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FABTECH's aisles are full of engineers who buy machines — staff a booth that can talk spec and capture every lead.

Trade show models, promotional models, brand ambassadors, and lead-retrieval talent for FABTECH International 2026 — locally sourced in Las Vegas, trained before the doors open, and managed on-site. (Almost) instant quotes.

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FABTECH International staffing

FABTECH International is North America's metal forming, fabricating, welding, and finishing trade show, held October 21–23, 2026 at the Las Vegas Convention Center and known for putting the full metal-manufacturing supply chain on one floor through live machine demonstrations. It draws metal fabricators, welding and cutting engineers, production managers, job-shop owners, procurement and tooling buyers, automation integrators, and technical trade media. FABTECH International staffing keeps demonstrators, lead-capture staff, and on-message brand reps working the booth from open to close, so your application engineers and sales reps stay focused on the buyers ready to spec equipment. TSM Agency is a woman-owned, MPI-member talent agency founded in 2005 that has staffed 2,000+ events; we field that team from right here in Las Vegas, briefed on your machines before doors open.

Event details

FABTECH International 2026 at a glance

Dates
October 21–23, 2026
Days
Wednesday–Friday
Venue
Las Vegas Convention Center
Address
3150 Paradise Rd, Las Vegas, NV, 89109
Event type
Metal forming, fabricating, welding & finishing trade show
Official site
www.fabtechexpo.com
Why it matters

What FABTECH International asks of an exhibitor

FABTECH fills the Las Vegas Convention Center with a floor built around running machinery — forming presses, laser and plasma cutting, welding cells, and finishing lines demonstrated live across long, loud days. The people passing your booth are a technical, no-nonsense audience: fabricators comparing machines, engineers evaluating capability, shop owners pricing a capital purchase, and integrators speccing automation. That is the challenge FABTECH hands an exhibitor — the traffic is highly qualified and the equipment draws crowds, but demos are time-intensive and an under-staffed booth lets serious buyers drift to a competitor's running machine. The four roles below each cover a different part of that machinery-heavy floor.

The scale of the floor

A FABTECH International booth competes for the crowd on the floor.

FABTECH fills the Las Vegas Convention Center with a floor built around running machinery — forming presses, laser and plasma cutting, welding cells, and finishing lines demonstrated live across long, loud days. The people passing your booth are a technical, no-nonsense audience: fabricators comparing machines, engineers evaluating capability, shop owners pricing a capital purchase, and integrators speccing automation

Front of the booth

Trade show models for FABTECH International

FABTECH International trade show models keep the front of your booth open to a credible, technical crowd of metal-manufacturing professionals that no in-house demo team can greet while running machines for three straight days. Our talent draws and qualifies the fabricators, welding engineers, and shop owners flowing down the aisles, opens conversations, and hands hot prospects to your application engineers, keeping the stand looking staffed and credible on a floor where attendees expect people who can hold a real equipment conversation. Because they are sourced locally in Las Vegas, you skip FABTECH-week airfare, hotels, and per-diems. The outcome: more of that engineering-heavy crowd actually stops, and your specialists spend their time on the buyers ready to spec a machine.

Traffic & attention

Promotional models for FABTECH International

FABTECH International promotional models pull engineers and buyers off the aisle when your booth is competing with hundreds of running machines for the same glance. Our talent drives traffic into your space and converts passers-by — the fabricators, production managers, and integrators scouting new forming, welding, and finishing equipment — into scanned, tagged leads, driving demo bookings and spec-sheet pickups, staffing machine-demo stations, and holding energy through long show days. Each rep is briefed on your equipment line and the single action you want every visitor to take, whether that is a lead scan, a spec-sheet grab, or a demo slot. The outcome is higher qualified traffic from the surrounding aisles and far more of it captured instead of walking past to the next machine.

Brand & message

Brand ambassadors for FABTECH International

FABTECH International brand ambassadors represent your brand to an audience of metal fabricators, welding and cutting engineers, shop owners, procurement buyers, and technical media who came specifically to evaluate machinery — and your presence runs beyond the booth, from theater demos to press walk-throughs and key-account meetings. Our ambassadors are trained on your equipment, positioning, and talking points so they stay on-message wherever they appear: representing the brand to trade buyers, guiding integrators and key accounts through machine demos, and pulling traffic from high-flow zones back to your stand. For a new press, laser, welding cell, or finishing line, they carry the story the way your own team would. The goal they serve is brand recall and accurate technical coverage across the metal-manufacturing community.

