MT Magazine November/December 2022

ECONOMICS ISSUE

IMTS

22

IMTS+ Live at the Show In the booths, on the main stage, in the sky, and on the show floor. BY MICHELLE EDMONSON VICE PRESIDENT, EXHIBITIONS

But no matter how dedicated you might be, you couldn’t have seen it all!

Whether you’re still basking in the post-IMTS glow or itching to do it all again, we’re sure you’ll agree that IMTS was quite a show! And the IMTS+ team captured it all with reporters, camera

Don’t worry. The IMTS+ team was everywhere – gathering insights, capturing awe-inspiring moments, and documenting an industry busy growing. Here are just a few snippets that capture the magic of IMTS and the manufacturing technology community. Tune in to watch and read at IMTS.com/plus.

crews, and writers at every turn. You’ve seen the numbers. IMTS was large, well-attended, and brimming with innovations and educational opportunities.

IN THE BOOTHS (IMTS.com/ShowFloor)

ON THE MAIN STAGE (IMTS.com/MainStage)

“Our focus has been not just to do additive, but to instead really integrate additive – to be a bridge to conventional manufacturing. This is the digital future of manufacturing technology.” Jason Jones Co-Founder and CEO, Hybrid Manufacturing Technology

“Now is the time that builders in America can get going. We’ve got makers all across the country ready to bring manufacturing back close to the source of demand. Siemens stands ready with the tech to do it.” Barbara Humpton President and CEO, Siemens Corporation

“We have a big variety of customers – from little mom-and pop shops that have a couple of machines and start out in their garage, to large customers like General Electric and Pratt & Whitney. Everybody needs different levels of customer care, and we provide that.” Markus Stolmar President and CEO, United Grinding

“We are totally obsessed with precision and reliability. We take big things, like a lot of the big machines here at IMTS, and we try to make them small, affordable, and accessible.” Bre Pettis Owner and CEO, Bantam Tools

“The world moves forward and progresses because of the work that manufacturers do – the work that we do here at IMTS.” Dr. Jeffrey Ahrstrom CEO, Ingersoll Machine Tool

“My partners and I owned a machine shop for 17 years, and we needed some software, but we just couldn’t find anything on the market we thought was worth buying, so we decided to build something ourselves. We never intended to sell it to anyone else, but here we are.” Paul Van Metre Senior Education Marketing Specialist, ProShop

“The automotive industry transformed society in a little more than a decade. At Boston Dynamics, we feel we are at the same pivot point for robotics being introduced into our daily lives – not only robotics in manufacturing, but also in how we work, play, and live. There could not be a more exciting time to be in the robotics industry.” Eric Foellmer Vice President of Marketing, Boston Dynamics