IMTS - International Manufacturing Technology Show 2026 has closed. Batimat opens this week.
IMTS – The International Manufacturing Technology Show 2026 ran as scheduled Sept. 14–19, 2026 at McCormick Place in Chicago. Batimat opens 28 September–1 October 2026, and October is the month to hold next.
Field Brief · 23 September 2026
The week in three decisions
IMTS - International Manufacturing Technology Show 2026 is the floor that just closed. Batimat is the opening with a company record already on file. October is the planning month.
What happened at IMTS - International Manufacturing Technology Show 2026
IMTS – The International Manufacturing Technology Show 2026 ran as scheduled Sept. 14–19, 2026 at McCormick Place in Chicago.
Shows from last week's brief
Chicago14–19 September 2026
IMTS - International Manufacturing Technology Show 2026
Chicago, USA
IMTS – The International Manufacturing Technology Show 2026 ran as scheduled Sept. 14–19, 2026 at McCormick Place in Chicago.
Rho15–17 September 2026
International Exhibition of Leather, Accessories, Components, Fabrics, Synthetics and Models 2026
Rho, Italy
LINEAPELLE 108, the September edition of the International Exhibition of Leather, Accessories, Components, Fabrics, Synthetics and Models, ran from 15 to 17 September 2026 at Fiera Milano Rho in Milan.
Paris15–17 September 2026
NRF Retails Big Show Europe
Paris, France
The second edition of NRF 2026: Retail's Big Show Europe took place from 15 to 17 September 2026 in Paris, under the theme 'The Next Now.'
Batimat is the opening to read first
Batimat opens 28 September–1 October 2026 at Paris Expo Porte de Versailles, Paris, France. WEFTEC and DMEXCO x MMA CONNECT open in the same week.
Two more floors in the same week
New Orleans26–30 September 2026
WEFTEC
New Orleans, USA
WEFTEC runs 26–30 September 2026 at Ernest N. Morial Convention Center, New Orleans, USA.
Cologne23–24 September 2026
DMEXCO x MMA CONNECT
Cologne, Germany
DMEXCO x MMA CONNECT runs 23–24 September 2026 at Koelnmesse (Halls 6, 7, and 8), Cologne, Germany.
October is the month after this issue
These shows open in October, the calendar month after this issue.
Four October shows to hold
17–21OctoberView eventSIAL Paris 2026
Villepinte, France
SIAL Paris 2026 runs 17–21 October 2026 at Paris Nord Villepinte, Villepinte, France.
13–15OctoberView eventIMEX America
Las Vegas, USA
IMEX America runs 13–15 October 2026 at Mandalay Bay, Las Vegas, USA.
6–8OctoberView eventCPHI Worldwide Milan 2026
Rho, Italy
CPHI Worldwide Milan 2026 runs 6–8 October 2026 at Fiera Milano, Rho, Italy.
- 21OctoberView event
FABTECH 2026
Las Vegas, NV, USA
FABTECH 2026 runs 21 October 2026 at Las Vegas, NV, USA.
Hold these October dates before travel and booth meetings lock.
Keep the next month on the calendar
The October list is the planning window for this issue.