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New Faces Found at Regional METALFORM Birmingham
Exhibitors Pleased With Leads from Companies Never Before Seen

Nearly 2,000 top executives, engineers and other metalforming industry professionals viewed the latest industry technology and networked with peers during Regional METALFORM on April 1-3. This year’s exposition, held at the Birmingham-Jefferson Convention Complex, Birmingham, AL, featured 309 exhibiting companies, more than one-third of whom unveiled new products, services and technologies at the show.

METALFORM, FABTECH International and AWS Welding Show Announce Strategic Alliance
First combined trade show will take place November 15-18, 2009, at McCormick Place, Chicago, IL

Four industry-leading trade show organizers have formed an alliance to better serve the needs of trade show exhibitors and manufacturers in North America from the fields of fabricating, tube & pipe, welding and cutting, metalforming, and related processes. The show alliance between the three organizers of the FABTECH International & AWS Welding Show [the Society of Manufacturing Engineers (SME), the Fabricators and Manufacturers Association International (FMA) and the American Welding Society (AWS)] and the organizer of METALFORM [the Precision Metalforming Association (PMA)] will result in a combined annual exhibition.

Special Events Highlight Regional METALFORM Birmingham
Attendees Offered Several Options to Add Value to Show Experience

In addition to the exhibits and educational presentations, several other events will take place during METALFORM: Plant tours of Atlantic Tool & Die, Anniston, AL, will be held Monday, March 31. PMA will present its annual Awards of Excellence in Metalforming at a ceremony on Tuesday, April 1, honoring innovators in the areas of design, training and education, productivity, product development, safety, quality and process control. Also on April 1, the second-annual Next Generation Leaders Day will be held. A "Women in Metalforming" Coffee is scheduled for Wednesday, April 2, 8-9 a.m. PMA Student Day, scheduled for Thursday, April 3, invites students and teachers to learn more about the wide array of career opportunities available in the metalforming industry. And lastly, all attendees have an opportunity to go home a winner by playing the PMA Educational Foundation’s METALFORM bingo game.

Educational Conference Offers Wealth of Learning Opportunities for Metalformers

Attendees visiting Regional METALFORM Birmingham, the most respected, results-oriented stamping and fabricating exposition in North America, have the opportunity to attend educational sessions to enhance their show experience. Held in conjunction with the exposition, the METALFORM Conference is scheduled for April 1-3, 2008, at the Birmingham-Jefferson Convention Complex in Birmingham, AL.

Regional METALFORM Birmingham
A Smart Place for Metalformers to Do Business

North America’s most respected, results-oriented stamping and fabricating exposition carries its tradition of success to Alabama, one of the most rapidly growing manufacturing locales in the Southeast. Thousands of top executives, engineers and manufacturing professionals are expected to attend Regional METALFORM, being held April 1-3, 2008. Sponsored by the Precision Metalforming Association (PMA), the event will take place at the Birmingham-Jefferson Convention Complex in Birmingham, AL.

PMA Launches Registration for Regional METALFORM
Show Will Be Birmingham’s First-Ever Metal Stamping Event

The Precision Metalforming Association (PMA) is now accepting registrations for Regional METALFORM, the most respected, results-oriented metal stamping, tool and die, forming and fabricating exposition in North America. Those interested in attending can register for free at the event’s official website, www.metalform.com, until March 7, 2008. The show will be held at the Birmingham-Jefferson Convention Complex in Birmingham, AL, on April 1-3, 2008, the first metal stamping event held in Birmingham.

METALFORM Mexico Surpasses All Expectations

Top executives and professionals in the metalforming industry viewed the latest advancements in press and forming technologies, assembly automation and value-added services at METALFORM Mexico—Mexico’s only focused metal stamping and fabricating exposition and conference. Held September 25-27, 2007, at the Cintermex in Monterrey, the fourth edition of METALFORM Mexico featured 179 exhibitors offering equipment and services designed to help companies improve productivity and efficiency. More than 2,000 attendees visited the trade show, marking a nearly 40 percent surge in attendance compared to the last Monterrey event.

Regional METALFORM Shows Continue to Gain Popularity
Birmingham Show Floor Expanded More Than Seven Months Prior to Show

The regional shows continue to gain popularity as they move down the I-65 corridor, in the area known as “Automotive Alley.” The next stop is the Birmingham-Jefferson Convention Complex in Birmingham, AL. Due to overwhelming response, the original 40,000-square-foot show floor has been expanded to house the maximum exhibit space allowable in the hall—48,000 net square feet. With more than six months left before the show, 82 percent of the expanded floor space is already occupied.

Educational Conference Highlights METALFORM Mexico Trade Show

Mexico's only exhibition and educational conference for tool and die design and manufacture, metal stamping, forming, fabricating and assembly will host its fourth edition in Monterrey, Nuevo Leon, September 25-27 at Cintermex.

Regional METALFORM Moves Down Southeast Automotive Corridor
Nashville, TN, in 2006—Next Stop: Birmingham, AL, for 2008 Show

METALFORM, the most focused metal stamping, tool and die, forming and fabricating event in North America, will hold its regional exposition April 1-3, 2008, in Birmingham, AL. Sponsored by the Precision Metalforming Association (PMA), the show will house 350 exhibitors covering nearly 50,000 net square feet of exhibit space at the Birmingham-Jefferson Convention Complex.

