CNC Tech Talks

Machines

Nothing Beats (Multiple) Live Machining Demonstrations

See SW North America’s live CNC machining, manufacturing automation and cobot demonstrations to discover how flexible machining systems and intelligent automation can help improve throughput and increase process reliability.

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Automation

Who Runs the Robots? The Answer Is on the Floor Today.

As automation reshapes shopfloor roles, IMTS 2026 is doubling as a recruiting, training and retention event, matching new machines with the people who’ll run them.

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IMTS

Ceratizit Digital Twin Technology Brings Tooling Solutions to Life

IMTS 2026: Ceratizit’s Visual Twin, developed jointly with ModuleWorks GmbH, offers an immersive, photorealistic machining simulation demonstrating complete machining processes and tooling strategies.

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IMTS

Blum-Novotest Helps Make the Measurements Behind Lights-Out

Blum-Novotest’s in-machine measurement equipment helps correct errors before they happen, even without operator intervention.

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Student Summit Energizes the Future Workforce

The Smartforce Student Summit brings together thousands of students and educators to discover careers in manufacturing technology.

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Basics

The Field Guide You Should Have Read on the Plane

Sector maps, planning checklists, problem-to-aisle routing and what's new for 2026 — everything a shop owner or engineer needs on the walk in to maximize ROI.

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Harmoni’s AI Interface Simplifies Shopfloor Execution

An agentic AI interface and advanced scheduling modules help Harmoni users keep their shop floors efficient.

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Turning Tools

Kennametal Offers End-to-End Solutions Across IMTS

In addition to tooling and experts at its booth, Kennametal is hosting demonstrations with partner companies across the IMTS show floor.

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IMTS

Collet Wrenches and Automation Conversations

Be among the first 50 daily visitors to Lexair’s booth for a practical giveaway — and learn how to get more from your lathe while you’re there.

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Five-Axis

Kitamura Makes Its Booth an Automation Zone at IMTS 2026

Kitamura turns its booth into an automation zone, debuting two five-axis machines built for confident, unattended production.

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Paperless Parts Demo
DN Solutions
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IMCO POW-R-FEED M935
Makino EDAf2i Ultra
YCM Alliance
Muratec USA
Master Fluid Solutions
Makino uCell B80