The International Manufacturing Technology Show (IMTS), first held in

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in 1927 , is a

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that features industrial

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and technology. It is the largest manufacturing technology trade show in North America, and in 1990 was renamed from the original "International Machine Tool Show" to reflect the growing scope of the show to additional technologies such as

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, and materials engineering. The show is managed by the

Association for Manufacturing Technology The Association for Manufacturing Technology (AMT) is a trade association based in McLean, Virginia, in the United States. It was founded as the National Machine Tool Builders' Association (NMTBA) in 1902. It represents and promotes the interests ...

An agreement between the AMT and the CECIMO (European Machine Tool Industry Association), which organizes the European-based

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trade show for the metal working industry, coordinates the IMTS and the EMO such that every even-numbered year the IMTS is held in Chicago, and every odd-numbered year the EMO is held in Europe.

Scale & Exhibitors

The six-day show is held in even-numbered years at

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and draws attendees and exhibitors from the U.S. and some 119 other countries. IMTS was cancelled in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, but reconvened for 2022. For 2018, there were 129,415 registrants and 2,563 exhibitors across four buildings and of exhibit space. Since 2004, IMTS has sponsored the Emerging Technology Center, where the latest academic and industrial advancements are showcased. IMTS 2012, for example, featured a

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car built live on the show floor,

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, the open-source communication and interconnectivity standard, and MT''Insight'', the game-changing customized manufacturing business intelligence system.

References

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* Industrial equipment Trade shows in the United States {{Business-stub