 27 to Oct 29, 2026
- Where
- Rosemont, IL
- Cost
- Paid ticket. Rates page not read; press passes free for approved media.
- Type
- Trade show · Paid ticket
- Organizer
- Quality Magazine (BNP Media)
- Program
- keynotes, breakout sessions, an expo floor, networking events
- Last checked
- October 23, 2026 against the event’s own site
Official site and registration
Speaking opportunities
Has sessions, ask how speakers are chosen
Who goes
Roles and segments the organizer or our research tag this event for.
Segments: Quality, lean and operational excellence, Advanced manufacturing and automation
Roles: quality manager, manufacturing engineer
The field it serves: Manufacturing & Industrial
- Verified open jobs
- about 50,536
- Typical posted salary
- $124,000 a year (middle half $97,000 to $155,000)
- Entry or early-career level
- 36% 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, 1,356 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.
- Arthur G Russell Co. Sponsoring 2026
- Baltec Sponsoring 2026
- Cincinnati Test Systems Sponsoring 2026
- Creform Sponsoring 2026
- Daniels Sponsoring 2026
- Desoutter Sponsoring 2026
- Edgewater Automation Sponsoring 2026
- Epson America Sponsoring 2026
- GEM Sponsoring 2026
- Genesis Sponsoring 2026
- Intertech Sponsoring 2026
- Koken USA Sponsoring 2026
- Makita Sponsoring 2026
- Panasonic Sponsoring 2026
- Primetest Sponsoring 2026
- Promess Sponsoring 2026
- Retrocausal Sponsoring 2026
- RFID Inc. Sponsoring 2026
- Schmidt Sponsoring 2026
- Stareline Sponsoring 2026
- Sumake North America Sponsoring 2026
- Torqtec Sponsoring 2026
- Tox-Pressotechnik Sponsoring 2026
- Ujigami Sponsoring 2026
- VKS Sponsoring 2026
Read from the event’s own pages: www.qualitymag.com.
Speakers and sessions
Named on the event’s own program. Titles and organizations are as the event lists them.
Keynotes
Girish Gopalakrishnan
NA Senior Manager – Continuous Improvement, Case New Holland
AI in Manufacturing
John Platais
Senior Manager for Data Science, Machine Learning Operations and Data Governance, Milwaukee Tool
AI in Manufacturing
Jung Yoon
Distinguished Engineer & CTO, IBM Supply Chain
AI in Manufacturing
Panelists
Bernard Misiak
Sales Applications Engineer, Genesis Automation
S16: Automated Assembly Systems Panel Discussion
John Sprovieri
Editor in Chief, ASSEMBLY
S16: Automated Assembly Systems Panel Discussion
Steven Benvenuto
President, PrimeTest Automation, Inc
S16: Automated Assembly Systems Panel Discussion
Tim Tate
President, Edgewater Automation
S16: Automated Assembly Systems Panel Discussion
Speakers
Dan Colvin
Vice President, North America Robotics & Digital Solutions, ESAB
S7: A Path to Automation – Manual, Mechanized, Cobot, Robot
Denise Hall
President & CEO, Peak Performance
S25: Preparing the New Collar Worker for Success in Smart Factories
Fadi Abro
Senior Global Director of Automotive & Mobility, Stratasys
How Leading Manufacturers Are Cutting Assembly Tooling Lead Times from Weeks to Days
Herman Tang
Professor, Eastern Michigan University
S12: Integrating Cost of Quality into Quality Improvement Projects
Janina Kublbeck
Customers & Product Development, Dryft AI
S26: From Copilot to Autopilot: The Next Step for AI in Manufacturing Operations
Jd Marhevko
VP of Quality, ZF Groups Electronics & ADAS Division
Tutorial: Let's Play... With the Alphabet Soup of Core Tools
Jeff Miller
Semiconductor & Electronics Cost Lead, General Motors
S23: Cost Engineering as a Strategic Advantage in Manufacturing
Matthew Rassi
Manufacturing Growth Guide, Twenty Helping Hands
Gen Z Isn't the Problem: Your Manufacturing System Might Be
Peter Schulz
Chief Product Officer, GoCanvas
The Audit That Takes an Afternoon, Not a Week
Rajan Chaudhary
Sr. Process Engineer, PPG Industries Inc.
S4: Driving Measurable Manufacturing Results: From 96% Defect Reduction to 29% OEE Improvement Using Real Plant Strategies
Scott Marsic
Group Product Manager, Epson Robots
Automation Isn't the Answer. Choosing the Right Automation Is.
Tariq Masud
Senior Manager, Parsons Corporation
Modern Manufacturing Quality Toolbox
Read from the event’s own pages: qualitymag.com
Industries and functions
Where it is and who it is for
Held in Rosemont, IL. Local jobs, employers, layoffs and other conferences nearby are on the place pages.
Past and planned editions
- 2026: October 27, 2026 to October 29, 2026, Rosemont, IL
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