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IMTS 2012 visitor registration is going full-steam ahead. We’d like to pause to say “thank you” to the man who started it all – Scott MacNaughton, President of Mac-Tech International!
Scott was the first visitor to register for IMTS 2012. His company offers consulting services to the manufacturing industry, as well as placement and recruitment for positions related to lasers, robotics, automation, and others, both domestically and internationally. He’s been to IMTS four times previously.
“We go to the show to meet with a lot of our existing customers, and also gain new customers,” he said. “It’s always a good networking event, but it’s also nice to see a lot of the new technology that’s out there.
“It’s always been a big show in this industry, and it’s nice to see everyone in one spot. You get to see the capital goods, but also the consumables that go along with it. It’s also a great place to find out where the industry is headed as a whole.”
Scott has also done work with students at IMTS to promote careers in manufacturing and educate them about their opportunities and the industry in general.
“There’s such a shortage of talented people in the industry right now,” he said. “I’ve been working with companies and schools and other organizations as to how to get the message out there, to get some of the young people into the industry.
“There are a lot of people in the industry who’ve been in it for a long time, and they’re looking to retire now. Companies are looking to build up the next wave for the future,” he said. “There are all kinds of mixed numbers out there regarding the number of technically skilled jobs that go unfilled, but overall it’s amazing to see how high those numbers can be.”
Scott, we wish you luck at IMTS 2012 … and thanks for kicking things off. See you in Chicago!
Are you ready for another Rally Fighter Graphic Skins competition? Local Motors is teaming up with the organizers of the International Manufacturing Technology Show (IMTS) to host the IMTS Rally Fighter Graphic Skins competition. It starts February 7, 2012 on The Forge at Local Motors.
IMTS takes place September 10-15 in Chicago and features the most advanced manufacturing technology in the world. The show organizers have purchased two Rally Fighters to showcase at this event. They will build one of them at our micro-factory in Chandler, Ariz., the other will be built LIVE on the actual IMTS show floor!
Starting today, February 7 thru February 21, 2012.
At IMTS 2010, new exhibitor-friendly work rules came to McCormick Place. After a period of being in flux, those work rules became permanent last fall. Peter Eelman, VP - Exhibitions & Communications, AMT - The Association For Manufacturing Technology, gives an update on McCormick Place changes and how that affects exhibitors at IMTS 2012.
This industry news segment on IMTSTV is brought to you by AMT - The Association For Manufacturing Technology.
Investment is on its way to the BRIC nations, many announcements at the auto show in Detroit and Boeing is moving operations around the U.S.
Aired Monday, January 16, 2012. Let us know what you think about our news segment on IMTSTV - we're excited to be able to bring it to you each month.
