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
Get ready for an unforgettable night of networking and fun at McCormick Place!
The FABTECHIndustry Night Party at McCormick Place, promises to be a fun-filled evening you won’t want to miss. Read Post
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. Read Post
As the 2016 presidential election approaches, U.S. manufacturing is a key issue getting some much needed press. Voting matters more than ever for those of us who work in, are retired from, or live in communities supported by the manufacturing industry at large. Read Post
Manufacturing Day℠ 2015 has far exceeded expectations of scale and impact, reaching more than 400,000 participants and improving the public’s perception of manufacturing. MFG DAY addresses common misperceptions by giving manufacturers an opportunity to open their doors and show, in a coordinated effort, what manufacturing is — and what it isn’t. Read Post
The US has a strong and proud reputation as a nation of innovators and producers.
Despite fluctuating growth numbers, polls show that Americans still believe the manufacturing industry is incredibly important to maintain a strong national economy. Read Post
The skills gap in the manufacturing sector continues to be a hot topic in the news.
A recent article posted on the Monster blog describes how the modern resurgence of manufacturing is being held back by this major challenge for U.S. Read Post
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
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
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
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.