IMTS 2026: AI for Autonomous Manufacturing

The Future of Manufacturing: Adaptive. Agentic. Autonomous.

Can the Factory of the Future Sense, Decide and Act on Its Own?

At International Manufacturing Technology Show (IMTS) 2026, HCLTech will demonstrate how intelligent technologies are reshaping industrial manufacturing through AI-led maintenance, Physical AI, autonomous agents and connected enterprise workflows. Explore solutions designed to improve asset inspection, accelerate maintenance response, manage production impact and enable smarter shop floor decisions.

HCLTech will bring live showcases including AI in a Box for industrial manufacturing and an AI Foundry-powered GenAI PM approach, supported by robotics-led inspection, SAP and ERP integration and ServiceNow based response orchestration.

Date: Sep 14-19, 2026

Venue: McCormick Place, Chicago

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Don't Miss Our Tech Hub Speaking Session

2:00 PM (CT) Sep 14, 2026Tech Hub, East Hall, McCormick Place

AI-Driven Predictive Maintenance: From Reactive Repairs to Zero-Downtime Manufacturing

What if your factory could fix itself before it failed?

Unplanned downtime remains one of the costliest disruptions on the plant floor. In this session, Anand will speak about how AI-driven predictive maintenance is rewriting the playbook, moving manufacturers from reactive repairs and scheduled servicing to a state of continuous, self-healing production.

Through real-world use cases across industrial manufacturing, discover how machine learning models, AIoT sensors and digital twins are enabling zero-downtime operations, extending asset life and unlocking measurable OEE gains. Learn how enterprises are turning maintenance from a cost center into a competitive advantage.

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Anand Venkatraman

Senior Vice President, Manufacturing Industry,
HCLTech

Visit HCLTech at Booth #236043

North Hall, 3rd Floor

Step into HCLTech’s booth to experience how AI, automation and connected technologies are reshaping the factory of the future through immersive demos and real-world industrial use cases.

AI-in-a-Box: SLM for industrial manufacturing

Explore how autonomous maintenance is changing the future of manufacturing through Physical AI, AI agents and enterprise system integration. This demo showcases how a Boston Dynamics robot dog or drone-mounted camera and sensors can inspect critical assets, while AI agents orchestrate commands, retrieve data, check SAP or ERP information and raise tickets in ServiceNow for faster maintenance response.

GenAI PM approach to manage production impact

Experience an AI Foundry-powered solution where eight AI agents work together to manage production impact across manufacturing operations. The demo highlights how GenAI-led program management can improve visibility, coordination and decision-making across production workflows.

Physical AI for intelligent inspection

See how AI-powered vision systems and connected sensors can support asset inspection, defect detection, worker safety and quality assurance across industrial environments.

AI-enabled production intelligence

Discover how intelligent platforms can bring together production traceability, predictive control, asset monitoring and plant floor insights to support operational excellence.

Connected factory operations

Explore how IT-OT convergence, AIoT and enterprise integration can unify shop floor systems with SAP, ERP and service management platforms for real-time visibility and faster action.