Fabtech http://www.fabtechexpo.com North America's Largest Metal Forming, Fabricating, Welding and Finishing Event Thu, 23 May 2013 21:00:14 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 Wrigley Field Renovations a Show Case for FABTECH Industry Sectors http://www.fabtechexpo.com/test http://www.fabtechexpo.com/test#comments Mon, 20 May 2013 18:29:55 +0000 paul http://www.fabtechexpo.com/?p=4341 We continue our Chicago themed blogs with a closer look at the proposed renovations to historic Wrigley Field – home of the Chicago Cubs. Built in 1914, Wrigley field is the second oldest ballpark in the major league (Boston’s Fenway … More →

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]]> http://www.fabtechexpo.com/test/feed 0 FABTECH Registration is Open! http://www.fabtechexpo.com/fabtech-registration-is-open http://www.fabtechexpo.com/fabtech-registration-is-open#comments Thu, 16 May 2013 16:27:08 +0000 paul http://www.fabtechexpo.com/?p=4266 Registration is open for our show in Chicago on November 18-12.  FABTECH is North America’s largest metal forming, fabricating, welding and finishing event.  This year’s show is sure to be a record breaker covering more than 550,000 net square feet … More →

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]]> http://www.fabtechexpo.com/fabtech-registration-is-open/feed 0 FABTECH SETS ITS SIGHTS ON INDIA IN 2014 http://www.fabtechexpo.com/fabtech-sets-its-sights-on-india-in-2014 http://www.fabtechexpo.com/fabtech-sets-its-sights-on-india-in-2014#comments Wed, 08 May 2013 19:07:38 +0000 jackiem http://www.fabtechexpo.com/?p=4136 Dearborn, MI – FABTECH, North America’s largest metal forming, fabricating, welding and finishing event, is expanding to the fast-growing industrial marketplace of India. The first FABTECH India exposition will be co-located with India’s premier welding exposition, the Indian Institute of … More →

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]]> http://www.fabtechexpo.com/fabtech-sets-its-sights-on-india-in-2014/feed 0 TIME: Made in the USA is Making a Comeback! http://www.fabtechexpo.com/time-made-in-the-usa-is-making-a-comeback-2 http://www.fabtechexpo.com/time-made-in-the-usa-is-making-a-comeback-2#comments Wed, 24 Apr 2013 18:24:52 +0000 paul http://www.fabtechexpo.com/?p=3927 The cover story in the April 12 issue of TIME Magazine heralds some good news for the US manufacturing sector – Made in the USA is making a comeback! According to TIME, US manufacturing growth has outpaced that of other … More →

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]]> http://www.fabtechexpo.com/time-made-in-the-usa-is-making-a-comeback-2/feed 0 US Government Focuses on Manufacturing http://www.fabtechexpo.com/us-government-focuses-on-manufacturing http://www.fabtechexpo.com/us-government-focuses-on-manufacturing#comments Fri, 12 Apr 2013 15:18:47 +0000 paul http://www.fabtechexpo.com/?p=3919 Two items released this week indicate that top-level US government officials are focused on manufacturing. First, an op-ed by Congressman Steny Hoyer, the House Democratic Whip, was published in the US News and World Report this week.  The piece likens support for … More →

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]]> http://www.fabtechexpo.com/us-government-focuses-on-manufacturing/feed 0 Second Annual National Manufacturing Day Slated for Oct. 4, 2013 http://www.fabtechexpo.com/second-annual-national-manufacturing-day-slated-for-oct-4-2013 http://www.fabtechexpo.com/second-annual-national-manufacturing-day-slated-for-oct-4-2013#comments Thu, 11 Apr 2013 14:47:01 +0000 jackiem http://www.fabtechexpo.com/?p=3884 ROCKFORD, Ill. – After a successful initial celebration last year, the next Manufacturing Day has been scheduled for Fri., Oct. 4, 2013. Manufacturers, educational institutions and others are encouraged to host events that will highlight the importance of manufacturing to … More →

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]]> http://www.fabtechexpo.com/second-annual-national-manufacturing-day-slated-for-oct-4-2013/feed 0 An American Manufacturing Renaissance? The Debate Continues http://www.fabtechexpo.com/an-american-manufacturing-renaissance-the-debate-continues http://www.fabtechexpo.com/an-american-manufacturing-renaissance-the-debate-continues#comments Fri, 29 Mar 2013 21:46:02 +0000 paul http://www.fabtechexpo.com/?p=3715 The ongoing debate about whether the US is experiencing a manufacturing renaissance heated up again this week when Goldman Sachs’ chief economist, Jan Hatzius, issued a report, “The U.S. Manufacturing Renaissance: Fact or Fiction?” Hatzius’ answer is “nope.” BusinessInsider writes … More →

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]]> http://www.fabtechexpo.com/an-american-manufacturing-renaissance-the-debate-continues/feed 0 FABTECH 2013 Booth Sales an Indicator of Manufacturing’s Comeback http://www.fabtechexpo.com/fabtech-2013-sales-an-indicator-of-manufacturings-comeback http://www.fabtechexpo.com/fabtech-2013-sales-an-indicator-of-manufacturings-comeback#comments Mon, 18 Mar 2013 19:58:23 +0000 paul http://www.fabtechexpo.com/?p=3657 FABTECH is a good indicator of how well manufacturing is doing in the U.S. Our Las Vegas show broke a single day attendance record last year, and, if our Chicago show booth sales are any indication, 2013 looks like another … More →

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]]> http://www.fabtechexpo.com/fabtech-2013-sales-an-indicator-of-manufacturings-comeback/feed 0 Yes, Manufacturing Jobs Do Pay More http://www.fabtechexpo.com/yes-manufacturing-jobs-do-pay-more http://www.fabtechexpo.com/yes-manufacturing-jobs-do-pay-more#comments Fri, 08 Mar 2013 23:13:31 +0000 paul http://www.fabtechexpo.com/?p=3627 An interesting article by economics correspondent Jim Tankersley in the Washington Post this week entitled Maybe manufacturing jobs still pay more.  Tankersley reports that according to U.S. Commerce Department economists, “the ‘wage premium’ in manufacturing is alive and well.  He … More →

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]]> http://www.fabtechexpo.com/yes-manufacturing-jobs-do-pay-more/feed 1 Report: Proposed Carbon Tax Would Damage U.S. Manufacturing Sector http://www.fabtechexpo.com/report-proposed-carbon-tax-would-devastate-manufacturing-sector http://www.fabtechexpo.com/report-proposed-carbon-tax-would-devastate-manufacturing-sector#comments Tue, 26 Feb 2013 18:17:20 +0000 paul http://www.fabtechexpo.com/?p=3302 The National Association of Manufacturers (NAM) released a study today warning about the potential damaging impact of a carbon tax on U.S. manufacturers. With the U.S. government running deficit close to a trillion dollars, there has been a great deal of … More →

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