Metal matters

By Anna Lockhart.  

Tune in as experts share their experiences attending the largest expo in the metal construction industry, METALCON. 

In a recent Coffee Conversations webinar, live from the trade show floor at METALCON 2024, host Heidi J. Ellsworth sat down with Adam Mazzella of Sheffield Metals, Terry McGuire of New Tech Machinery and Bobby Mesmer of RMG Erectors & Constructors. The panel of industry experts discussed the latest happenings at the trade show and how things are going for each company and their teams.  

Adam, Terry and Bobby discussed their company booths and exciting things they were seeing on the trade show floor at the event. Bobby shared, “METALCON is a great show every year. I mean, the way they put it together, all the people come together for the metal, the pre-engineered work, all the manufacturers.  We're seeing familiar faces in the erection business and in the supply business, so it's good to connect with everybody. I'm really excited to see some of the new products that are coming out.” 

Many manufacturers showcasing their products at their booths were eager to show off their latest product lines and equipment. Adam shared that his booth featured their newest products, centering around enhancing architectural curb appeal with textured PVDF coatings. “Textured items are hot right now, low gloss is in, textured is in. So, from an architectural curb appeal perspective, a lot of these things are in and we're only gaining steam with them, so it's exciting,” he shared.  

For New Tech Machinery, METALCON means manning a busy booth on the trade show floor with eager attendees checking out the latest equipment and machinery the brand had on display. “We've only been here for about four hours, but we brought a concept machine this year. And it has a lot of offerings that were developed through feedback from our clients. And so, we're really excited to show it. And we've had a massive amount of traffic this morning, so I'm very excited about how it's gone so far.” 

Read the transcript, Listen to the conversation or Watch the webinar to learn more about the METALCON 2024 trade show and attendee experience.