Fabtech 2002 in Cleveland

Fabtech is taking place again in Cleveland. It is now one year from the Chicago show which turned out to be slow mainly because of September 11:th. Now, I really hope that Fabtech in Cleveland will bring back the optimism within the Tube and Pipe industry in USA - The slow period has just been long enough already - almost 2 years.

I have noticed that Fabtech in Cleveland seems to be taking it's place beside Fabtech Chicago as most important Tube and Pipe Show in USA. TubeNet readers knows that few years ago I was concerned when Fabtech Cleveland was introduced. I have always been in favor of Fabtech Chicago just like Tube Dusseldorf in Europe, but the increasing number of tube shows made me asking: Is it too much to have tube show every year in USA?

Today I can see that Tube and Pipe Industry exhibitors are once again returning back to Fabtech Cleveland. For me this means that the industry has accepted the Cleveland show. Therefore, I guess there is room for yearly show after all. Well done Fabtech!

I will follow closely how Fabtech Cleveland turns out to be. You can read the latest comments at TubeNet.

Cheers,
Juha