TPT September 2009

FABTECH Chicago 2009 – McCormick Place, 15-18 November

class conference held concurrently with the exhibition will offer panels on a full roster of industry-pertinent business topics. As for the programmes on core technologies and processes on which FABTECH has built its renown, the list begins with “Arc Welding” and ends with “Welding Machines.” In between can be found every

attendees to examine the best that 1,000 exhibitors have to show them. But, despite its comprehensiveness, North America’s largest metal forming, fabricating, and welding exposition never loses touch with its fundamental purpose: to bring the buyer and the seller together in an environment that fosters the lasting business relationships essential to them both. Accordingly, the world-

Whether or not fabrication and fabulous have a common root, to many thousands of visitors to FABTECH since its inception the two words have made a natural conjunction for some time now. In its 2009 edition, the FABTECH International & AWS Welding Show — now including METALFORM — expects to welcome 35,000

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