Huayan Robotics heads to IMTS 2026

Huayan Robotics said on September 7 that it will bring an “intelligent manufacturing solution” to IMTS 2026 in Chicago, a six-day trade show that opens on September 14 at McCormick Place. The company said it plans to use the event to show flexible manufacturing applications spanning welding, palletizing, CNC machine tending, vision inspection and force-controlled grinding. (prnewswire.com) IMTS says the 2026 show runs from September 14 to 19 and is the largest manufacturing technology trade show in the Western Hemisphere. The appearance places Huayan, a Hong Kong-listed robotics company, in one of the year’s biggest public venues for industrial automation buyers and suppliers. ### What, exactly, is Huayan Robotics bringing to Chicago? (directory.imts.com) Huayan Robotics said its IMTS lineup will center on collaborative robots and automation systems designed for factory tasks rather than consumer robotics. The company said featured solutions include products for welding, palletizing, CNC machine tending, vision inspection and force-controlled grinding, along with the HY 7 and Echo 5 seven-axis robotic arms for embodied robotics platforms. The IMTS exhibitor directory describes Huayan Robotics as a developer of intelligent collaborative robots and automation solutions for manufacturing, healthcare, logistics, education and service industries. The directory says the company has research, development and production bases in China and operations in Europe and the United States. (prnewswire.com) ### How large is IMTS 2026, and why does that matter for exhibitors? IMTS says the 2026 event will be held at McCormick Place in Chicago from September 14 to 19. The show’s main site calls it the largest trade show in the Western Hemisphere for manufacturing technology, while IMTS conference materials say the event is expected to bring together more than 86,000 registrants and 1,800 exhibitors across 10 technology sectors. (prnewswire.com) Huayan’s September 7 release used a slightly higher estimate, saying the show is expected to attract more than 2,000 exhibitors and 90,000 professional visitors from around the world. IMTS materials for international visitors say the show connects participants from more than 100 nations, while other IMTS promotional material says visitors from more than 110 countries travel to Chicago for the event. (directory.imts.com) ### Where does Huayan fit in the current IMTS program? The IMTS exhibitor directory lists Huayan Robotics as a participating company for the 2026 show. Huayan’s release said its booth number will be 236746. (imts.com) Fabricating & Metalworking, citing IMTS 2026 program details, reported that this year’s show will include 2,000-plus exhibitors, nine conferences and a new Industrial AI Arena. That program context puts robotics and factory software inside a broader event agenda that includes machine tools, automation and industrial AI. ### What does the company say about its strategy? Huayan Robotics said in the IMTS release that it wants to present a Chinese intelligent manufacturing solution to international customers. (prnewswire.com) The company’s directory profile says it aims to help customers improve productivity, flexibility and manufacturing efficiency through collaborative robots and automation systems. (directory.imts.com) China Daily, in a separate May report distributed by PR Newswire, said Chinese companies and economists described “intelligent manufacturing” as a growth area tied to industrial upgrading and automation. That broader framing did not mention Huayan specifically, but it shows the language the company is using sits inside a wider push by Chinese industrial firms to market automation capabilities abroad. (fabricatingandmetalworking.com) ### What happens next in Chicago? September 14 is the opening day for IMTS 2026 at McCormick Place in Chicago, according to the show organizer. Huayan Robotics said visitors will be able to find the company at booth 236746 during the September 14-19 event. IMTS conference sessions are scheduled to run Monday through Thursday during the show week, and the exhibitor floor will host companies across 10 technology sectors, the organizer said. (prnewswire.com) Huayan’s next public test will be whether it can turn that booth traffic into customer meetings once the show opens on September 14. (imts.com 1) (imts.com 2) (prnewswire.com)