Sandvik Provides Full-Solution Support
Evan Doran | Modern Machine Shop
Sandvik Coromant’s IMTS 2026 booth pairs visitors with segment experts to help them solve engineering challenges from the conception of a job to the time a machine starts production.
Select Machining Technologies Simplifies Complex, Large-Format Processes
Evan Doran | Modern Machine Shop
Four large machine tools with multiprocess capabilities headline Select Machining Technologies’ booth, while interactive exhibits demonstrate additional processes.
For Marubeni Citizen-Cincom, Tooling Takes Center Stage
Derek Korn | Modern Machine Shop
Marubeni Citizen-Cincom’s tooling and accessory workshop offers a chance to learn more about ancillary devices that can boost machining efficiency and capability.
Hexagon Hardware and Software Connect Racecars and Espresso
Evan Doran | Modern Machine Shop
Hexagon positions its hardware and software as a cornerstone of an interconnected world, with demos involving everything from racecars to golf to espresso.
MC Machinery Systems Lights Up the Aisle
Christina Fuges | Modern Machine Shop
MC Machinery Systems showcases wire and sinker EDM, additive manufacturing and automation technology, including its new MG Series wire EDM.
An Automation Option When Floorspace is Limited
Derek Korn | Modern Machine Shop
Lang Technik’s RoboTrex Compact automation system combines high-density workpiece storage with an integrated FANUC industrial robot to support extended unattended machining in small-part manufacturing environments.
Get in Tune with Mastercam (and the Rest of the Band)
Stephanie Hendrixson | Modern Machine Shop
The CAM software developers highlight the world’s first hollow body titanium guitar, plus daily talks with its Mastercam Manufacturing Experience.
Everyone Will Be Quoting the IMTS+ Main Stage This Week. Be There First.
| Modern Machine Shop
Six days of talks, interviews and live conversations, open to every attendee. No extra fee and no reservation — just show up early enough to get a seat. Check the IMTS app for today's schedule.
The Numbers Behind a Century of IMTS: What 26 Years of Coverage Reveals
| Modern Machine Shop
From tungsten carbide in 1929 to an AI Arena in 2026, the manufacturing technology show has been a reliable mirror of the industry. The archive shows how the reflection changed.
The Week's Best Chicago Events — Most Sell Out by Tuesday
| Modern Machine Shop
The Cubs host the Braves at Wrigley tonight and the next two nights, first pitch 6:40. Block out one evening for the city before the week fills up without you!
A New Angle on Tool Changes
Derek Korn | Modern Machine Shop
On this large turn-mill, cutters are exchanged automatically through the machine’s standard tool magazine on angle heads used for internal machining of long parts.
A ‘Boring’ Automation Demo Worth Checking Out
Derek Korn | Modern Machine Shop
Automatic adjustment of a boring tool’s diameter based off probe part measurement eliminates human intervention, which is especially important for lights-out machining.
The Trend That Never Left: How One Idea Has Defined IMTS for a Decade
| Modern Machine Shop
With IMTS 2026 approaching, this one trend is worth understanding before any other: manufacturing does not have enough people, and technology’s job is to multiply the ones it has.
Erowa Goes Compact — Smaller Footprint Automation, Bigger Presence on the Show Floor
Christina Fuges | Modern Machine Shop
Erowa is putting automation front and center, backed by a booth display built to match.
Index Shrinks the Window to Profitability
Derek Korn | Modern Machine Shop
New machine technologies support shops adopting the “Every Job Faster” mindset.
Index Shrinks the Window to Profitability
Derek Korn | Production Machining
New machine technologies support shops adopting the “Every Job Faster” mindset.
Here’s Your Chance for a Free First-Article Machined Blank
Derek Korn | Modern Machine Shop
First-time TCI Precision Metals customers that request a production quantity quote for custom machine-ready blanks at the show can receive a free first article manufactured to their exact specifications.
Skimping on Cutting Tools can be ‘Whisky’
Derek Korn | Modern Machine Shop
Horn USA demonstrates a range of cutting tool options to maximize the performance of your advanced machining centers by way of giveaway whisky bottle toppers machined in its booth.
Inside the IMTS 2026 Conference: What to Attend Today
| Modern Machine Shop
Nearly 70 sessions across five tracks — process innovations, alternative processes, plant operations, quality and inspection, and automation. Pick your track before the good seats go.
Plataforma híbrida de Mazak con LMD y WAAM
Ángela Andrea Castro | Modern Machine Shop México
Meximold 2026: La manufactura aditiva de Mazak combina la deposición de material con el maquinado CNC en una misma plataforma híbrida para la fabricación y la reparación de moldes.
JETMOLD presenta moldes LSR y multicomponente
Marcela Castro | Plastics Technology México
Xiamen JETMOLD participa en Meximold 2026 con moldes para LSR de alta cavitación, combinaciones LSR+termoplásticos con canal frío de válvula propia y configuraciones multicolor y multimaterial para el sector automotriz, médico y electrónico de precisión.
Shop Talk: Are Those My Parts?
| MoldMaking Technology
A proud young moldmaker struts after a flawless build, until a customer’s sharp question humbles him with a lasting lesson.