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Explore innovations in machining, additive, automation, digital solutions, quality and more.

See a live, end-to-end manufacturing system operating continuously on the show floor.

Your front-row seat to the people shaping the industry.

Have a particular manufacturing challenge? Have a seat and discover solutions.

An overview of the evolution of ISO 10303 STEP standards and their role in enabling Model-Based Enterprise. 
Related standards such as JT, QIF, IFC, and PRC are also discussed, highlighting their specific applications in industries like automotive, inspection, architecture, and 3D document sharing.
 

This presentation will help the listener understand the important factors of integrating robots with advanced technologies like perception and embodied AI.

The advent of machine learning, AI and Big Data holds the promise of assisting manufacturing workers to achieve new levels of efficiency.   Applying these technologies to processes requires reaching beyond the capabilities of software and hardware of robots and their controllers. Taking advantage of the best technologies often requires many of the capabilities to be offloaded to specialized hardware or the cloud.  
Flexibility is key to accessing the latest software and hardware technologies.  However, simplicity and intelligence of integration is also very important.  Robots that offer high fidelity open interfaces are well suited to interaction with humans and operation with advanced technology

What does it take to turn a bold vision for space exploration into reality? From the astronauts who experience the journey to the engineers who design the systems and the manufacturers who build the hardware, every giant leap begins with people who believe what’s possible—and then make it happen. Join us for an inspiring conversation about Artemis, the return to the Moon, and the critical role manufacturing plays in opening the next chapter of human exploration. This high-level discussion will explore the people, passion, and possibilities behind America’s next giant leap—and why the future of space is being built right here on Earth.
 

Explore innovations in machining, additive, automation, digital solutions, quality and more.

See a live, end-to-end manufacturing system operating continuously on the show floor.

Your front-row seat to the people shaping the industry.

Have a particular manufacturing challenge? Have a seat and discover solutions.

Ryan Kelly, AMT, and Aditya Raghupathy, Ironloop, kick off the event.

Insights into machining of medical parts utilizing the correct type of tools for the application. This includes proper live tool implementation and usage.

A practical workshop for OEMs and suppliers to work from one shared digital source of truth.

OEMs and suppliers are tightly connected, but quality processes often aren’t. OEMs need visibility, compliance, and consistency across the supply chain. Suppliers need clear requirements, fewer change surprises, and faster reporting. When design intent gets “translated” through emails, spreadsheets, and PDFs, the result is rework, delays, and audit risk.

In this workshop, we’ll show how OEMs and suppliers can align on a shared digital quality language using 2D drawings + 3D Model-Based Definition (MBD), so everyone is working from the same requirements, the same characteristics, and the same quality intent.

Explore how the North American machine tool industry is adapting to cost pressures, workforce challenges, and rapid digitalization. This session examines real-world ROI from closed-loop manufacturing, predictive maintenance, and advanced control systems, while highlighting emerging technologies—AI, automation, and smart data integration—that will define machining over the next 3–5 years.

Explore innovations in machining, additive, automation, digital solutions, quality and more.

See a live, end-to-end manufacturing system operating continuously on the show floor.

Your front-row seat to the people shaping the industry.

Have a particular manufacturing challenge? Have a seat and discover solutions.

Lace up and run to fund STEM education.

Most manufacturers know what they want from continuous improvement: faster time studies, consistent ergonomics assessments, and the ability to simulate changes before touching the line. What stops them is the implementation: IT approvals, system integrations, and months of onboarding before a single plant sees results.

Hear how 3M deployed AI-powered Kaizen and ergonomics across 40 global plants, starting with a pilot that went from zero to a rebalanced line in under one week — no PLC integration, no wearables, no network access required. Learn how plant teams drove adoption bottom-up, how EHS leaders transformed their ergonomics program with a single smartphone video, and what it looks like when CI moves at the speed of a Kaizen event, not an IT project.

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Description:

Modern manufacturing industries face increasing demands for precision, reliability, and efficiency—especially in sectors where material performance and structural integrity are critical. Traditional inspection methods, such as cutting or disassembling components, are often impractical for complex assemblies and advanced materials. This presentation will explore how 3D X-ray imaging technologies, such as computed tomography (CT), are revolutionizing industrial quality inspection by providing non-destructive insights into the internal structures of components, materials, and assemblies.

Enhanced with artificial intelligence (AI) and deep learning algorithms, these technologies enable advanced defect detection, 3D data reconstruction, and the creation of digital twins. This shift from reactive to predictive and adaptive quality assurance models is helping manufacturers improve product reliability, reduce waste, and optimize workflows across industries such as aerospace, automotive, electronics, medical devices, additive manufacturing, and new energy material solutions.

