RAPID + TCT

North America's main additive manufacturing event for engineers and production leads.

Going to RAPID + TCT to find your next role?

Do not walk in without a plan. Find out where you stand: your odds, the jobs that fit you and what to do this week. Free. No résumé needed.

Already a member? Log in

Get my plan before I go
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.

How to apply to speak

  • Call for speakers

    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 42,328

Source: NextChapter job data, jobs verified live in the last 7 days.

See the detail →
Typical posted salary
$120,000 a year (middle half $90,000 to $149,000)

Source: NextChapter job data: salary ranges employers posted, midpoint of each range, 1,391 of the newest 5,000 verified open jobs.

See the detail →
Entry or early-career level
41% of openings

Source: NextChapter job data: level read from the full posting, newest 5,000 verified open jobs.

See the detail →
Employment, year over year
+0.6% in manufacturing, the closest BLS sector

Source: BLS Current Employment Statistics, seasonally adjusted payroll employment, October 2026.

See the detail →

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

More from SME

  • EASTEC

    May 11 to May 13, 2027 · West Springfield, MA

    Free expo, paid sessions. Prices not captured.

  • WESTEC

    Nov 16 to Nov 18, 2027 · Long Beach, CA

    Free expo, paid sessions. Prices not captured.

All 3 SME conferences

  • AIChE Annual Meeting

    Nov 8 to Nov 12, 2026 · Minneapolis, MN

    Ticket $829 to $1,129. Member rates: $829 standard to Oct 26, $929 late to Nov 4, $1,129 on site; nonmembers pay more.

    Open call for speakers

  • NTMA ENGAGE

    Nov 10 to Nov 13, 2026 · Las Vegas, NV

    Paid ticket. Prices not captured; joint meeting with AMT planned for 2027.

  • tcworld conference

    Nov 10 to Nov 12, 2026 · Stuttgart, DE

    Paid ticket. Prices in EUR plus 19% VAT: full 3-day conference 1,125 EUR early bird (to Oct 19) / 1,250 EUR late for tekom…

  • Rockwell Automation Fair

    Nov 16 to Nov 19, 2026 · Boston, MA

    Paid ticket, price not listed

  • Automation Fair

    Nov 16 to Nov 19, 2026 · Boston, MA

    Ticket $495 to $895. General access $495 early, $795 advance (to Nov 13), $895 on site; with Advanced Training $1,595-$2,295.

  • Formnext

    Nov 17 to Nov 20, 2026 · Frankfurt, DE

    Paid ticket. Prices in EUR incl. VAT: 4-day Expo-Pass EUR 129 early bird with info service (EUR 168 without), EUR 169/219 from 23…

Free for RAPID + TCT to use. Paste either into your website.

Hard to reach experienced job seekers where they already look?

Get your own page and your own numbers on NextChapter.

Start here