The International Manufacturing Technology Show (IMTS) September 9–14 at Chicago’s McCormick Place is fast approaching and, for newcomers and veterans alike, it is always worthwhile to plan as much as possible in advance to make the most of it. For Gear Technology readers looking for gear manufacturing equipment such as gear cutting, forming, and finishing, as well as broaching, shaping, and slotting machines, you must first visit the Gear Generation sector in the North Building, Level 3.
During a year with a strong
dollar, tanked oil prices and a
number of soft markets that
just aren't buying, one might
expect spline manufacturers
to be experiencing the same
tumult everyone else is. But when
I got a chance to speak with some of
the suppliers to spline manufacturers at
IMTS about how business is going, many
of the manufacturing industry's recent
woes never came up, and instead were
replaced by a shrug and an "eh, business
is doing pretty well."