“Big” is a relative term in the context of manufacturing technology, and especially in regard to the significance of new CNC machines being introduced by designers and developers. Even more particularly, at IMTS 2018 visitors will be witness to important North American or worldwide debuts for some very big machines — gantry machines, bridge mills, and vertical machines designed to perform roughing and finishing on very large parts needed in engineering work, oil-and-gas projects, energy systems, aerospace, construction, and other similar applications.
There will be some big (as in, “important”) debuts for smaller and even compact machines too. Following here, the latest tally of big ideas set to have a big impact at IMTS 2018.