Hobart Brothers to Attend FABTECH International / AWS Welding Show 2009

TROY, Ohio. August 12, 2009-Hobart Brothers announced today it will showcase its filler metals at the FABTECH International/AWS Welding Show 2009 in Chicago, November 15 to 18. Hobart Brothers will share Booth #34071 in the North Hall with Miller Electric Mfg. Co., Weldcraft, Bernard and Tregaskiss. Among the products Hobart Brothers will display are its revolutionary new metal-cored wire for automated welding, the Tri-Mark® Matrix™ , along with its Hobart® Fabco® Hornet gas-shielded flux-cored wire for general fabrication and heavy equipment manufacturing. For specialty fabricating and manufacturing applications, Hobart will showcase its Smootharc aluminum solid wires. Hobart Brothers personnel will also be available at the booth to answer visitors’ questions and provide expert advice on filler metal selection.

Hobart Brothers is dedicated to the highest level of Performance Welding™. For product specification sheets or to learn more about Hobart Brothers products, visit Hobartbrothers.com, call 1-800-424-1543, fax 1-800-541-6607, or write Hobart Brothers Company, 101 Trade Square East, Troy, OH 45373.

Hobart Brothers Company of Troy, Ohio, is a leading manufacturer of welding filler metals marketed under the brand names Hobart, Tri-Mark, McKay and Corex. Hobart Brothers Company is a wholly owned subsidiary of Illinois Tool Works, Inc. Based in Glenview, Ill., ITW is a multinational manufacturer of a diversified range of value-adding and short lead-time industrial products and equipment.

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