AIS at the 2025 MAPP Benchmarking & Best Practices Conference
September 23, 2025AIS at MAPP
Why This Was Not Your Typical Trade Show — A Thank You to Attendees & Partners
Thank You, MAPP Community — What a Ride!
To all the attendees, speakers, sponsors, vendors, and fellow exhibitors: thank you. The 2025 MAPP Benchmarking & Best Practices Conference in Indianapolis was more than another show on the calendar. It was the gathering of minds, machines, relationships, and real-world problem solving.
We at AIS left energized, thoughtful, and yes, a little hoarse from too much networking!
MAPP: A Professional Gathering Unlike Others
The MAPP Benchmarking & Best Practices conference isn’t a tradeshow where you wander booths relisting specs and hoping someone stops to look. It’s designed as a networking + learning event, a sum greater than its parts. MAPP’s agenda is built to inform, challenge, and connect. (MAPP)
Over the three days, attendees dove into peer benchmarking, panel discussions, BC Labs deep dives, automation showcases, and AI / digital transformation tracks. The evening receptions and peer-to-peer networking sessions (especially breakout groups) carried as much value as the formal sessions. (MAPP)
This is one of the few conferences where you leave thinking, “I have homework — and new contacts to call.”
What Went Really Well
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Speakers who hit it out of the park
From Chad Hymas’s inspiring leadership stories to the hard-data panels on AI, to Joel Block’s “play to win” analogies the lineup was sharp, relevant, and delivered. The energy on stage translated into immediate conversations off stage. -
Our machines stole the show
Yes, we brought our usual iron, but even more so, folks flocked to see our automated machine in action. The buzz around watching “robotic precision meet practical throughput” was real. We fielded dozens of questions, gave demos, and generally showed off to the show floor. -
New faces, new relationships
We walked away with a stack of business cards (a little old-school, I know), fresh leads, and invitations to partner/consult/collaborate. -
It’s not just about today, it’s about launchpad weeks ahead
Over the next few weeks, we’ll be doing outreach, sending customized follow-ups, sharing demo videos, and engaging the contacts we met. This isn’t a “post-show lull” it’s a runway for real connection. -
Reaffirming: AIS = The Experts in O-Ring Installation
We took every opportunity to emphasize our specialization, reliability, and depth of experience in O-Ring installation. When someone asks, “Who do we call when this needs to be done right?” we want AIS to be the first name that comes to mind.
What’s Next
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Over the coming weeks we’ll be reaching out to everyone we met — vendors, contacts, prospective customers, and folks who stopped by our booth.
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We’ll share content: demo videos, white papers, and we’ll loop in those connections who asked, “Can you send me that detail later?”
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We’ll be collecting feedback: what sessions resonated, what topics folks want more of next year, and where AIS can do to help.
Final Thoughts
MAPP showed us what’s possible when you bring together sharp minds, new tech, and genuine curiosity. It’s not about the bells and whistles; it’s about asking, “What’s next? How do we make it better?”
To everyone who visited us, spoke with us, laughed with us, questioned us, and challenged us, thank you. We’re proud to be part of this community. We left Indy with more than leads; we left with ideas, urgency, and renewed purpose.
Stay on the lookout: in your inbox and LinkedIn DMs, we’re going to stay connected. And if anyone asks, yes, AIS still owns O-Ring installation.
Let’s keep building, together.
