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IMTS 2018 set all-time records for show metrics including the registration of 129,415 people. Learn more about who came to IMTS and where they are from.

This year’s show broke records for registrations, square feet of exhibit space, exhibiting companies, and booths. The 32^nd edition of the show drew a record registration of 129,415 people and featured 1,424,232 sq. ft. of exhibit space representing 2,123 booths and 2,563 exhibiting companies.

For the first time, IMTS featured two AMT ETCs. In the North building, digital transformation focused on how new science is impacting manufacturing, and in the West building, additive manufacturing took center place.

Again this year, IMTS welcomed Europe’s largest manufacturing show, HANNOVER MESSE, to McCormick Place. The co-located show, HANNOVER MESSE USA, hosted 510 exhibitors from around the world. At its center was the Solutions Theater, which hosted more than 60 learning sessions that dove deeply into important topics such as IIoT, intelligent manufacturing and next-generation technology.

With more than 2,400 exhibitors, nine conferences and two Emerging Technology Centers, IMTS offers practical solutions, machine deals on the floor and a look at the future of advanced manufacturing! Where to start depends on what you’re looking for and your learning style.