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FABTECH 2026: Your Complete Guide to AI Exhibitors

October 9, 2026 11:24 am

FABTECH 2026 AI exhibitors: Artificial intelligence is set to be a significant talking point at FABTECH in Las Vegas this October, and the most useful developments for fabricators are becoming more specific. The conversations now reach from weld-path correction and adaptive robotic welding to recognising quality defects, estimating parts and recovering hidden engineering knowledge.

MachineToolNews.ai has identified 56 exhibitors relevant to industrial AI and connected fabrication, with their stand numbers and the technology to investigate. The guide includes every company listed in the show’s dedicated Artificial Intelligence for Manufacturing (AIM) Pavilion, alongside major exhibitors across the wider halls. A pavilion listing does not necessarily mean an exhibitor has a verified production-ready AI product; we flag those distinctions where needed.

FABTECH 2026: 21 to 23 October 2026 | Las Vegas Convention Center, Nevada | Official FABTECH website | AIM Pavilion exhibitor information. Stand numbers were checked for this preview on 9 October 2026 and should be reconfirmed before travelling.

Why AI matters at FABTECH 2026

FABTECH brings metal forming, fabricating, welding and finishing together under one roof. Its new Artificial Intelligence for Manufacturing Pavilion gives visitors a central place to inspect AI products, while established machine-tool and automation companies are developing capabilities inside their own machines and software.

That breadth makes the show especially relevant to job shops. A fabricator assessing an AI quotation system faces different risks from a production manager watching a robot alter a weld path. We have split the exhibitors accordingly, starting with technology closest to the machines and manufacturing process.

FABTECH 2026 AI exhibitors beyond the pavilion: 37 stands to visit

These companies show how AI is entering welding, cutting, inspection, maintenance and software. Their inclusion indicates a relevant product or technology area, and visitors should confirm the exact demonstration schedule directly with each exhibitor.

TCI Cutting / Fabrication Solutions & Technologies | Central Hall, Stand C546

TCI Cutting has confirmed that it will exhibit alongside its US partner Fabrication Solutions & Technologies (FST) at Central Hall stand C546, presenting its MAS Concept® approach to connecting laser cutting machinery, automated loading and unloading, robotic handling, intelligent storage and Manager PRO® production software. A central AI technology is Smart Sorting®, which automates the extraction, sorting and palletising of cut parts to reduce manual handling and keep work moving beyond the cutting table. The system is designed to handle different part sizes and geometries, while Manager PRO® links production information and shop-floor operations. For fabricators exploring more autonomous sheet-metal production, TCI Cutting offers a useful opportunity to investigate how cutting, AI-assisted part handling and production control work together. Visitors should ask which components will be demonstrated at FABTECH and how the integrated workflow handles mixed-part batches. TCI Cutting Smart Sorting and AI.

Universal Robots / Teradyne Robotics | South Hall Stand S44006

Universal Robots is exhibiting under the Teradyne Robotics group, which also includes Mobile Industrial Robots (MiR), and its cobot ecosystem is increasingly connected with the group’s physical AI programme. FABTECH visitors should examine the UR welding and automation applications while asking which physical AI capabilities are available in deployable systems at the stand. Company and product information: Universal Robots / Teradyne Robotics.

HD Hyundai Robotics | South Hall Stand S40105

HD Hyundai Robotics has announced ArcAdapt IQ for FABTECH, an AI-powered welding quality system that observes the weld pool through vision sensors and adjusts current, voltage and travel speed in real time. It is also presenting shipbuilding automation technology and its HDC collaborative robot, making this one of the clearest announced AI welding demonstrations. Company and product information: HD Hyundai Robotics.

BLM GROUP | Central Hall Stand C1208

BLM GROUP has launched VGP_AI, an AI assistant inside VGPNext software that recommends tube-bending parameters based on part geometry and material. The system is aimed at reducing trial-and-error during setup, and visitors can ask how the recommendations are validated before a production bend. Company and product information: BLM GROUP.

