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| 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
Finishing
C12: Enhancing Productivity and Precision: Optimal Masking and Racking Strategies
*This conference session requires registration and payment. Click here to register/add session to your registration.
Line Density: The Rest of the Story
What do you do to get more product through your finishing process? Many would look at speeding up the line, the application process, or something of that nature. Is there an opportunity to change your line density? This presentation will discuss this factor, and other items that could flex with it. The goal will be to understand how you could get more product through at a balanced pace.
Ryan Allen – Gema USA Inc.
Innovating Masking Designs and Materials
Masking designs and materials are evolving to improve quality and reduce rework and secondary operations greatly. If you are struggling with "bridging" look at designing that out. If you are leery of silicone, you have alternative materials. If you need to rack and mask, we can design and use materials to help! 2 tone fine line masking obstacles we can help!
Cliff Shephard – Echo Engineering
About This Session
- Date: October 15, 2024
- Time: 10:00 am – 11:30 am
- Room: W-202B
- Level: Intermediate
- Track: Finishing
Speakers
Ryan Allen
Gema USA Inc.
In the past I have presented at FABTECH and other industry shows. Graduated from Northern Michigan University with a Bachelor of Science in Electronics Engineering and Ferris State University with a Master’s in Business Administration.
Cliff Shephard
Echo Engineering
National Sales Manager working in Finishing for 26 years. Have presented at Fabtech 3 times and other finishing 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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