Registration for IMTS 2026, which runs Sept. 14-19, 2026, is now open. During the six days of the show, visitors from more than 110 countries travel to Chicago's McCormick Place to connect with established manufacturing technology providers, innovative startups, subject matter experts, and industry peers.
"The theme for IMTS 2026 is `Achieve the Impossible.' With the technologies showcased at IMTS 2024, manufacturers are achieving efficiencies they once thought impossible and are winning new business as a result," said Michelle Edmonson, Vice President, Exhibitions, AMT. "From additive to even more automation, exhibitors in all 10 technology sectors will talk about how they leverage AI."
"IMTS visitors can divide AI into two categories: 1) business management AI tools to help make decisions about the work, and 2) process management AI tools that make decisions inside the work," added Ryan Kelly, Vice President of Technology at AMT.
AI tools that leverage real shop data can reliably predict the best toolpath and machining strategy, which can reduce programming time by 75%. Critically, AI can capture the logic behind a company's best programmers and make it reusable across the team, ensuring that the knowledge gained by experienced employees over many years does not disappear when they retire.
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To preview the show, users may search IMTS.com by exhibitor name, keyword, or sector. Clicking on an exhibitor's name provides access to the company's online showroom, which provides their booth location and allows you to save the company in an online Show Planner.
Some of the features of IMTS 2026 include:
- A growing Automation Sector, accelerated by SPS-Smart Production Solutions in the North Building
- Locating the Additive Manufacturing Sector, accelerated by Formnext, next to the Metal Removal Sector in the South Building
- Returning the Smartforce Student Summit to Level 1 of the North Building.
- Attractions such as AMT's Emerging Technology Center, presentations on the IMTS+ Main Stage, the Miles for Manufacturing 5K Run/Walk (which has raised over $250,000 for STEM education), and the Creators Lounge for manufacturing influencers
- A full schedule of conferences for technical education and networking.
In addition to IMTS 2026 visitor registration, housing services are also now open. Learn more at IMTS.com.