Ashling is proud to sponsor the 12th Annual American Manufacturing Summit March 17–18 in Chicago— one of the most focused gatherings of senior manufacturing, operations, and engineering leadership in North America.
The summit brings together 300+ executives from companies like Boeing, Toyota, Bayer, and GE for two days of candid peer exchange, case study presentations, and curated one-to-one meetings. Attendance is by invitation only, and the conversation stays at a practitioner level- what's working now, and what's next.
We'll be on the exhibition floor and open to conversations about intelligent automation in manufacturing environments: where it delivers, where it doesn't, and how to approach it practically.
The summit's program is built around four themes that reflect where manufacturing leadership attention is genuinely focused right now.
01
Process Optimization
Lean methodologies, real-time analytics, AI-enabled forecasting, digital twins, and building operational resilience at scale.
02
Plant Performance
Asset utilization, predictive maintenance, MRO operations, EHS, and accelerating scalability through modular plant design.
03
Talent & Workforce
Succession planning, upskilling, DEI integration, and building career pathways that attract and retain people in a competitive market.
04
Innovation
Smart factory systems, Industry 5.0, AI in production, digital infrastructure, and building a culture where experimentation sticks.
What is in it for you?
Whether you stop by the floor or reach out before the summit, here's what we bring to the table:
An honest read on where automation fits
We work across enough manufacturing environments to know where intelligent automation genuinely moves the needle and where it's still more promise than proof. We'll tell you both.
Practical experience, not a product demo
Our team works directly in implementation — process discovery, integration with legacy systems, scaling what works. The conversations we have at events like this tend to be diagnostic, not sales-driven.
A starting point, not a commitment
If you're exploring what automation could do for your operations — or you've already tried something and it stalled- we're a useful conversation to have. No pressure to have all the answers going in.
