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Thank you to everyone that contributed to make a successful IMTS 2016! It was the third largest in number of registrations (115,612) and in net square feet of exhibit space (1,370,256), and comprised of the highest number of exhibiting companies ever (2,407).

AMT and the China Machine Tool and Tool Builders' Association (CMTBA) announced the China Chongqing International Machine Tool Show (CCIMT), November 13 – 16, 2017, in Chongqing, the seventh largest economy in the world.

U.S. Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker delivered keynote address in the Main Concourse, while East Building opening featured Engineer Jim Allemann, attending his 25^th consecutive IMTS, and a 13-year-old attending for his second IMTS and interviewing exhibitors along the way.

With a team of 12 reporters, IMTSTV covered all of IMTS 2016 including exhibitors setting-up, opening ceremonies, keynote speakers, interviews with industry experts and the behind-the-scenes look at new products and attractions.

AMT and SME, two major nonprofits promoting the advancement of manufacturing technology, will co-produce U.S. regional trade shows with a focus on topics and technologies of interest to that region.