Projects funded by the U.S. Department of Energy and Department of War in AMT’s Emerging Technology Center demonstrate how AI, additive manufacturing, automation, and digital technologies enable rapid deployment and adaptation to changing requirements.

Watch drones take flight. Stand beside an AI-designed aircraft. Discover the digital backbone of smart manufacturing with MTConnect in the AMT ETC at IMTS 2026.

Right now, most IMTS exhibitors are focused on last-minute booth details. Those things matter, but the biggest factor to your success is much simpler: Do the right people show up at your booth, and do you collect the right leads to justify your investment?

Elite shops win more business and have better margins, and the difference isn’t that they’re bigger or better funded.

From global technology leaders and pioneering manufacturers to astronauts, investors, and innovators, the ETC and the IMTS+ Main Stage will feature the people shaping the future of manufacturing.

Some of the hottest inspiration in manufacturing streaming is IMTS+, the digital home of IMTS. Featuring international award-winning original programming, IMTS+ spotlights the people, processes, and ideas driving manufacturing forward.

At IMTS 2026, industrial AI moves from emerging trend to defining theme. It will be present across every building and discipline and, for the first time, the subject of its own dedicated arena and full-day conference.

In recent IMTS years, the September order bump has moderated, but the effects in the trailing months have been noticeably greater.

Why do visitors really come to IMTS? Not for sales pitches, but to solve problems, discover new opportunities, and build relationships. Hear directly from experienced buyers on how exhibitors can stand out before, during, and after the show.

IMTS is the premier solutions-based manufacturing technology event on this side of the planet. And if you don’t have the right approach to attending, you may miss a solution that could be vital to your business.