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IMTS 2026 manufacturing technology exhibition

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The International Manufacturing Technology Show (IMTS) 2026 is scheduled for September 14–19 at McCormick Place in Chicago. Produced by the Association for Manufacturing Technology, the event is expected to host over 86,000 registrants and 1,800 exhibitors across 1.2 million square feet. Key technological focuses include industrial AI, automation, additive manufacturing, digital twins, and connected production systems. Recent preparations highlight several major technology showcases. FANUC America, collaborating with NVIDIA, Google Cloud, and AWS, plans to demonstrate ‘Physical AI’, enabling robotic systems to perceive and adapt to real-world manufacturing environments. ZEISS Industrial Quality Solutions will present measurement technologies, including multisensor coordinate measuring machines, 3D scanners, and AI-assisted analysis ~~software designed to provide actionable data for the aerospace, automotive, and medical sectors.~~ software. Amada Machinery Co., Ltd. will participate under the theme ‘AMADA ONE’, ~~presenting cutting, grinding, sheet metal, and spring forming solutions. This includes~~ featuring the world premiere of a vertical ultra-fast band ~~saw and the PCSAW-430AXII pulse cutting band saw, aimed at addressing labor and skill shortages through automation. Additionally,~~ saw. DMG MORI will host Chicago Innovation Days, ~~featuring ‘Meet the Machine’ demonstrations led by engineers to provide technical insights into turning, 5-axis machining, and additive manufacturing. As the event approaches,~~ while JTEKT Machinery Americas ~~has announced its participation, planning~~ plans to showcase seven ~~products—including advanced horizontal and vertical machining centers, grinding machines, and automated production systems utilizing robotics—to~~ products to address labor shortages and geopolitical ~~risks in~~ risks. Additional participants joining the ~~U.S. manufacturing sector. The event is also expected~~ lineup include Morris Group International, which intends to showcase ~~the transition of metrology~~ innovations in machining and process improvement across three booths, featuring technology from ~~a separate quality function into an integrated component of manufacturing intelligence via AI-assisted inspection~~ industry leaders such as Tsugami and Okuma. Furthermore, Japanese company eve autonomy will exhibit its ‘eve auto’ service. This technology focuses on automating on-site logistics through indoor and outdoor autonomous ~~systems. Other exhibitors include~~ transport, utilizing self-driving technology to enable unmanned transport in various environments, including at night or during rain, to address labor shortages in the ~~AMT Emerging Technology Center, Tezmaksan, Dynamic Machine,~~ manufacturing and ~~Bucci Industries.~~ logistics sectors.

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