Key Topics Covered:

Computed Tomography (CT): Learn how CT captures high-resolution volumetric data to visualize internal structures without damaging the component.
AI and Deep Learning: Discover how advanced algorithms automate defect detection, improve accuracy, and enable detailed 3D data reconstruction.
Digital Twins: Understand how CT data can be used to create virtual models for design optimization and production management.
Real-World Applications: Explore case studies from industries such as aerospace, automotive, electronics, medical devices, additive manufacturing, and energy solutions, demonstrating how intelligent X-ray technologies solve critical manufacturing challenges.

This session will provide actionable insights into deploying intelligent 3D X-ray imaging technologies to address common manufacturing challenges, such as detecting hidden defects, validating designs, optimizing tooling, and ensuring structural integrity during production. Attendees will gain practical knowledge on integrating these systems into existing workflows and leveraging inspection data to drive process improvements, reduce costs, and enhance product reliability.

Key Takeaways:

Best practices for implementing intelligent X-ray systems across various industries.
Strategies for optimizing deep learning models for specific applications.
Insights into using preventative data from CT scans to support predictive quality inspection.
Examples of how these technologies improve product development, production, and quality assurance.

This presentation is ideal for professionals in aerospace, automotive, electronics, medical devices, additive manufacturing, and energy sectors.

Attendees will leave knowing how to apply AI-enhanced CT technology to:

Enhance defect detection: AI-driven automation increases accuracy by up to 50%, enabling early identification of voids, dimensional variations, and structural issues.
Optimize workflows: CT supports First Article Inspection during ramp-up, batch sampling in production, and digital twin creation for predictive quality assurance.
Solve industry-specific quality challenges: Real-world examples will showcase transformative impacts in aerospace, automotive, electronics, medical devices, additive manufacturing, and energy solutions.
 

Gain practical insights to enhance productivity, improve product performance, and maintain a competitive edge in the global manufacturing landscape.

Whether managing production in spreadsheets or using your ERP's scheduling functionality, most hi-mix/lo-volume manufacturers have a very difficult time getting visibility of their future state of their production environment much further out than just a few days, maybe a week or two.

In this presentation, you will learn how to quickly create a Digital Twin of your production environment that will provide a believable view of your future production reality however far out into the future you have backlog.

Having a believable future production reality is critical in understanding the true picture of your:

• Load v Capacity
• When/Where your production constraints will lie (machines, people, materials)
• When you can confidently commit to production orders being completed.

Explore innovations in machining, additive, automation, digital solutions, quality and more.

See a live, end-to-end manufacturing system operating continuously on the show floor.

Your front-row seat to the people shaping the industry.

Have a particular manufacturing challenge? Have a seat and discover solutions.

As machinery engineers push toward lights-out production, predictive maintenance and AI-driven optimization, one design choice is becoming mission-critical: when and how connectivity is engineered into the machine. 

For decades, connectivity — the delivery of power, signal and data between subsystems — has been treated as a late-stage integration task. Core mechanical and process modules were prioritized first, with cables and interfaces addressed after the fact. Today, that approach is no longer sustainable. Shrinking footprints, rising performance expectations, predictive maintenance requirements and remote service demands mean that connectivity must be embedded at the earliest stages of machine design. 

This session will explore why thinking about connectivity upfront fundamentally changes what a machine can do. 

Moving away from hardwired point-to-point systems toward connectorized, modular architectures reduces build and commissioning time, simplifies expansion and improves overall serviceability. Hybrid connectors that combine power, signal and data into a single, compact interface enable faster assembly, error-proof installation and easier subsystem replacement. This modularity reduces mean time to repair and minimizes both planned and unplanned downtime — a critical advantage in high-value production environments. 

Early-stage connectivity design also unlocks lights-out operation. Reliable, diagnostic-rich connectors enable continuous data acquisition, automated control loops and real-time optimization. Machines can monitor flow rates, temperatures, and other critical parameters without direct human intervention — feeding predictive analytics platforms that anticipate drift, prioritize maintenance and protect yield. Every connection becomes a data pathway, supporting traceability, remote diagnostics and intelligent decision-making. 

Beyond uptime and performance, connectivity-driven architectures improve sustainability and safety. Precision monitoring allows dynamic resource management and reduced waste, while automated, sensor-enabled systems limit human exposure to hazardous tasks. In a lights-out environment, humans remain essential — but are deployed strategically for complex, high-value interventions rather than routine oversight. 

As machines become more compact and complex, connector size, reliability, error-proofing and lifecycle durability directly impact performance and maintainability. Designing connectivity early enables scalable, flexible platforms that adapt to new processes, new regulations and new production demands — without costly redesign. 

Session takeaways: 

• Why designing connectivity at the earliest stages of machine development is critical to performance, scalability and uptime. 
• The advantages of connectorization over hardwiring in modular machine architectures. 
• How connectivity enables lights-out manufacturing through real-time monitoring and predictive maintenance. 
• How compact, error-proof connector design supports optimization, safety and future-ready machinery. 