Xiris Automation | South Hall Stand S39021

Xiris has introduced WeldStudio Tracker, combining AI machine vision seam tracking with a live weld-camera view in one unit. Its aim is to let automated welding cells measure joint position and correct torch movement when parts distort or vary. Company and product information: Xiris Automation.

SketchDeck.ai | Central Hall Stand C7044

SketchDeck.ai has confirmed live demonstrations of SketchDeck 3.0, applying AI to steel takeoffs from drawings and updates to revised drawing sets. Estimators can examine its automated member counts, material quantities and handling of revisions using real fabrication documents. Company and product information: SketchDeck.ai.

Genius ERP | Central Hall Stand C7641

Genius ERP has announced that its Manufacturing Command Center will be demonstrated at FABTECH, bringing together live operational information, dashboards and its Genius Cortex AI features. Visitors can explore the assistant, natural-language filtering and support for routine ERP data tasks. Company and product information: Genius ERP.

StartProto Manufacturing ERP | Central Hall Stand C2151

StartProto is introducing Live Artifacts, where users describe a reporting tool in natural language and generate an interactive interface connected to ERP records. Its hosted MCP server also provides a way for AI agents to access authorised manufacturing data and workflows. Company and product information: StartProto Manufacturing ERP.

AGT Robotics | South Hall Stand S40014

AGT Robotics’ BeamMaster and Cortex software automate programming of structural-steel robotic welding from digital component information. This is a useful comparison with AI-driven welding systems, although AGT’s stated auto-programming capability should not be assumed to use machine learning in every operation. Company and product information: AGT Robotics.

ArcNC | South Hall Stand S29093

ArcNC has confirmed live automated welding-robot programming at FABTECH, including CAD-led generation of sequences and robot motions. Its stand is relevant to intelligent fabrication workflows, with the exact role of AI in programming to be established during the demonstration. Company and product information: ArcNC.

Intecro Robotics | South Hall Stand S39066

Intecro lists an AI-powered self-programming welding system for high-mix, low-volume production, including fabrication work in shipbuilding and structural steel. Visitors should ask to see how its Bilinch and other programming tools translate part information into executable robot motions. Company and product information: Intecro Robotics.

Fabricator-AI | South Hall Stand S25055

Fabricator-AI is developing an AI-powered platform covering nesting, production scheduling, machine data and shop-floor analytics across different CNC machine brands. Its website also describes reinforcement learning for production optimisation; FABTECH directory versions disagree on the stand location, so confirm S25055 against the live floor plan. Company and product information: Fabricator-AI.

FANUC America | South Hall Stand S40006 (main); S11008 (painting)

FANUC has confirmed two booths for FABTECH, with coordinated robotic welding, laser processing and plasma cutting in S40006 and painting automation in S11008. Its advanced automation is worth comparing with AI-enabled robotics, while its event announcement does not establish a specific AI demonstration in either booth. Company and product information: FANUC America.

Standard Bots | South Hall Stand S44000

Standard Bots develops its RO1 industrial robot and welding packages around an AI-native software platform and accessible no-code teaching. FABTECH visitors can assess its welding cell against more traditional robot programming and ask which adaptive AI functions are part of the system demonstrated. Company and product information: Standard Bots.

Dobot Robotics | South Hall Stand S25061

Dobot makes collaborative robots and has demonstrated AI-powered systems within its wider intelligent automation portfolio. FABTECH listing confirms its presence, although it has not independently confirmed which AI products or demonstrations will be on its stand. Company and product information: Dobot Robotics.

Eureka Robotics | South Hall Stand S23055

Eureka Robotics offers an AI vision system pairing stereo cameras with an on-device controller for recognising, picking and sorting irregularly presented parts. It is particularly relevant to fabricators considering bin picking and machine loading without painstaking part presentation. Company and product information: Eureka Robotics.

