IMTS — All Editions

IMTS - The International Manufacturing Technology Show - is the largest manufacturing technology trade show in the Western Hemisphere, held every two years at McCormick Place in Chicago and owned and produced by AMT - The Association For Manufacturing Technology. It has been held in Chicago since 1947 and at McCormick Place since 1972, and covers machining and metal removal, automation and robotics, additive manufacturing, fabricating and lasers, tooling and workholding, quality assurance and metrology, and manufacturing software. The 2026 edition drew 91,295 registrants from 114 countries and 1,788 exhibiting companies across 1.17 million square feet. IMTS 2028 runs September 11-16, 2028.

The organiser says IMTS draws manufacturing professionals including production and operations managers, quality and design engineers, procurement managers, executives and software specialists. Attendees come from industries such as contract manufacturing and job shops, defense, aerospace, medical, energy and automotive. More than 1,800 manufacturers and suppliers show products in categories including metal removal, additive manufacturing, automation, fabricating and lasers, tooling and workholding, quality assurance and software.

For planning, the 2026 edition ran from 14 to 19 September 2026 at McCormick Place. Because the show is biennial, the next edition, IMTS 2028, is listed for 11 to 16 September 2028 at McCormick Place in Chicago, and the organiser invites visitors to save the date and join its mailing list for updates. Between shows, its IMTS+ platform publishes videos and articles. Check the organiser's site for registration and exhibitor details, then compare editions on TradeShowBuzz.