To see more than a dozen IMTS 2012 videos produced by Manufacturing Engineering Media, visit http://tinyurl.com/imtsvideos The videos feature companies such as Epilog Laser, ExOne, Fixtureworks, Hydromat, Koma Precision, Mazak, Promess, SECO and Siemens.
IMTS 2012
Local Motors unveil the IMTS 2012 Rally Fighter, which exemplifies collaborative manufacturing in the Emerging Technology Center, as Senior Vice President at Deutsche Messe AG Wolfgang Pech, AMT President Douglas K. Woods, Acting U.S. Commerce Secretary Rebecca Blank, and Local Motors President and CEO Jay Rogers look on.
US Manufacturing Comes Roaring Back:
IMTS Tops the 100,000 Mark
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hortly before the show floor opened, exhibitors were already hard at work. Demonstration machines were pow- ered up and checked, brochures and business cards were stacked, candy bowls were filled, ties and skirts were straightened. Throngs of attendees waiting in the hall could be heard chatting, and the exhibitors’ put more hustle into their steps as it looked like IMTS 2012 would be a great show. Then, the security people started zapping at- tendee badges and the first wave of attendees rolled onto the show floor. Showtime! When it was all said and done, registrations reached 100,200 at the Industrial Automation North America and
International Manufacturing Trade Show, which ran from Sept. 10–15 at McCormick Place in Chicago. ManufacturingEngineeringMedia.com | December 2012