Manufacturers and manufacturing-related organizations will soon gather for the second annual Manufacturing Suppliers Expo, which will be held Oct. 20-21 at the Mirabeau Park Hotel & Convention Center, at 1100 N. Sullivan Road, in Spokane Valley. 

The expo — organized by Dean Cameron, owner of Spokane Valley-based Top Drawer Media and the publisher of Northwest Aerospace News Magazine, Let's Go Aerospace Magazine, and Aerospace Vendors, — is dedicated to connecting buyers and sellers within the manufacturing industry, according to a press release for the event.

Regional, national, and international vendors will feature products at 25 booths, according to the release. In a departure from the inaugural expo in 2024, this year’s event won't include presentations or speakers, and will instead focus on facilitating interactions between attendees and vendors. Attendees will engage in networking opportunities, learn about the vendors’ products, and potentially set up partnerships for future business.

Featured industries include computer numeric control machining, castings machining, fasteners manufacturing, electronics, metal fabrication, and more. Exhibitors include the Spokane Community College manufacturing program, Hydrafab Northwest Inc., Altek Inc., and the Northwest I-90 Manufacturing Alliance.

The first day of the expo event will begin with booth set up from 8 to 11 a.m. followed by a youth reception scheduled from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., where high school students are invited to learn about the different industries in the sector. The event will open to all attendees from 1:30 to 5:30 p.m., and from 8 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. the following day.

This year’s title sponsors include Machinists Institute, Pioneer Human Services, the Center for Advanced Manufacturing Puget Sound, and the Aerospace Futures Alliance.

Attendee registration for the exhibition is $35.