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show “Counting Cars.”
“We are so grateful to our exhibitors, attendees,
special guests and the City of Las Vegas for helping
make FABTECH 2016 such a resounding success,”
said Mark Hoper, vice president of expositions & me-
dia, FMA. “The enthusiasm and commitment displayed
by everyone at the show to improve our industries were
contagious. By participating in FABTECH 2016, at-
tendees now have stronger, more diverse business net-
works and increased knowledge on manufacturing’s
top trends and best practices.”
Hundreds of live product demonstrations show-
casing manufacturing’s most cutting-edge equipment
and technologies took place daily on the exhibit floor.
These demonstrations allowed FABTECH exhibitors to
present their current product offerings to targeted buy-
ers and generate quality sales leads.
“FABTECH for us is all about networking,” said
Angus Catterson, president, KAAST Machine Tools
Inc. “Year after year, this event is a great venue to
strengthen our relationships with current customers and
help us meet potential new ones as well – all while pro-
moting our new product lines and letting more people
know about who we are as a company.”
Special event and panel discussion topics varied and
covered important matters relevant to all of today’s man-
ufacturers. They included additive manufacturing/3D
printing, how to attract more women to manufacturing
careers, improved product development strategies and
how the 2016 presidential election results could impact
manufacturing around the world.
For more information about FABTECH 2016 or
FABTECH 2017, taking place in Chicago on Nov. 6-9,
2017, please visit .
For future updates, follow FABTECH on Facebook,
Twitter and LinkedIn.
FABTECH 2016, North America’s largest col-
laboration of technology, equipment and knowledge
in the metal forming, fabricating, welding and finish-
ing industries, welcomed 1,500 exhibiting companies
and a total of 31,110 attendees from over 120 coun-
tries in mid November to the Las Vegas Convention
Center.
FABTECH’s expansive exhibit space spanned
more than 575,000 net square feet, giving attendees
ample opportunity to see manufacturing’s latest in-
novations, interact one-on-one with key vendors and
learn about new industry trends. Throughout the three-
day event, attendees also had access to more than 100
education sessions and expert-led panel discussions.
A variety of special programming was featured as
well, including a powerful opening keynote from box-
ing legend and entrepreneur Sugar Ray Leonard and
an appearance from cast members of the hit reality TV
Fabtech 2016 Las Vegas
was A Knockout