b'Lead AngleQUALITY TIME AT IMTST otal registered attendance for IMTS 2022around this wide-ranging industry. By the reached 85,944 people, which is abouttime that we arrived at SW North America for two-thirds of the turnout recorded for theour final video shoot on the last day of IMTS, 2018 trade show. A significant drop, to beTim insisted on sticking our GoPro Hero8 in sure, but not enough to dampen the spiritsone machine to capture chips flying. When of some three dozen exhibitors that Cuttinghe learned that another machine had a linear Tool Engineering visited for video shoots overdrive capable of accelerating at up to 2 Gs, or the course of the six-day event last month attwice the force of gravity, well, Tim simply had Chicagos McCormick Place. to place the GoPro at the base of the spindle. IMTS 2022 produced quality leads for(To learn how our GoPro performed/survived, exhibitorsthat was the overriding sentimentwe will post the video soon. Spoiler: The shared with CTE. And the people whocamera survived.)attended were eager to be there and eager toMeanwhile, back at the CTE booth, my learn about new manufacturing technology. daughter and nephews were asking people Considering that the world is still on thewho visited us to register for our website. rebound from the pandemic, this trade showThose who registered received a CTE baseball was special. Not just because it was the firstcap and a chance to win an Apple iPad. In all, IMTS since COVID-19 but because of the62 people registered. (Congrats to Randall enthusiasm from visitors and exhibitors alikeHayward from Dresco Machining, by the way. to be back at such a large, face-to-face eventHe won the drawing for the iPad.)where you could put your hands on the newestI have to say too just how kind everyone was cutting tools and machines. who dropped by our booth. It was a positive From my personal point of view, this IMTSexperience for all of us.was special because I got to share it with soAs I look back on my 70,000-plus steps much of my family. My brother Ken, chieftaken during IMTS (according to my iPhone), financial officer for CTE, was on-site all week.I want to make sure to thank my family and Also there was my son, Tim, who I recentlyfriends whose support behind the scenes hired as CTEs digital developer. Plus, mymade each step possible. I particularly want to daughter, Carina, attended the first day of thethank my wife, Christine, and Samantha, the event to work at the CTE booth in the Westmother of my grandson, Xavier. Not only have building. Kens sons Billy and Dylan workedTim and Sam made my wife and me proud there as well. grandparents, but Tim now has a great story Their overall reaction to being at IMTSabout the manufacturing industry that Im sure was one of amazement at the massive scalehe will share with Xavier in the coming years. of the trade show and at the wide array ofNot now, of courseXavier is only 6 months technological advancements on display.old.Since Ive mentioned in previous Lead AngleAlso, please check out our IMTS Video columns that we all need to spread awarenessBooth Visits Guide that begins on Page 39. about manufacturing careers to youngerWell include additional IMTS video booth generations, I was relieved to discover that myvisits in our November issue as well.CTEchildren and nephews found manufacturing just as inspiring as I do. about the author Also, this was my sons first IMTS helping Dad with shooting video booth visits withDennis Spaeth is CEO and three dozen companies and organizations.publisher of CTE. Contact him After the first few video shoots, Tim becameat 847-714-0176 or dspaeth@comfortable and began wrapping his mindctemedia.com.4OCTOBER 2022LeadAngle.indd 4 9/20/22 3:05 PM'