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The Products Finishing team recently attended FABTECH 2022 in Atlanta, Ga. While a “return to normal” has been on the hope for so much of this year with regard to industry trade shows, conferences and events, FABTECH truly seemed to posess the energy and optimism of pre-pandemic events.
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The bustling trade show exhibits at FABTECH 2022
Photo Credit: All photos by Products Finishing
The latest episode of PF’s On the Line podcast rounds up some of the interviews we recorded at FABTECH 2022 as PF caught up with friends in the industry to hear their success stories, learned about exciting new business ventures and heard about the latest industry trends and technologies.
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Kelly McCabe (PEM); Scott Francis (PF); John Anderson (BCI)
You’ll hear from John Anderson of Bulk Chemicals and Kelly McCabe of PEM about their work on a project for farm equipment provider Bazooka Farmstar Inc.
Derek DeGeest of LestaUSA and JD Rogers Wagner discuss a new partnership between the two companies aimed at providing automation solutions for finishers.
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JR Rodgers (Wagner); Derek DeGeest (LestaUSA, DeGeest Corp.)
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Phil Kelley (Circle-Prosco Inc.)
Phil Kelly of Circle-Prosco talks advances in zirconium pretreatment technology.
These are just a few of the great things we ran across at the show. Follow PF on LinkedIn or check out PF’s YouTube page to find some of the additional video interviews we captured at FABTECH.
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