Aegis Metal Framing just finished exhibiting at MetalCon International 2011 in Atlanta,GA. Although attendance was well off historic levels, overall participation seemed significantly better than many other trade shows this year (AIA, BCMC, National Structures Congress, etc.) Show floor traffic seemed steady with a diverse mix of engineers, contractors, fabricators and suppliers. As in past years, there was strong representation from Asia and Latin America as well.
Aegis used the opportunity of MetalCon to officially “unveil” our exciting new Steel Engine modeling software. This exciting new product brings to fabricators and building designers a powerful melding of Auto Cad modeling and Aegis engineering software. Steel Engine brings full BIM capability to cold formed steel truss and panel construction—a true whole-structure model! To learn more about Steel Engine, click here.
Prior to the show floor opening, Steel Market Updatepresented the second annual Steel Market Summit. Attendance was strong, with representatives from steel industry producers, consumers, analysts and economists all presenting their outlooks for 2012. The basic tone of the presentation suggested that steel prices will climb as we enter Q1 2012, but with additional capacity and modest demand persisting, the run-up should not be as dramatic as early 2011. OF course it’s steel—so all bets are off!!
Thanks to those Aegis customers and prospects that visited with us this year. We look forward to doing business in 2012. It will be another challenging year to be sure—but we feel there is no better partner than Aegis and MiTek to help you weather the storm.
