Industry Notes • In the 2015 Top 250 U.S. Trade Shows list, compiled by Trade Show News Network and ranked according to net square footage, FABTECH placed 19th. North America’s largest metal forming, fabricating, welding, and finishing event, cosponsored by the American Welding Society along with many other organizations, was held last year at McCormick Place in Chicago, Ill. It drew 1706 exhibitors and 43,820 attendees, plus filled 732,400 net square feet. • The Fabricators & Manufacturers Association, International and CNA recently announced Plymouth Tube of Streator, Ill., as the 2016 Rusty Demeules Award for Safety Excellence winner. The Streator location manufactures cold drawing seamless alloy and carbon tubing from steel hollows. It also follows a Safety Engagement Program. • Hypertherm, Hanover, N.H., has produced its 100,000th Powermax45 plasma cutting and gouging system. This makes the product the company’s best selling plasma system of all time. The edition recently came off an assembly line in New Hampshire; it was outfitted with a commemorative cover signed by Hypertherm associate-owners, including Founder Dick Couch, and shipped to the Gases and Welding Distributors Association (GAWDA) Spring Management Conference. JUNE 2016 / WELDING JOURNAL 19 For info, go to aws.org/adindex For info, go to aws.org/adindex WJ
Welding Journal | June 2016
To see the actual publication please follow the link above