FABTECH will break from its normal rotation of U.S. cities next year, locating the 2024 event in Orlando, Fla. The event will take place from Oct. 15-17 at the Orange County Convention Center.

With this issue, we bring to close another year covering the metals distribution industry. We hope it was a profitable one for all of you, with even better results in the year to come.

Metalforming companies forecast a downward trend in business conditions during the next three months, according to the November 2022 Precision Metalforming Association Business Conditions Report. Prepared monthly, the report provides an economic indicator for the next three months of manufacturing, sampling 121 metalforming companies in the United States and Canada.

Strolling the halls of the Georgia World Congress Centerlast week, it was hard not to feel a little upbeat.

As a premium supplier of complete slitting lines, Butech Bliss prides itself on improving traditional designs by providing innovative solutions to the traditional production tasks and hazards that have existed historically.

The onset of November, at least in even-numbered years, means FABTECH will soon open its doors again. The 2022 event will take place in Atlanta, at the Georgia World Congress Center. It runs from Nov. 8-10.

Check out the latest equipment.

HE&M Saw will feature its new dual column wide flange band saw, the WF1827A. The wide flange saw series has been updated with newly developed and more technologically advanced equipment that will increase efficiency and save time in sawing operations, increasing productivity.

ANDRITZ Metals now introduces ASKO EdgeMaster 4.0, an innovative clearance-control slitting software program. EdgeMaster improves slit edge quality for packed slitter arbors, speeds up the set-up process and improves set-up accuracy and efficiency

The Schelling fm12 plate saw offers a maximum cutting height of 10 inches. It eases heavy aluminum material handling and cutting via a linear robotic Automatic Manipulation Device.

Slit coil packaging lines are an essential part of any slitting line. You can have an efficient high-speed slitter only to have it set idle while the coils are banded and removed. A well-designed packaging line gives you the ability to band, sort and store coils efficiently.

The Hypertherm and OMAX technology brands will exhibit from one combined booth to offer show visitors a comprehensive array of plasma and waterjet products.

The Bradbury Group leveling system offers the industry the most up-to-date leveling technology available with the company’s patented e-Drive Leveler.

With the fully automatic slitting shear for aluminum coils, the b+s group once again demonstrates its expertise in this metal processing discipline at FABTECH.

The Behringer HBE-320/523GA is a state-of-the-art fully automatic horizontal mitering band saw, with cutting capacities of 20.4 inches wide by 12.6 inches high, and miter capacity of 45 degrees right and 60 degrees left, for 105 degrees total rotation.

The subject line in the parade of garbage emails caught my eye, which is exactly what it’s supposed to be doing. Right there, in the middle of offers of great leads for attendees at the 2021 FABTECH show in Chicago and requests for me to export some high-quality alloy steel was this strange query:

For the first time in four years, FABTECH Canada will take place, showcasing metal forming, fabricating, welding and finishing products in the country’s largest metals trade show. This year’s event is scheduled from June 14-16 at the Toronto Congress Centre.

Allor Manufacturing Inc. is introducing its new 84-inch Slitting Line Leveler to provide tight tolerance leveling designed to meet customer’s product needs.