Companies that consistently generate strong ROI from IMTS recognize that trade show success depends on disciplined follow-up, targeted audience engagement, and year-round marketing efforts that extend well beyond the show floor.

U.S. manufacturing momentum, AI-driven solutions, advanced technologies, and strong conference participation expanded the IMTS manufacturing ecosystem.

With total attendance on pace to exceed 90,000, the manufacturing community at IMTS 2026 represents all 50 states and 113 countries.

New manufacturing technologies aimed at increasing output and capacity debut as industry, defense and AI leaders gather in Chicago.

IMTS 2026 gives visitors access to AI experts who know how to apply AI to manufacturing workflows, can help identify opportunities for improvement, and offer new ways of working.

Projects funded by the U.S. Department of Energy and Department of War in AMT’s Emerging Technology Center demonstrate how AI, additive manufacturing, automation, and digital technologies enable rapid deployment and adaptation to changing requirements.

Watch drones take flight. Stand beside an AI-designed aircraft. Discover the digital backbone of smart manufacturing with MTConnect in the AMT ETC at IMTS 2026.

Right now, most IMTS exhibitors are focused on last-minute booth details. Those things matter, but the biggest factor to your success is much simpler: Do the right people show up at your booth, and do you collect the right leads to justify your investment?

Elite shops win more business and have better margins, and the difference isn’t that they’re bigger or better funded.

Some of the hottest inspiration in manufacturing streaming is IMTS+, the digital home of IMTS. Featuring international award-winning original programming, IMTS+ spotlights the people, processes, and ideas driving manufacturing forward.