FABTECH 12:30 p.m. — 1:30 p.m. Featured Expert Panel Session STATE OF THE INDUSTRY: POSTELECTION ANALYSIS FABTECH Theater, Central Hall Lobby Chris Kuehl, managing director, Armada Corporate Intelligence Ned Monroe, senior VP external relations, National Association of Manufacturers Omar S. Nashashibi, partner, The Franklin Partnership, LLP Our expert panel will review the 2016 election results and discuss the impact on the manufacturing industry and the business climate for capital investment, tax updates, and what it means to your business. At stake in this election is not only the White House and Congress, but control of the U.S. Supreme Court, which will decide many controversial rules long after President Obama leaves office. What does the government have in store for you in 2017? Wednesday, November 16 — Thursday, November 17 November 16 9:00 a.m. — 5:00 p.m. November 17 7:00 a.m. — 1:00 p.m. WELDERS WITHOUT BORDERS: WELDING THUNDER TEAM FABRICATION COMPETITION Location: Silver Lot The 2016 Welding Thunder Team Fabrication Competition will be the event of the year for college and high school welding student fabricators. Students will compete to weld and cook off their fabrication project for judges as required. Awards will be given to the teams with the most accurate fabrication project as determined by judges. Thursday, November 17 7:30 a.m. — 10:30 a.m. WOMEN OF FABTECH BREAKFAST WITH TECH TOUR FABTECH Theater, Central Hall Lobby Jennifer Cipolla, Center for Additive Technology Advancement, GE Join us for a networking breakfast celebrating the importance of women in the manufacturing sector. This event aims to foster relationships and dialogue between supporters and practitioners in the field. Includes a continental breakfast and tech tour on the show floor. Price: $15. 8:30 a.m. — 9:30 a.m. Featured Expert Panel Sessions DEVELOPMENT TRENDS IN ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING AND 3D PRINTING FABTECH Theater, Central Hall Lobby Moderator: Carl Dekker, president, MetLFlo, Inc. Panel: Jennifer Cipolla, Center for Additive Technology Advancement Leader, GE David Lakatos, chief product officer, Formlabs 84 WELDING JOURNAL / NOVEMBER 2016 Robert Henderson, director of additive manufacturing, Linear AMS Bryan Crutchfield, vice president and general manager, Materialise USA Our panel of experts will explore the technology and materials driving practical solutions and innovations using 3D printing. The manufacturing environment is demanding more customization and faster solutions. Using available and affordable additive manufacturing technologies can increase manufacturing efficiencies of complex products, improve performance, decrease cost, and reduce waste. The expert panel will take questions and provide answers; based on real-world case studies. 12:30 p.m. — 1:30 p.m. ADVANCED MANUFACTURING: CREATING COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGES FOR FABRICATORS FABTECH Theater, Central Hall Lobby Panel: Diego Tamburini, manufacturing industry strategist, Autodesk Jerry Foster, CTO, Plex Systems Lonnie Love, group leader, Oak Ridge National Laboratory Manufacturing Demonstration Facility This expert panel will discuss what it takes to remain competitive in today’s environment and to succeed in the future of making things. Advanced manufacturing is high productivity, high profit, high wage, technology rich, and relatively high value-added fabrication of globally competitive products that creates wealth and builds and sustains communities. Whether it be innovation, new technologies, design, or educating the workforce, advanced manufacturing is the next industrial revolution to improve products or process. Friday, November 18 9:00 a.m. — 10:00 a.m. SHOP TALK WITH COUNTING CARS FABTECH Theater, Central Hall Lobby From the hit reality series Counting Cars, show stars Kevin Mack and “Horny” Mike Henry will be at FABTECH to talk shop with attendees, meet with fans, sign autographs, and take pictures. Stop by and get to know the guys who build cool cars and bikes at Las Vegas-based custom chopper and hot rod dealer Count’s Kustoms.
Welding Journal | November 2016
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