Complement AI | South Hall Stand S46042

Complement AI develops software designed to simplify manufacturing operations while working alongside existing ERP systems and keeping final decisions with production teams. Its FABTECH presence gives manufacturers a chance to ask how conversational AI integrates with day-to-day planning and order workflows. Company and product information: Complement AI.

Epicor Software | Central Hall Stand C7637

Epicor is exhibiting at FABTECH and offers Epicor Prism, a network of manufacturing and supply-chain AI agents embedded in ERP workflows. The company has also introduced an agent design and development stack, although the specific AI demonstrations scheduled for the event have not been confirmed. Company and product information: Epicor Software.

Hirebotics | South Hall Stand S44049

Hirebotics has confirmed its FABTECH stand and offers the Beacon software platform for app-controlled welding, cutting and painting cobots, including systems built around Universal Robots. Its product history includes AI-powered recommendations for welding and cutting settings, making it a direct stop for evaluating practical cobot deployment. Company and product information: Hirebotics.

Hexagon / RADAN | Central Hall Stand C1556 (Hexagon); C6048 (RADAN)

Hexagon and its RADAN sheet metal software brand are separately listed at FABTECH, connecting metrology and manufacturing software with the company’s broader industrial AI strategy. Visitors should distinguish the software capabilities available on the show floor from AI products Hexagon has announced in other markets. Company and product information: Hexagon / RADAN.

Yaskawa Motoman Robotics | South Hall Stand S40020

Yaskawa Motoman is confirmed at FABTECH and its robots can be used with Novarc’s AI-powered NovAI welding vision and control technology. Yaskawa’s own programme should be checked on the stand, since Novarc’s separate demonstration does not confirm the same AI package at Yaskawa. Company and product information: Yaskawa Motoman Robotics.

Vectis Automation | South Hall Stand S44071

Vectis has confirmed it will demonstrate advances in its cobot welding and plasma cutting systems at FABTECH and is part of the Universal Robots application ecosystem. Its improved programming and deployment tools merit a visit, while the company has not confirmed a specific machine-learning demonstration. Company and product information: Vectis Automation.

Lincoln Electric | South Hall Stand S29000

Lincoln Electric is presenting collaborative welding automation, including the Cooper cobot and advanced robotic welding approaches, at FABTECH. Its equipment is relevant to factories weighing AI-enabled alternatives, but the company has not confirmed that an AI welding product will be demonstrated at this stand. Company and product information: Lincoln Electric.

Miller Electric | South Hall Stand S29043

Miller Electric is exhibiting robotic and collaborative welding solutions, with ArcNC explicitly identifying Miller’s stand as an additional location for its automated robot-programming demonstrations. Visitors interested in reducing programming effort should ask which ArcNC functionality and welding configurations are operating at Miller’s stand. Company and product information: Miller Electric.

TRUMPF | Central Hall, Stand C6008

TRUMPF is bringing its AI-assisted TruLaser Weld 3000 into the spotlight, with TeachLine technology designed to detect weld position deviations and adjust the robot path. It is a particularly useful stop for fabricators who want to see how intelligence can reduce the effort of programming automated laser welding. Visit TRUMPF.

Path Robotics | South Hall, Stand S40037

Path Robotics develops autonomous welding systems around its Obsidian physical AI technology, with the Rove mobile welding platform part of its expanding offer. Ask to see how the system handles changing part geometry, weld planning and variation between real production jobs. Visit Path Robotics.

Novarc Technologies | South Hall, Stand S40093

Novarc combines welding automation with its NovAI adaptive intelligence for managing weld quality and process variation. Its spool-welding technology is especially relevant to manufacturers dealing with repetitive pipe work and labour-intensive welds. Visit Novarc Technologies.

ABAGY Robotic Systems | South Hall, Stand S40043

ABAGY develops robotic welding technology aimed at high-mix, low-volume fabrication, including adaptive approaches to variable parts and multi-pass welding. This is one to investigate if conventional robot programming is proving too time-consuming for your batch sizes. Visit ABAGY Robotic Systems.

