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From Sept. 13 to 18, IMTS 2010 will welcome more than 1100 exhibiting companies occupying 1.2 million net sq. ft. of McCormick Place exhibit. All told, more than 90,000 attendees from more 100-plus countries will get a good look at leading-edge technology in nine product-category pavilions, including:
• Metal Cutting—Everything from machining centers and assembly automation to flexible manufacturing systems and lathes.
• Tooling & Workholding Systems—Jigs, fixtures, cutting tools and related accessories.
• Alternative Manufacturing Processes—Waterjet, plas- ma-arc and laser-cutting systems, welding equipment, heat- treating and more.
Other IMTS pavilions feature equipment for abrasive machining and sawing, controls and CAD-CAM, wire-EDM, manufacturing software and quality assurance.
Visitors also will see leading-edge manufacturing technolo- gies in 3D, at the Emerging Technology Center (ETC). Present- ed by AMT—The Association for Manufacturing Technology in partnership with the Society of Manufacturing Engineers (SME), knowledge-based ETC technologies on display include:
• Additive Manufacturing
• Cloud Computing
• Nanotechnology and Micro Manufacturing
Also in 3D, and starring at the IMTS Advanced Manufac-
turing Center, will be a virtual-reality presentation where vis- itors can operate and interact with the Trent 1000 aircraft engine being used to power the Boeing 787 Dreamliner.
Those looking for more aerospace head-turning technol- ogy also will appreciate Lockheed Martin’s exhibit of a full- scale model of the F-35 Lightning aircraft—the world’s pre-
miere strike aircraft—during the show. Learn about plane’s construction and the manufacturing technology behind it.
Learning Opportunities Abound
In conjunction with the exhibition, the IMTS Industry & Technology Conference promises to be an educational smor- gasbord for attendees hungry for knowledge. Those who
Here’s just a small sampling of the metalforming-technology exhibitors slated for IMTS 2010; view the complete exhibitor list, and search by technology, at www.imts.com.
Presses, Feeds, Loading
Equipment and Automation
Beckwood Press Co. Bunting Magnetics Creative Automation, Inc. Fanuc Robotics
Fortress Interlocks Gudel Inc.
Kuka Robotics Magnetic Products, Inc. Motoman Inc. Tox/Pressotechnik LLC Walker Magnetics
Software—Die Design,
MEP, etc.
Cimatron Technologies Epicor Software Corp. Exact JobBoss
Global Shop Solutions Henning Industrial Software Plex Systems
Smirtware
Die and Mold Components
Carr Lane Manufacturing Ceratizit USA
Hardcoating Technologies Ltd. Penn United Technologies
Punch Presses, Laser
Cutting Machines
Finn-Power
Mazak Optonics Corp. Murata Machinery USA Prima North America Trumpf Inc.
Welding Machines
and Equipment
Bluco Corp.
De-Sta-Co
Esab Welding & Cutting
Products
The Lincoln Electric Co. Weldsale Co.
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Technology
IMTS 2010 features much more than just metal- cutting technology—walk its aisles for exhibits of pressroom equipment, die components, laser- cutting systems, welding machines and more.