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Last week’s International Manufacturing Technology Snow (IMTS) in Chicago welcomed over 90,000 attendees to the jungle that is McCormick Place. With over 1.17 million square feet of exhibit space, and more than 1,700 exhibitors, everyone certainly got their steps in, as we all kept reminding each other when we bemoaned our aching feet.
I spent the majority of my first day in the East Building with quality assurance, 3D scanning, and software, and split the rest of my time in the South Building with additive manufacturing (AM) and the North Building with automation, robotics, and AI. The additive companies were mostly tucked in a back corner, but at least we were in one of the two main halls this time, which I think means people like us now?
Actually, our sector’s placement was rather fit