Lantek | Central Hall, Stand C6037

Lantek is showcasing its v46 software direction for sheet metal, combining quoting, engineering, CAD/CAM and connected production workflows. Its wider KAI AI programme makes the company’s approach to automated decision-making and manufacturing data particularly worth examining. Visit Lantek.

Skody AI | Central Hall, Stand C4546

Skody AI focuses on production scheduling and the difficult job of adapting manufacturing plans when orders, capacity or deadlines change. Visitors should ask how quickly its recommendations can be recalculated and how planners approve the resulting changes. Visit Skody AI.

CADDi | Central Hall, Stand C2160

CADDi uses AI to make engineering drawings and related production knowledge searchable, including visual similarity searches across existing parts. Its applications reach into sourcing, costing and reuse of engineering information that often sits buried in old files. Visit CADDi.

Paperless Parts | Central Hall, Stand C7621

Paperless Parts provides digital estimating and quoting tools for custom manufacturers, using automation and AI to work with technical files and RFQ information. For job shops, the commercial test is how much time it removes from preparing an accurate, defensible quote. Visit Paperless Parts.

CoatingAI | South Hall, Stand S18018

CoatingAI applies data-driven intelligence to powder coating operations, with an emphasis on process improvement, thickness control and cost efficiency. It broadens the AI conversation beyond cutting and welding into downstream finishing. Visit CoatingAI.

UnitX | South Hall, Stand S39046

UnitX develops AI-based visual inspection for detecting challenging defects on manufactured parts and surfaces. Ask for examples involving changing surface finishes, false rejects and the amount of production data required to train an inspection. Visit UnitX.

AssetWatch | South Hall, Stand S46050

AssetWatch combines condition-monitoring sensors with AI-assisted predictive maintenance and expert assessment. Its value to fabricators depends on detecting problems early enough to plan maintenance around production rather than an unexpected machine stoppage. Visit AssetWatch.

Acumatica | Central Hall, Stand C2146

Acumatica offers cloud ERP for manufacturing operations, including connected production, inventory and financial information, with AI increasingly part of the broader platform. Ask the team which AI capabilities are available to manufacturers today and what data they need to be useful. Visit Acumatica.

Bystronic | Central Hall, Stand C3408

Bystronic’s cutting equipment, automation and BySoft software connect several stages of sheet metal production. Its stand is relevant to the infrastructure behind AI-enabled manufacturing, although a specific new AI demonstration at FABTECH has not been independently confirmed. Visit Bystronic.

Artificial Intelligence for Manufacturing Pavilion: all 19 listed exhibitors

The official FABTECH 2026 AI Pavilion listing includes 19 organisations in the Central and South halls. Some sell directly into factory workflows; others cover business software, consulting, procurement or complementary infrastructure. Each entry below gives the advertised booth and the application worth discussing.

Aletiq | Central Hall, Stand C2647

Aletiq develops product lifecycle management software that helps manufacturers organise engineering files, bills of materials and change processes. The AI angle to explore is whether staff can retrieve and act on complex product information with less manual administration. Exhibitor information: Aletiq.

AttivoERP | Central Hall, Stand C2650

AttivoERP works on manufacturing ERP and the integration of operational and commercial information. Visitors should ask which AI functions are live products and how they connect to scheduling, inventory and production data. Exhibitor information: AttivoERP.

BEAM AI | Central Hall, Stand C2549

BEAM AI uses artificial intelligence to extract structural steel quantities from drawings and support takeoff work. Its approach addresses an early, expensive part of the fabrication workflow, when speed matters but errors in the estimate can affect the whole job. Exhibitor information: BEAM AI.

Galvant | South Hall, Stand S21050

Galvant is included in FABTECH’s AI Pavilion exhibitor line-up and is associated with the estimating side of manufacturing software. Specific product and demonstration details should be checked with the stand team before making claims about automated quoting functionality. Exhibitor information: Galvant.

