Welding and fabrication event goes to Vegas

The American Welding Society, Fabricators and Manufacturers Association and Society of Manufacturing Engineers, will take Fabtech to Las Vegas.

The American Welding Society (AWS), Fabricators and Manufacturers Association, International (FMA), and Society of Manufacturing Engineers (SME), cosponsors of the annual FABTECH International and AWS Welding Show, officially announced plans to take North America's largest metal forming, fabricating and welding event to Las Vegas, October 6-8, 2008.

An estimated 20,000 people from around the world are expected to visit more than 800 exhibits at the Las Vegas Convention centre.

"Our customers expressed interest in a West Coast location for the FABTECH International and AWS Welding Show several years ago.

Exhibitors wanted an opportunity to reach the large number of metal fabricating technology users located in the Western region of the US," said SME Executive Director Mark Tomlinson.

"After much research and careful consideration, we concluded Las Vegas has the potential to attract a high number of attendees that traditionally do not visit this show when it's held in other locations like Chicago," added FMA President Jerry Shankel.

AWS Executive Director Ray Shook supports the decision to hold the show in Las Vegas.

"Welding technology touches a vast number of applications and vocations.

Many welding and cutting companies have participated in other Las Vegas trade shows," said Shook.

"Now we will be able to fulfill their marketing objectives with our own event." Las Vegas hosts the largest number of trade shows and has become one of the top business destinations in the world.

The city welcomes over 6 million convention and trade show delegates a year.

FABTECH Int'l and AWS Welding Show exhibitors are thrilled the show is heading to Las Vegas in 2008.

"We are excited to participate in a metal fabrication show west of the Rockies," said Burke Doar, Vice President of Sales and Marketing for TRUMPF "No other city in the US does a better job of attracting exhibitors and attendees to premier trade shows than Las Vegas." The announcement to take the show to Las Vegas for the first time marks show organizer's long-term plans to rotate the event between the Midwest, Southeast, and West Coast.

"We are pleased to welcome the FABTECH International and AWS Welding Show to Las Vegas and look forward to a long-term relationship," said Chris Meyer, Vice President of Convention centre Sales, Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority.

"We plan to provide all of their exhibitors and attendees with their greatest trade show experience yet.

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