upcoming events for sheet metal fabrication industries - hvac shops, sign companies, roofing companies, fabrication shops , and oem companies

IMTS 2012

The IMTS Industry & Technology Conference brings the industry together, under one roof and at one time, to discuss new opportunities. Network with a community of your industry peers and explore fresh ideas to enhance your business. Leave with different perspectives on overcoming day-to-day and long-range challenges.

Sessions explore innovative as well as revered technologies, business development and optimization, plus workforce efficiency and productivity. Special emphasis is placed on maintaining focus on your short- and long-term goals during a tough economic environment. Breakfast and lunch included.

Pavilions:
To help guide attendees to booths quickly and easily, we organize exhibits in Pavilions that are geared toward specific industries, technologies and solutions. Following is the list of Pavilions: Abrasive Machining/Sawing/Finishing; Controls & CAD/CAM; EDM; Gear Generation; Machine Components/Cleaning/Environmental; Metal Cutting; Metal Forming & Fabricating/Lasers; Quality Assurance; and Tooling and Workholding Systems.

Attendees:
Manufacturing industry professionals from the United States and from over 119 countries from around the world attend IMTS. They attend to see more than 15,000 new machine tools, controls, computers, software, components, systems and processes that can improve their efficiency. They will also gain valuable ideas and insights from over 1,200 of the worlds leading equipment producers. They come to look and they come to buy.

Exhibitors:
Over 1,200 exhibitors from the metalworking industry will display their products and productivity solutions at McCormick Place in Chicago covering 1.2 net square foot of show floor. Leading manufacturers will display their equipment in the following product category pavilions: Metal Cutting: Contains everything from machining centers and assembly automation to Flexible Manufacturing Systems and lathes. Tooling & Work holding Systems: Features jigs, fixtures, cutting tools of all types and related accessories. Metal Forming & Fabricating/Laser: Home to all type of presses as well as laser systems, coil and strip handling equipment, heat treating and more.Other pavilions at IMTS include Abrasive Machining /Sawing/Finishing; Controls & CAD –CAM; EDM; Gear Generation; Machine Components/ Cleaning/ Environmental and Quality Assurance.

Manufacturing Conference:
The IMTS Manufacturing Conference brings together experts from the industry to give you the most useful and p-to-date technical information available. Future Dates: September 10-15, 2012 and September 8-13, 2014

FABTECH International & AWS Welding Show including METALFORM 2012

FABTECH International and the AWS Welding Show including METALFORM is North America's largest metal forming, fabricating, and welding exposition and conference. The event exists to bring buyers and sellers together in a convenient venue that facilitates business relationships, networking, education, and the buying process.

Future Show Dates & Locations: October 15-17, 2012, Las Vegas Convention Center , Las Vegas, NV

International Roofing Expo NRCA expo 2011

NRCA’s 123rd ANNUAL CONVENTION and INTERNATIONAL ROOFING EXPO 2011

2012
Feb. 20 - 24, 2012
Location: TBD

2013
Feb. 1 - 5, 2013
Location: TBD

Show Description for the International Roofing Expo:
Addressing all facets of the roofing industry, the International Roofing Expo is the industry's #1 tradeshow. Featuring 500 exhibiting companies filling 1,100 booths with the latest innovative styles, trends and cutting-edge technologies, the Expo attracts 9,000 industry professionals from every segment of the roofing market. Formerly the NRCA Annual Tradeshow, the show was sold to Hanley Wood Exhibitions in February 2004.

Conference Description:
The educational conference features a multi-track educational program, including technical, green and workplace safety classes, as well as business-related sessions including leadership/management, legal/HR, money matters, sales & service and general business.

Attendee Profile:
Attendees represent decision-makers and those having decision-making influence. Includes: commercial, residential & metal roofing contractors, builders, replacement contractors, remodelers, building owners, facility managers, consultants, architects and designers.

Exhibitor Profile :
Exhibitors represent manufacturers, distributors and representatives of all sizes displaying products, services and equipment for the roofing industry.

Metalcon 2012

Mission : Our business is straightforward; it’s to help your business succeed. In fact, the majority of what we do centers around helping companies incubate, advance or revolutionize their business.

Message : Our message in collaboration with the Metal Construction Association is to increase the awareness and usage of metal as a viable building and roofing material.

Medium : The medium is METALCON International, the one event for professionals to learn how to incorporate metal into the design, build, construction and roofing process.

Sounds Simple, yet there's more than meets the eye:

METALCON is in constant evolution, reinventing itself every year to accommodate the metal construction industry’s fast paced growth. It encompasses sustainable, eco-friendly, energy efficient, solar and green technology products and education.

At METALCON you’ll find answers to questions, solutions to problems and the newest technology to hit the market. It’s the place to learn, network and establish relationships you wouldn’t otherwise, because as tradeshows go, METALCON is recognized worldwide for metal construction professionals as the place to meet!

When and Where : October 9-11 2012 Chicago IL

Internation Air-Conditioning, Heating and Refrigerating Exposition - AHR EXPO - 2012

Wether you're a contractor, engineer, facility manager, OEM, or other HVAC&R professional, you'll find a world of profitable opportunities to help improve your business... and your career. See what's new from the HVAC&R industry's leading manufacturers. Talk to new suppliers. Find practical solutions for your most demanding projects, stay on top of the latest technology, and so much more. It's all here at the one event that covers it all : AHR Expo.

Dates : 2013

• a/C, heating & refrigeration systems, equipment and components
• building automation and controls
• specialized climate control systems
• radiant heating and hydronic systems
• ventilation and aire movement products
• labor - saving tools, softward, business support services, and much more

Stay On Top of Today's Hot Industry Issues...

• energy efficiency
• indoor air quality
• building intergration and automation
• sEER 13 ... and higher
• green building initiatives/Sustainability
• information technology and business managementmold and moisture control, and more