FABTECH Unveils Stellar Lineup of Keynote Speakers and Expert Panels

Published May 24, 2023

Industry leaders to share their perspectives on AI, advanced manufacturing technology and other pressing topics

CHICAGO (May 23, 2022)—FABTECH 2023, the largest event in North America for metal forming, fabricating, welding, and finishing, recently announced its schedule of keynote sessions and expert panels for the upcoming show, taking place from Sept.

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Guest Blog,

Q&A Blog with Bill Shema of Paper-Less LLC

Published November 14, 2016

Bill Shema, Senior Manufacturing Consultant with Paper-Less, LLC was nice enough to participate in a special Q&A for our blog this week to give us a preview of his session at FABTECH Lean Principle: Design Sustainability for the Job Shop on Wednesday, November 16, 2016: 1:30 PM – 3:30 PM. Read Post

News,

Reporting for Duty as an Army Welder

Published August 5, 2016

By Charles C. Wheeler Reprinted with permission: The AWS Welding Journal A long-time Soldier describes the journey of his welding career in the U.S. Read Post

Guest Blog,

The Wild West of Cyber Attacks in Operations

Published August 4, 2016

This week’s guest blog entry comes to us from Rob Dolci, President of Aizoon US. Every day we receive news of cyber-attacks directed at our government, institutions, and businesses. Read Post

Manufacturing Industry News,

Is 3-D Printing the Way of the Future in Manufacturing?

Published June 20, 2014

Here at FABTECH, we’re always reading about the future of the manufacturing sector, following the latest trends and anticipating the next horizon. So we were very interested in a recent Forbes article in which Bob McCutcheon, US Industrial Products Leader at Price Waterhouse Cooper, told reporter Rakesh Sharma that 3-D printing could be what reshapes manufacturing in America. Read Post

Manufacturing Industry News,

Wall Street Journal Takes on U.S. Manufacturing Optimists and Skeptics

Published June 6, 2014

An interesting Wall Street Journal article published this week opens by telling readers that “manufacturing in the U.S. is starting to make a comeback, and is poised for even bigger gains in the years ahead.” Quickly, though, the article points out that this statement is only half of the story – the side of manufacturing sector optimists. Read Post

Skills Gap,

Good News for American Manufacturing, But Will the Skills Gap Rain on the Parade?

Published May 27, 2014

Good news for the U.S. manufacturing sector came this week in the form of Markit’s manufacturing purchasing managers’ index (“PMI”). According to a Financial Times article, the new data showed output rising at the fastest pace in three years increasing to 56.2 in May from 55.4 in April! Read Post

Manufacturing Industry News,

New Report Shows Growth in US Manufacturing Competitiveness

Published May 2, 2014

A recently released study from the Boston Consulting Group (BCG) compared manufacturing costs and production across most of the world’s major economies and it found a compelling truth: the US has made siginificant gains in competitiveness over the past decade. Read Post

Press Releases,

FABTECH Launches Fundraising Campaign to Help Illinois Storm Victims

Published November 21, 2013

Chicago, Ill, November 20, 2013

: FABTECH announced today a campaign to raise funds from the manufacturing community for victims of the storms that devastated Washington, IL and other areas of the state. Read Post

Guest Blog,

Sourcing in America: How Will Buyers Find You?

Published November 15, 2013

Here’s a Q&A with FABTECH exhibitor Fabricating.com. You can learn more from Fabricating.com’s Chase Richardson who will be presenting at FABTECH from 8-10 AM on Thursday, November 21. Read Post

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