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CHICAGO
Rolls Out the Red Carpet for
IMTS 2022
From September 12 to 17, 2022, Chicago’s McCormick Place will host IMTS, the Western Hemisphere’s largest, longest-running industry trade show. Why attend? Technology—90 percent of IMTS visitors say they find new products or ideas. Inspiration—88 percent say they find new solutions. And Community —93 percent say they accomplished their goals when attending IMTS.
BY BRAD F. KUVIN, EDITORIAL DIRECTOR
IMTS–The International Manufac- turing Technology Show, the largest and longest-running indus-
try trade show in the Western Hemi-
sphere, runs every other year at McCormick Place in Chicago, IL. This year’s edition, September 12-17, will host thousands of the creators, builders, sellers and drivers of man- ufacturing technology, all looking to connect and find inspiration.
Industry professionals from around the world will head to Chicago to dis- cover the latest innovations in digital and traditional manufacturing, expe- rience more than 15,000 new machin- ing technologies, and find processes that will help solve their manufacturing challenges and improve efficiency.
IMTS, produced by AMT–The Asso- ciation For Manufacturing Technology, has a rich history dating back 95 years when, in September of 1927, the first National Machine Tool Builders’ Expo- sition was held in Cleveland, OH. The show occupied 63,000 sq. ft. and atten- dance topped 12,000. Said its organiz- ers at the time: “The show brought vividly to your customers the impor- tance of an industry that could show 428 operating machines, ranging in size from milling machines weighing 100,000 lb. down to small portable machines like electric drills.”
Just 2 yr. later, attendance nearly doubled for the second National
Machine Tool Builders’ Exposition, also held in Cleveland and attracting a record-breaking attendance of more than 25,000 engineers, executives and others from the manufacturing indus- try. Since then, the show has continued to blossom.
Jump ahead to 2018, when the Inter- national Manufacturing Technology Show set all-time records for metrics. The 32nd edition of the show drew a record registration of 129,415 people and featured 1.4-million sq. ft. of exhib- it space representing 2123 booths and 2563 exhibiting companies. Notable growth areas that year included an expanded Additive Manufacturing Pavilion that featured 51 exhibitors and covered 31,550 sq. ft.; a strengthening partnership with Hannover Messe USA and its four co-located shows; and an expanded Smartforce Student Summit.
Regardless of your particular inter- ests, you'll find a technology-focused pavilion at IMTS that fits the bill. Among the pavilions dotting the show floor:
Fabricating & Lasers— North Building, Level 3
Come see the latest technology in fabricating; laser- and waterjet-based
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