International Fair of Welding
and Processing Technology
13-15 October 2026and Processing Technology
International Congress Centre in Katowice
Represented Industries
The fair will feature a wide range of leading representatives of manufacturers of welding equipment, software, as well as robotics and automation.
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Welding equipment and devices
Welding equipment and devices
- Devices and equipment for MIG/MAG welding and hardfacing
- Devices and equipment for TIG welding and hardfacing
- Devices and equipment for shielded metal arc welding and hardfacing
- Devices and equipment for submerged arc welding and hardfacing
- Devices and equipment for plasma arc welding and hardfacing
- Devices for laser beam and electron beam welding
- Control-measurement and operating devices for welding
- Devices for welding plastics
- Devices for spraying
- Devices, equipment, materials and computer programmes used in destructive and non-destructive testing of adhesive joints
- Devices for vibratory stabilisation of welded constructions
- Devices for preparing welded elements
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Welding materials
Welding materials
- Materials for welding and soldering: Electrodes, Wires, Fluxes for SAW, Rods and metal powders, Materials for soldering
- Cleaning solutions and pastes, anti-adhesive agents, markers, thermo crayons, etc.
- Backing strips
- Metal plates, including bimetal abrasion resistant, profiles, pipes, etc.
- Other materials
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Welding robotisation and automation
Welding robotisation and automation
- Welding robots
- specialist workbenches
- Devices for mechanisation and automation of welding
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Cutting devices
Cutting devices
- Devices for laser cutting
- CNC plasma and gas cutting machines
- Other devices and equipment for plasma cutting
- Other devices and equipment for gas cutting and welding
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Technical gases
Technical gases
- Soldering gases, including shielding gas mixes
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Resistance welding equipment and devices
Resistance welding equipment and devices
- Devices and equipment for bonding
- Devices for stud welding
- Devices and equipment for soldering
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Health and safety equipment and environmental protection
Health and safety equipment and environmental protection
- OHS and environment protection devices and equipment
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Heat treatment
Heat treatment
- Devices for thermal, mechanic, electrochemical processing and devices used for measuring and recording temperatures
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Others
Others
- Computer programmes supporting welding works
- Trainings for welders and welding supervisors
- Certificates for personnel, welding products and quality systems
- Qualifications for facilities creating welded constructions
- Supervision and inspection
- Specialist services (laser beam and plasma beam cutting, remanufacturing, repairs, etc.)
- Trainings, banking services, insurance services, auditing and certification services
- Industry-centred institutions
- Professional magazines
Latest news
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Why is it worth it?
ExpoWELDING - is a place where we join business with practice!
Measurable success
Measurable success
- 150 exhibitors from 19 countries
- 6 000 visitors
- 12. thousand square metres of exhibition area
- 6 accompanying events
- 67 International Welding Conference
International character
International character
- 150 exhibitors from 19 countries
- Polish and international visitors
Sector clients
Sector clients
Structure of visitors by industry:
- 30% welding
- 30% metalworking and tools
- 12% mechanical engineering | automotive | welding materials | health and safety | maintenance | power and gas industries
- 10% steel structures
- 10% mining and metallurgy
- 8% aerospace | shipbuilding | construction | metrology
- 41%management staff: presidents, directors and managers of companies
- 17% technologists
- 14% CNC operators
- 16% programmers, quality controllers and maintenance technicians
- 12% others
Important Partners
Important Partners
- Honorary auspices Łukasiewicz – Górnośląski Instytut Technologiczny Centre of Welding
- close cooperation with industry institutions and associations
- promotion in industry, social, and general-audience media
Prestigious location
Prestigious location
- the most industrialised region of Poland
- Katowice – the heart of the Silesian Agglomeration
- ICC – a famed and modern building for congress and fair events
- easy access to the ICC
Strenght of brand
Strenght of brand
- the most important welding fair in Poland
- one of the best-recognised welding events in Europe
- leading welding experts
- latest welding technologies
Accompaying events
Accompaying events
- a prestigious International Welding Conference held by Łukasiewicz – Górnośląski Instytut Technologiczny Centre of Welding
- a wide array of industry-specific events, such as seminars, workshops, shows, and speeches
Experienced organizer
Experienced organizer
- PTWP Group - event organizer, among which the European Economic Congress
- the publisher of specialist websites, such as: WNP.PL for 26 years
- WNP.PL is a dynamically developing business portal with an established position and a constantly growing number of readers (the portal is visited by 2.8 million unique users monthly).
- experienced team, for over a decade successfully operating in Poland’s trade fair market
Market leaders
Market leaders
- 150 exhibitors from
- 19 countries
- leading brands from metal processing sector
- top class machines, robots, tools, oils etc.
ExpoWELDING 2025 in numbers
10
edition of the Fair
150
Exhibitors
6000
Visitors
19
Exhibitors' countries of origin
12000
Square metres of exhibition space
6
Accompanying events
