With 826 exhibitors and 40.000 trade visitors from 124 nations, Schweissen & Schneiden confirmed its position as the world’s leading trade fair for joining, cutting and surfacing technology. 83 percent of all trade visitors accompany purchasing decisions in their companies. A large number of experts from the steel, mechanical engineering and vehicle construction sectors, but also from wholesale, the service sector and the energy industry, came to find out about new solutions and to place orders on site. A third of all visitors used the trade fair to make or prepare investments, and the average order volume increased significantly compared to the previous event.

Digitalization and networking play a decisive role in in the future orientation of  the cutting and surfacing technology. Smart robot systems that work hand in hand and together carry out the most diverse process steps efficiently were on display, as were systems that create digital twins and thus enable optimizations thanks to their real-time data.

Overall, 66 percent of the exhibiting companies came from abroad. Numerous nations presented themselves jointly under their respective national flags, including China, France, Japan, South Korea, Taiwan and the USA.

The accompanying DVS Congress from Monday to Thursday attracted almost 450 participants. It was a combination of the Large Welding Conference, which focused on current topics such as “Welding in Electromobility” or “Artificial Intelligence in Joining Technology”, the DVS Campus, a format in which students presented their final theses, and, for the first time, the Underwater Technology Conference, which highlighted the challenging work in wet depths. In addition, the trade visitors experienced practical application examples in a diving container and were able to observe an expert at work.

95 percent of the trade visitors were satisfied with their visit, 94 percent plan to visit again and recommend the trade show to others. In addition to the registered trade visitors, international delegations and guests of honor as well as many international press representatives and participants in the supporting program visited the event.

The next Schweissen & Schneiden will be held from 15 – 19 September 2025 at Messe Essen, Germany.