Making the most of IMTS 2024

It’s the most wonderful time of even-numbered years – it’s time for IMTS 2024 – and if you’ve attended previous shows, you know it encompasses more than 1.2 million square feet of exhibit space covering all four buildings at McCormick Place. That’s a lot of miles one can plan to walk each day hoping to find the technology you need.

With shops of all sizes having difficulty hiring skilled workers, it’s sometimes tough to justify taking time away from your facility to view new technology, so having a plan is key to maximizing your time at IMTS. This is the one show where you can compare the machines, technologies, and tools – side-by-side – and take your parts or drawings with you for input from exhibitors on how to produce them more efficiently.

GIE Media’s Quick Guide to IMTS 2024 is designed to help you make your plan, in the most efficient way possible, and connect with the right exhibitors. With more than 1,500 exhibitors, you can’t visit all of them, so finding the right exhibitors that can help you be the most productive in the industries in which you specialize will make your trip more successful.

On the following pages you’ll find key exhibitors focused on manufacturing technology for the aerospace, defense, EV, and medical markets. Following those four key industries is an alphabetical list of all exhibitors. What’s more, GIE Media’s Quick Guide to IMTS 2024 is a handy, pocket-sized guide that’s easy to keep with you throughout McCormick Place.

I hope this helps you successfully navigate the show, and don’t forget to stop by our booth – #339400 in the South Hall – to say hello, pick up the latest copy of a magazine, or sign up for a subscription.

Also, for ease in finding your way around the show, pavilion locations by hall are included to the right on this page.

And finally, don’t forget to save the date for IMTS 2026 – September 14-19, 2026.