FABTECH 2025
Worth Doing Right
All at the CLOOS Heavy Metal District Booth B17051
Skip the sales pitch. Get the straight talk.
The Heavy Metal District isn’t your typical trade show booth full of slick brochures, easy handshakes, and gimmicky games. Here, we’re transforming the show floor into the shop floor. Visit us at booth B17051 to experience the systems, solutions, and insights that make the difference between getting the job done and getting the job done right.
Make the Most of Your Visit to Chicago
FABTECH is in our hometown this year, and we put together our top tips to help you do it right. From finding the best pizza to building lasting connections, get the info you need from people who have actually been around the block.
Pioneering Tandem Welding – Again
TANDEM+ is our revolutionary three-wire automated welding solution, achieving 30% higher deposition compared to traditional tandem welds to slash cycle times – without cutting any corners. TANDEM+ requires fewer welding layers and intermediate layer cleaning, which means shorter cycle times and less rework.
Best of all: Select new and existing CLOOS systems can be equipped with TANDEM+ technology via an upgrade kit, making the next generation of MIG/MAG welding accessible and economical.
We invented two-wire tandem welding back in 1996. We didn’t stop then, and we’re not stopping now.
TANDEM+
- Combines 2 independent arcs plus a filler wire
- Provides 30% higher deposition
- Requires fewer layers to achieve faster cycle times
- Attaches to select new and existing systems
- Cuts zero corners
Be Among the First To See It in Action
- Live demos all day, every day
- Presentations daily at 11 a.m. and 3 p.m.
Discounts on Ready-To-Ship, Plug-and-Play Systems
Every system on our show floor is ready to ship with an exclusive FABTECH discount, including the job shop-friendly ArcBoT collaborative robot and advanced Expert Arc Series 05, Series 10, and Series 20.
We design and build every component in all of our systems. No outsourced parts. No integration headaches. No finger-pointing during downtime. Just complete solutions and 360-degree support from a single source you can count on.
The Top 3 Questions To Ask FABTECH Vendors
We love a discount as much as the next guy, but if a solution doesn’t fit your workflow or if the support won’t step up, it might turn out to be more than you bargained for. Get the only 3 questions you need to ask at FABTECH to sort the wannabes from the real deal. (And yes, it’s free.)
Four Days of Expertise
Finding the right solution is only part of the equation.
We’re here to support your journey to automation success, so we’ve put together a jam-packed schedule of demos, panels, and talks.
Daily Sessions
Tooling Table Talk: Workshop Wisdom | 10-11 a.m.
Pull up a stool and get practical answers to your technical questions in a workshop environment. Hosted by CLOOS’s Dan Ryll, our in-house tooling engineer who’s been solving automation challenges for decades.
THE POWER OF TANDEM+ Presentations: 11 a.m. and 3 p.m.
Join Adam Moore, CLOOS Sales and Business Development Director, for an inside look at our revolutionary three-wire welding technology. Designed for high-deposition welding of thick materials, TANDEM+ delivers the power and precision needed for demanding, high-volume production. See how this breakthrough can elevate your automated welding workflow.
Programming Showdown | Test Your Skills. Win the Kit: 2-3 p.m.
Put your skills and nerves to the test in this light-hearted programming challenge built for welders, engineers, and the automation-curious. After a quick tutorial from one of our resident experts, you’ll take the controls of a CLOOS training robot and pendant to create a basic weld program. No prior experience needed. Everyone who participates walks away with an exclusive CLOOS LEGO kit.
Featured Events
Monday-Wednesday, 1-2 p.m.
Monday: Workforce Trends and AWS Foundation Impact
Explore the future of the welding workforce at FABTECH 2025. Joe Young, Associate Director for AWS Foundation, and 2009 WorldSkills silver medalist, shares insights into the growing demand for skilled welders. With more than 320,000 professionals needed by 2029, this session covers labor-market trends, industry projections, and how scholarships, grants, and training programs are helping build a larger, more skilled, and more diverse welding community.
Tuesday: Automation by Industry | REAL APPLICATIONS, REAL RESULTS
Join CLOOS Application Engineer Cameron Montbriand for a fast-paced look at how automation is transforming job shops, heavy equipment and construction, agricultural, and truck and trailer manufacturing. Learn how real manufacturers are solving real problems with practical examples and proven results.
Wednesday: BEYOND THE ROBOT | WHAT IT REALLY TAKES TO AUTOMATE WELDING WITH Jake Hall
Automation is more than just installing a robot. This expert-led panel, featuring industry voices such as Doug Zoller, President of CLOOS North America, will focus on what it truly takes to build a successful welding automation system. Expect a fast-paced, practical conversation covering real-world decisions, common tradeoffs, and lessons learned on the shop floor.
Moderator: Jake Hall is a leading voice in industrial automation and the creator of The Manufacturing Millennial, known for making complex technology accessible and engaging for audiences across the manufacturing world.
Beyond the Booth:
FABTECH conference sessions
Monday at 8:30 a.m.
Room S401D
Think outside the box. Explore track- and gantry-mounted systems, independent mobile robots, and other innovative solutions can reduce material handling and boost productivity with CLOOS Senior Project Engineer Zak Whitman.
Tuesday at 10 a.m.
Room S401BC
Get insights into what separates successful implementations from expensive mistakes, effective workforce transition strategies, and tips for future-proofing your operation from CLOOS North America President Doug Zoller and Riveter Design’s Meredith Sheline.
Wednesday at 3 p.m.
Room S401BC
Getting the small things right makes a big difference. From choosing the appropriate system to making sure replacement parts are clean, see what elements are critical to optimizing welding automation with Adam Moore, CLOOS Sales and Business Development Director.
The Future of Welding Automation is on Display at the CLOOS Heavy Metal District, Booth B17051. See You There.