North America's largest metal forming, fabricating, welding and finishing event heads to Orange County Convention Center in October 2024. FABTECH provides a convenient "one stop shop" venue where you can meet with world-class suppliers, see the latest industry products and developments, and find the tools to improve productivity, increase profits and discover new solutions to all of your metal forming, fabricating, welding and finishing needs.
North America's Largest Metal Forming, Fabricating, Welding and Finishing Event
Whether you’re a fabricator, an OEM, a service provider, or just about any other type of organization, the ability to generate sales is a critical component of your success as a business. Read Post
FABTECH brings a wealth of innovation and technology solutions to Chicago McCormick Place, November 11-14, 2019. More than 48,000 attendees and over 1,700 exhibiting companies are expected to gather once again to celebrate metal manufacturing at its best. Read Post
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After being a flat market for many years, laser welding is growing rapidly, being driven by a variety of factors including a demand for joining new materials and material combinations, more automation, and steep reductions in laser pricing. Read Post
In the journey towards Smart Manufacturing through Digitization, we find ourselves mired in too many variables to analyze and too much data to deal with. Big Data gets bigger and soon we are swimming in our own Data Lake. Read Post
The State of Manufacturing and the Skilled Trades Shortage
The U.S. economy continues to grow, and the manufacturing sector also continues to see growth, creating additional jobs for engineering, technical, floor operators and skilled trades personnel. Read Post
The U.S. economy gained 164,000 jobs in July 2019, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. With such strong numbers it would be logical to assume that the manufacturing industry also experienced an increase in jobs, but that would be incorrect. Read Post
Don’t miss the special events scheduled for FABTECH, November 11-14 in Chicago. While at the show, make plans to attend these networking events to further your business relationships and share innovative trends and ideas. Read Post
Additive Manufacturing (AM), also known as 3D Printing, is becoming a very useful tool for gaining a competitive edge. With materials from Soft plastic to high performance alloys and back to Silicones the range of applications becomes staggering. Read Post
FABTECH 2024
About the Expo
North America's largest metal forming, fabricating, welding and finishing event heads to Orange County Convention Center in October 2024. FABTECH provides a convenient "one stop shop" venue where you can meet with world-class suppliers, see the latest industry products and developments, and find the tools to improve productivity, increase profits and discover new solutions to all of your metal forming, fabricating, welding and finishing needs.