Sensors stand out as an important key to improving manufacturing quality and productivity at the latest IMTS show

– Review of the IMTS show in Chicago with emphasis on the new sensor innovations and applications on display. The paper aims to discuss these issues.

– In-depth interviews with exhibitors of sensors and sensor integrators at the show.

– Sensors continue to match an ever-increasing number of manufacturing tasks to improve quality and productivity at every step in the manufacturing and inspection process.

– Customers may be surprised at the sensor innovations and new applications to which sensors are being applied in the manufacturing environment.

– A review of some of the latest sensor innovations and applications that one might have seen if they had been on the exhibition floor at the Chicago IMTS show.