Fabtech Intl. & AWS Welding Show
-- Tradeshow Week, 11/9/2009
Where: McCormick Place, Chicago (rotates)
When: Nov. 15-18 (annual)
Show manager: Society of Manufacturing Engineers
Show owner: Society of Manufacturing Engineers; American Welding Society; Fabricators & Manufacturers Assn.
Service contractor: Freeman
Who exhibits: Manufacturers and distributors of welding equipment
Who attends: Corporate, plant management, engineering, de- sign, quality control, sale, purchasing and construction
Position on the 2009 TSW 200: 54
New this year: More than 500 new products will debut at this year’s show, including new protection equipment and welding supplies.
The bottom line: From 2007 to 2008 the attendance dropped to 21,139 from 30,902, a 31-percent decrease. With the downturn in the economy still going strong, the show will have to work hard to bring those numbers back up.
