AMT President Doug Woods opened The MFG Meeting 2026 with a clear vision on what the future of industry means for manufacturing leaders today.
To say that additive manufacturing (AM) is still young, especially for standardized manufacturing processes and practices, is to greatly understate the case.
IMTS 2026 offers the Western Hemisphere’s largest exhibition of machine tools, featuring the world’s leading providers of CNCs for milling, turning, grinding, drilling, tapping, facing, gear-cutting, and more in its technology sectors.
The additive manufacturing (AM) market reached a new phase of structural maturity in 2025. This followed several years of experimentation, rapid technology development, fluctuating venture capital activity, and turbulent public market performance.
AM is flourishing as a point solution, taking over select applications where it transforms both parts and processes. These applications are scattered across the industry, and some companies are succeeding by emphasizing AM’s value in these targeted wins.
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Managed manufacturing. Taken to the limit. AIce combat. Grip happens. Standards better sooner than later.
IMTS, like New Year’s Day, is a temporal landmark, or a moment in time that stands out from the ordinary. It creates what behavior scientists call a “fresh start effect” – a psychological boost and catalyst for change.
AMT has joined forces with WiM to strengthen and advance the manufacturing technology community. The organizations will coproduce IMTS ELEVATE, a half-day conference and networking reception at IMTS 2026, Sept. 14-19, at McCormick Place in Chicago.
IMTS has announced that visitor hotel reservations for IMTS 2026 are now open. Global Housing Solutions, powered by AMT, has contracted with 95 Chicago-area hotels to offer guaranteed rooms, the lowest rate available, no booking fees, and more.