One Next Level Shop visitor took home an Indian motorcycle customized by Carey Hart and Satya Kraus, CEO and creative engineer of KRAUS MOTO, and topped off with a custom paint job by Taylor Schultz of Schultz Designz! Attendees watched our customization crew work on the motorcycle throughout the week of IMTS in the dedicated automotive workshop at the Next Level Shop booth.

We kicked off the week with President of Metal Cutting Dave Bersaglini announcing Kennametal’s designation as the Official Tooling Supplier of NASCAR. After years of partnership with the legacy racing series, we’re proud to continue delivering precision and performance that keeps NASCAR on track.

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Legendary motocross rider Carey Hart publicly debuted as an official brand ambassador for The Makers at IMTS 2026 and helped customize an Indian motorcycle as part of an exclusive Next Level Shop giveaway.

If you trust WIDIA to work as hard as you do in your shop, learn how your name could join Carey’s.

Another exclusive announcement only heard at IMTS 2026 was the launch of the new, proprietary 10% cobalt tungsten carbide grade KAF82 from Kennametal. This is a first-to-market solution for advanced additive manufacturing that increases design freedom and removes limits, layer by layer.

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Varying industry components weren’t just on display at the Next Level Shop—they were created live in our booth by our expert team and select partners for visitors to watch. Big thanks to our partners and here’s what they created at IMTS using our leading solutions:

• Austin Meador, International Machine & Tool: Block Component using HARVI™ I TE Solid Carbide End Mills, HARVI II TE Solid Carbide End Mills, HARVI III Solid Carbide End Mills, Dodeka™ Mini Indexable Face Mills, GOdrill™ Solid Carbide Drills
• Carey Hart, Hart Luck Parts & Gear and Satya Kraus, KRAUS MOTO: Motorcycle Coil Cover using ALUFLASH™ Solid End Mills,GOmill™ PRO Solid Carbide End Mills, DUO-LOCK™ Modular End Mills
• Mark Petovic, Spire Motorsports: Truck Series Race Car Component using HARVI™ I TE Solid Carbide End Mills, HARVI II TE Solid Carbide End Mills, HARVI III Solid Carbide End Mills, Dodeka™ Mini Indexable Face Mills, GOdrill™ Solid Carbide Drills, Kenna Universal™ Drills
• Tim Drinkwater, Accurate Machine Products: Die Holder using Kenna Universal™ Drills, KenTIP™ FS Modular Drills,eBore™ Digital Fine Boring System, GOmill™ PRO Solid Carbide End Mills, Drill Fix PRO™ Indexable Drills, Dodeka™ Mini Indexable Face Mills

Next Level Shop visitors were able to view critical motorsports components including an engine and inboard tri-pod axle boot cover made with Kennametal tooling thanks to Chip Ganassi Racing and Hendrick Motorsports.

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The Next Level Shop featured a dedicated area for all things digital machining, where visitors could explore our growing list of CAM, tool management and digital partners and learn more about the plugins and integrations that make our data and solutions more accessible and interoperable.

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