{"id":10503,"date":"2026-01-14T16:28:24","date_gmt":"2026-01-14T21:28:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/fathommfg.com\/?post_type=event&#038;p=10503"},"modified":"2026-01-15T14:10:51","modified_gmt":"2026-01-15T19:10:51","slug":"fab-forum-spie-2026","status":"publish","type":"event","link":"https:\/\/fathommfg.com\/events\/fab-forum-spie-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"Fab Forum &#8211; SPIE 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-hero\">\n\t\t\n\t\t<section class=\"dark py-16 md:py-20 font-header leading-tight bg-gradient-secondary-0-deg\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"container flex flex-col md:flex-row items-start md:items-center justify-between gap-10 md:gap-14\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"flex flex-1 flex-col gap-8 justify-start items-start\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<nav class=\"breadcrumbs flex gap-4 uppercase text-primary font-semibold sh-ms-1\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"!no-underline\" href=\"https:\/\/fathommfg.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/event\/\">Event<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sep\">\/\/<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>10503<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/nav>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"h-ms-1 text-white span-colored\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tFathom Fab Forum \/\/<br>Industry Happy Hour &#038; Eats \u2013 SPIE\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h1>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"gap-6 p-xl text-white span-colored max-w-[925px] leading-[1.6]\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>East Brother Beer Co<br>\r\nSan Francisco, CA<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>\ud83d\uddd3\ufe0f Tuesday, January 20, 2026<br>\r\n\u23f0 5:00 \u2013 8:00 PM<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"w-full max-w-[350x] md:w-[43%] md:max-w-[615px] mb-0\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/fathommfg.com\/app\/uploads\/2026\/01\/fabform-hero-3-1024x778.png\" alt=\"\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t class=\"w-full h-full max-h-[550px] object-contain\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image-text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"light grid-overlay-radial-center dark:bg-gradient-dark pt-18 md:pt-22 pb-18 md:pb-22\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"container flex flex-col lg:flex-row items-center md:items-start gap-12 md:gap-16\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"flex flex-col gap-6 items-start w-full\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"max-w-[1100px]\">\n\t\t<div class=\"flex justify-start items-start gap-6\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"flex-1 section-opening-title h-ms-2 span-colored\n\t\t\t\t\t\tmb-0 text-black dark:text-white\"\n\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\tMake New Connections &#038; Uncover Key Insights\n\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"rich-text p-xl text-black dark:text-white \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p data-start=\"164\" data-end=\"406\">Join <strong data-start=\"169\" data-end=\"208\">Fathom Manufacturing\u2019s Gena Vazquez<\/strong> for an after-hours networking happy hour during <strong data-start=\"257\" data-end=\"280\">SPIE Photonics West,<\/strong>a relaxed, off-the-show-floor gathering for professionals shaping the future of photonics, lasers, and advanced technologies.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"408\" data-end=\"637\">This event is designed for <strong data-start=\"435\" data-end=\"566\">engineers, buyers, supply chain leaders, technical program managers, supplier quality managers, and manufacturing professionals<\/strong> who want meaningful conversations without the noise of the show floor.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"639\" data-end=\"826\">Grab a drink, connect with peers, and exchange ideas in an easy, intimate setting. Along the way, you\u2019ll have the chance to tap into decades of manufacturing expertise\u2014all under one roof.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"828\" data-end=\"880\">Good beer. Smart people. Conversations worth having.<\/p>\n<p>Let us know if you&#8217;re joining us:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/events\/happyhour-eatsduringphotonicswe7375926053485076483\/\"> SPIE Fab Forum LinkedIn Event<\/a><\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"flex flex-col gap-6 w-full sm:max-w-[440px] md:max-w-[480px] lg:max-w-[596px]\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"overflow-hidden rounded-2xl w-full\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tloading=\"lazy\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/fathommfg.com\/app\/uploads\/2026\/01\/screenshot-2026-01-14-153246.png\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\talt=\"Screenshot 2026-01-14 153246\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\twidth=\"462\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\theight=\"466\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"w-full h-full object-cover aspect-square\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image-text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"dark grid-overlay-radial-center dark:bg-gradient-dark pt-18 md:pt-22 pb-18 md:pb-22\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"container flex flex-col lg:flex-row items-center md:items-start gap-12 md:gap-16\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"flex flex-col gap-6 items-start w-full\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"max-w-[1100px]\">\n\t\t<div class=\"flex justify-start items-start gap-6\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"flex-1 section-opening-title h-ms-2 span-colored\n\t\t\t\t\t\tmb-0 text-black dark:text-white\"\n\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\tWhy is This a Don\u2019t-Miss Event?\n\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"list-none w-full mb-4 grid gap-8 grid-cols-1\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"flex justify-start items-start gap-2 p-xl\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"icon-[f7--plus] block dark:text-primary text-secondary w-10 h-10\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"span-colored p-xl font-normal text-black dark:text-white\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<b>Meet industry experts<\/b> from Fathom and other leading companies.\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"flex justify-start items-start gap-2 p-xl\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"icon-[f7--plus] block dark:text-primary text-secondary w-10 h-10\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"span-colored p-xl font-normal text-black dark:text-white\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<b>Network with engineers and manufacturing professionals<\/b> who are shaping the future of this dynamic industry.\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"flex justify-start items-start gap-2 p-xl\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"icon-[f7--plus] block dark:text-primary text-secondary w-10 h-10\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"span-colored p-xl font-normal text-black dark:text-white\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<b>Explore strategies<\/b> for streamlining design, prototyping and production with insiders.\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"flex justify-start items-start gap-2 p-xl\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"icon-[f7--plus] block dark:text-primary text-secondary w-10 h-10\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"span-colored p-xl font-normal text-black dark:text-white\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<b>Enjoy drinks, appetizers and great company<\/b>\u2014on us.\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"rich-text p-xl text-black dark:text-white\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">At Fathom, we believe in being more than a manufacturer. <\/span><b>We\u2019re a connector<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. 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