Glowtify | South Hall, Stand S21051

Glowtify applies AI to marketing workflows such as content and campaign management for industrial businesses. It is relevant to manufacturers exploring commercial applications of AI beyond the production floor. Exhibitor information: Glowtify.

GroundControl | Central Hall, Stand C2548

GroundControl develops tools for reviewing purchasing documents and identifying inconsistencies between quotations and incoming purchase orders. The practical appeal is reducing avoidable order-entry mistakes before they reach the factory. Exhibitor information: GroundControl.

ianAI Systems | Central Hall, Stand C2648

ianAI Systems positions its ianaiERP platform around AI-assisted manufacturing ERP, MES and planning workflows. Ask how shop-floor updates flow back into scheduling and purchasing decisions without adding duplicate data entry. Exhibitor information: ianAI Systems.

Kinetech | MACH | Central Hall, Stand C2545

Kinetech’s MACH platform combines manufacturing data, operating context and an AI assistant to help teams query what is happening on the shop floor. The important demonstration will be whether the answers point back to reliable machine and production records. Exhibitor information: Kinetech | MACH.

Lattice Partners – AI Consulting | South Hall, Stand S21048

Lattice Partners is exhibiting as an AI consultancy for industrial adoption and deployment. For visitors, the discussion should centre on a well-defined manufacturing process, integration cost and measurable outcomes. Exhibitor information: Lattice Partners – AI Consulting.

Maneva AI | South Hall, Stand S20051

Maneva AI turns industrial camera footage into information about quality, downtime and safety events. It will interest operators who already have plant cameras and want to know which observations can become reliable production actions. Exhibitor information: Maneva AI.

Murray Mentor | South Hall, Stand S20046

Murray Mentor uses conversational AI to capture and share experienced workers’ know-how. Its potential lies in supporting training and troubleshooting where critical process knowledge is often held by a small number of people. Exhibitor information: Murray Mentor.

NetSuite | Central Hall, Stand C2547

NetSuite brings cloud ERP and business management workflows to the pavilion, where manufacturers can examine its emerging AI capabilities. Ask which functions are included in the current manufacturing product and how their outputs are checked. Exhibitor information: NetSuite.

Onsharp – Custom Software | South Hall, Stand S21047

Onsharp builds custom software and integrations for organisations whose existing systems do not fit operational requirements. Its pavilion presence makes it a useful contact for AI deployment projects, although a specific proprietary manufacturing AI product has not been confirmed. Exhibitor information: Onsharp – Custom Software.

Paymentearth | Central Hall, Stand C2546

Paymentearth is listed in the official AI Pavilion roster and works in payments-related business services. Its exact AI manufacturing offering has not been confirmed, so visitors should establish the relevant use case with the exhibitor. Exhibitor information: Paymentearth.

Pipe-Shot | South Hall, Stand S20049

Pipe-Shot is presenting AI-assisted field takeoff and measurement workflows, including its Pipe-Shot approach to gathering site information. This could be relevant where inaccurate field measurements cause fabrication rework or estimating delays. Exhibitor information: Pipe-Shot.

Socium Security | South Hall, Stand S21046

Socium Security appears in the AIM Pavilion alongside software and AI suppliers. Its cybersecurity emphasis is worth discussing as more connected machines and AI services depend on secure plant and business systems; a specific AI product has yet to be verified. Exhibitor information: Socium Security.

Sourceby | Central Hall, Stand C2649

Sourceby uses AI-supported supplier discovery and RFQ workflows for industrial components and engineering supply chains. The question for fabricators is whether sourcing recommendations reflect actual technical capability, lead time and quality requirements. Exhibitor information: Sourceby.

Tacto Technology | South Hall, Stand S20047

Tacto develops AI tools for industrial procurement teams, including supplier intelligence, pricing information and purchasing workflows. It addresses one of the less visible influences on production performance: material availability and purchasing decisions. Exhibitor information: Tacto Technology.

