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
Updates to welding processes, fabrication methods, and industry standards are key to the evolution of steel construction
By Robert E. Shaw Jr.
Reprinted with permission: The AWS Welding Journal
The last decade has seen tremendous growth in the construction of iconic steel structures. Read Post
Chicago, IL, November 12, 2019 – The five FABTECH event partners announced that beginning in 2021, FABTECH Chicago-previously held in November-will shift its dates to September. Read Post
While at FABTECH 2019 make plans to attend the expert-led panel discussions. Ask questions and get real advice about the latest trends and challenges in the industry. 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
By Geoff Shannon, Director of Strategic Marketing, Materials Processing at Coherent Inc. on on
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
By Mo Abuali, Managing Partner at IoTco, LLC on on
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 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
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
By Lisa Ryan, Chief Appreciation Strategist at Grategy on on
Yes, creating an engaged workforce is important, but how do you do it? Here are three ways you can engage your employees and create a culture of appreciation in your business. Read Post
By Kevin Must, Marketing Manager at Lantek Systems, Inc on on
Many manufacturers agree: it is extremely difficult to produce an accurate quote in a timely manner. Regardless of your industry experience, or how extensive the Excel sheet is that you use, you need to account for many variables to generate the most accurate quote. 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.