MT Magazine July/August 2025

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Need To Achieve the Impossible? Start Your Quest With IMTS 2026 BY MICHELLE EDMONSON VICE PRESIDENT, EXHIBITIONS

Achieve the Impossible at IMTS 2026 Greatness begins with a plan, and St. Francis of Assisi offers a simple one: “Start by doing what’s necessary; then

To celebrate these achievements and spark inspiration for the future, IMTS – The International Manufacturing Technology Show has chosen the theme “Achieve the Impossible” for its 2026 edition, taking place Sept. 14-19 at McCormick Place in Chicago. Stories of grit, genius, and grandeur are featured in the IMTS Community section of the IMTS website and on IMTS+. Above all, IMTS is a place to break out of your daily bubble and open your mind to great possibilities. Emerging technologies discussed at past shows – like AI and digital twins – are now widely accessible, proving how today’s impossible becomes tomorrow’s reality.

do what’s possible; and suddenly, you are doing the impossible.” This spirit defines the manufacturing technology community – people who regularly take on Herculean challenges like producing 251,995 precision parts in 81 days, leveraging metal additive manufacturing at production scale, or starting a job shop during a pandemic.