Manufacturing and industrial

IMTS 2028

The International Manufacturing Technology Show, a major gathering for manufacturing technology held in Chicago. It suits production and quality engineers, managers and executives.

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September 11 to 16, 2028, Chicago, IL. Dates confirmed on the organizer's page: 2026-11-02. Recheck before you book, since organizers change details.

Independent planning reference. Delta Arc is not the organizer and does not sell tickets. Delta Arc has not announced attendance at this event, and listing it is not an endorsement.

What to see

  • The 2026 show was organized into sectors including metal removal, additive manufacturing, automation, quality assurance, software, and tooling and workholding; the 2028 sector plan is not yet published. Source
  • The 2026 edition listed stages and technology hubs across the floor, including an Industrial AI Arena; the 2028 lineup is not yet published. Source

What to plan

  • The organizer has not published these pages yet. Check its site closer to the date.
  • Official site

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Parking and the venue

Parking

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Transit

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Accessibility

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Where to stay

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From the airport

Travel details for the Chicago area.

Airports

Airport to the venue

From downtown, the Metra Electric line reaches McCormick Place from Millennium Station, and the Green Line stops at Cermak-McCormick Place. Source

Rideshare

At O'Hare, rideshare pickup is on the upper level at Terminal 2, at poles marked 2A through 2G, and at Terminal 3, at poles marked 3G through 3K. Source

Taxis

At both airports, taxi stands are on the lower level curb outside baggage claim. The airport says to use the stands to be sure of a licensed driver. Suburban taxis should be arranged ahead by calling a suburban company. Source

Black car and SUV pickup

Limousines and black cars must be arranged in advance and meet riders on the lower level. Call the company after claiming bags and it will give a plate number and meeting point. Lists of pre-arranged limousine services are posted at the airports, not on the web pages read. Source

Public transit

CTA Blue Line trains serve O'Hare 24 hours a day. The CTA Orange Line serves Midway. Source

Chicago travel guide →

Questions worth asking there

A claim at a show is a starting point. These questions help you test it.

  • What material, part and tolerance was this cycle time measured on?
  • Can the capability study be shown, with sample size and measurement method?
  • What was the spindle uptime over a full production period, rather than in a show demonstration?
  • Which tooling, workholding and programming assumptions sit behind the productivity claim?

Common questions

When is IMTS 2028?

September 11 to 16, 2028.

Where is IMTS 2028 held?

Chicago, IL.

How do I get to IMTS 2028 from the airport?

From downtown, the Metra Electric line reaches McCormick Place from Millennium Station, and the Green Line stops at Cermak-McCormick Place.

All the way through

Before, during and after

Before the show

Set the decision you want to improve, then plan the trip.

During the show

Test any claim on the floor, from your phone, in six questions.

After the show

Turn notes into a decision while they are fresh.

Where next

Stay with it

Understand

The evidence and sources in Manufacturing and Industrial Systems.

Plan

Shows and conferences in Manufacturing and Industrial Systems, with what to see and how to get there.

Build

How Delta Arc would approach the decision in front of you.

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Plan it

Guides for any show

First time at a major show

A show floor rewards a plan. Decide what you need to learn before you see the program, then let the program fill the plan.

Show planning checklist

The same checklist works for a payments summit, a marketing conference and a machine tool show.

Parking and getting there

Parking and transit change by event and by day. The venue and the transit agency are the sources to trust, close to the date.

Hotels and travel

Use the organizer's official housing page as your starting point. Third-party offers that use a show's name are not always connected to the organizer.

During the show

A claim on a show floor sounds as firm as a published figure. It usually is not. Keep the same few questions in your pocket, and class what you hear.

Meeting planner

A meeting earns its time when both sides know the question before they sit down.

After the show

The value of a show is decided in the two weeks afterward, when notes turn into decisions or get lost.

How to cite this page. Delta Arc, LLC. “IMTS 2028 planning reference.” DA-EV-imts-2028, version 1, as of 2026-11-02. https://thedeltaarc.com/events/imts-2028/

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