MT Magazine September/October 2022

IMTS

WORKFORCE ISSUE

22

1,815 EXHIBITING COMPANIES

86,307 IMTS 2022 REGISTRANTS

MT Community Reconnects at IMTS 2022 We’re back, better, and implementing digital technology. BY PETER EELMAN CHIEF EXPERIENCE OFFICER

As people met each other with smiles, hugs, and handshakes, the connectedness of the manufacturing

Reaffirming the need to meet in person, the ratio of North American visitors to exhibitors increased by more than 10% compared to 2018, which had record-breaking attendance. The number of machines sold at the show was reminiscent of IMTS 1998, as people came to the show ready to invest in technology. “While the excitement and electricity were evident in every

community was the literal showstopper at IMTS 2022, which achieved a total registration of 86,307 visitors to its 1,212,806 million square feet of exhibit space representing 1,816 exhibitors.