iPBS Conference
The ENHANCED iPBS Conference unites executives, processing engineers, and bulk manufacturers to provide expert-led technical training through fundamentals and advanced educational pillars. Whether you work in food, pharmaceutical, metals, or agriculture--a wide variety of industries attend the two-day conference to uncover bulk material handling solutions and address the toughest challenges in processing technology.
Merging Education and Application
Show Floor Tours
Each conference day also includes an extended lunch hour, giving you the chance to take what you’ve learned in the classroom and see how it applies to processing products and solutions. Walk the show floor with your cohort, ask questions, and see practical applications for your conference education.
Speakers’ Corner
Continue your real-world application in our Speakers’ Corner. At the end of both conference days, you have to opportunity for 1:1 time, a Q&A, and networking with the thought leaders in your track.
Brewery Tour
Tour the LARGEST independent brewery in Illinois, included with the two-day and Wednesday conference passes.
On Wednesday, April 26, join us at Revolution Brewery for an in-depth, technical tour connecting what you’ve learned in the conference to brewery operations. Join us for a reception after the tour and enjoy complimentary drinks and food, games, and more as you network with your peers.
Transportation to and from the brewery is included with your conference pass.
Who Attends?
The iPBS Conference is designed for C-suite executives, managers, and director-level engineers, as well as process and safety engineers seeking to learn about the latest technologies, standards and regulations, and new applications in powder & bulk solids handling and dry manufacturing. Attendees from these leading companies joined the conference in the past:
3M
Amway
Albemarle
Anheuser-Busch
BASF
Baxter Healthcare
Campbell Soup
Clorox
Dakota Growers Pasta Company
DuPont
Duracell Battery
General Mills
Henkel
Herbalife
Honeywell
Innophos
JM Smucker Company
Kellogg
Lifeline Foods, LLC
McCormick & Co.
Owens Corning
Procter & Gamble
Shell
Sweet Street
2023 Event Partners
Principal Partner
Association Partners
Academic Partner
Official Media
Media Partners
Venue Information
Donald E. Stephens Convention Center
5555 N. River Road
Rosemont (Chicago), IL 60018
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Conference:
Tuesday–April 29, 2025 | 8 a.m.–4 p.m.
Wednesday–April 30, 2025 | 8 a.m.–5 p.m.
Expo:
Tuesday–April 29, 2025 | 9 a.m.–5 p.m.
Wednesday–April 30, 2025 | 9 a.m.–5 p.m.
Thursday–May 1, 2025 | 9 a.m.–3 p.m.