The Manufacturing Community Reconnects at IMTS 2022
The renewal of collaborations, partnerships and networking opportunities created a new level of excitement at IMTS 2022 for 86,307 registrants.
Edited by
Chris Pasion
Managing Editor, Modern Machine Shop | Production Machining
The connectedness of the manufacturing community was the literal showstopper at this year’s The International Manufacturing Technology Show (IMTS), says The Association For Manufacturing Technology (AMT). Held from September 12-17 at Chicago’s McCormick Place, IMTS 2022 achieved a total registration of 86,307, including 11,715 students, and featured 1,212,806 million square feet of exhibit space representing 1,816 exhibitors and 1,603 booths. The North American visitor-to-exhibitor ratio reportedly increased by more than 10% compared to 2018’s record-breaking show, reaffirming the need to meet in person.
The show attracted 7,647 people to its educational and networking events. The IMTS Women Make Manufacturing Move specialty program attracted more than 1,213 people, representing 400 companies and 52 countries, to its three events. Three IMTS Job Shops specialty programs attracted 293 people and covered topics such as taking shops digital, the Top Shops award winners and the Top Shops benchmarking program, presented by AMT, Modern Machine Shop magazine and Additive Manufacturing magazine by Gardner Business Media.
New this year was the inaugural IMTS Investor Forum, powered by AMT, featured curated tours on additive manufacturing (AM), digital technology, machining and automation, and was designed to help the investment community understand the opportunities in manufacturing.
Additionally, the AM4U Area, presented by Formnext, featured daily presentations, including a panel of nine additive manufacturing experts discussing the benefits and drawbacks of various AM technologies. Formnext is the leading industry expo platform for additive manufacturing and industrial 3D printing. AMT and Gardner Business Media have collaborated with Mesago, the organizers of Formnext, and Messe Frankfurt Inc. to launch Formnext Forum Austin (August 28-30, 2023), the Formnext Forum, co-located at IMTS 2024, and Formnext Chicago (April 8-10, 2025) at McCormick Place.
IMTS 2024 will take place September 9-14, 2024, at McCormick Place, Chicago, Illinois. In the meantime, more news, photos and videos from IMTS 2022 will continue to be posted on IMTS.com.
The International Manufacturing Technology Show runs September 12 - 17, 2022 at McCormick Place in Chicago. Register for IMTS today to start planning your show.