IMTS 2016 Sneak Peek: Controls & CAD-CAM

The 2016 edition of the International Manufacturing Technology Show is on track to be one of the largest IMTS events ever at McCormick Place in Chicago from September 12-17. This special sneak peek provides technical reviews of some of the machinery, tooling, systems and accessories that will be exhibited to help you get a head start on navigating the show floor and managing your time while you’re there.

The world of custom automation and the latest software is on display in this pavilion, everything you need to extract the maximum efficiency from your machine tool — optimizing your plant operations and cost efficiency. At IMTS 2016, controls, CAD/CAM and other digitally-enabled tools will help define Smart Manufacturing, the Industrial Internet of Things, Industry 4.0 and other advancements in the digital enterprise. Here is a sneak peek of some of the technologies that will be exhibited on the show floor:

CAM Software Improves Efficiency, Speed, Accuracy of Production Machining
3D Systems will display GibbsCAM 2016 software for production machining from that builds on revolutionary Universal Kinematic Machine technology for solid modeling, high speed machining, 2-axis to 5-axis milling, wire EDM, multi-task machining and more.

Electrical Connectors for Automating Harsh Manufacturing Environments
Industrial Automation Connectors from Mencom provide a cost effective and time efficient plug-and-play solution for the industrial motor, machine and power applications inside a shop.

Mobile Maintenance for Asset and Equipment Management
Smartware displays the first native mobile application for iOS and Android devices to use Bigfoot CMMS cloud-based asset and equipment management software.