A lot is happening in the cutting tool industry in the month of July. Continue reading our news roundup to learn more about what’s happening in the industry this month.

IMTS 2024 Preview

With more than 1.2 million sq-ft of exhibit space, featuring the latest technologies and solutions at 1,500-plus booths, the International Manufacturing Technology Show (IMTS) is back!

The biennial event will be held Sept. 9-14 at its usual home in Chicago’s mammoth McCormick Place. The mega-conference, which is put on by AMT – The Association for Manufacturing Technology, is billed as the largest manufacturing technology show in the Western Hemisphere—where creators, builders and sellers come together. 

For more information on how to register click here.

SME Podcast

For this Voices AMplified podcast, host John Barnes, CEO and founder of The Barnes Global Advisors and Metal Powder Works, talks with Melanie Lang. Lang holds a BS in Aerospace Engineering from the University of Illinois and an MS in Systems Architecture & Engineering from the University of Southern California and is a co-founder and the CEO of FormAlloy. 

Check out the episode here. 

Efficiency is Center Stage at the Tooling & Workholding Pavilion

Automation will be abundant at the Tooling & Workholding pavilion at IMTS. Exhibitors will demonstrate robots paired with five-axis machines, automated tool measurement and other efficiency features, in addition to chucks, vises, toolholders, cutting tools and pallet systems.

For the full vendor map and booth locations click here.

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