Get Approval for Your Trip to
Anaheim in 3 Easy Steps
Ready to join thousands of engineers, executives, and innovators at MD&M West but need your company’s approval first? Don’t worry; we’ve made it easy for you. Use our helpful guide and downloadable justification letter to show your manager why attending is a smart investment for you and your organization. We’ll see you in Anaheim!
Step 1: Identify Your Company and Personal Objectives
Start by aligning your company’s goals with your own professional development. Understanding what your business wants to achieve—whether it’s reducing costs, automating processes, sourcing new suppliers, or staying ahead of emerging trends. This will help you target the most relevant solutions, exhibitors, and education at MD&M West. Clear objectives make a stronger case for approval.
Step 2: Explore What MD&M West Has to Offer
Research the exhibitors, products, conference sessions, and networking events that directly support your company’s needs. Identify where you can find solutions, meet potential partners, or gain knowledge that applies to your daily challenges. Then, connect these opportunities to your organization’s priorities to show how attending will deliver measurable value.
Step 3: Draft and Send a Formal Request for Approval
Use your research to craft a concise, results-focused proposal that outlines the event details, highlights key benefits, and explains how attending supports both your business and career goals.
We know your time is valuable; that’s why we’ve created a sample justification letter to help you make your case quickly and effectively. Download it, personalize it for your situation, and you’ll be ready to get the green light to join us in Anaheim.
Explore Our Five Industry Sectors
Browse our five manufacturing sector pages to learn more about the companies, products, and education we offer for automation, design & manufacturing, MedTech, packaging, and plastics—all in one location. Stop going everywhere. Start finding everything. Only at MD&M West.
Share your latest innovations in medical design and manufacturing, attracting industry professionals in cardiovascular care, medical device manufacturing, general healthcare and more.
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Our automation sector brings together the latest technology in robotics, sensors, motion control and automated systems, to boost efficiency and meet demand for everyday goods domestically and beyond.
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Blueprint the manufacturing industry’s next prototypes and help it scale-up across diverse specialties, including IT & computers, additive manufacturing, software, and design & production for industries ranging from aerospace & defense to consumer goods.
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Play a crucial role in product and material development across various industries, driving efficiency, sustainability, and eco-friendliness within plastics manufacturing across the medical device, automotive, agriculture, aerospace, and food & beverage industries.
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Discover cutting-edge packaging solutions that streamline your production, ensure compliance, and enhance sustainability at MD&M West's Packaging Sector—your one-stop destination for connecting with industry leaders and exploring technologies built for speed, precision, and reliability
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