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MetalForming LIVE Virtual Series

June 24, July 8 & 22, 2025 | 2:00-3:30 p.m. ET | Virtual Event Series

First held in 2022, MetalForming LIVE is virtual event that brings together multiple metal formers to discuss topics, technologies, trends and more. Each session includes a short presentation followed by a roundtable discussion, moderated by MetalForming magazine editors, with the metal formers dispensing their expertise gleaned from extensive experience. And, attendees can participate in lively Q&A discussions. Best part? Each session is FREE!

2025 Session Topics

  • June 24: In-Die Technologies
  • July 8: Advanced Steel Grades
  • July 22: Material Handling Automation

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Kate Bachman

Kate Bachman

Senior Editor, Precision Metalforming Association

Prior to joining MetalForming magazine as a contributing editor, Kate was editor...

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Kate Bachman

Kate Bachman

Senior Editor, Precision Metalforming Association

Prior to joining MetalForming magazine as a contributing editor, Kate was editor of Stamping Journal, responsible for the overall editorial content and quality of the publication, devoted to the metal stamping manufacturing industry. She also wrote stamping-industry blogs and e-newsletter commentaries.
Will Healy III

Will Healy III

Global Industry Segment Leader, Welding, Teradyne - Universal Robots

Will Healy III is enthusiastic about manufacturing, technology and workforce dev...

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Will Healy III

Will Healy III

Global Industry Segment Leader, Welding, Teradyne - Universal Robots

Will Healy III is enthusiastic about manufacturing, technology and workforce development. A Purdue University mechanical engineer who loves to share his passion for automation, Will is a global leader at Universal Robots and with the Advanced Manufacturing Industry Partnership (AMIP) in Cincinnati, OH. He speaks from personal experience about people-centric technology investments, managing culture change in organizations, bridging the manufacturing skills gap and creating value through automation. With more than 20 years of experience in a variety of industries including automotive, packaging, food and beverage, metal fabrication, welding and more; Will is widely published, is a regular podcast guest, is an in-demand panelist and presents internationally at a variety of industry conferences. Follow Will on YouTube, Twitter and LinkedIn with the handle WillAutomate.
Ryan Hess

Ryan Hess

Co-Owner, Hess Industries Ltd.

Ryan Hess is a co-owner of Hess Industries Ltd., Mansfield, Ohio. A skilled jour...

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Ryan Hess

Ryan Hess

Co-Owner, Hess Industries Ltd.

Ryan Hess is a co-owner of Hess Industries Ltd., Mansfield, Ohio. A skilled journeyman tool- and diemaker, Ryan played a key role in developing the company's clinch solutions nut and stud systems. With extensive experience in the tool shop, Ryan has operated all of Hess Industries' equipment at one time or another throughout his journey. He also has deep expertise in additive 3D printing.
Thomas Hutchison

Thomas Hutchison

President, Hutchison Tool Sales Co.

Hutchison Tool President Tom Hutchison joined the company in 1987 in a sales rol...

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Thomas Hutchison

Thomas Hutchison

President, Hutchison Tool Sales Co.

Hutchison Tool President Tom Hutchison joined the company in 1987 in a sales role and became company president in 2000. Since, he has collaborated on thousands of in-die tapping applications with customers, including OEMs, Tier 1 suppliers, contract metal stamping manufacturers and tool & die job shops based in North America, Europe, Asia, Australia and South America. In 2012, Hutchison Tool partnered with Hess Industries to redesign and update the latest version of in-die tapping heads (both mechanical and servo). Tom shares his knowledge and expertise in multiple ways: He conducts semi-annual in-die tapping 101 training classes and has written several articles about in-die tapping for multiple trade publications. In addition, he is a member of the Chicago District Board of the Precision Metalforming Association. Tom holds a B.S. in international business from Illinois State University.
Lou Kren

Lou Kren

Senior Editor, Precision Metalforming Association

Senior Editor Louis Kren has worked as an editor in trade and technical publis...

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Lou Kren

Lou Kren

Senior Editor, Precision Metalforming Association

Senior Editor Louis Kren has worked as an editor in trade and technical publishing since 1988. Before joining MetalForming in April 2000, he served as editor-in-chief of Forging magazine. During his career Lou also served as an editor with Foundry and 33 MetalProducing magazines.
Brad Kuvin

Brad Kuvin

Editorial Director, Precision Metalforming Association

Brad Kuvin began his career in 1984, accumulating nearly 40 years of experience ...

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Brad Kuvin

Brad Kuvin

Editorial Director, Precision Metalforming Association

Brad Kuvin began his career in 1984, accumulating nearly 40 years of experience in covering metal forming and fabricating technologies. Brad served as Editor of Welding Design & Fabrication and Gases & Welding Distributor magazines before joining PMA and MetalForming magazine in 2000.
Todd Wenzel

Todd Wenzel

President, TCR-Integrated Stamping Systems

Todd Wenzel is president of TCR Integrated Stamping Systems, Wisconsin Rapids, W...

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Todd Wenzel

Todd Wenzel

President, TCR-Integrated Stamping Systems

Todd Wenzel is president of TCR Integrated Stamping Systems, Wisconsin Rapids, WI. TCR provides consulting, service, and sales and turnkey installations of capital equipment for hand-fed, progressive-die and transfer stamping applications. While the bulk of the work performed has been in the upper Midwest, TCR provides its services all over the United States, and in nine other countries as well. Its systems have been used to produce everything from microscopic medical components to large stampings for the heavy-truck and earth-moving equipment industries. Wenzel has been a technical speaker for the Precision Metalforming Association for more than a decade, including holding one to two seminars a year to support and help train companies in the stamping industry. He also is a frequent contributing writer for MetalForming magazine, covering a variety of technical topics. His decades of experience with specifying and installing a wide range of turnkey production systems has provided a wealth of practical experience that Wenzel gladly shares with his audiences to help them become even more competitive stampers.

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