International Manufacturing Technology Show
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The International Manufacturing Technology Show (IMTS), first held in Cleveland, Ohio
in 1927.
, is a trade show that features industrial machinery and technology. It is the largest manufacturing technology trade show in North America.
The six-day show is held in even-numbered years at Chicago
's McCormick Place
and draws attendees and exhibitors from the U.S. and some 40 other nations. The 2010 show registered 82,411 attendees and 1,728 exhibitors across 4 buildings and 1137375 square feet (105,665.6 m²) of exhibit space.
In addition to being an exhibition for suppliers of machinery and other manufacturing technology, since 2004 IMTS has sponsored the Emerging Technology Center, where new developments from both academia and industry are showcased. IMTS 2010, for example, focused on Cloud computing
and the MTConnect
communication standard.
The show is managed by the Association for Manufacturing Technology
(AMT).
An agreement between the AMT and the CECIMO (European Machine Tool Industry Association), which organizes the European-based EMO
trade show for the metal working industry, coordinates the IMTS and the EMO such that every even-numbered year the IMTS is held in Chicago, and every odd-numbered year the EMO is held in Europe.
Cleveland, Ohio
Cleveland is a city in the U.S. state of Ohio and is the county seat of Cuyahoga County, the most populous county in the state. The city is located in northeastern Ohio on the southern shore of Lake Erie, approximately west of the Pennsylvania border...
in 1927.
, is a trade show that features industrial machinery and technology. It is the largest manufacturing technology trade show in North America.
The six-day show is held in even-numbered years at Chicago
Chicago
Chicago is the largest city in the US state of Illinois. With nearly 2.7 million residents, it is the most populous city in the Midwestern United States and the third most populous in the US, after New York City and Los Angeles...
's McCormick Place
McCormick Place
McCormick Place is the largest convention center in the United States. It is made up of four interconnected buildings sited on and near the shore of Lake Michigan, about 4 km south of downtown Chicago, Illinois, USA. McCormick Place hosts numerous trade shows, including the Chicago Auto Show,...
and draws attendees and exhibitors from the U.S. and some 40 other nations. The 2010 show registered 82,411 attendees and 1,728 exhibitors across 4 buildings and 1137375 square feet (105,665.6 m²) of exhibit space.
In addition to being an exhibition for suppliers of machinery and other manufacturing technology, since 2004 IMTS has sponsored the Emerging Technology Center, where new developments from both academia and industry are showcased. IMTS 2010, for example, focused on Cloud computing
Cloud computing
Cloud computing is the delivery of computing as a service rather than a product, whereby shared resources, software, and information are provided to computers and other devices as a utility over a network ....
and the MTConnect
MTConnect
MTConnect is a manufacturing industry standard to facilitate the organized retrieval of process information from numerically controlled machine tools. The initiative began as a result of lectures given by David Edstrom of Sun Microsystems and Dr...
communication standard.
The show is managed by the Association for Manufacturing Technology
Association for Manufacturing Technology
The Association for Manufacturing Technology is a trade association based in McLean, Virginia in the United States founded as the National Machine Tool Builders Association in 1902...
(AMT).
An agreement between the AMT and the CECIMO (European Machine Tool Industry Association), which organizes the European-based EMO
EMO (trade show)
The Exposition Mondiale de la Machine Outil , or “EMO” is a bi-annual European trade show for the metal working industry...
trade show for the metal working industry, coordinates the IMTS and the EMO such that every even-numbered year the IMTS is held in Chicago, and every odd-numbered year the EMO is held in Europe.