SOUTHWEST Exhibitor: Founded in 1984 with multiple sales and service awards to their credit, Hillary Machinery has become one of the largest machine tool distributors in the State of Texas growing its annual sales to over $50 Million, employing 30+ sales, technical support and administrative personnel throughout the state with offices in Dallas,Houston and Tulsa, Oklahoma.
SOUTHWEST Exhibitor: Our Services. Hill & Wilkinson offers a full range of general contracting services under a variety of contractual arrangements including General Contractor, Construction Manager at Risk, Design-Build, or IPD (Integrated Project Delivery). Additional services include BIM/VDC coordination, MEP commissioning, and LEED management.
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SOUTHWEST Exhibitor: ESP supports high-tech industries by providing precision machined and fabricated products, mechanical assemblies, and refurbishment services.
SOUTHWEST Exhibitor: 4D Technology designs and manufactures optical surface gauges and surface roughness profilers for accurate 3D, non-contact, high-resolution measurement of precision surfaces. 4D's gauges measure in < 1 second with one-button operation, and can be used anywhere in the factory or lab - either handheld, combined with collaborative robots for high-volume automation, or in-situ applications. Measure critical components with our industrial portfolio which includes: •4D InSpec®: the first handheld, precision instrument for non-contact surface defect measurement, with a measurement area of 8mm x 8mm. Now with improved resolution down to 2um! •4D InSpec XL®: a surface defect gauge with expanded measurement area of 16mm x 16mm and improved resolution down to 5um! •4Di InSpec AMS: a fully automated 3D, optical inspection system to measure hundreds of callouts in minutes! Quantify features such as chamfer, radius, edge break, and thread geometries and defects such as pits, dings and scratches. •New! 4D InSpec SR: the industry’s first handheld, nm-level resolution surface roughness system for precision machined surfaces, enabling high-resolution 3D (areal) roughness of hard-to-reach areas and large samples right on the shop floor.
SME is excited to bring about the inaugural Advanced Manufacturing Showcase at CES. SME and CTA are collaborating to highlight and promote the advanced manufacturing resources and capabilities in the US, as more global manufacturers seek to onshore and reshore their operations.
Speaker at SOUTHWEST: Austin Justice, Vice President, CMMC Compliance Guide
Speaker at SOUTHWEST: Arjun Subramaniam, Director of Robotics and AI, Blue Onyx Systems
SOUTHWEST Session: In today’s fast-evolving manufacturing environment, automation is no longer a one-size-fits-all solution. This session will explore the critical decision between deploying collaborative robots (cobots) and traditional industrial robots, offering clarity around when each choice makes strategic sense. While industrial robots excel in high-volume, high-speed, heavy-load operations—thriving in fenced-off cells for repetitive tasks—cobots are designed for safe, direct interaction with human workers, offering flexibility, ease of redeployment and quicker changeover. Attendees will gain a framework for matching automation type to production need: evaluating criteria such as payload, cycle time, workspace environment, operator exposure, and change-frequency. We’ll also cover key trade-offs including installation cost, safety infrastructure, reprogramming agility and human-robot collaboration. Through real-world use-cases and decision lenses, you’ll walk away with actionable guidance: when to choose a cobot for tasks like machine tending, light assembly or flexible layouts; when an industrial robot remains the superior option for brute strength, continuous throughput and long runs; and how future-oriented operations can combine both in hybrid strategies. Join us if you’re looking to move beyond buzzwords and make informed automation choices that align with both current realities and future factory goals.
Speaker at SOUTHWEST: Rodney Reddic, Executive Director, Texas Manufacturing Assistance Center