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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
F148: Methodical Troubleshooting – A Step by Step Approach to Diagnosing Root Causes Associated with Rollforming Production
*This conference session requires registration and payment. Click here to register/add session to your registration.
Troubleshooting today's rollforming systems should use a methodical approach in finding the root cause of an issue, rather than a band-aide approach. This presentation will show how to do this using common sense troubleshooting guidelines as well as the speakers' thought process used to investigate and solve a production system issue.
About This Session
- Date: October 17, 2024
- Time: 10:00 am – 11:00 am
- Room: Room S-331 D
- Level: Intermediate
- Track: Forming & Fabricating
Speakers
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.
Chuck Summerhill
TEKFAB
Chuck began his career in the roll forming industry in 1988, starting as a roll tooling designer where he then evolved into the system side of the business, providing technical support to new and existing customers.
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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