- FMA
- The Fabricator
- FABTECH
- Canadian Metalworking
Categories
- Additive Manufacturing
- Aluminum Welding
- Arc Welding
- Assembly and Joining
- Automation and Robotics
- Bending and Forming
- Consumables
- Cutting and Weld Prep
- Electric Vehicles
- En Español
- Finishing
- Hydroforming
- Laser Cutting
- Laser Welding
- Machining
- Manufacturing Software
- Materials Handling
- Metals/Materials
- Oxyfuel Cutting
- Plasma Cutting
- Power Tools
- Punching and Other Holemaking
- Roll Forming
- Safety
- Sawing
- Shearing
- Shop Management
- Testing and Measuring
- Tube and Pipe Fabrication
- Tube and Pipe Production
- Waterjet Cutting
Industry Directory
Webcasts
Podcasts
FAB 40
Advertise
Subscribe
Account Login
Search
FABTECH, METALFORM to partner with AMT
- October 14, 2008
- News Release
- Shop Management
The FABTECH® International & AWS Welding Show including METALFORM will partner with The Association For Manufacturing Technology (AMT), McLean, Va., combining the efforts of several trade associations to produce an annual event that covers the full range of metal forming and fabricating technologies.
AMT joins the Fabricators & Manufacturers Association Intl. (FMA), Rockford, Ill.; Society of Manufacturing Engineers (SME), Dearborn, Mich.; Precision Metalforming Association (PMA), Independence, Ohio; the American Welding Society (AWS), Miami; and industry partner the National Association of Manufacturers (NAM), Washington, D.C. The first official combined exhibition will take place in November 2009 in Chicago.
Terms of the agreement include the elimination of the fabricating and laser pavilions at the International Manufacturing Technology Show (IMTS) after the 2008 event. AMT will debut a new, nontraditional Machining & Processes Pavilion at IMTS 2010. In addition, the groups agreed to explore service offerings and work cooperatively on numerous international markets.
"Combining the strengths of all of the exhibitions and their sponsoring associations is a win for both exhibitors and attendees, who can now focus on an event that will meet all of their needs," said AMT President John Byrd III. "We at AMT welcome the opportunity to participate in the FABTECH International & AWS Welding Show including METALFORM and assist our manufacturing audience in their sales and equipment purchasing endeavors."
"This is a great development for the companies in the metal fabricating industry—whether they are show attendees or exhibitors—to have all the affiliated associations working together with common purpose," said Gerald Shankel, FMA president and CEO.
The 2008 FABTECH International & AWS Welding Show including METALFORM is scheduled for Oct. 6-8 at the Las Vegas Convention Center. The event is expected to bring in an estimated 20,000 attendees and more than 900 exhibitors. The show also will feature a METALFORM Pavilion that will display stamping technology. The pavilion was added as a result of the strategic alliance with PMA, the producer of METALFORM.
Related Companies
subscribe now
The Fabricator is North America's leading magazine for the metal forming and fabricating industry. The magazine delivers the news, technical articles, and case histories that enable fabricators to do their jobs more efficiently. The Fabricator has served the industry since 1970.
start your free subscription- Stay connected from anywhere
Easily access valuable industry resources now with full access to the digital edition of The Fabricator.
Easily access valuable industry resources now with full access to the digital edition of The Welder.
Easily access valuable industry resources now with full access to the digital edition of The Tube and Pipe Journal.
Easily access valuable industry resources now with full access to the digital edition of The Fabricator en Español.
- Podcasting
- Podcast:
- The Fabricator Podcast
- Published:
- 04/16/2024
- Running Time:
- 63:29
In this episode of The Fabricator Podcast, Caleb Chamberlain, co-founder and CEO of OSH Cut, discusses his company’s...
- Industry Events
16th Annual Safety Conference
- April 30 - May 1, 2024
- Elgin,
Pipe and Tube Conference
- May 21 - 22, 2024
- Omaha, NE
World-Class Roll Forming Workshop
- June 5 - 6, 2024
- Louisville, KY
Advanced Laser Application Workshop
- June 25 - 27, 2024
- Novi, MI