About Us
FABTECH International & AWS Welding Show including METALFORM is actually comprised of three trade shows, FABTECH International® established in 1981, aligned with the AWS Welding Show in 2005 and also the METALFORMING Show in 2008. All three of these prestigious shows in their own right have come together to better serve the metal forming, fabricating and welding industry. Currently the FABTECH International & AWS Welding Show including METALFORM is co-sponsored by the Fabricators and Manufacturers Association, International (FMA), the Society of Manufacturing Engineers (SME), the American Welding Society (AWS) and the Precision Metalforming Association (PMA), and supported by industry partners the National Association of Manufacturing (NAM) and the Association of Manufacturing Technology (AMT).
What is the FABTECH International & AWS Welding Show?
FABTECH International & AWS Welding Show including METALFORM is North America's largest metal forming, fabricating, and welding event. The event has brought together more than a quarter million buyers and sellers from around the world. It's the longest running and only annual North American event dedicated to showcasing a full spectrum of sheet metal forming and fabricating, welding, stamping, and tube and pipe equipment.
Cosponsors of FABTECH
FMA
The Fabricators & Manufacturers Association, International, headquartered in Rockford, Ill., USA, is a non-profit educational association dedicated exclusively to metal forming and fabricating professionals. Founded in 1970, it is considered the world's largest educational association for its industry, with thousands of members worldwide. FMA provides in-depth technical information and educational opportunities through conferences, award-winning magazines, extensive research services, and co-sponsorship of the FABTECH International series. Visit FMA at http://www.fmanet.org.
SME
The Society of Manufacturing Engineers is the world's leading professional society supporting manufacturing education. Through its member programs, publications, expositions and professional development resources, SME promotes an increased awareness of manufacturing engineering and helps keep manufacturing professionals up to date on leading trends and technologies. Headquartered in Michigan, SME influences more than half a million manufacturing engineers and executives annually. The Society has members in 70 countries supported by a network of hundreds of chapters worldwide. Visit SME at http://www.sme.org.
AWS
The American Welding Society is the largest organization in the world dedicated to advancing the science, technology, and application of welding and allied processes including joining, brazing, soldering, cutting, and thermal spray. Headquartered in Miami, Florida, AWS serves almost 50,000 members in the United States and around the world. Visit the Society's Web site, www.aws.org.
PMA
The Precision Metalforming Association is a full-service trade association representing the $91-billion metalforming industry of North America-the industry that creates precision metal products using stamping, fabricating and other value-added processes. Its nearly 1,200 member companies include metal stampers, fabricators, spinners, slide formers and roll formers as well as suppliers of equipment, materials and services to the industry. Members are located in 30 countries, with the majority found in North America — in 41 states of the United States as well as Canada and Mexico. Visit PMA at www.pma.org.
Industry Partners
NAM
The National Association of Manufacturers is the nation's largest industrial trade association, representing small and large manufacturers in every industrial sector and in all 50 states. Headquartered in Washington, D.C., the NAM has 11 additional offices across the country. Visit the NAM web site at www.nam.org for more information about manufacturing and the economy.
AMT
The Association for Manufacturing Technology represents and promotes the interests of American providers of manufacturing machinery and equipment. Headquartered in McClean, VA., its goal is to promote technological advancements and improvements in the design, manufacture and sale of members' products in those markets and act as an industry advocate on trade matters to governments and trade organizations throughout the world. Visit AMT at www.amtonline.org