The operational team

Full booth staffing for FABTECH International

FABTECH International event staffing covers the roles that make a large machinery booth work at full tilt. As your staffing partner we field the whole team: product demonstrators who can speak to spec and support repeatable demos of your forming, welding, laser, or finishing equipment; lead-retrieval specialists trained on Cvent, Compusystems, Validar, Klik, and Bartizan so every engineer and buyer is scanned and qualified correctly in real time; presenters and emcees for in-booth machine demos and stage moments; bilingual talent for FABTECH's international manufacturing buyers; and a team lead to run check-in, breaks, and performance across all show days. One dedicated account executive scopes the mix to your booth size and goals and manages the team on-site. The outcome: a booth staffed open-to-close and a clean, complete lead list when the show closes.

A buying audience

They came to see new products.

92% of trade show attendees come specifically to see new products — primed to engage at your booth, if someone engages them first.

Source — CEIR
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Why TSM

Why exhibitors book TSM for FABTECH International

Local talent. Crews sourced in Las Vegas — no airfare, hotels, or per-diems on your invoice.
Trained before the doors open. Every booking is briefed on your products, message, and the one action you want from each visitor.
One account executive. A single point of contact scopes the team, manages on-site, and owns the outcome.
Vetted & reliable. Woman-owned since 2005, rated 5.0 on Google, with talent that shows up and performs.

A booth that's professionally staffed open-to-close at FABTECH International — and a clean lead list when the show ends.

Why brands trust us

Why brands trust TSM Agency

Woman-Owned

A woman-owned talent agency co-founded by Caryn Hanna, a former professional model.

Founded 2005

More than 20 years of trade show and event staffing experience.

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Events Staffed

More than 2,000 trade shows, conventions, and promotional events staffed across the United States.

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Talent Network

Over 2,000 experienced trade show models, brand ambassadors, and promotional staff across 25+ U.S. cities.

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Rated on Google

Rated 5.0 stars on Google Reviews based on verified client feedback.

MPI Member

A member of Meeting Professionals International (MPI), the largest global community of meeting and event professionals.

$1 Million Insurance Coverage

Fully insured with $1M per occurrence and $2M aggregate general liability. Certificates of insurance available on request.

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City Markets

Local talent in every major U.S. convention city, eliminating travel expenses, with staff who know the venue.

How it works

How it works

Three steps to a fully staffed FABTECH International booth.

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Step 01

Send your show & booth

Tell us your booth size, dates, and the roles you need. Most quotes come back fast.

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Step 02

Choose your team

Select your talent from our curated recommendations — we recommend, you choose — and we brief them on your brand.

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Step 03

We manage on-site

Your talent arrives show-ready and is managed on the floor, every day, through the close of the show.

FAQ

FABTECH International staffing FAQs

Yes. We place FABTECH International trade show models, promotional models, brand ambassadors, demonstrators, and lead-retrieval specialists for exhibitors at the Las Vegas Convention Center, sourced locally and briefed on your equipment line before doors open. Tell us your booth size and goals and we scope the team.

Yes — TSM is headquartered in Las Vegas, so your FABTECH team is sourced in-market. You skip the airfare, hotel blocks, and per-diems that pile up during show week, and your talent already knows the Las Vegas Convention Center layout.

Yes. Our lead-retrieval specialists are trained on Cvent, Compusystems, Validar, Klik, and Bartizan, and our demonstrators are briefed on your equipment and specs so they can support accurate machine demos and qualify metal-fabricating buyers, not just scan badges.

Yes. FABTECH draws manufacturers and buyers from around the world, and we provide bilingual talent with verified fluency matched to the markets you most want to reach, confirmed during your pre-show briefing.

Talent typically runs $50–$85/hr depending on role, shift length, and team size. Quotes are fast — often within minutes once details are confirmed.

Yes. We are a woman-owned talent agency founded in 2005, an MPI member with a 5.0 Google rating, and we carry $1M per-occurrence / $2M aggregate general liability insurance, with a certificate of insurance available on request. Every staff member is interviewed and briefed before the show, and our talent works through show close each day — never an early walk-off.

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FABTECH International is North America's metal forming, fabricating, welding, and finishing trade show, held October 21–23, 2026 at the Las Vegas Convention Center and known for putting the full metal-manufacturing supply chain on one floor through live machine demonstrations.

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