Our First-Ever User Conference

Cutting Edge.

The industry is splitting in two.

We surveyed 144 precision shops this year. We didn’t find a bell curve — we found a fault line. On October 22, in one room, we reveal what the shops pulling ahead figured out.

Join the list · get the 144-shop survey report + first access to tickets.

THE EVENT WAITLIST OPEN
Date Thu · October 22, 20269:00 AM – 5:00 PM CT
Venue Renaissance SchaumburgSchaumburg, IL · minutes from ORD
Format In-person · one dayKeynotes · demos · hands-on labs
Cost FreeComplimentary · seating limited
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The shift

The difference isn’t better people.

Every shop has good people. That was never the gap. The gap is whether what those people know stays in the building when they go home.

What Used to Work

The edge lived in people.

The veteran who knew the setup. The estimator who could feel the price. The quality lead who remembered the audit. For decades it worked —right up until that knowledge took a week off,walked out the door,or retired. Then the shop ran on one person’s memory,and the edge left with them.

What Comes Next

The edge lives in the shop.

The shops pulling ahead didn’t hire better people. They changed what their shop’s system remembers. The setup,the decision,the sign-off —captured once and reachable by the whole floor. The knowledge compounds instead of walking out the door. Every job teaches the next one.

On the floor

What you’ll see on October 22.

This is where it gets concrete. We’ll walk a real shop’s workflow — quote to close — live,in one room. It’s the first time we’re showing Chip,the intelligence layer built into ProShop,on real shop data.

STOP-01

Price from what actually happened

Quotes built on your shop’s real history —actual run times,actual costs —instead of last year’s memory.

STOP-02

A plan that survives contact

Scheduling that updates itself as the floor moves,so the plan still means something at 2pm.

STOP-03

A floor that documents itself

Execution,traceability and sign-offs captured as the work happens —an audit trail you don’t have to assemble after the fact.

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Every job teaches the next one

See Chip turn a finished job into the knowledge that prices,plans,and runs the next one.

Speakers

The lineup is coming.

This is where it gets concrete. We’ll walk a real shop’s workflow — quote to close — live,in one room. It’s the first time we’re showing Chip,the intelligence layer built into ProShop,on real shop data.

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Keynote

To be announced

The fault line,in full

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Chip Demo

To be announced

ProShop,live on shop data

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Shop Panel

To be announced

Owners on the right side of the line

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Quality

To be announced

Winning the bids you used to decline

Getting there

Chicago. Right by the airport.

Thursday,October 22,2026

Doors 8:00 AM · Program 9:00 AM –5:00 PM CT · Reception to follow.

Renaissance Schaumburg Convention Center Hotel

1551 N Thoreau Dr,Schaumburg,IL —near O’Hare (ORD) with a complimentary airport shuttle.

Travel &stay

A discounted room block opens with registration. Fly into ORD;the venue shuttle handles the rest.

Questions

Good to know.

More detail lands as we lock the program. Anything else — reach the team at [email protected].

What’s with all the survey data?
We surveyed 144 precision manufacturers this year on resilience,quoting,and compliance. The patterns were stark enough that we built the whole event around them. Join the list and the full report is yours —whether or not you can make it to Chicago.
Who is Cutting Edge for?
Anyone who runs or works in a precision machine shop —owners,GMs,quality managers,schedulers,and floor operators. If you’ve ever felt the shop slow down when the right person was out,this is built for you.
How much does it cost?
Pricing is being finalized. Join the list and you’ll be first to know when registration and ticket tiers go live —including the early-bird window.
Is it in person or virtual?
In person,one day,in Chicago. We’re bringing the community into one room. Select sessions may be recorded for on-demand after the event.
Do I need to be a ProShop customer?
No. Current customers will get the most out of the hands-on labs,but anyone evaluating where their shop should head is welcome —come see the floor walk-through up close.
Will there be hotel and travel info?
Yes. A discounted room block at the Renaissance Schaumburg opens alongside registration,and the venue runs a complimentary shuttle to and from O’Hare (ORD).

Oct 22,2026 ·Chicago

In three years,there’ll be shops that made the jump —
and shops that wish they had

Cutting Edge is where the shift starts. Get on the list and we’ll send the full 144-shop survey report,your invite,and the early-bird window before anyone else. Sign up for free below.

No spam. Just the survey report and your invite when registration opens.