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Manufacturing Strength in the Southeast

Atlanta
Manufacturing is thriving in the Southeast making Atlanta the perfect home for the 2018 FABTECH show. The fabricated metal industry is Georgia’s top growth manufacturing sector and its GSP (gross state product) is projected to increase 30% by 2026. FABTECH offers you direct access to the innovation, education and collaboration you can use to accelerate your career and your business to keep up with this robust manufacturing market. A Trade & Industry Development article explains that the Southeast will be the major hub for metalworking over the next 10 to 15 years as a result of all the new infrastructure being implemented. Construction of roads, bridges, power plants, utility lines, buildings and more is flourishing in the Southeast in answer to and anticipation of immense growth. Nearly every major automotive brand has a plant in the Southeast and other industries such as aerospace have followed suit. Toyota recently announced that it will invest $170 million a new production system to build the 12th generation Corolla at its Blue Springs, Mississippi plant. The implementation of the Toyota New Global Architecture (TNGA), a series of technology, design, equipment and operations changes intended to make production more efficient, along with an increase in production, is expected to create 400 new jobs at the plant over the next year. Register today to attend FABTECH in Atlanta where you’ll discover leading and progressive technologies that improve quality and productivity, uncover ways to increase profits, and compare innovative solutions from more than 1,500 exhibitors.

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