TROY, Ohio. August 6, 2012 — To help visitors learn more about the filler metals available to increase productivity, reduce costs and improve quality in their manufacturing and fabrication applications, Hobart Brothers will showcase its latest products at FABTECH 2012 in Las Vegas, November 12 to 14. The company will be in booth 5516, where it will also have live welding demonstrations. Welding experts will showcase and demonstrate stick electrodes and tubular wires (flux-cored and metal-cored), and will also be available to answer questions and provide recommendations for filler metal solutions.

Hobart Brothers will be displaying its filler metals near other welding technologies from Miller Electric Mfg. Co., Bernard, Smith Equipment, Tregaskiss and Weldcraft.

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, email hobart@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.