MT Magazine May/June 2024

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THE AUTOMATION & ROBOTICS ISSUE

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The Manufacturing World in a Word

BY BONNIE GURNEY VICE PRESIDENT, STRATEGIC CONTENT & PARTNERSHIPS

To make a long manufacturing story short, we asked industry leaders to summarize manufacturing technology in just one word in our new series “The World According To…” presented by IMTS+. The words of these visionaries – speed, excitement, continuous, change, promising, optimistic, digital transformation, technology and training, integrity, opportunity, and disruption – shine an optimistic light on the future of manufacturing. With a combined experience exceeding half a millennium, these leaders represent a who’s who of the manufacturing technology world. Our goal with ‘The World According To…’ is to capture insight from the people guiding our industry as we head into IMTS 2024,” says Peter Eelman, chief experience officer at AMT. “These leaders have an innate understanding of how technology, trends, and the world’s macro issues converge to shape our lives. Viewers will learn that the steady hand of leadership produces a compelling sense of untapped opportunities. The world is moving at supersonic speeds, and these leaders show us how they stay ahead of the curve.”

Here Are Just a Few Highlights From the Videos Now Available on IMTS+:

I believe that EVs are a disruptive technology. For many of us in the machine tool business, where you’re going from thousands of parts that are machined to hundreds, that really does create a change in our thinking. Jim King President and COO Okuma America Corp. My vision is a world where there's a continuous pipeline of young, excited, energetic, skilled folks entering manufacturing in North America. Dan Janka President, Mazak Chairman of the Board, AMT

Customers need higher accuracies, faster speeds, more throughput, more reliability. If you don't have a product that's flexible, you really do your customers a disservice. Larry Robbins President & CEO SMW Autoblok USA

Change is inevitable, so we must adapt. We must embrace the change and look for what’s coming. The progress behind change is a very attractive thing. Mike Defer President & CEO JTEKT Machinery Americas Corp.

Stay Tuned for Upcoming Episodes Featuring These Industry Visionaries:

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Brendt Holden, president, HAIMER USA

Ken Merritt, COO, SolidCAM Inc.

• Erik Gershwind, president and CEO, MSC Industrial Supply Co. • Brian McMinn, business segment manager, Siemens Industry Inc. • Brian Such, president and COO, Marubeni Citizen Cincom Inc.

• Michael Mugno, president, Tsugami America, with special guest Salay Quaranta, vice president sales of North America, Tsugami America • Michael Csizmar, chief marketing & sales officer, Horn USA Inc. • Pat McGibbon, chief knowledge officer, AMT

From automation to AI to digital technologies, a theme emerges as manufacturing visionaries use terms that describe an unstoppable forward movement – a world of positive, unending motion. Catch the spirit of “The World According To…” presented by IMTS+. Keep an eye out at IMTS 2024, Sept. 9-14, to meet and greet these leaders driving our industry forward. Register today at IMTS.com/Register.

If you have any questions about this information, please contact Bonnie at bgurney@IMTS.com.

Watch all the videos now at IMTS.com/World-According-To