FNA 2018 Hits Record Attendance
If you weren’t in attendance at Furnaces North America 2018 in Indianapolis, Indiana, you missed everything heat treating. FNA 2018 hosted a record crowd of over 1,700 people from 14 countries including:
- Australia
- Canada
- China
- Columbia
- France
- Germany
- India
- Italy
- Japan
- Mexico
- New Zealand
- Taiwan
- United Kingdom
- Unites States
FNA 2018 opened up with the opening night reception, sponsored by AFC-Holcroft. MTI President, Pete Hushek from Phoenix Heat Treating, welcomed and energized the room with over 165 exhibitors, their teams, and attendees.
Day two featured the first of two days of technical sessions sponsored by Gasbarre. Attendees enjoyed focused content on key heat treating issues in 20 sessions. After sessions, the FNA crowd converged onto the show floor where they saw the latest in equipment, technology, and services. Day two was capped off with the Trade Show Floor Reception, sponsored by Surface Combustion. During the Surface Combustion reception, Metal Treating Institute member and YES Management Training Program student, Andrew Muto from Paulo Products played Pic-Til-You-Win for a chance to win $250, $500, or $25,000. Andrew came close to $25,000, but had to settle for $500. Congrats to Andrew!
Day three featured 15 more technical sessions sponsored by Gasbarre, and followed by day 2 of the FNA Trade Show.
The three days were capped off with MTI’s final night dinner, featuring the YES Management Training Graduation, and Leadership and Service Awards.
Initial surveys of FNA 2018 share great feedback, positive outcomes, numerous leads, and takeaways for building a stronger, more profitable business in 2019. One exhibitor near the end of day one shared, “We cannot wait for FNA 2020. We have already obtained over 100 qualified leads…and it’s only day one!”
If you would like to know more about FNA 2020 in Louisville, Kentucky, visit FurnacesNorthAmerica.com.