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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
F95: Unlocking the Future of Manufacturing: The Power of Press Brake Automation
*This conference session requires registration and payment. Click here to register/add session to your registration.
Unlocking the Future of Manufacturing: The Power of Press Brake Automation
Join us to discover how automation can help make your employees happier and safer at work while exceeding production deadlines. With many workplace accidents in manufacturing occurring during manual press brake operations, it's time to embrace automation. Dive into real-world success stories with the presenter sharing case studies.
Chris Poole – Acieta
Benefits of the Auto Tool Changing Technology in the Press Brake Industry
The pros and cons of the ATC Technology in the standalone press brake industry and what you can expect when investing in the ATC Technology will be discussed. Setup time reduction vs standard press brake – Cost of ATC equipment vs standard Press Brake – When you can expect pay back of ATC equipment will also be covered.
Irek Nowak – Amada America, Inc.
About This Session
- Date: October 16, 2024
- Time: 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm
- Room: Room S-331 C
- Level: Basic
- Track: Forming & Fabricating
Speakers
Chris Poole
Acieta
Chris supports customers through concept, design and development of innovative automation systems to solve many types of challenges in manufacturing, with extra expertise in metal fabrication. He has nearly 30 years of experience in many areas of fabrication and manufacturing technology – from design and implementation to programming and project management. Chris’ career combines a lifelong interest in mechanical systems and advancing robotic applications in metal fab.
Irek Nowak
Amada America, Inc.
Over 28 years of sheet metal experience total as a press brake operator, press brake set-up man and bending manager.
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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