Name of Show: IMTS 2010 - International Manufacturing Technology Show
Show Sponsor: AMT-The Association For Manufacturing Technology
Show Dates: September 13-18, 2010
Show Location: McCormick Place, Chicago, IL USA

About the Event:

IMTS 2010 is the 28th edition of the premier manufacturing technology show in North America.  More than 1,100 exhibiting companies will occupy 1.2 million net square feet of exhibit space at the McCormick Place complex in Chicago, Illinois.  IMTS is held every even-numbered year in Chicago and attracts more than 92,000 buyers and sellers from 116 countries.

Pavilions:

To help guide attendees to booths quickly and easily, we organize exhibits in Pavilions that are geared toward specific industries, technologies and solutions.  Following is the list of Pavilions: Abrasive Machining/Sawing/Finishing; Controls & CAD/CAM; EDM; Gear Generation; Machine Components/Cleaning/Environmental; Metal Cutting; Alternative Manufacturing Processes; Quality Assurance; and Tooling and Workholding Systems.

Attendees:

Manufacturing industry professionals from the United States and from 116 countries from around the world attend IMTS. They attend to see more than 15,000 new machine tools, controls, computers, software, components, systems and processes that can improve their efficiency. They will also gain valuable ideas and insights from over 1,100 of the worlds leading equipment producers. They come to look and they come to buy.

Exhibitors:

Over 1,100 exhibitors from the metalworking industry will display their products and productivity solutions at McCormick Place in Chicago covering 1.2 million net square foot of show floor. Leading manufacturers will display their equipment in the following product category pavilions: Metal Cutting: Contains everything from machining centers and assembly automation to Flexible Manufacturing Systems and lathes. Tooling & Work holding Systems: Features jigs, fixtures, cutting tools of all types and related accessories. Alternative Manufacturing Processes: Home to waterjet, plasma-arc and laser systems, welding equipment, heat treating and more.

Other pavilions at IMTS include Abrasive Machining /Sawing/Finishing; Controls & CAD –CAM; EDM; Gear Generation; Machine Components/ Cleaning/ Environmental and Quality Assurance.

IMTS 2010 Industry and Technology Conference

The IMTS Industry & Technology Conference brings the industry together, under one roof and at one time, to discuss new opportunities. Network with a community of your industry peers and explore fresh ideas to enhance your business. Leave with different perspectives on overcoming day-to-day and long-range challenges.

Sessions explore innovative as well as revered technologies, business development and optimization, plus workforce efficiency and productivity. Special emphasis is placed on maintaining focus on your short- and long-term goals during a tough economic environment. Learn more.

• Conference Dates: Tuesday, September 14 - Friday, September 17, 2010
• Conference Location: McCormick Place - West Building

Show Management

AMT - The Association For Manufacturing Technology
7901 Westpark Drive
McLean, VA 22102-4206 USA
http://www.amtonline.org