METALFORM Mexico Returns to Cintermex in Monterrey

More than 2,000 top executives, engineers and manufacturing professionals are expected to attend METALFORM—Mexico’s only focused metal stamping and fabricating exposition and conference. On September 25-27, 2007, the event returns to Monterrey’s Cintermex, the facility which honored METALFORM as one of the top five industrial shows in 2005.

Exhibitors Rate 2007 METALFORM Show a Tremendous Success

More than 4,000 metalforming professionals descended on Rosemont, IL, to view the latest equipment and applications in the industry at METALFORM, North America's most focused stamping and fabricating exposition and conference.

Next Generation Leaders Meet the Next Generation of Technology

New and emerging managers and leaders from Precision Metalforming Association (PMA) member companies are encouraged to attend the show, where they will see cutting-edge products and technology and network with other up-and-coming industry leaders. As part of this event, members of the next generation group will visit exhibitors that are launching new products and will evaluate those products in several categories relating to innovation. Winners of the NextGen Innovation Awards will then be selected during an informal meeting of PMA's Next Generation Leaders Division on March 26 from 3:00-5:00 p.m. at the convention center.

Trade Show Features Educational Sessions for Metalformers

Attendees visiting METALFORM, the most focused stamping and fabricating exposition in North America, will have the opportunity to attend a variety of educational sessions to enhance their show experience. Held in conjunction with the exposition, the METALFORM Educational Conference is scheduled for March 26-28, 2007, at the Donald E. Stephens Convention Center in Rosemont, IL.

Metalforming Trade Show Offers an Explosion of Technology & Knowledge

Thousands of top executives, engineers and manufacturing professionals will converge in Rosemont, IL, on March 25-28, 2007, for METALFORM-North America's most focused stamping and fabricating exposition and conference. Sponsored by the Precision Metalforming Association (PMA), the event will take place at the Donald E. Stephens Convention Center.

METALFORM Mexico Gains Media Attention

PMA staff and METALFORM exhibitors addressed the Mexican media on September 12, 2006, to introduce new features of the 2006 METALFORM Mexico show and to explain how the event differs from other general industrial shows.

METALFORM Mexico Trade Show Features Educational Conference

Attendees visiting the METALFORM Mexico exposition, the only show in Mexico focused on metal stamping, tool and die, forming, fabricating and assembly, will have the opportunity to attend a variety of educational sessions aimed at improving their industry knowledge and skills.

New Labor Contracts Lower Exhibitor Costs in Rosemont

In 2007, Rosemont will be able to offer METALFORM exhibitors new cost savings on labor. In June 2006, the Chicago area Local 136 Riggers Union entered into a new five-year agreement that includes several new cost-savings features.

New Package Plans Lower Exhibitor Costs

In order to help exhibitors defray the cost of bringing large equipment to the show, METALFORM is offering a new square footage drayage package plan. The plan, available to all exhibitors as an optional purchase, includes loading/unloading, labor, spotting of equipment and removal, storage and return of empty packing materials.

METALFORM Mexico Honored as a Top Industrial Show

The 2005 METALFORM Mexico trade show has been recognized as one of the best industrial shows in Mexico by Cintermex, the Monterrey facility in which the event was held last September.

METALFORM Tops Charts in Music City

Exhibitors Share Positive Feedback About Quality of Attendance
Nearly 2600 top executives, engineers and other metalforming industry professionals viewed the latest industry technology and networked with peers during Regional METALFORM Nashville on March 21-23.

New Technology Features Address Needs of Mexico's Manufacturing Base

New features, including a pavilion and promotional services, have been added to the 2006 METALFORM Mexico trade show to address the needs of Mexico's manufacturing base as well as requests from exhibitors.

METALFORM Exhibitors Showcase "New Hits" in Nashville

More than 300 equipment manufacturers, over 20 percent of them new exhibitors, will display their products and services at METALFORM Nashville, North America's premier metal stamping, fabricating and forming exposition.

METALFORM Trade Shows Report Growth

METALFORM, the most highly focused metalforming and fabricating event in the industry, has seen an increase in both the number of exhibitors and square-foot space since launching its biennial strategy in 2003.

METALFORM Mexico Gains Momentum in Monterrey

More than 1200 attendees took the opportunity to view interactive displays and equipment demonstrations during METALFORM Mexico. The metal stamping, tool and die, forming and fabricating exposition was held September 28-30, 2005 at the Cintermex in Monterrey, Nuevo León.

PMA Continues Global Mission, Expansion into Mexican Market

Through last year's inaugural METALFORM Mexico trade show in Mexico City, the Precision Metalforming Association (PMA) laid the groundwork for establishing a global mission to support Mexican manufacturing internationally.

METALFORM'05 Receives Rave Reviews from Exhibitors

Metalforming industry representatives took advantage of the opportunity to see the latest equipment and applications in the industry by attending METALFORM'05, North America's premier metal stamping, fabricating and forming exhibition.

METALFORM-Louisville Kicks Off Regional Trade Shows

The Precision Metalforming Association (PMA) will debut its regional METALFORM series of exhibitions in Louisville, KY, March 30-April 1, 2004. Regional METALFORM exhibitions occur in even-numbered years and offer exhibitors lower-cost opportunities to reach regional markets across North America.

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