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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
Forming & Fabricating
F18: In-line-Punching & Cutoff Dies; What Can Be Done to Increase Value to Your Roll Forming Lines
*This conference session requires registration and payment.
We will talk about what can be done in rollforming lines (simple to complex), how to change your current roll forming lines from just cutting off parts to increased value by adding punching to the attendees roll forming lines. We will discuss when to add punching, which locations in the roll forming line and what will give you the best tolerances.
About This Session
- Date: October 15, 2024
- Time: 10:00 am – 11:00 am
- Room: Room S-331 D
- Level: Intermediate
- Track: Forming & Fabricating
Speaker
Paul Williams
Hill Engineering / Formtek, Inc
Paul has over 40 years’ experience in the tool and die, rollforming industries as a toolmaker, field service technician, die designer, sales application engineering, product line manager, regional sales manager, director of sales, and currently VP of Business development for Formtek and Principle of the Hill Engr / Formtek facility. Paul started with Hill Engineering in1988 and past speaker / conference chairman for FMA, PMA and SME conferences.
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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