No doubt about it, FABTECH 2012 in Las Vegas was an astounding success. The show connected 25,903 attendees and 1,257 exhibiting companies throughout the 465,330 net square feet of exhibit space at the Las Vegas Convention Center. Final details of the event can be found in the 2012 Post Show Report . For those of you who didn’t get a chance to experience the show first-hand, you can preview the show highlights video to see what you missed!
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Post-Fabtech 2012 – Las Vegas, NV
FABTECH 2012 Confirms: Manufacturing is the Comeback Player of the Year
Record Turnout and Brisk Sales Show that Manufacturing in the U.S. has a Bright Future
The Fabtech trade show, which bills itself as North America’s largest metal forming, fabricating, welding and laser event, is now behind us. 25,903 attendees walked the more than 450,000 net square feet of floor space at the Las Vegas Convention Center. Record first day attendance and solid sales throughout proves manufacturing is not just surviving, but fit and healthy in the US.
FABTECH show co-Manager, John Catalano commented:
“We’ve received great feedback from attendees and exhibitors. Attendees were impressed with the size and scope of the show and the vast array of new products and technologies on display. Exhibitors were enthusiastic and report that sales activity was brisk and leads were plentiful.”
This year we had set up a newly designed booth showcasing a MH314C 4-roll plate roll (10’ x 9/16”). The machine attracted a lot of interest and not just because it was beautifully painted with an American flag on its front but because of what it has “inside”.
The MH314C is the ultimate evolution in the plate bending field with two dragging rolls with hydraulic pinching allowing a steady and precise material dragging. This plate bending machine is the easiest, most versatile, quickest and precise the market can offer.
The machine was already sold prior to arriving to the booth but because of being able to demonstrate it and the CNC Touch Command Control EVO that it was equipped with, we sold several other machines, both MH314C models and other larger models.
We generated more quality leads in Las Vegas than in the last year’s Fabtech Show in Chicago show where the quantity of leads ended up surpassing the quality. This year in Las Vegas we did not have many “tire-kickers” visit our booth but customers that were seriously looking to purchase machines. Discussions were lively and productive.
Our overall impression of the show was that there was a genuine belief in the manufacturing business and continued growth in 2013. The optimism could be felt in all conversations.
Now, together with all our fellow-exhibitors we are facing a busy time of following up on the generated leads as well as already looking into the next years Fabtech Show in Chicago. The work never ends!
Cary Marshall next to a MH314C – 10′ x 9/16″ 4-roll plate roll
As the Holiday Season is approaching I wish my customers, vendors, dealers and all the people active in the metal fabrication world a Very Happy Holidays.
Cary Marshall
President
Click HERE for additional pictures from the show.
Fabtech 2012 – November 12 – 14, 2012
Welcome to our booth C7716
It is that time of the year again. After months and months of planning, selecting the booth location, budgeting, deciding on what to show, building the booth display, completing forms and ordering services, electrical outlets, carpets, padding etc. and worrying about getting the display machine to the show in time and most of all in perfect condition, we are now finally ready for this year’s show. Almost. Still a few more days to go.
We are very excited and look forward to the show. It is after all North America’s most comprehensive event for metal forming, fabricating, welding and finishing companies. Last year the show that was held in Chicago shattered all records of previous shows, with the number of buyers walking the floor, educational conference attendance and the overall square footage of exhibit space. We hope that we break another record this year.
In our booth C7716 we will showcase a MH314C 10’ x 9/16” 4-roll plate bending machine with full CNC touch command control – EVO. We would love you to come and “test drive” the machine and meet the friendly people from C Marshall Fabrication Machinery, Inc. (CMF) and MG – the factory in Italy that builds our rolls.
MG s.r.l was established in the city of Fossano, Italy in 1959. In 1981 MG began the construction of plate bending machines. Two years later the company concentrated efforts towards a quality production in the field of hydraulic plate bending machines; the original 500 sqm of covered plant surface was extended to the present 4000 sqm on a total area of over 6000 sqm.
MG is today able to answer to almost any kind of demand on plate bending machines manufacturing, and is in condition to propose a large range of models with useful plate length from 20” mm to 28’ and bending thickness capacity from .040” up to 10-1/4”.
The bending machines model MG and MH are the result of a continuous research and innovation in the product engineering and manufacturing, making use of components of the latest technology and innovative solutions. These models are designed and manufactured to obtain a bending capacity equal to 3 times the upper roll diameter with steel plates yield of 36,000.
C Marshall Fabrication Machinery, Inc. is the proud official distributor of MG’s plate rolls in USA.
Below you can see a few pictures of MH314C – the machine that will be showcased in our booth C7716.
