By Mike Santora
To say the Association For Manufacturing Technology (AMT) is preparing for another big IMTS event this year would be an industrial-level understatement. Eighty-nine years after the first show, IMTS 2016 remains a huge industrial manufacturing technology event. This year, AMT states that 2,000 exhibitors and an estimated 125,000 visitors are expected to flock to Chicago’s McCormick Place Sept. 12-17, 2016 for the event. IMTS 2016 will also include five co-located shows that will allow attendees to gather news on the latest product advances while gaining insights into where manufacturing technology is heading.
The conference aims to connect attendees with industry experts to provide the newest technical information available. IMTS attendees will:
• Gain insight into improving production and operations
• Learn from professionals with solutions to manufacturing challenges
• Network with peers and more
Areas of focus for the The IMTS Conference program will include these five topics: Process Innovations, Alternative Manufacturing, Plant Operations, Automation and Quality.
Additionally, attendees can view a complete range of manufacturing technology options during the event. The show will contain several technology specific pavilions to help direct attendees to the focus areas of their choice. The
pavilions include: Tooling & Workholding Pavilion, the EDM Pavilion and the Additive Manufacturing Pavilion. AMT suggests that anyone connected with the manufacturing field will benefit from the event yet it may be of specific interest to:
• Executives building a business
• Decision makers involved in manufacturing equipment purchases
• Engineers who identify equipment needs
• Plant superintendent who will set it up
• Operators who use the equipment and know it better than anyone else
• All staff members and suppliers you count on for new ideas
AMT President Douglas Woods explains the value as such:
“IMTS showcases the most current manufacturing solutions while embracing emerging technologies. Spending three days at the show enables business leaders to look into the future and envision what might be possible. If the history of IMTS has taught us anything, it’s that tomorrow’s most successful manufacturers are also the most forward thinking.”
IMTS 2016
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