Welcome IMTS Exhibitors

IMTS 2010 will be the 28th edition of the premier manufacturing technology show in North America. We look forward to making IMTS 2010 your most important marketing opportunity ever.

IMTS WHAT'S HAPPENING

	Exhibitor Webinar from June 30th Listen to the recording from the latest IMTS webinar on the current economic outlook relating to manufacturing and more.
	Seen the IMTS 2010 Balloon? Exhibitor Balloon Contest: Find out more! Next appearance is the Ohio Challenge, July 17-19, 2009 See the full IMTS balloon festival schedule.
	Exhibitor Education Opportunities: Find out what IMTS is working on for you and get the 2010 Workshop dates.
	Attend TS2 in Chicago This July Increase your return on investment and boost your exhibit program to the next level - attend the TS2 Conference in Chicago, Illinois July 20-23, 2009. TS2 - Total Solutions Marketing for the Exhibit and Event Professional - is the event that brings together exhibit and event marketers, leading industry suppliers and exhibition organizers. New for 2009 - Continuing Education Units (CEUs) are offered by UNLV on the entire TS2 Conference program. IMTS exhibitors are entitled to a 25% discount on any conference package! Register at www.ts2show.com/imts and enter priority code IMTS.
	Latest Press Release - 5/29/2009 Business Marketing Association Honors IMTS with Tower Award - pdf
	Online Booth Space Payment - NEW for IMTS 2010, make your booth payment online. Login to the E-Kit and click "Booth Payment".
	Apply online for IMTS 2010! Visit the Why Exhibit and Apply For Space areas for more information on exhibiting at IMTS 2010.
	IMTS 2008 Posted Strongest Record Since 2000! Find out more in the IMTS 2008 Wrap Up.
	Seen the IMTS 2010 Balloon? Watch the redesigned IMTS Balloon soar through the air at one of these balloon festivals.

INDUSTRY WHAT'S HAPPENING

Machine Tool News
Flow, Omax Won’t Combine

WATERJET MERGER OFF
The proposed merger was almost 18 months in the making, and it had run its regulatory gauntlet, but in the end it was scuttled for banking reasons. Last month Flow International Corp. president and CEO Charley Brown announced that "after a thorough review of our financing alternatives, and discussions with Omax Corp. about modifying the terms of the transaction, we have decided that acquiring Omax would be excessively dilutive to Flow shareholders".

Full story on the Metalworking Insiders' Report web site.

United States Machine Tool Consumption Report
Read the current USMTC report - PDF