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2010 Capital Spending Report indicates rebuilding set to begin

The metal fabricating and forming market isclearly in a rebuilding mode after theeconomic downturn in 2009. The 2010 FMACCapital Spending Survey indicates thatcompanies are interested in spending money oncapital equipment, around $1.3 billion worth,but that's down significantly from the $2.2that was expecting to be spent in 2008.

Economy still plaguing most metal fabricators

The economy continues to weigh on the metal fabricating industry, but many "Fabricating Update" subscribers who responded to the annual business concerns survey reported improving conditions. Some said the recession has had minimal or no effect on their businesses, but some are barely hanging on or have closed up shop.

Metal fabrication in 2010: A wildcard year

Metal fabricators looking for increased business in metal fabricating industry segments after a rough 2009.

EuroBLECH 2008: A celebration of metal fabricating and forming

EuroBLECH is a celebration more than anything. Most of the booths have plenty of tables and, usually, a bar for customers, distributors, business partners, and friends to swing by, chat, have a drink, and talk about life both in and out of the industry. In fact, unlike shows in North America, a visitor will find materials suppliers—the folks that make the metal sheet, plate, and...

'It's the economy, stupid'

The annual "Fabricating Update" survey of metal fabricators about their main business concerns revealed that the economy, which edged out steel prices as the industry's leading concern in 2008, now outranks all other concerns by a huge margin. This latest survey also polled readers of "Stamping News Brief" and "Tube Talk" for an even greater sampling of the metal manufacturing industry.

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