FABTECH 2026
Date
October 21
Format
In-Person
Location
Las Vegas, NV
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North America's largest metal forming, fabricating, welding and finishing event, produced by the industry's leading associations. The conference program includes 180+ expert-led sessions across 12 educational tracks covering automation and robotics, finishing, forming and fabricating, job shop operations and production, laser, management, marketing and sales, smart fabrication, stamping, welding, and workforce and talent development. Featured themes include industrial AI, smart manufacturing, robotics, connected shop intelligence, digital twins, cyber and compliance, regionalized supply chains, defense applications, laser joining, welding inspection, powder coating, stamping, ERP, workforce strategy, and business growth. Named sessions include “The Strategic Imperative for Industrial AI,” “The Autonomous Factory Era,” “Competing in the New Regionalized Supply Chain,” “Mission-Ready Manufacturing: Advanced Turnkey Solutions for Defense Applications,” “From Zero to ROI: How Physical and Decision-Making AI Transform the Shop Floor,” and “Adaptive Robotic Welding for High-Variation Manufacturing: Vision-Guided Automation Without Extensive Tooling.” Special events include Amber Mac’s keynote, “The New AI Power Shift: Risks, Rewards, & Readiness for 2027 & Beyond”; the executive panel “State of the Metal Fabrication Business 2026: Executive Insights on Growth, Risk, and Competitive Advantage,” with John Carney, Jim Belosic, and Jordan Yost, moderated by Tim Heston; Vanessa Heim’s “Not Who They Had in Mind; Leadership, Manufacturing, and Redefining What a CEO Looks Like”; Jerry Rice’s “Championship Culture in Manufacturing: Discipline, Teamwork, and Excellence with Jerry Rice”; Steve Darnell’s “The Creative Edge: How Craftsmanship and Grit Drive Fabrication”; and panels on next-generation workforce development and funding, tax strategies, and profit levers for fabricators.
Speakers(16)
Host of Amber Mac SiriusXM Podcast
President, Capitol Engineering
CEO and Founder, SendCutSend
Founder, Precision Tube Laser
Senior Editor, FMA
President & CEO, Brenco Industries
Famed NFL Receiver
Founder Welder Up LLC and TV Personality Host
Founder/President
Panelist, Building Tomorrow’s Workforce: How to Attract, Train, and Keep Next‑Gen Employees
Panelist, Building Tomorrow’s Workforce: How to Attract, Train, and Keep Next‑Gen Employees
Panelist, Building Tomorrow’s Workforce: How to Attract, Train, and Keep Next‑Gen Employees
Panelist, Building Tomorrow’s Workforce: How to Attract, Train, and Keep Next‑Gen Employees
Panelist, Follow the Money: Hidden Funding, Tax Strategies & Profit Levers for Fabricators
Panelist, Follow the Money: Hidden Funding, Tax Strategies & Profit Levers for Fabricators
Panelist, Follow the Money: Hidden Funding, Tax Strategies & Profit Levers for Fabricators
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