October 15-17, 2024 at Orange County Convention Center in Orlando, Florida
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Expo Hours

Tuesday Oct 15 9 AM — 5 PM
Wednesday Oct 16 9 AM — 5 PM
Thursday Oct 17 9 AM — 4 PM

Venue

Orange County Convention Center

9800 International Drive
Orlando, Florida 32819

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.

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North America's Largest Metal Forming, Fabricating, Welding and Finishing Event

Re-Certification

Keep the Credentials You’ve Earned

Keeping the credentials you worked hard for is just as important as earning them. The FABTECH Conference offers an array of sessions, seminars and workshops that may be eligible for PDH (Professional Development Hours) towards your re-certification needs.

Individuals who attend AWS education programs are awarded 1 PDH (Professional Development Hour) for each hour of education program attendance. Individuals who attend SME education programs may be eligible to receive 1 credit per hour attended toward their SME-managed recertification requirements.

*For additional FABTECH association partner certificate and certification programs; see resource links below:

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SME

Certification programs from SME are the industry standard for assessing an acknowledging candidates’ professional knowledge, skills, competencies, and/or abilities. Our certification programs are led by professionals within the manufacturing industry who guide the development and continuous improvement of the bodies of knowledge and competency models upon which the certifications are based.

SME certification: www.sme.org/training/certifications/

FMA (Fabricators and Manufacturers Association)

FMA has assembled some of the metal fabricating industry’s best experts in today’s essential metal manufacturing technologies to develop curriculum and criteria to verify and validate critical skills. FMA’s certificate programs can help employers and employees verify skills developed through training and validate skills and knowledge learned through on-the-job experience.

FMA credentials: www.fmamfg.org/training/certificates

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AWS (American Welding Society)

One of the best ways to advance your welding career is by earning a specialized certification. This opens up opportunities for more money, leadership roles and higher-level career challenges. AWS offers nine different certification categories, from inspectors, supervisors and educators to radiographic interpreters, welding engineers and fabricators.

AWS certification: www.aws.org/certification

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