

Season 4 of “Road Trippin’ with Steve” is all about the power of partnerships in manufacturing.


For Episode 3 of the IMTS+ award-winning series “The Architect,” we visited Fullerton to see Hexagon (IMTS booth #134102) technologies in action in an educational setting
From bottlenecks to breakthroughs, AI-driven robotics is reshaping high-mix production by reducing programming burdens and enabling adaptive automation through perception, planning, and sensor-guided precision.


The Exhibitor Workshop reflects a core IMTS belief: When you succeed, we succeed. That shared commitment was a recurring theme throughout the presentations, reinforcing IMTS’ role as a long-term business platform.


Check in for the highlights, headlines, and hijinks that matter to manufacturing. These lean news items keep you updated on the latest developments.


Since 2022, imports of additive machinery have been larger than exports by a growing multiple, reaching more than three times the exports in 2025. This pattern indicates a healthy and growing demand for additive technologies.
AMT President Doug Woods opened The MFG Meeting 2026 with a clear vision on what the future of industry means for manufacturing leaders today.


To say that additive manufacturing (AM) is still young, especially for standardized manufacturing processes and practices, is to greatly understate the case.


IMTS 2026 offers the Western Hemisphere’s largest exhibition of machine tools, featuring the world’s leading providers of CNCs for milling, turning, grinding, drilling, tapping, facing, gear-cutting, and more in its technology sectors.


The additive manufacturing (AM) market reached a new phase of structural maturity in 2025. This followed several years of experimentation, rapid technology development, fluctuating venture capital activity, and turbulent public market performance.