# BONUS: IMTS 2024 Preview with MakingChips, Peter Eelman, and More

- Show: [Manufacturing Happy Hour](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/manufacturing-happy-hour)
- Published: 2024-08-30
- Length: 2h 17m
- Page: https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/manufacturing-happy-hour/2024-08-30-bonus-imts-2024-preview-with-makingchips-peter-eelman-and-more
- Listen: https://manufacturinghappyhour.com/IMTS2024

## Summary

Chris Luecke hosts a roundtable with MakingChips hosts Nick Golner and Jason Zanger, AMT’s Peter Eelman, and other manufacturing leaders to preview IMTS 2024. The group discusses the show's evolution from machine tools to automation and AI, the critical need for AI in preventative maintenance, and the shift toward additive manufacturing for complex geometries. They also address the industry's workforce crisis, highlighting how M&A and new technologies are helping shops scale and attract younger talent.

## Chapters

- [0:00](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/manufacturing-happy-hour/2024-08-30-bonus-imts-2024-preview-with-makingchips-peter-eelman-and-more#t=0) Introduction: IMTS 2024 Preview and Guest Introductions
- [5:40](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/manufacturing-happy-hour/2024-08-30-bonus-imts-2024-preview-with-makingchips-peter-eelman-and-more#t=340) Jason Zanger's Virtual Appearance and IMTS History
- [18:03](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/manufacturing-happy-hour/2024-08-30-bonus-imts-2024-preview-with-makingchips-peter-eelman-and-more#t=1083) IMTS as Industry Reunion and Automation Growth
- [35:16](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/manufacturing-happy-hour/2024-08-30-bonus-imts-2024-preview-with-makingchips-peter-eelman-and-more#t=2116) Peter Eelman's Retirement and Show Logistics
- [41:58](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/manufacturing-happy-hour/2024-08-30-bonus-imts-2024-preview-with-makingchips-peter-eelman-and-more#t=2518) Mergers, Acquisitions, and Succession Planning
- [1:11:27](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/manufacturing-happy-hour/2024-08-30-bonus-imts-2024-preview-with-makingchips-peter-eelman-and-more#t=4287) Practical Applications of AI in Manufacturing
- [1:34:28](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/manufacturing-happy-hour/2024-08-30-bonus-imts-2024-preview-with-makingchips-peter-eelman-and-more#t=5668) Additive Manufacturing and 3D Printing Trends
- [1:52:50](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/manufacturing-happy-hour/2024-08-30-bonus-imts-2024-preview-with-makingchips-peter-eelman-and-more#t=6770) Workforce Challenges and Attracting Young Talent
- [2:08:57](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/manufacturing-happy-hour/2024-08-30-bonus-imts-2024-preview-with-makingchips-peter-eelman-and-more#t=7737) Final Segment: Hennig and AME Sponsorship

## Topics

- [Scaling production](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/scaling-production)
- [AI & machine learning](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/ai-and-machine-learning)
- [Hiring & workforce](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/hiring-and-workforce)
- [Materials & manufacturing processes](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/materials-and-processes)
- [Growth, exits & acquisitions](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/growth-exits-and-acquisitions)
- [Policy, trade & tariffs](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/policy-trade-and-tariffs)

## Most relevant to

companies scaling up

## Mentioned

- IMTS (other)
- AMT (other)
- MakingChips (other)
- HM Manufacturing (company)
- Pro Shop ERP (tool)
- Hill Manufacturing and Fabrication (company)
- Tech CNC (company)
- Hardinge (company)
- Proteus (other)
- Koslowski Advanced Manufacturing (company)
- Primary Weapons Systems (company)
- MASAC (other)
- Hennig (company)
- AME (company)

## Related episodes from other shows

- [The Future of Manufacturing — Special IMTS Edition](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/additive-snack/2022-09-09-the-future-of-manufacturing-special-imts-edition) (Additive Snack)
- [Scaling Additive Manufacturing — Special IMTS Edition](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/additive-snack/2023-01-10-scaling-additive-manufacturing-special-imts-edition) (Additive Snack)
- [BONUS - ASMPT Marketing Manager Mark Ogden on Americas Trends at APEX 2023 - EMSNOW & SCOOP On Location](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/ems-c-level/2023-02-01-bonus-asmpt-marketing-manager-mark-ogden-on-americas-trends-at-apex-2023-emsnow) (EMS@C-LEVEL)
- [How Matric Group is Reimagining US Manufacturing for Tomorrow's Challenges with Patrick Stimpert](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/ems-c-level/2025-05-06-how-matric-group-is-reimagining-us-manufacturing-for-tomorrows-challenges-with-p) (EMS@C-LEVEL)
- [EMS@C Panel: Navigating the Resurgence of European Manufacturing, New Challenges, and Opportunities with KATEK Group and Zollner](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/ems-c-level/2023-11-26-ems-c-panel-navigating-the-resurgence-of-european-manufacturing-new-challenges-a) (EMS@C-LEVEL)

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