IMTS 2026: Cutting Tools, Workholding, Toolholding & Shop Floor Solutions You Won't Want to Miss!8/12/2026 Planning your IMTS 2026 visit? Explore the Factory Tooling Solutions principals exhibiting at the show and discover cutting-edge tooling, workholding, toolholding, coolant, deburring, and finishing technologies designed to improve manufacturing performance.  IMTS 2026 brings together the latest innovations in metalworking, machining, tooling, automation, and manufacturing technology from around the world. As you plan your visit to McCormick Place, be sure to include the Factory Tooling Solutions principal partners exhibiting at this year's show. From precision cutting tools and advanced threading systems to workholding, toolholding, metalworking fluids, angle heads, and specialty finishing solutions, these manufacturers offer technologies designed to improve productivity, accuracy, and profitability on the shop floor. Click each company name below to visit their IMTS exhibitor page and add them to your show planner. The location link beneath each company name will take you directly to the IMTS show map so you can easily locate their booth during the event. Canela Corporation anela Corporation specializes in high-performance indexable cutting tools designed for turning, grooving, threading, and custom machining applications. Visitors to the Canela booth will find a broad range of carbide inserts, toolholders, grooving systems, and engineered tooling solutions developed to maximize productivity while maintaining excellent surface finishes and tool life. Manufacturers seeking versatile tooling for demanding production environments should make Canela a priority stop during IMTS 2026. Carmex Precision Tools, LLC Carmex Precision Tools is recognized worldwide for its expertise in threading technology and precision carbide tooling. At IMTS 2026, attendees can explore Carmex's extensive range of thread turning inserts, thread mills, Swiss-style tooling, grooving tools, and high-performance solid carbide solutions. Whether producing internal or external threads in challenging materials, Carmex offers innovative tooling designed to improve thread quality, reduce cycle times, and increase process reliability. Everede Tool Co. Everede Tool Co. will showcase a comprehensive lineup of indexable turning, grooving, threading, milling, and boring solutions designed to support modern manufacturing operations. Known for combining performance with value, Everede's tooling portfolio includes products from Everede, Dümmel, and Nine9, providing shops with versatile solutions for everything from general machining to specialized precision applications. Visitors looking for practical tooling innovations that improve efficiency and reduce costs will find plenty to explore. Hangsterfer's Laboratories, Inc. For manufacturers focused on improving machining performance through coolant technology, Hangsterfer's Laboratories will be demonstrating its industry-proven metalworking fluids and lubricants. The company's products are engineered to enhance tool life, improve surface finish, control heat generation, and maintain stable machining environments across a wide range of materials and processes. IMTS attendees can learn how the right coolant strategy can significantly impact productivity and overall machining costs. Heule Precision Tools Heule Precision Tools continues to redefine what is possible in hole finishing and deburring operations. Featured products at IMTS will include the popular COFA, BSF, SNAP, and VEX systems, each designed to eliminate secondary operations while improving consistency and reducing cycle time. From front and back deburring to back spotfacing and precision edge finishing, Heule's solutions help manufacturers complete complex hole operations from a single side of the workpiece. Huot Manufacturing Co. For over a century, Huot Manufacturing has provided practical storage and organization solutions for cutting tools and shop-floor efficiency. Visitors to the Huot booth can explore drill indexes, tool cabinets, storage systems, and workstation organization products designed to protect valuable tooling while improving accessibility and inventory control. Huot's products remain a staple in machine shops seeking to improve organization and productivity. Jergens, Inc. Jergens will be highlighting advanced workholding and fixturing technologies designed to reduce setup times and improve manufacturing repeatability. Attendees can explore quick-change fixturing systems, modular workholding solutions, zero-point clamping technology, and production-ready fixture components that support both high-mix and high-volume manufacturing environments. Jergens continues to be a leader in helping manufacturers maximize machine utilization and process consistency. O.M.G. North America O.M.G. North America will feature its renowned line of angle heads and machine tool accessory solutions that expand the capabilities of machining centers without additional setups. These precision-engineered attachments allow manufacturers to access difficult-to-reach features, perform multi-axis machining operations, and increase machine flexibility while reducing cycle times. Shops looking to maximize spindle utilization should plan a visit to the O.M.G. booth. REGO-FIX Tool Corp REGO-FIX remains one of the industry's most respected names in precision toolholding technology. IMTS attendees will have the opportunity to see the latest developments in ER collet systems, powRgrip® toolholding, shrink-fit solutions, and high-precision toolholding products designed for demanding machining applications. REGO-FIX solutions help manufacturers improve runout accuracy, tool life, surface finish, and overall machining performance. Riten Industries, Inc. Riten Industries specializes in precision live centers, dead centers, and custom workholding solutions that support accurate and repeatable turning operations. Visitors to the Riten booth can learn how proper center support improves concentricity, extends tool life, reduces vibration, and contributes to superior part quality. With decades of experience in center technology, Riten remains a trusted partner for manufacturers seeking maximum turning performance. Tanis Brush Tanis Brush will showcase its extensive range of abrasive and specialty brush solutions used for deburring, edge finishing, cleaning, surface conditioning, and process improvement.
The company's rotary brushes, twisted-in-wire brushes, and custom-engineered finishing solutions help manufacturers improve part quality while reducing labor-intensive secondary operations. Shops seeking efficient finishing and surface preparation technologies will find valuable solutions at the Tanis booth.
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Blue Photon Technology is now part of the Factory Tooling Solutions product portfolio. The patented adhesive workholding system gives manufacturers another option for securely holding thin-wall, delicate, and complex parts while reducing clamp interference and improving access for multi-axis machining.  Every machinist we know has run into that one part that just doesn't want to cooperate.
Maybe it's a thin-wall aluminum component that keeps flexing under clamp pressure. Maybe it's a medical part with finished surfaces you can't afford to mark up. Or maybe it's a five-axis job where every clamp seems to be right where the cutter needs to go. That's exactly the type of problem Blue Photon Technology & Workholding Systems was built to solve. Factory Tooling Solutions is pleased to announce that we now represent Blue Photon Technology & Workholding Systems, bringing one of the most unique workholding technologies in manufacturing to the customers we serve. Instead of relying solely on mechanical clamping, Blue Photon uses a patented combination of precision grippers, UV-cured adhesive, and specialized curing equipment to securely hold a workpiece during machining. Once the part is located on its datums, the adhesive cures in seconds through the gripper, creating a rigid bond that stands up to demanding machining operations while leaving more of the part accessible to the cutting tool. The result is less clamp interference, fewer custom fixtures, and the ability to machine features that would otherwise require multiple setups or creative workholding. Shops are using the technology for everything from thin-wall aerospace components and medical implants to composites, ceramics, optics, additive manufacturing, and other parts that simply aren't well suited to traditional vises and clamps. Blue Photon isn't intended to replace every vise or fixture in the shop. It's another tool in the toolbox—one that becomes extremely valuable when conventional workholding starts getting in the way of making good parts. At Factory Tooling Solutions, we work with manufacturers, distributors, and end users to solve real manufacturing problems. Adding Blue Photon expands our workholding portfolio with a technology that opens up new possibilities for difficult applications and complements the cutting tools, machine tools, metrology, and manufacturing solutions we already represent. If you've ever looked at a part and wondered, "How am I supposed to hold this thing?" we'd be happy to have that conversation. Contact Factory Tooling Solutions to discuss your application or visit our new Blue Photon Technology & Workholding Systems page to learn more |
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