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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
F83: Addressing Modern Day Materials in Roll Forming Processes
*This conference session requires registration and payment. Click here to register/add session to your registration.
In an ever-changing world of metals used in the roll forming process, new approaches to solve material related problems must be considered. This presentation reviews the engineering challenges and explores alternative methods for roll forming, punching, and cutting related to moder day materials. An emphasis is given on systems designed to produce parts with high accuracy at high speeds. Design of new production systems as well as improvements to existing systems will be covered.
About This Session
- Date: October 16, 2024
- Time: 10:00 am – 11:00 am
- Room: Room S-331 D
- Level: Intermediate
- Track: Forming & Fabricating
Speakers
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.
Rob Taylor
TEKFAB
Master’s degree in mechanical engineering from Oregon State University 1994 Licensed Professional Engineer Founding owner of TEKFAB Inc. In the roll forming industry for 29 years.
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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