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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
Job Shop
F163: Supply Chain Transformation – From Globalization to Regionalization
*This conference session requires registration and payment. Click here to register/add session to your registration.
The many disruptions that all global manufactures experienced because of COVID, forced many to reexamine their approach to manufacturing and resourcing. This presentation will cover the pains of navigation, sourcing, and distribution delays on a global scale. It will then explain the wide-spread transformation of business, where manufacturers are currently experiencing great added value from regionalizing manufacturing and material resourcing. Post-covid, manufacturers are better prepared to deliver to customers in all regions because they have set up "local" shops and are utilizing more vendor resources. Manufactures are no longer beholden to just one supplier in one location. Customers are now receiving faster delivery times and, in some cases, lower costs.
About This Session
- Date: October 17, 2024
- Time: 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm
- Room: Room S-331 B
- Level: Intermediate
- Track: Job Shop
Speaker
John Henderson
ESAB Welding and Cutting
John Henderson, a 33-year AWS member, currently serves in an advisory capacity for the C-4 Committee (Oxyfuel Gas Welding and Cutting). Working with ESAB for 18 years in Marketing, Product Management, Product Development, Sales leadership; John is currently the Sales Director for Gas Equipment. Prior experience includes global manufacturing and distribution. An avid traveler, John has been all over the world and to every US state except North Dakota.
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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