The International Manufacturing Technology Show ( IMTS ), first held in Cleveland, Ohio in 1927 , is a trade show that features industrial machinery and technology. It is the largest manufacturing technology trade show in North America, and in 1990 was renamed from the original "International Machine Tool Show" to reflect the growing scope of the show to additional technologies such as welding , lubrication , and materials engineering . The show is managed by the Association for Manufacturing Technology .
7-830: An agreement between the AMT and the CECIMO (European Machine Tool Industry Association), which organizes the European-based EMO trade show for the metal working industry, coordinates the IMTS and the EMO such that every even-numbered year the IMTS is held in Chicago, and every odd-numbered year the EMO is held in Europe. The next show is scheduled for September 9-14, 2024 at Mccormick Place, Chicago Illinois. https://www.imts.com/show/abouttheshow.cfm The six-day show
14-671: Is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . EMO (trade show) EMO is a European trade show for the manufacturing industries. It occurs every odd-numbered year, with a cycle that finds it at the Hanover Fairground in Hanover , Germany for 2 shows, then the Fiera Milano exhibition center in Milan , Italy for 1 show. The name EMO came from the name Exposition Mondiale de la Machine-Outil (Machine Tool World Exposition), and
21-455: Is held in even-numbered years at Chicago 's McCormick Place and draws attendees and exhibitors from the U.S. and some 119 other countries. IMTS was cancelled in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, but reconvened for 2022. For 2018, there were 129,415 registrants and 2,563 exhibitors across four buildings and 1,424,232 square feet (132,315.5 m) of exhibit space. Since 2004, IMTS has sponsored
28-473: The Emerging Technology Center, where the latest academic and industrial advancements are showcased. IMTS 2012, for example, featured a Local Motors Rally Fighter car built live on the show floor, MTConnect , the open-source communication and interconnectivity standard, and MT Insight , the game-changing customized manufacturing business intelligence system. This business-related article
35-791: The European Association of the Machine Tool Industries (Comité européen de coopération des industries de la machine-outil) (www.cecimo.eu). The Verein Deutscher Werkzeugmaschinenfabriken (German Machine Tool Builders’ Association), or VDW, is responsible for the organization of the trade show when in Hanover, while UCIMU, the Association of Italian Manufacturers of Machine Tools, Robots, Automation Systems and ancillary products (NC, tools, components, accessories) manages
42-700: The Milan show. An agreement between the Association for Manufacturing Technology (AMT), which organizes the US-based International Manufacturing Technology Show (IMTS) and CECIMO coordinates the IMTS and the EMO such that every even-numbered year the IMTS is held in Chicago, and every odd-numbered year the EMO is held in Europe. EMO began as the EEMO (Exposition européenne de machines-outils, European machine tools exhibition). The first EEMO
49-399: The scope of the content still reflects the machine tool heritage, although it now also extends beyond it. The show covers the spectrum of metalworking technologies, such as machine tools for milling , turning , and forming ; manufacturing systems; precision measuring tools; automated materials handling; computer technology; industrial electronics; and accessories. EMO is run by CECIMO,
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