July / August - Minnesota Precision Manufacturing Association

IMTS ATTRACTIONS
Some fun and exciting activities that will be happening
during IMTS 2008!
EMERGING TECHNOLOGY CENTER
The Emerging Technology Center (ETC) will be showcasing
MTConnect this year, a new communication protocol
standard for passing data between devices,
equipment and higher level applications.
Location: North Building Hall B, B-1000, Lobby
INNOVATION CENTER
IMTS will feature an all new Innovation Center
highlighting a relevant theme brought to life
through thought-provoking presentations by
industry experts each day at 11 a.m. and 2 p.m.
Location: Lakeside Center Theatre
Monday, September 8 Automotive Day
Tuesday, September 9 Quality Day
Wednesday, September 10 Aerospace/Aeronautics Day
Thursday, September 11 Power Generation /
Green Day
Friday, September 12 Medical Day
Saturday, September 13 Job Shop Day
IMTS 2008 SHOW PAVILIONS
It’s easy to find who you’re looking for at IMTS 2008.
The Pavilion structure helps you compare equipment,
capabilities and services - everything you want to know,
conveniently organized at McCormick Place.
SOUTH BUILDING HALL A
Metal Cutting (Booths 8000 - 8999)
NORTH BUILDING HALL B
Abrasive Machining/Sawing/Finishing, Metal Forming
& Fabricating/Lasers, Gear Generation, Emerging
Technology Center (Booths 6000 - 7999)
EAST BUILDING HALL D (LAKESIDE CENTER)
EDM, Machine Components / Cleaning /
Environmental, Quality Assurance, Controls and
CAD-CAM (Booths 3000-4999)
WEST BUILDING HALL F
Tooling and Workholding Systems, Student Summit
(Booths 2000 - 2999)
NIMS STUDENT SUMMIT AT IMTS
The Student Summit will combine an interactive Career
Development Center with a dynamic self-guided tour of
the technology and manufacturing exhibition. The event’s
main goal is to generate interest and incite enthusiasm
in young people for precision manufacturing through
contact with industry professionals and state-of-the-art
technology. The Career Development Center (CDC) will
be the focal point of the NIMS Student Summit.
IMTS 2008 IS THE 27TH EDITION OF THE PREMIER
MANUFACTURING TECHNOLOGY SHOW IN NORTH
AMERICA. More than 1,500 exhibiting companies will occupy
1.2 million net square feet of exhibit space at the McCormick Place
complex in Chicago, Illinois. IMTS is held every even-numbered year
in Chicago and attracts more than 91,000 buyers and sellers from
119 countries.
Have you made your Chicago hotel reservations? IMTS opens
on September 8, and you need to act soon to be sure of getting the
accommodations you want.
This year the Precision Manufacturing journal wanted to talk to the
experts, our distributors, about WHAT’S HOT for this year’s show.
We contacted member distributors and here is some of their feedback.
IMTS is no ordinary trade show...