IMTS Insider

June 25, 2026

81 days until IMTS

IMTS Visitor Crystal Allen Is Wired by Curiosity

Like the wind, Crystal Allen's journey is anything but linear. “There wasn't a clear path getting into machining and manufacturing,” she says. “It was more of a spark of curiosity that I followed – wherever it led.”

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IMTS Early Bird Registration Pricing Ends July 31

Discounted pricing ends soon – register now to attend the largest manufacturing technology trade show in the Western Hemisphere. See 1,800+ exhibitors on more than 1 million square feet of exhibit space. 

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Industry News

• Discover these 4 automation technologies for secondary processes that will be at IMTS 2026, including cleaning, deburring, marking, and assembly.

   

• Learn more about the applications of hybrid manufacturing, which combines additive manufacturing and more traditional metal-cutting processes.

   

• Check out our digest of 14 manufacturing investments building up U.S. manufacturing for the week of June 22. 

• Learn how Catamount Machine Works, a precision machining company, discovered efficient ways to automate its shop with Verisurf Software and High QA.

   

• Smarter automation and AI, empowered workers, reduced technical debt, and strategic reshoring are helping manufacturers move forward with confidence.

   

• Aerospace AM depends on high-performance metal and supply chains. Emerging alloys offer advances despite qualification and scalability challenges.

Meet Our Exhibitors

The latest tools and technologies from IMTS exhibitors

Unlock Growth in LATAM Markets

At IMTS, LATAM Day delivers Spanish-language insights on technology, sustainability, and growth – plus networking opportunities with manufacturing leaders 

Reports

Automation Report 2026

Our 2026 Automation Report explores common automation adoption barriers for shops, such as integration, data visibility, and workforce challenges. Helpful features include an automation readiness model that maps technologies so you can invest where it will actually pay off. Join the waitlist now to get a copy as soon as it launches.

Events

Struggling To Scale AI? Start Here

The Industrial AI Conference at IMTS shows how AI improves uptime, quality, and efficiency – then lets you see those solutions in action on the floor.

About IMTS

IMTS – The International Manufacturing Technology Show is where the creators, builders, sellers, and drivers of manufacturing technology come to connect and Achieve the Impossible. Produced by AMT – The Association For Manufacturing Technology, IMTS is the largest manufacturing technology show in the Western Hemisphere. IMTS 2026 will be held Sept. 14-19, 2026, at McCormick Place in Chicago.