The fair "Schweissen & Schneiden" is the world's leading trade fair for joining, cutting and coating. It takes place every 4 years and is therefore referred in specialist circles as the "Olympics of Welding Technology". Since its inception, it has established itself as the leading trade fair for the industry and gives a complete overview of all current developments, innovations and trends from the world of joining technology. Of plants, equipments, machinery, materials and technologies for joining, cutting and coating of metallic and non-metallic materials and composites to facilities and equipment for the heat treatment and other manufacturing processes such as gluing, soldering or thermal spraying national and international exhibitors, including the global industry leaders, show their broad product and service range. The visitors can find out in detail about fully mechanized and automated processes such as industrial robots, test systems and process controls.

In 2023, the unsurpassed range of the world’s leading trade fair will once again cover the entire value chain, attracting numerous top decision-makers, experts and market leaders from all sectors. Key topics, including additive manufacturing, Industry 4.0 and underwater engineering, will all be showcased at SCHWEISSEN & SCHNEIDEN. This is a unique opportunity to experience and discuss further developments in automation, robotics and production.

On the whole the organisers welcomed on the 5 days of the fair, from 11. September to 15. September 2023, about 1035 exhibitors from 41 countries and 50000 visitors from 120 countries on the Schweissen & Schneiden in Essen.