IMTS - International Manufacturing Technology Show

Key facts

Attendance 2024

89 020

Exhibitors

1 737

Floor space

374 000 m²

Admission

Trade only

Frequency

One-off

Editions

1 (2026)

Attendance and exhibitor figures for 2024 are the organizer's own and are not independently audited. They may include co-located or joint exhibitions.

IMTS - International Manufacturing Technology Show is a one-off trade fair in Chicago covering abrasive machining, additive manufacturing and cleaning & environmental. The next edition is listed for 14–19 September 2026 at McCormick Place. The 2024 edition reported 89,020 visitors and 1,737 exhibitors, a figure published by the organiser and not independently audited. Organised by The Association For Manufacturing Technology.

What is exhibited

• Abrasive Machining
• Additive Manufacturing
• Automation
• Cleaning & Environmental
• Fabricating & Lasers
• Gear Generation
• Machine Components
• Metal Removal
• Quality Assurance
• Sawing & Finishing
• Software
• Tooling & Workholding

J-messe subject tags

JETRO's own classification, kept verbatim. Fairs carry several; the sector in the sidebar is the single one this site browses by.

• Environment & Recycling
• Machine Tools & Metalworking
• Manufacturing & Engineering
• Telecom & Computing
• Industrial Machinery
• Metals, Hardware & Tools

Where this came from

Field-level provenance for the next edition: what each fact came from, how far it is trusted, and when it was last checked.