North America's premier metalworking event! FABTECH 2026—the U.S. Metalworking and Welding Exhibition—has officially announced its dates; a must-watch for sheet metal and welding enterprises expanding overseas.

FABTECH—the United States’ largest and most professional metalworking and welding exhibition—has officially announced its dates! First launched in 1981 and held annually, FABTECH serves as an outstanding platform for enterprises specializing in metal forming, stamping dies, and welding equipment to connect with North American orders and expand into overseas markets. I. Core Exhibition Information 📅 Dates: October 21–23, 2026 📍 Venue: Las Vegas Convention Center, Nevada, USA 📊 Scale: Expected exhibition area of 50,000 m²; 1,477 exhibitors; 30,800 professional visitors 🎯 Focus: A specialized North American trade exhibition for metalworking, welding equipment, and sheet metal forming 📍 Co-organizer: American International Exchange Group 📍 Group Tour Organizer: American International Exchange Group (AIE) China Branch — Shenzhen Global Expo Services Co., Ltd. II. Key Highlights (Why It Matters) • Authoritative & Professional in North America: The benchmark exhibition for North America’s metal forming, sheet metal, and welding industries—with highly targeted buyers. • Full Industry Chain Coverage: One-stop sourcing for welding equipment, consumables, accessories, and automated welding systems. • Strong Brand Presence: Features globally renowned manufacturers, cutting-edge technologies, and mature supply chains. • Market Demand Driven: Steady demand from North America’s industrial manufacturing, construction machinery, and sheet metal processing sectors—making it an excellent channel for international expansion. III. Product Categories (Comprehensive Coverage) Welding Equipment Arc welding, resistance welding, electron beam welding, plasma welding, laser welding, brazing, fusion welding, welding robots, etc. Welding Materials Welding electrodes, fluxes, wires, pastes, filler metals, and other welding consumables Welding Accessories & Ancillaries Welding torches/guns, electrodes, protective sleeves, flowmeters, gas mixers, cables, roller stands, fixtures, PPE, etc. IV. Who Should Attend • Manufacturers and exporters of welding equipment, metalworking machinery, and sheet metal machinery • OEM/ODM welding equipment suppliers seeking to enter the North American market • Procurement and technical personnel from industrial manufacturing, sheet metal processing, construction machinery, and structural steel sectors • Industry professionals tracking international welding technologies, new materials, and emerging trends

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Exhibits related to metal surface treatment include: Metal Forming & Processing Equipment: Metal cutting machines; sheet metal cutting machines and machining centers; honing, grinding, polishing, and ultra-precision machining equipment; sheet metal cutting machines and machining centers; sawing, shaping, broaching, and planing machines; shearing machines for sheet, plate, and profile materials; spinning machines for sheet, plate, and tube materials; plate bending machines; bar and tube bending and forming machines; straightening machines; wire forming machines; punching presses, stamping machines, turret punch presses; precision metal casting and forging; sheet metal parts, stamped parts, welded parts; bearings, fasteners, standard parts, valves, die-casting molds; high-quality castings for various applications—including cast valves, gray iron castings, ductile iron castings, malleable castings, cast steel parts, and alloy castings; metal plates, tubes, profiles, and wires—and their processing, component fabrication, material handling/transfer technology, separation technology, pipe/profile processing, flexible sheet metal processing technology, forming technology, machine tool components, stamping, forming, and fabrication tooling/molds for plates, tubes, profiles, and wires—as well as associated forming materials and equipment; surface treatment technologies for thin and medium-thick plates, etc. Molds: Metal stamping dies, fine-blanking dies, plastic casting molds, sheet metal and tubular/profile molds; blanking, cutting, drawing, bending, fabrication, and forming of components; testing equipment; CAD/CAM/CAE technologies; computer simulation; logistics and material handling technologies; automation and flexible manufacturing technologies and applications; mold materials, design, and manufacturing technologies; logistics, manufacturing, and distribution technologies; auxiliary material production and application; research outcomes, patents, and new technology applications; industry management and market intelligence, etc. Abrasives, grinding wheels, cutting tools, workholding fixtures, and related products; machine tool components and auxiliary equipment; inspection and measurement equipment;

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