In September we took part in IMTS along with many of the leading companies in our industry. Most of the exhibitors we talked to before, during and after the show came into the event with moderate expectations. Everyone was hopeful, but after years of shutdowns, travel restrictions and COVID precautions, nobody was quite sure what to expect. In fact, quite a few of the biggest names in metal cutting simply chose not to exhibit. DMG-MORI, for example, simply wasn't there. Nor was Sandvik Coromant. While most of the gear pavilion regulars took part in the show, there were some notable exceptions, and even those who did exhibit brought fewer machines and less new technology (of course, it didn't help that the dates of IMTS overlapped with AMB in Stuttgart, and many of the major machine tool companies were forced to split their teams and resources). Going into the show, many companies were hedging their bets or taking a wait-and-see approach.
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