IMTS & Industrial Automation North America 2016: A One Two Winning Combination

IMTS 2016 is the 31st edition of the premier manufacturing technology show in North America. 2,000 exhibiting companies will occupy 1,3 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 114,000 buyers and sellers from over 112 countries.

Being one of the world's leading show for capital good technologies and machinery, this year Machines Italia a project of the Italian Trade Agency will have representatives at both IMTS with Italy's UCIMU-SISTEMI PER PRODURRE (Booth WB-916) and with Italy's Assofluid and Federazione ANIE (Booth# E-4638 East Building).

The Italian Trade Agency has organized with Assofluid, and Federazione ANIE the first ever Italian Pavilion at the Industrial Automation North America show, featuring 13 of Italy's strongest companies involved in the sector. Industrial Automation North America, is the premier trade show for process, factory and building automation in North America.

Adding to the mix, with IMTS, Italy will have an addtional 90+ companies exhibiting either directly or indirectly at the show. Manufacturers will display their equipment in product category pavilions: Metal Cutting: contains everything from machining centers and assembly automation to flexible manufacturing systems and lathes. Tooling & Workholding Systems: features jigs, fixtures, cutting tools of all types and related accessories. Metal Forming & Fabricating/Laser Processes: home to waterjet, plasma-arc and laser systems, welding equipment, heat treating and more. Other pavilions at IMTS include Abrasive Machining /Sawing/Finishing; Controls & CAD –CAM; EDM; Gear Generation; Motion Drive and Automation North America; Machine Components/ Cleaning/ Environmental and Quality Assurance.