According to data compiled by the National Association of Manufacturers (NAM), in 2013, manufacturing contributed $65,956.37 to the U.S. economy—every second. To drive this point home, Sandvik Coromant is assembling a mosaic made of coins totaling more than that figure atIMTS. The mosaic will be the largest of its kind, and representatives with Guinness World Records will be on hand to make the record official once the piece is completed in the Soldier Field parking lot A-2 on the north side of the East Building. The official unveiling takes place on Wednesday, Sept. 10, at 10 a.m. Visitors are welcome to witness this unveiling or check out the record-setting mosaic from 7 a.m. Sept. 8 to 9 p.m. Sept. 10.

The economic contribution made by U.S. manufacturing is central to Sandvik Coromant’s message this year, followed by the country’s entry into the “Fourth Industrial Revolution,” as IT shifts from information to intelligent technology. This has also been referred to as the “Internet of Things,” or IOT. Sandvik Coromant experts as well as partners from institutions such as CCAM (Commonwealth Center for Advanced Manufacturing) will address this issue at Booth W-1500. The company features a metal-cutting “e-learning” game where contestants compete against one another, with the top score being awarded a prize each day, leading to an unannounced grand prize at the show’s conclusion.

Three “virtual field trip” segments will be produced during the show under the theme “Technology Applied.” The episodes are hosted by Jeremy Bout of The Edge Factor and include visits to various booths to experience how the latest technology at IMTS meets manufacturing-related challenges. Focusing on topics such as 3D printing, high technology machining, medical, automotive and aerospace, the episodes will be available to schools around the country as a means of promoting science, engineering and manufacturing as exciting career choices.

With a host of products and technologies on display, Sandvik Coromant is emphasizing the Adveon Digital Tool Library (already being built into the software of several major CAD/CAM developers) improvements to the CoroCut QD system involving replacement blades and Quick Start shanks, the CoroCut Plura family of thread milling cutters and the stand-alone InvoMilling software for gear cutting on multi-axis machines.