Conferences at IMTS 2024
IMTS values education and your need to grow your skills, network with your peers, and learn from experts. IMTS 2024 hosted more than 10 conferences that provided you with technical knowledge, business trends and advanced learning.
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The IMTS 2024 Conference provided attendees with tangible insights to take back to company operations for immediate implementation. From improving productivity and part quality to understanding Industry 4.0/the Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT), overall equipment effectiveness (OEE), and developing a workforce, the IMTS 2024 Conferences delivered solutions to your manufacturing challenges.
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IMTS Elevate Programs
Job Shops
Job shops are the lifeblood of the manufacturing industry. Powered by AMT, Modern Machine Shop and Additive Manufacturing Media, these four, half-day workshops were exclusively designed to offer job shop stakeholders new and creative opportunities to learn, connect, and transform today and tomorrow.
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Women Make Manufacturing Move
The IMTS ELEVATE Women Make Manufacturing Move program celebrated women's impact in manufacturing through insightful speakers and networking events that connect accomplished women globally, fostering genuine engagement and meaningful connections.
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LATAM
Nuevo lanzamiento en IMTS2024, ELEVATE LATAM es un programa de conferencias de medio día para la comunidad manufacturera que habla español y asistiendo a la feria. El contenido se centra en tecnologías transformativas, manufactura sustentable y tendencias regionales y oportunidades de negocios en mercados de crecimiento acelerado de la región, México, América Latina y España. Con su registro a la conferencia, usted recibe también acceso a la recepción LATAM Night, evento a llevarse a cabo por la tarde para ofrecerle una oportunidad de extender su red de contactos entre las comunidades de manufactura listadas arriba.
(presentados en Español)
Launching at IMTS 2024, ELEVATE LATAM was a half-day conference for the Spanish-speaking manufacturing technology community, focusing on transformative technologies, sustainable manufacturing, and regional trends in the high-growth markets of Mexico, Latin America, and Spain.
(Presented in Spanish)
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IMTS Investor Forum
The IMTS Investor Forum connects you with advanced manufacturing experts who demystified the estimated $65 billion manufacturing technology industry. The event, targeted to investment professionals, provided an insiders experience to the show, providing unique industry perspectives and information to help you identify opportunities. The forum included one full day of high impact presentations, lunch, and networking opportunities.
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Industrial Laser Conference
This conference, presented by the Laser Institute of America (LIA), focused on laser processing for manufacturing applications. Considering laser applications from marking to cutting, to welding and heat treating, to remote welding, to cleaning and additive manufacturing, and more.
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Parts Cleaning Conference
The Parts Cleaning Conference is the place for you to learn the latest cleaning technology. Over the past few years, cleaning has become more important than ever. Environmental limitations are becoming stricter and manufacturers demand high quality clean parts. The Parts Cleaning Conference detailed how to make it all happen, while staying within compliance and on budget.
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Ready. Set. Grow! Presented by EBITDA Growth Systems
Entrepreneurial Experts and EBITDA Growth Systems Co-Founders Dave Capkovitz & Mike Watkins held an exhilarating crash course on how to craft AND execute your ideal business plan.
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Supply Chain Forum
The Supply Chain Forum at IMTS 2024, co-presented by Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals (CSCMP), delivered direct strategies and insights for sounder and more financially performative operations. OEMs, Tier suppliers and contract manufacturers, alike, benefited from first-hand demonstrations and panel discussions on new tools and proven techniques for leaner, more agile, more profitable supply chains.
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Succeeding with Powder Bed Fusion Workshop
Laser powder bed fusion is the most widely used additive manufacturing method for metal part production. For machine shops and other manufacturers considering adopting LPBF, or working with a provider of this capability, this workshop offered tactics and considerations for success. Speakers covered materials, safety, part design, production workflow and more.
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The Automated Shop Conference (TASC)
This half-day event focused on introducing small and medium-sized machining operations to new product technologies, process innovations and business strategies, helping your shop implement lights-out machining and automated production with confidence. With a program curated by automation industry pros and lively discussions presented by leading technical experts, visitors left with powerful insights and actionable tactics.
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Industry 4.0 Accelerator: Best of Japan TECH Startup Showcase
The Industry 4.0 Accelerator, in partnership with JETRO, hosted a group of 8 advanced manufacturing startups from Japan. These 8 companies will be traveling across I94, stopping in Chicago, IL, Jackson, MI, and Detroit, MI, pitching and demoing their innovative solutions to today's manufacturing pains.
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