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News Release from: Fabricators and Manufacturers Association Intl
Edited by the Manufacturingtalk Editorial
Team on 11 April 2008
FABTECH exhibition combines with
METALFORM
Before the first combined trade exhibition involving the organisers of the USA's FABTECH fabrication show and METALFORM takes place they will show a unified front at FABTECH 2008.
Four USA metalworking trade show organisers have allied to bring together under one roof the North American manufacturers of fabricating, tube and pipe, welding and cutting, metalforming, and related processes The show alliance is formed of the organizers of the FABTECH International and AWS Welding Show - the Society of Manufacturing Engineers (SME), the Fabricators and Manufacturers Association International (FMA) and the American Welding Society (AWS)] - and of METALFORM - the Precision Metalforming Association (PMA)
This article was originally published on Manufacturingtalk on 23 Oct 2007 at 8.00am (UK)
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The first official combined exhibition will take place in November 2009.
Meanwhile, the four partners have agreed to a run a 'soft start' event at the 2008 FABTECH International and AWS Welding Show.
It will be to be held October 6-8 at the Las Vegas Convention Center, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA.
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The 'Vegas show will include a METALFORM pavilion, showing stamping technology innovations.
The organisers predict 20,000 worldwide visitors at the show, which will have over 800 booths.
The combined event will add value for exhibitors and attendees, said ther organisers to manufacturingtalk.com.
The 2009 show is expected to cover 650,000ft2 net with 1,300 exhibiting companies.
It will become a 'one-stop shop' in North America.
Show visotrs will see the latest materials, equipment and services for all metalforming, fabricating, tube and pipe, welding and cutting technologies.
SME executive director, Mark Tomlinson, said: "This alliance will deliver the broadest array of metalforming, fabricating, cutting and joining technologies for manufacturing.
Manufacturers need comprehensive exposure to every one of these technologies to compete in the global marketplace, and now they only have to go to one show to find them".
Equally enthusiastic, Gerald M Shankel, FMA president and CEO remarked: "This is a good move for the industry.
The METALFORM exhibition, with its focus on metal stamping and related technologies brings in-depth metalforming technology together with the FABTECH International and AWS Welding Show's unparalleled showcase of fabricating machinery, tube and pipe, welding and cutting technologies, and will offer a first-rate venue".
AWS executive director, Ray Shook, opined: "Metalforming companies are major customers of the welding and cutting industries.
We're confident this alliance will add significant value for both exhibitors and attendees".
PMA president, William Gaskin, said: "The combination of PMA's METALFORM event with the FABTECH International and AWS Welding Show joins the leading exhibitions in each of the core manufacturing technology areas and also brings together four leading manufacturing trade associations and societies to better serve their respective industries".
In addition to the expanded show floor, FABTECH International, AWS and PMA will also conduct independent, but complementary, professional conferences and technical education programs during the 2009 show.
* Looking further ahead - in 2010, the FABTECH International and AWS Welding Show and METALFORM event will be held November 2-4 in Atlanta, Georgia, USA.
* About the SME - the Society of Manufacturing Engineers is the world's leading professional society supporting manufacturing education.
Through its member programs, publications, expositions and professional development resources, SME promotes an increased awareness of manufacturing engineering and helps keep manufacturing professionals up to date on leading trends and technologies.
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* About the FMA - the Fabricators and Manufacturers Association International, headquartered in Rockford, Illinois, is a nonprofit association dedicated to the professional development of metalforming and fabricating professionals and the companies that employ them.
FMA brings the industry together through networking sessions, educational programs, trade publications, volunteer opportunities, and award programs and provides the tools and resources needed by companies to improve operations.
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* About the AWS - the American Welding Society is the largest organization in the world dedicated to advancing the science, technology, and application of welding and allied processes including joining, brazing, soldering, cutting and thermal spray.
Headquartered in Miami, Florida, AWS serves almost 53,000 members in the United States and around the world.
For additional information on AWS programmes and publications, visit
* About the PMA - the PMA is the full-service trade association representing the US$91-billion metalforming industry of North America.
This industry produces precision metal products using stamping, fabricating and other value-added processes.
Its nearly 1200 member companies include metal stampers, fabricators, spinners, slide formers and roll formers as well as suppliers of equipment, materials and services to the industry.
Members are located in 30 countries, with the majority found in North America: in 41 states of the United States as well as Canada and Mexico.
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