2025 ForjaMEX Conference
October 22-23, 2025 - Monterrey, Mexico
Click here to view the conference agenda.
*Presentations can be made in Spanish or English (simultaneous translation headsets provided)
Plant Tours:
- FRISA Garcia
- FRISA Santa Catarina
FRISA's Garcia Campus, located in the Monterrey metropolitan area of Mexico, is a world-class manufacturing facility. It features two Large Diameter Ring Rolling lines, an Open Die Forging operation equipped with 5,000-ton and 2,500-ton hydraulic presses, and Frisa Steel's Ingot Melting and new Big Bar Rolling Mill operations. The campus also includes several state-of-the-art heat treatment lines and extensive machining capabilities.
FRISA Aerospace, also located in the Monterrey metropolitan area of Mexico, is home to the most powerful Ring Rolling Mill in North America. The facility features state-of-the-art value-added operations and extensive raw and finished machining capabilities, primarily producing components for jet engines and power generation turbines.
Bus transportation is provided for the plant tours. Registrants are required to take the bus, and are not permitted to drive separately.
Please Note: The plant tour facilities reserve the right to refuse admittance to their facility. They will have the opportunity to review the list of attendees prior to the event. If the company decides that someone on the list is not permitted to participate in the tour, the facility will inform FIA. The FIA staff will then contact the attendee to let them know that they may not attend the tour.
Cost to attend:
FIA Member/Non-Member: $795 USD
**All registration fees are billed and paid in US dollars. Registration fees include attendance at the conference, plant tours, breakfast, lunches and receptions. All registration fees must be received by the FIA prior to the start of the conference.
Registration Deadline:
The online registration deadline for this event is September 29, 2025. No registrations will be accepted after this date. If you have questions about registration, or would like to submit a paper registration from, please contact Kathy Edwards at kathy@forging.org.
Conference Sponsorships:
There are a limited number of sponsorships available for the conference. If you are interested in sponsoring the conference, click here to view available opportunities.
Deadline for sponsorships is October 1, 2025. Contact Angela Gibian at angela@forging.org for more information on sponsorships.
Hotel Accommodations:
FIA has arranged for a discounted rate of $173/night at the Hilton Monterrey Valle For the 2025 ForjaMEX Conference attendees. Reservations must be made by October 8, 2025. FIA cannot guarantee a discounted rate after this date. To make your reservation, click here.
Cancellation Policy:
Cancellations will be permitted until October 8, 2025 and will be refunded in full. After October 8,2025 no refunds will be given, but substitutions are permitted if submitted to the FIA in writing.
Please Note:
No registration is final until accepted by FIA. FIA reserves the right to refuse registration/attendance to any person. Any registration that is not accepted by the FIA will be refunded in full.