IMTS
The biggest US manufacturing technology show (over 90,000 attendees in 2026) for manufacturing and operations leaders.
- Dates
- Sep 11 to Sep 16, 2028
- Where
- Chicago, IL
- Cost
- Paid ticket. IMTS 2028, McCormick Place, Sept 11-16, 2028 (biennial; IMTS 2026 has ended). Attendee registration not open yet; prices not posted.
- Type
- Trade show · Paid ticket
- Organizer
- AMT - The Association For Manufacturing Technology
- Last checked
- October 23, 2026 against the event’s own site
Official site and registration
Speaking opportunities
Speaking not checked
The field it serves: Manufacturing & Industrial
- Verified open jobs
- about 58,249
- Typical posted salary
- $115,000 a year (middle half $89,000 to $148,000)
- Entry or early-career level
- 40% of openings
- Employment, year over year
- +0.3% in manufacturing, the closest BLS sector
Source: NextChapter job data, jobs verified live in the last 7 days.
Source: NextChapter job data: salary ranges employers posted, midpoint of each range, 1,287 of the newest 5,000 verified open jobs.
Source: NextChapter job data: level read from the full posting, newest 5,000 verified open jobs.
Source: BLS Current Employment Statistics, seasonally adjusted payroll employment, September 2026.
Full Manufacturing & Industrial snapshot: jobs, pay, layoffs and conferences
Employers at this conference
Exhibitors, sponsors and speakers we have found on the event’s own lists.
- CHETOCORPORATION, S.A. Exhibiting
- EOS Exhibiting
- Hexagon Exhibiting
- MaintainX Exhibiting
- Marubeni Citizen-Cincom Exhibiting
Read from the event’s own pages: www.imts.com.
Industries and functions
Where it is and who it is for
Held in Chicago, IL. Local jobs, employers, layoffs and other conferences nearby are on the place pages.
Past and planned editions
- 2028: September 11, 2028 to September 16, 2028, Chicago, IL
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