2026 Buyer’s Guide & Product Showcase
Struggling with labor shortages, tight tolerance demands for products, or pulling the trigger on capital expenditures when it comes to equipment purchases? Fabricating & Metalworking’s annual Buyer’s Guide & Product Showcase is a go-to guide to answer challenges on the shop floor, spotlighting the latest vendor solutions such as automation, robotics, and machinery innovations that aim to solve your toughest production bottlenecks.
This issue is your one-stop resource for streamlining research that supports the optimization of your equipment purchases and ROI. With shifting supply chains and other economic challenges, remaining agile is non-negotiable in today’s manufacturing environment. We provide an insider’s edge when it comes to emerging products and company news. Whether you’re a high-mix job shop or a high-volume manufacturer, apply our research to forge a more profitable path forward.
Stay informed about shifts in the metalworking industry: Our product round up categories evaluate the latest in fabrication and metal cutting equipment, including:
- Metal Forming & Fabricating: automation, robotics and software; cutting systems such as lasers; press brakes; sawing systems; tube and pipe, etc.
- Welding: MIG and TIG welders; cobots and software; filler metals; resistance welders; helmets; wire feeders, etc.
- Metal Cutting: automation, robotics, software; gear cutting machines; machining centers; turning centers and lathes; multitasking machines; drilling machines; milling machines, etc.
- Tooling & Workholding: quick change tooling, abrasives and grinding wheels; end mills, thread mills and inserts; chucks and collets; vises, jaws, clamps; drilling tools, cutting tools, etc.
- Measurement & Inspection: 3D metrology, lasers and scanners; CMMs and vision measurement systems; tool inspection and measurement systems; balancing technologies; gauges and instrumentation, etc.
- Material Handling: forklifts, cranes; conveyors; machine tending products; racks and storage, etc.
- Maintenance: compressed air; metal cutting fluids and lubricants; air quality systems, etc.
- Safety: PPE; machine safeguarding products; presence sensors; barriers and gates, etc.
Future-proof your shop with insights from our Product Showcases and Corporate Profiles, which are located throughout the issue:
- A Product Showcase provides the technical specifications, operational merits, and value proposition of a product or service.
- A Corporate Profile provides insight into the vendor’s history, culture and expertise — key information for potential customers who want to develop long-term relationships with partners that will benefit the bottom lines of both parties.
Keep this issue within reach on the shop floor as a leading reference to source parts fast, refine your processes, and out-perform the competition.
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