ICMA’s new Production 360 track brings the card manufacturing lifecycle full circle, uniting general managers, engineers, designers and other card plant personnel with industry innovators, leading-edge technology providers and supplier partners for networking opportunities and educational presentations to help solve plant challenges and move card manufacturing forward.

If you missed CardTREX in 2023 or if your organization is seeking more technical programming from the ICMA EXPO—Production 360 is the answer for you and your production crew. Sessions will focus on materials, inks, bonding, substrates, machines, staffing, plant operations and more.

The track will take place on the final two days of the EXPO from May 15-16 during ICMA’s 2024 Card Manufacturing & Personalization EXPO at the Renaissance Orlando at SeaWorld in Orlando, Florida. The cost for members to attend this separate track is $550 and the cost for non-members is $750.

Education is paramount to overcoming the vast amount of challenges manufacturers face daily, and the Production 360 track delivers a healthy combination of forward-looking insights and technical knowledge with a half day of seminars starting at 1 p.m. on May 15 and a half day of seminars starting at 9 a.m. on March 16.

Attendees will have scheduled access to the Exhibit Hall where participants will have an opportunity to meet a wide array of equipment, material and other technology providers. Attendees will also have the opportunity to attend ICMA’s Élan Awards of Excellence ceremony and dinner on the evening of May 15. 

Make the most of your Production 360 track attendance by packaging it with Advanced Card Education-Manufacturing (ACE-M) training and certificate program. The training will be offered after the educational sessions end on May 16 and the correlating ACE-M exam will take place on May 17. Note: There is a separate fee to participate in the ACE program and non-members are not eligible to attend.