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Expo Hours
| Monday Sept. 8 | 9 AM — 5 PM |
| Tuesday Sept. 9 | 9 AM — 5 PM |
| Wednesday Sept. 10 | 9 AM — 5 PM |
| Thursday Sept. 11 | 9 AM — 3 PM |
Venue
McCormick Place
2301 S. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Drive
Chicago, Illinois 60616
About the Expo
North America's largest metal forming, fabricating, welding and finishing event heads to McCormick Place in September 2025. 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
Cutting
F159: Differences in The Cutting Technologies to Help Buyers Make Informed Decisions
*This conference session requires registration and payment. Click here to register/add session to your registration.
There are many options out there when it comes to choosing the right profiling machine for your shop. I encourage my customers to make sure to do their research to determine what is TRULY the best fit. Is it Laser? Plasma? Drill? Saw? I encourage shops to look at all of the options on the market, not just the best option a given salesguy has to offer. As they say, a rich man buys once, a poor man buys twice. I intend to outline a few of the many differences in the cutting technologies to help buyers make informed decisions when they make this major investment.
About This Session
- Date: October 17, 2024
- Time: 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm
- Room: Room S-322
- Level: Intermediate
- Track: Cutting
Speaker
Brandon Welch
HGG
Mr. Welch has been in and around the steel and industrial industry for over 20 years, and with HGG for off and on 3 years now. He has extensive experience especially on the software and shop integration side of things. Brandon lives in Shiner, Texas with his wife, Courtney, and his 2 kids Katy and Jackson. When not selling machines, you will find Brandon in his woodworking shop creating furniture.
FABTECH Conference
Tracks: 3D/Additive, Automation, Cutting, Laser, Forming & Fabricating, Job Shop, Lean, Management, Marketing & Sales, Robotics, Smart Manufacturing, Stamping, Workforce Development
| Sessions | Member Price | Non-Member Price |
|---|---|---|
| Individual Sessions | $195 | $220 |
| Workshops | $499 | $599 |
| Best Value Full Conference (5-8 Sessions)
| $795 | $900 |
CCAI Finishing Conference
| CCAI Finishing Conference | Member Price | Non-Member Price |
|---|---|---|
| 1 Session | $112.50 | $125 |
| 2 Sessions | $202.50 | $225 |
| 3 Sessions | $270 | $300 |
| 4-8 Sessions | $405 | $450 |
AWS Welding Conference
| AWS Welding Conference | Member Price | Non-Member Price* |
|---|---|---|
| One-Hour Sessions (W7, W8) | FREE | FREE |
| Two-Hour Sessions (W1, W2, W12, W13, W14) | $95 | $150 |
| Weld-Ed Conference (W5) | $50 | $75 |
| Half-Day Sessions (W3, W10, W15) | $345 | $430 |
| Full-Day Sessions (W4, W6, W9, W11) | $565 | $665 |
| Professional Program (W16) | $395 | $495 |
| *Non-member price for AWS Welding Full-Day Sessions only includes a one-year AWS Individual Membership. | ||
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