IT, IIoT, digital transformation stakeholders to gain insights at eChem Expo 2026
What you’ll learn:
- eChem Expo 2026 will take place April 8-9 at the MeadowView Conference Resort & Convention Center in Kingsport, Tennessee.
- The event will feature eight technical tracks, PDH and API accredited education, and industry-driven sessions.
- The conference program features over 20 hours of accredited education led by experts from companies such as Mettler-Toledo, KOCH, Protego, IndexAR Solutions, Hargrove, and Endress+Hauser.
Endeavor Business Media, the parent company of Smart Industry, is helming a show April 8-9 for chemical manufacturing professionals that will feature valuable information and insights on IT, IIoT, and digital transformation.
EBM and the organizers of the Kingsport, Tennessee, conference, eChem Expo 2026, this week released a full show program for a two-day event that will feature eight technical tracks, PDH and API accredited education, and industry-driven sessions focused on operational performance, reliability, safety, and emerging technologies for chemical processing and manufacturing.
The conference will take place at the MeadowView Conference Resort & Convention Center and will bring together plant leaders, engineers, operations teams, and industry stakeholders for expert-led sessions and panels designed to address the operational, reliability, and workforce challenges facing modern processing and manufacturing facilities.
The conference program is built around real purchasing needs and operational priorities identified through stakeholder interviews with professionals across the industry, according to show organizers.
The conference program features over 20 hours of accredited education led by industry experts from companies such as Mettler-Toledo, KOCH, Protego, IndexAR Solutions, Hargrove, and Endress+Hauser.
“Amid rapid change and rising performance demands, manufacturing teams need clear, practical guidance top-down and peer-to-peer,” said Damon Bryan Shackelford, the show’s director. “eChem Expo is designed to bring the industry together to share proven insights and technologies that help organizations move forward with confidence."
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The conference program is organized into eight focused educational tracks designed to address the operational priorities shaping plant performance, safety, and reliability.
Day 1 tracks (Wednesday, April 8):
- Capital Effectiveness
- Operational Excellence
- Industrial Artificial Intelligence
- Workforce Development
Day 2 tracks (Thursday, April 9):
- EHS and Compliance
- Instrumentation for Process Reliability
- Accelerating Turnarounds
- Novel Equipment Design
Across both days, attendees will have access to expert-led presentations, interactive discussions, and real-world case studies designed to provide practical insights that can be applied immediately within plant environments.
The conference also will deliver two days of continuing educational content, allowing engineering and technical professionals to earn professional development hours while gaining knowledge they can apply within their facilities. And eChem Expo offers multiple opportunities for peer-to-peer learning and industry connection through both on-site networking and curated off-site experiences, according to show organizers.
The event experience actually begins Tuesday, April 7, with pre-conference activities such as a perimeter tour of the Eastman Chemical facility and the ISA Golf Tournament that attendees can add to their passes.
Amid rapid change and rising performance demands, manufacturing teams need clear, practical guidance top-down and peer-to-peer.
- Damon Bryan Shackelford, director, eChem Expo 2026
Networking continues with scheduled happy hours, networking breaks, and an official off-site bar crawl on Wednesday evening, giving attendees the opportunity to explore downtown Kingsport while connecting with peers from across chemical processing and manufacturing.
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Complementing the education opportunities and networking, eChem Expo’s exhibit floor will feature nearly 150 exhibitors showcasing technologies and solutions for the processing and manufacturing industries. The solutions marketplace allows attendees to engage directly with exhibitors and explore tools, equipment, and services designed to improve plant performance, reliability, and safety.
Qualified attendees can register for eChem Expo for free.
Those qualified attendees include regional and local process companies, manufacturing and EPC stakeholders, government organizations, government contractors, and past attendees.
About the Author
Scott Achelpohl
Head of Content
I've come to Smart Industry after stints in business-to-business journalism covering U.S. trucking and transportation for FleetOwner, a sister website and magazine of SI’s at Endeavor Business Media, and branches of the U.S. military for Navy League of the United States. I'm a graduate of the University of Kansas and the William Allen White School of Journalism with many years of media experience inside and outside B2B journalism. I'm a wordsmith by nature, and I edit Smart Industry and report and write all kinds of news and interactive media on the digital transformation of manufacturing.