IMTS - International Manufacturing Technology Show

How do you excel without Excel? Well Mark Lilly from Protected Flow Manufacturing is here to help you do just that! Back at #IMTS2024, Lilly sat down with Jim Mayer to discuss how to tackle production inefficiencies and scheduling issue with their platform. You can watch the full conversation here: https://bit.ly/4fcqt7f

Efficiency, optimization and evolution are all key pieces to the success of the manufacturing industry and MSC Industrial Supply Co. is covering all of them. In the Creators Lounge at #IMTS2024, COO of MSC Industrial, Martina McIsaac, sat down with Jim Mayer to discuss how the company is using all of those pieces to close the skills gap. Watch the full interview here:

Community is such an important part of our industry, and that's what Catherine (Cat) Ross wanted to create for women at IMTS with the Women Make Manufacturing Move program. At #IMTS2024, with over 100 exhibitors and visitors, men and women alike came together to network and attend keynotes from NASA - National Aeronautics and Space Administration and a panel led by Microsoft. You can learn all about the event here:

Action. That is the key to getting the next generation interested in manufacturing. No place shows that better than the Smartforce Student Summit at #IMTS2024! With dozens of companies including NASA - National Aeronautics and Space Administration, over 14,000 students got hands-on learning experiences to get them interested in the manufacturing industry. You can read all about it here:

With two decades of IMTS under her belt, Michelle Edmonson, CEM, VP of Exhibitions for AMT - The Association For Manufacturing Technology knows tech trends and manufacturing better than most. She sat down with Meaghan Ziemba in the Creators Lounge at #IMTS2024 to talk about what the experience means to her and what she sees coming for the industry. Watch the full interview here:

It is that time of year to give thanks, and the RESHORING INITIATIVE wants to thank all of you! Thank you to the many companies that reshored, the government programs that helped to incentivize companies to reshore, and the dedicated organizations and individuals that continue to support the Reshoring Initiative. You can read the full article of thanks here:

Running miles and breaking records, all in the name of manufacturing. Miles for Manufacturing has been doing this for over a decade and has raised nearly a quarter of a million dollars for the future of the industry. You can read about the achievement and how we got there here:

No need to google how AI can help you in manufacturing. We've got the answer for you right here! Back at #IMTS2024, Praveen Rao MS, MBA, Managing Director of Manufacturing at Google Cloud got on the IMTS+ Mainstage to discuss the revolutionary era of AI we are living in and how that affects your business. Watch the full session here:

Rev up for advanced manufacturing! At #IMTS2024 RFK Racing Co-Owner and driver of the Build Submarines Ford, Brad Keselowski, and owner of KAM - along with Kevin Kidd, Director of Software and Analytics at RFK Racing to the IMTS+ Main Stage to explore the intersection of motor sports and advanced manufacturing. Watch the full conversation here:

Today is Veteran's Day and we are so lucky to have so many amazing veterans working in our industry. We thank you for your service to our country and the incredible things you continue to do within manufacturing. In fact, at #IMTS2024, Rear Admiral Todd S. Weeks, Program Executive Officer of Program Executive Office, Strategic Submarines (PEO SSBN) discussed how America’s Submarine Industrial base will need to hire 100,000 skilled employees to meet the Navy’s growing demand for submarine construction through 2040. You can watch the full presentation here! And again, thank you for your service to all our veterans!