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
Women in manufacturing? Not a new concept but one that maybe missed by many when looking to fill the current skills gap. Women represent manufacturing’s largest pool of untapped talent and are a critical component to helping fill this gap. Read Post
Manufacturers are implementing more automation than ever before. In fact, robot sales were at an all-time high in 2014. As the skills gap continues to grow the question for many manufacturers is no longer if they will automate, only when and to what degree. Read Post
FABTECH Provides Backdrop to Make the Most Out of In-Person Interactions
Speed is everything in today’s technology-driven world. So much so that it has gotten to a point where many of us can’t imagine a time before instant communication. Read Post
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Legendary NASCAR driver, Rusty Wallace will kick off FABTECH 2015 in the fast lane Monday, November 9 with a keynote presentation demonstrating that anything is possible through the power of teamwork. Read Post
A methodical evaluation of the job requirements and welder skills is presented to help new welding engineers develop sustainable programs.
By Lee G. Kvidahl, manager, Welding Engineering, Ingalls Shipbuilding, Pascagoula, Miss., and an AWS past president. Read Post
As people all around the world come to realize the potential of 3D printing manufacturers are leveraging the technology in different ways. Attendees at this year’s FABTECH in Chicago can learn from the experts during a featured panel session What Additive Manufacturing/3-D Printing Means for the Metal Fabrication Industry on Tuesday, Nov.Read Post
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This year’s FABTECH show will feature more than 1,500 exhibits spread over more than 650,000 square feet of floor space. Read Post
Why it is critical that a welding engineer become knowledgeable in what welding standards exist and how they must be applied
By RICHARD HOLDREN, a PE, AWS SCWI, and IWE, is a senior welding engineer with Arc Specialties Technical Services, Houston, Tex, and president of Welding Consultants, LLC, Columbus, Ohio. Read Post
Increased show growth and brisk sales mirror robust manufacturing market.
A record-setting 11,100 qualified buyers visited the co-located FABTECH Mexico, AWS Weldmex, METALFORM Mexico and COATech shows May 5-7, 2015, in Monterrey, Mexico. Read Post
At a Houston area high school, the future of technology and innovation in manufacturing came to life for students in an engineering class.
According to local news reports, eight seniors at Duchesne Academy created a prosthetic hand using a 3D printer. Read Post
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.