In partnership with Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Mazak, and Fanuc the IMTS Emerging Technology Center will demonstrate a live, end-to-end manufacturing system operating continuously on the show floor. The system produces drone airframes using hybrid manufacturing techniques and robotic assembly, periodically integrating, testing, and disassembling complete units – making visible how modern factories operate under realworld constraints. The ETC is designed to show industrial search capacity: the ability to translate design into production, sustain output, recover from disruption, and make tradeoffs explicit. This brings concepts like digital twins, automation, and AI into a tangible, credible manufacturing context.