IMTS is one of the largest manufacturing technology shows in the world, filling McCormick Place every other September. We build exhibits engineered for heavy machinery and serious buyers.
IMTS, the International Manufacturing Technology Show, is the event that turns McCormick Place into the center of the manufacturing world every even-numbered September, filling well over a million square feet with machine tools, automation, tooling, and the buyers who specify them. Exhibiting at IMTS is unlike exhibiting almost anywhere else, because the product on your stand is frequently a multi-ton machine that has to be displayed, powered, and often run live in front of sophisticated engineers and purchasing teams. We build IMTS exhibit rentals engineered for exactly that. The design begins with your equipment: we frame heavy machinery so it reads as the hero of the space, build reinforced or elevated platforms where floor loading requires it, and route the substantial three-phase electrical that live operation demands, all coordinated with McCormick Place rigging and electrical jurisdiction. Safety and circulation around moving or energized machines are paramount, so we lay out clear, generous paths that keep attendees safe while giving them a close, compelling view, supported by signage that explains what they are watching and why it matters. Above the floor, a structural hanging sign and a bold headline carry your brand across the vast hall where hundreds of machinery builders compete for the same eyes. We supplement the physical machines with monitors and an optional LED wall to show the equipment in operation, the part it produces, or the controlling software, because the modern manufacturing story is as digital as it is mechanical. Behind the demonstration zone we provide meeting space where your engineers and sales team can talk specifications, lead times, financing, and pricing with serious buyers, and at island sizes we add multiple rooms and hospitality. Because IMTS rental inventory is finite and the show is immense, we recommend reserving design and hardware well ahead, generally eight to sixteen weeks before the September move-in depending on program size, and we manage the detailed power, rigging, and freight planning that an IMTS stand uniquely requires. Every graphic is produced in-house with silicone edge fabric and dye-sublimation so technical imagery and brand color hold up under hall lighting. We deliver the entire program full-service, from a free 48-hour 3D rendering through install and dismantle, inside the published price bands, so you can headline IMTS without buying or storing a major capital asset. Request your rendering and we will engineer your IMTS stand around your machines.
IMTS, the International Manufacturing Technology Show, fills McCormick Place in Chicago every even-numbered year in September across roughly 1.3 million square feet. It is one of the largest industrial trade shows in the Western Hemisphere, so booking exhibit space and rental hardware early is essential.
IMTS is built around machinery, so most exhibits feature heavy equipment on reinforced platforms with live or static operation, substantial electrical, a structural hanging sign, and meeting space for technical sales. We engineer the stand around your machines and coordinate rigging and power with McCormick Place.
Because IMTS is enormous and rental inventory is finite, reserve your design and hardware several months ahead. For island programs with machinery, we recommend starting eight to sixteen weeks before the September move-in depending on size.
Call Chicago Exhibits at (872) 369-0187 for a free 48-hour 3D rendering. Serving Chicago and McCormick Place since 2014.