Organized by the Association for Manufacturing Technology (AMT), the International Manufacturing Technology Show is one of the largest industrial trade shows in the world, with thousands of exhibitors and over 85,000 visitors. The event is held every two years in September at McCormick Place, Chicago.

Sectors: Raw materials, semi-finished and finished aluminium products, machinery, plant and services for manufacturers and suppliers of primary and secondary aluminium, semi-finished and finished products for automotive and transport industry (commercial vehicles, railway, ship and aircraft building), building and construction, electrics and electronics, light metal trade and solutions for packaging and consumer durables, media, consultancy, information, surface treatment and joining technology. Solar technology, piecework coating and magnesium.

Sectors: Moldmaking and tooling: precision molds, plastics molding, die and casting molds, injection molding, progressive die, machine tools and cutting tools, precision tools and auxilliary, hot runner systems, standard mold parts, pattern-making and prototyping, rapid manufacturing, hot stamping, tool and moldmaking consulting - Design and application development: design / simulation / visualization, mold development and engineering, virtual reality, production technology and inspection, measuring machines, CAD & CAM