AMDT research shows a persistent “reality gap” inside industrial organizations: executives are highly confident in their OT security and stability, while the teams closest to the equipment see frequent disruptions, human error, and growing cyber exposure. This session helps manufacturers close that gap by combining data from US plants with a practical playbook for unifying leadership, engineering, and OT around a single source of truth for configurations, changes, and incidents. 

Manual machine tending does more than strain your workforce; it quietly caps throughput, reduces uptime, and ties growth to labor availability.

This session examines the actual operational costs of manual tending, including lost production hours, inconsistent cycle times, and the compounding effects of turnover and labor gaps. You’ll see how automated machine tending helps manufacturers increase throughput without adding headcount, unlock additional capacity, stabilize performance, and improve overall equipment effectiveness (OEE).

We’ll introduce a zero-capital, fully supported automation model that removes traditional barriers and makes scalable growth accessible to manufacturers of any size. If labor constraints are limiting output, this session will show how to turn machine tending into a strategic advantage.

The primary purpose of a Manufacturing Execution System (MES) is to provide real-time visibility into manufacturing operations and the data needed to improve performance, reduce costs, and maximize production efficiency. By directly integrating with shop floor machinery and resources, an MES continuously collects production data that reflects actual conditions rather than assumptions made during planning.

This presentation will examine how MES systems can improve shop floor performance, providing a competitive advantage to companies who utilize the software. Attendees will learn how enforced process requirements and task interdependencies ensure that each operation is executed in the correct sequence, with all prerequisites completed before work is released. This structured approach helps reduce errors, prevent incomplete or out-of-sequence work, and minimize rework that can create bottlenecks.

The session will also explore how real-time equipment and material data improves scheduling decisions and increases productivity. By tracking labor, downtime, and maintenance costs as they occur, MES systems provide manufacturers with actionable insights to optimize resource allocation and reduce operational expenses. Product tracking and traceability will be discussed as key enablers for faster issue resolution and improved quality control.

Finally, the presentation will connect MES capabilities to long-term competitiveness by showing how standardized processes and reliable production data help bridge the skilled labor gap and establish a foundation for automation and AI. Attendees will leave with a practical understanding of how MES systems drive predictable outcomes, support continuous improvement, and strengthen manufacturing performance across the enterprise.

Explore innovations in machining, additive, automation, digital solutions, quality and more.

See a live, end-to-end manufacturing system operating continuously on the show floor.

Your front-row seat to the people shaping the industry.

Have a particular manufacturing challenge? Have a seat and discover solutions.

IMTS showcases what is possible across automation, artificial intelligence, robotics, digital manufacturing, and other advanced technologies—but turning inspiration into action can be challenging. Sarah Hartwick of the Illinois Manufacturers’ Association and Dan Hofmann of the Illinois Manufacturing Excellence Center will discuss how manufacturers can evaluate emerging opportunities, prepare their workforce, access available resources, and make informed investments. The conversation will highlight the strength of Illinois’ manufacturing ecosystem and how industry, government, education, and workforce partners can help companies move from curiosity to implementation.

Traditional automation struggles with the variability of modern high-mix manufacturing. In this session, Intrinsic and Trinity Automation share practical insights from their journey of bringing physical AI to the shop floor. The discussion delves into real-world learnings from bridging cutting-edge foundation models with shop-floor realities to elevate operator productivity and orchestrate intelligently flexible machine shop production.

Built with Intrinsic Intelligence™, Trinity Automation’s AI system unlocks true high-mix, variable-volume production without the need for manual robot reprogramming. Attendees will discover how intuitive interfaces empower machine shop owners and operators to manage autonomous machine tending workflows, driving compelling customer ROI by improving machine utilization and delivering autonomous operator assistance.

When the machine checks out fine but the scrap bin keeps filling up: the real culprits behind blown parts.

Explore innovations in machining, additive, automation, digital solutions, quality and more.

See a live, end-to-end manufacturing system operating continuously on the show floor.

Your front-row seat to the people shaping the industry.

Have a particular manufacturing challenge? Have a seat and discover solutions.

Close out the day with IMTS Unwind on the IMTS+ Main Stage! Hosted by the vibrant Marley Kayden, each episode features lively interviews with industry experts, main-stage keynote speakers, manufacturers, and social media influencers. Get the scoop on must-see events for the next day and key insights to make the most of your IMTS.

Discover the ideas and innovations transforming manufacturing. This Main Stage session will feature industry experts sharing insights on emerging technologies, workforce trends, and the future of the industry.

Discover the ideas and innovations transforming manufacturing. This Main Stage session will feature industry experts sharing insights on emerging technologies, workforce trends, and the future of the industry.

Kickstart your day with the IMTS Morning Show on the IMTS+ Main Stage! Hosted by the vibrant Marley Kayden, each episode features lively interviews with industry experts, main-stage keynote speakers, manufacturers, and social media influencers. Get the scoop on must-see events and key insights to make the most of your day at IMTS.