People see the videos. What they don’t always see is the chaos behind them 😂

By Tom Skubala


Wednesday 13 May 2026, 1:18:01 PM


September is going to be one of the biggest weeks MTDCNC has ever had.

🇩🇪 AMB – International Exhibition for Metal Working in Germany
🇺🇸 IMTS – International Manufacturing Technology Show in Chicago

Both happening at the EXACT same time 👀

What most people see:
🎥 Cameras
🎥 Stand tours
🎥 Machine launches
🎥 Interviews
🎥 Social media posts

What they DON’T see:
✈️ Flights booked months in advance
📅 Constant planning meetings
📞 Non-stop customer calls
🎬 Editing videos from hotel rooms at stupid o’clock
☕ Surviving almost entirely on coffee and adrenaline
📱 Uploading content while walking between halls
😅 Trying not to miss a major technology launch because another hall is 20 minutes away

But honestly… this is the stuff we love most.

There’s something special about exhibition weeks.

The buzz before the doors open.
The sound of machines firing up.
Crowds gathering around new technology.
Seeing products and innovations launched for the very first time.

And this year already feels different.

AI.
Automation.
Digital manufacturing.
Robotics.
Additive manufacturing.

Everything is moving FAST right now, and exhibitions like these are where the industry comes together to see what’s next.

Massive respect already to the entire MTDCNC team because the amount of work going into this behind the scenes is huge 👊

September is going to be chaos.

But the best kind of chaos 🚀



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