More than 1800 exhibitors will occupy 1.2 million ft2 of exhibit space at this year’s International Manufacturing Technology Show (IMTS), which takes place September 10 to 15 at Chicago’s McCormick Place. The biennial event brings individuals involved in every facet of manufacturing together at one location to discuss new opportunities, network and gain insight to improve business. They also come to learn, so IMTS offers a wide array of opportunities to learn about materials, manufacturing technologies, alternative manufacturing processes, quality assessment and control and plant operations.
IMTS has added a new conference for this year: the Motion, Drives and Automation (MDA) Conference, which will be held held September 10 and 11 in the Lakeside (East) Hall. The MDA Conference will feature two in-depth conference tracks running simultaneously — Hydraulics and Pneumatics in Automation and Motion Control in Automation. Attendees who register for this two-day conference will have access to both tracks. Researchers, executives and engineering technology leaders will speak about topics covering reducing costs and boosting machine efficiency to recent advances in technology and security in industrial automation.
The conference, sponsored by Bosch Rexroth. was organized by Hannover Fairs and the National Fluid Power Association, and Hydraulics & Pneumatics and Machine Design magazines produced the technical program.
With the current pressures on performance, efficiencies, security and the environment, engineers are even more pressed for the most up-to-date educational information on manufacturing equipment and industrial automation systems. The Motion, Drives and Automation Conference offers the perfect opportunity to obtain critical content during IMTS. Learn more at bit.ly/KMO21v
Following is a schedule and summary of the MDA conference and a list of exhibitors offering products and services related to fluid power.
Monday, September 10 — Fluid Power Technology
Closed-Loop Position and Force Control
10:15 - 11:00 am
This session delves into considerations and techniques for closing the control loop of electrohydraulic systems, including the valve, actuator, and controller.
Peter Nachtwey, President – Delta Computer Systems.