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Brian Rodgers Joins Metal Fabricating and Forming Conference Panel

Written by Kirstie Ratzer | August 18, 2021

Formtek is pleased to announce that our own Brian Rodgers, Senior Application Sales Engineer, will present two topics at the upcoming FABTECH 2021 event in September. Curious about forming and fabricating? Join Brian as he shares data from his knowledge vault to FABTECH attendees about roll forming basics and justification and welding profiles for roll forming. FABTECH will take place at McCormick Place in Chicago, IL from September 13-16, 2021.

Brian will present “Roll Forming: Basics” on September 13, 2021 as part of the Forming and Fabricating track. You can hear Brian give this presentation at 3:30 PM during the F43 - Roll Forming Basics session.

We are excited to share that you can also catch Brian speak during the session F46 - Roll Forming: Justification and Welding Profiles. Brian will give his presentation titled “Justification for Roll Forming” on September 14, 2021 at 1:00 PM, which is also part of the Forming and Fabricating track.

For additional details about his presentations, see these descriptions. For a list of sessions, see the schedule-at-a-glance.

About Brian Rodgers
Brian began his experience as a roll form operator and realized he had a great interest in roll form methodology and entered an apprenticeship program to learn troubleshooting and department leadership. During the apprenticeship, his duties included new tooling tryout, troubleshooting of roll form processes, set up, and leadership.

Brian became a supervisor with duties including scheduling and troubleshooting of 22 roll mill lines, 25 operators, and set up personnel. He then expanded into tool engineering where he focused on new tooling and continuous improvement projects. Additional duties included new tooling and equipment buy offs.

Today Brian is a Sr Applications Engineer where his experience helps create solutions for Formtek customers in the industry of roll forming through equipment and tooling. Brian is a member of and a Past Chair of FMA’s Roll Forming Council.

About FABTECH
FABTECH is North America’s largest metal forming, fabricating, welding and finishing event. FABTECH returns to McCormick Place September 13-16, 2021 and provides a convenient ‘one-stop shop’ venue where you can meet with world-class suppliers, see the latest industry products and developments, find the tools to improve productivity, and increase profits. FABTECH strongly believes in the power of in-person events to discover, educate, and motivate the metal fabrication industry.

Don’t miss your chance to hear Formtek’s own industry expert, Brian Rodgers, share some tips and tricks. If you can’t attend the show, you can connect with Brian before or after the show to discuss your metal forming and fabricating needs through our Contact Us page.