SCHWEISSEN & SCHNEIDEN: The top meeting point for professionals from the industry

Digitization is the focus of many exhibitors and the topic of the trade fair rally

The waiting is over: From 11 to 15 September, anyone who is anyone in the joining, cutting and surfacing industry will be at SCHWEISSEN & SCHNEIDEN 2023 at Messe Essen. This will include over 800 exhibitors from 40 countries, who will be showcasing their innovative products and services. Market leaders such as Lincoln, ESAB, MicroStep, ABICOR BINZEL, EWM, Fronius, Messer Cutting and voestalpine will be out in force, as will numerous hidden champions, start-ups, research institutions and associations. Oliver P. Kuhrt, CEO of Messe Essen: “Indeed, the world-leading fair is continuing to cover the entire international value chain. The interest from exhibitors and visitors is tremendous. Along with our partner the German Welding Society (DVS), we are absolutely delighted to be able to offer the sector a high-quality, customised platform, developed with innovations, lead generation, investment decisions and the exchange of professional knowledge in mind.”

An optimised hall layout makes taking part in the trade fair simple and effective. As such, Halls 1 to 5 focus on welding whereas Halls 6 to 8 are home to the cutting exhibitors. “This strategic layout ensures that it is easy for visitors to find what they are looking for and that trade visitors are able to find products such as surface technology, heat treatment, gases, consumables, filler materials, equipment, health, safety, quality assurance, services and digitalisation just a stone’s throw away”, explains Christina Kleinpaß, Head of Project at SCHWEISSEN & SCHNEIDEN.

Interactive digitalisation rally offers innovations with added value

This year digital innovations are an important topic among exhibitors. For the first time, trade visitors will have the opportunity at SCHWEISSEN & SCHNEIDEN to find out about digital best practices in terms of industrial interaction between machines, humans, AI and software by means of a rally involving certain companies. In cooperation with the IndustryFusion Foundation (IFF) and the DVS, this offer is developed which guides participants to the widest range of companies across the entire trade fair grounds. Trade visitors are able to talk to companies on a one-to-one basis and find out more about their products and services guided by the SCHWEISSEN & SCHNEIDEN App. The App is available for download in the App Store and Play Store. DVS Managing Director Dr. Eng. Roland Boecking explains: “Digitalisation in welding technology enables the functional merging of manufacturing processes and information technologies as well as innovative digital further education and training for welders. Indeed, the rally is an excellent opportunity to discover an entirely new level of workflows in operational and business processes.”

Specialised areas pool expertise together

All the information you need in an easy to store and easily accessible format - SCHWEISSEN & SCHNEIDEN offers valuable input to businesses with its wide range of topics and events. Here are just some of the highlights:

• Regardless of whether energy production or raw material extraction is your area of interest: Underwater technology is becoming more and more important. Companies and institutions are able to showcase their new approaches and cutting-edge products at the joint stand in Exhibition Hall 7 (Stand 7G13). Demonstrations in a diving container provide fascinating insights into such work, which poses challenges to both humans and technology.
• The entire underwater technology topic is rounded off by a 2-day conference with the same name offered by the DVS. On 12 and 13 September, experts will present the latest research and technological findings – such as the non-destructive hardness testing in the heat-affected zone of underwater welded components. Yet another topic block is practical demonstrations by professionals from the underwater technology sector such as fatigue and fracture behaviour of butt and fillet welds welded underwater.
•  At international joint stands, companies from the same country join forces to present topics. This year SCHWEISSEN & SCHNEIDEN welcomes exhibitors from China (Halls 4, 6, 7), France (Hall 5), Japan (Hall 8), Korea (Hall 4), Taiwan (Hall 8) and the USA (Hall 1), who will provide trade visitors with a unique insight into their new products.
• A wide range of the sector’s new developments have actually been produced by recently founded companies. Within the scope of the “Young innovative companies” programme, supported by the The Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Climate Action, German start-ups are presenting their pioneering developments in Exhibition Hall 3 (Stand 3A47).

DVS CONGRESS with high-level specialist input

The DVS as a partner of SCHWEISSEN & SCHNEIDEN offers trade visitors numerous opportunities to broaden their expertise and exchange ideas with fellow professionals at a number of events that run alongside the trade fair. As such, from 11 to 14 September, the DVS CONGRESS will be taking place with presentations drawing on day-to-day business practice and a broad range of application-oriented research results from projects undertaken by the DVS. Digitalisation in joining technology, occupational safety and welding technology for the energy transitions are just some of the current hot topics right now.

At the DVS CAMPUS, students are able delve into joining, cutting and surfacing technology by means of the latest results from their dissertations. Further information can be found at https://www.dvs-ev.de/2023/

Future generations of German welders are showing exactly what they are capable of in the DVS national “Young people welding” competition. The grand final will be hosted at SCHWEISSEN & SCHNEIDEN. The best of the best welders under the age of 23 are sought out in the four welding processes: gas welding, tungsten inert gas welding, manual metal arc welding and metal active gas welding. TheInternational Welding Competition is naturally open to all nations. Youngsters from all corners of the world compete against each other on an individual level and in team events. A maximum of four welders are represented from Switzerland, Bosnia-Herzegovina or Italy, for instance.

Kindly supported by the DVS, the Trade Association for Wood and Metal (BGHM) will be presenting the new “Safe welding” initiative in Hall 8, Stand 8C15. Its mission is to enable the at times challenging compliance with airborne limit values during welding work by sharing expertise in relation to safe welding and measures to decrease welding fumes.

Convenient online ticket purchase

This year tickets for SCHWEISSEN & SCHNEIDEN are only available online. Tickets can be conveniently purchased from the trade fair ticket shop at www.schweissen-schneiden.com.

Further information can be found at www.schweissen-schneiden.com