Zaqa | South Hall, Stand S21049

Zaqa is developing AI tools for industrial quoting and administrative workflows, including the handling of information arriving through emails and business systems. It will be worth asking how the software manages incomplete RFQs and passes checked information into ERP. Exhibitor information: Zaqa.

MTN Analysis: five questions to take onto the FABTECH show floor

1. Does the AI work with a genuine production job? A successful demonstration should show how the software reacts to imperfect drawings, variable material, unusual weld positions or missing shop-floor data. Ask exhibitors to explain the failure cases as well as the successful runs.

2. Where does the manufacturing data come from? The strongest products can work with ERP records, machine signals, production schedules, CAD files or inspection images. That makes data quality, permissions and integration effort part of the buying decision. Our recent report on manufacturing’s AI data gap looks at why connectivity alone does not settle this issue.

3. Who approves the recommendation? For welding parameters, promised delivery dates and supplier choices, a clear approval process matters. Manufacturers need to know what an operator can override, what is recorded and who remains accountable.

4. What changes after installation? Ask for a deployment plan, training requirements, measurable baseline and maintenance commitment. Time saved on quotations, first-pass inspection yield and programming hours are more useful measures than broad claims about intelligence.

5. Can the exhibitor show evidence from a comparable factory? The best conversation may happen away from the large screens, with a real customer story, a sample drawing and a discussion about actual shop-floor constraints.

Across this year’s exhibitors we see two strong directions. Physical AI is beginning to make welding and inspection more adaptive, while software suppliers are attacking the expensive administrative work surrounding every fabricated part. The commercial winners will be the systems manufacturers can integrate, verify and keep running after the trade show.

Planning your FABTECH 2026 AI visit

If you have only a day at FABTECH, begin with TCI Cutting’s AI-enabled sheet metal sorting and welding and physical AI at Universal Robots, HD Hyundai Robotics, TRUMPF, Path Robotics, Novarc and ABAGY. Then look at AI inspection and process control with Xiris, UnitX and CoatingAI, before exploring estimating, scheduling and engineering knowledge at SketchDeck.ai, CADDi, Paperless Parts, Skody AI and the AIM Pavilion.

FABTECH is scheduled for Wednesday 21 to Friday 23 October at the Las Vegas Convention Center. Consult the live exhibitor directory and official visitor information for stand changes, daily opening times and admission terms. Readers interested in the broader industry picture can also revisit our IMTS 2026 AI manufacturing review and our report on Lantek v46 and KAI AI.

FABTECH 2026 AI: frequently asked questions

When and where is FABTECH 2026?

FABTECH 2026 is scheduled for 21 to 23 October 2026 at the Las Vegas Convention Center in Nevada, USA.

How many FABTECH 2026 AI exhibitors are covered in this guide?

This MachineToolNews.ai preview covers 56 relevant exhibitors: 19 listed in the Artificial Intelligence for Manufacturing Pavilion and 37 more companies with AI-related products, robotics, software or enabling automation technologies. We distinguish directly announced AI applications from intelligent automation where a specific AI demonstration has yet to be confirmed. Their specific demonstrations and level of AI deployment vary.

Where is the FABTECH Artificial Intelligence for Manufacturing Pavilion?

The official pavilion exhibitor roster lists participants with both C-prefix (Central Hall) and S-prefix (South Hall) stands. Check individual booth numbers above and the live official floor plan before visiting.

Which exhibitors are relevant to AI welding?

TRUMPF, Path Robotics, Novarc Technologies and ABAGY Robotic Systems are priority visits for AI-assisted or adaptive welding. Ask to see production variability, programming effort, safety controls and measured quality results.

Are all companies in the AI Pavilion demonstrating AI products?

The pavilion’s official list includes industrial software firms, consultancies and business service providers. For several entries, specific AI manufacturing demonstrations could not be independently verified before publication; those are identified in this guide.