DVS Congress Arabia 2013 to discuss joining trends

Arabia Essen Welding & Cutting 2013 is the first-of-its-kind industry expo dedicated to welding and cutting machinery and technology organized by Messe Essen, Messe Dusseldorf and Al Fajer Information & Services.

Speaking about the regional welding industry, Dr. Klaus Middeldorf, General Manager of DVS − German Welding Society, said that from 2002 to 2011 there was a remarkable growth in the UAE welding industry, thanks to the significant increase in the steel and oil production as well as the production of polymers. All these factors have combined to boost the welding technologies in the UAE in a record time.

DVS Congress will be addressed by more than ten international speakers from the joining industry throwing light on the growth, challenges, potential, threats and ways of boosting collaboration and share expertise between international companies and local peers.

Dr. Middeldorf added that ship building and repair works offer an interesting market for joining, welding and for thermal spray applications. In addition, offshore constructions, non-destructive testing, corrosion protection, underwater welding, wind tower and solar power constructions also provide a boost to this industry in the UAE.

Satish Khanna, General Manager, Al Fajer Information and Services, said, "Arabia Essen Welding & Cutting 2013 that is held alongside twin shows − Tekno Arabia and Tube Arabia - will take place from 7 to 10 January, 2013, at the Dubai International Exhibition and Convention Centre. The highlight will be the two-day world class welding congress that will discuss the future of welding in the Middle East."

The DVS Congress will allow global companies dealing with welding technology to connect with local businesses and highlight economic potentials of welding technology in the region.

Arabia Essen Welding & Cutting 2013 will focus on welding, cutting and surfacing. Factors influencing the welding market in the Middle East include resurgence of global construction industry and the robust expansion of the energy sector. Further, the increased investments in the high speed rail networks are poised to drive market growth in the next few years

Khanna added, "We are happy to hold Arabia Essen Welding & Cutting in Dubai for the first time. The new fair is the result of successful collaboration between the fair companies in Essen and Düsseldorf and us. As in the case of all the fairs in the Schweissen & Schneiden-family, DVS is the ideal and specialist cooperation partner of the event."

Exhibitors in Arabia Essen Welding & Cutting will include manufacturers of welding equipment, consumables and accessories as well as traders of fume extraction devices, pool monitoring systems, seam measurement and evaluation devices, automated for lattice work girders, bugles, converters and generators, filter installations, fittings, installations, welding machines, power drying furnaces, welding robots, seam identification systems, welding tables, torches, tractors, wire de-reelers and cutting and soldering technologies and solutions.