The International Manufacturing Technology Show (IMTS) is held once every two years at the McCormick Place Exhibition Center in Chicago, Illinois. 

Ball Supply Company is a proud member of Industrial Network!  Industrial Network is a focused business group composed of independent full-line industrial distributors located in the leading industrial centers in North America.  It holds frequent business meetings, each built around management development and process improvement.  Industrial Network members work together to provide members the advantages of national resources and international purchasing arrangements to better serve their local customers.

     It is described as the largest concentration of the world's manufacturing technology ever seen in America.  An attendee has the opportunity to examine and compare thousands of machine tools, automation, tooling, controls, computers, software, systems, and processes-1.3 million square feet displaying the full range of tomorrow's factory floor equipment.  In addition to actually seeing the equipment up and running one also can take advantage of meeting their counterparts from around the world to exchange vital information concerning the manufacturing process.  For further information click on the above IMTS picture.

Ball Supply Company is a member of The Industrial Distribution Association (IDA), an organization consisting of over 4300 members located primarily throughout the United States, Canada and a number of worldwide sites.  IDA's activities focus on all areas critical to managing a distributorship including operations, sales and marketing, human resources, quality, technology, finance, and customer service.  The goal of IDA is to enable every distributor to meet all its customer's needs.  IDA works hand-in-hand with the American Supply & Machinery Manufacturing's Association (ASMMA).  Both organizations share the same convention dates held twice annually.  ASMMA is composed of over 560 manufactures throughout North America who primarily distribute their products through IDA member companies.  Click on the IDA logo for more information.