'Arabia Essen Welding & Cutting' show to be held alongside 'Tekno Arabia' and 'Tube Arabia' in January 2013

Global welding machinery market valued at $12.8 billion, with Middle East commanding 15% market share

Dubai, UAE, 21^st March 2012: Three trade fair organizers - Messe Essen, Messe Dusseldorf and Al Fajer Information & Services - have joined hands to launch 'Arabia Essen Welding & Cutting 2013', a first-of-its-kind industry expo dedicated to welding machinery and technology for the first time in the Middle East.

The new show will be part of the established twin shows -- Tekno Arabia and Tube Arabia -- to be held from 7 to 10 January, 2013, at the Dubai International Exhibition and Convention Centre.

This was announced at a press conference held today (Wednesday, 21^st March, 2012) at Dubai World Trade Centre.

The welding show will leverage on the leading position of the Tekno and Tube shows which have established themselves as international events for industrial machinery, metal working, machine tools, tubes and pipes. The three shows will offer an ideal platform for companies to gain inroads in the booming Middle East market, according to Dr. Ing. Klaus Middeldorf, General Manager of DVS - German Welding Society that is supporting the new welding exhibition.

Peter Byroslawsky, Executive Secretary, International Tube Association (ITA), which supports Tube Arabia said: "The tube and pipe manufactures in the GCC look at the region as a very vibrant market where production of tubes and pipes is increasing every year. We are glad that Tube Arabia is occupying a leading position not only in the region but also worldwide."

According to a recent report by Global Industry Analysts, Inc., the global welding machinery market will reach US$ 12.8 billion by 2015. Dr. Middeldorf revealed that the Middle East constitutes 15 percent of this volume, due to extensive usage of welding in oil and gas, which is valued at US$ 2 Billion

Frank Thorwirth, CEO, Messe Essen GmbH said: "The UAE and GCC are becoming a preferred production base for international welding technology as the region is executing several large scale construction projects and investments in infrastructure. This has encouraged us to launch this first of its kind industry expo in the region. International welding companies are hungry to grab a market share of the rapidly evolving welding industry in the MENA region."

Following the press conference, the three trade fair organisers have run an industrial workshop to allow global companies dealing with welding technology to get in touch with local businesses and to highlight economic potentials of welding technology in the region.

Werner M. Dornscheidt, CEO, Messe Düsseldorf GmbH said: "By bundling the expertise of three strong fair organizers as well as the knowledge and expertise of DVS and ITA, we aim to make the Arabia Essen Welding & Cutting, Tekno Arabia and Tube Arabia a significant industry component. In the last six years, we have been working with Al Fajer on many industry exhibitions, and we think that we can drive our success through this major exhibition."

DVS and Messe Essen have been long-time partners in the planning and implementation of trade fairs on welding and cutting in Germany and abroad. DVS contributes its expertise in trade fairs in the general planning and in the execution of events. The three organizations already have successful and long-standing partnerships in Russia and India, including major overseas welding shows such as BEIJING ESSEN Welding and Cutting and Brazil Welding Show.

Frank Thorwirth added: "Arabia Essen Welding & Cutting 2013 will focus on welding, cutting and laminating. 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."

Speaking on why Dubai is the ideal place for holding the three shows, Dornscheidt said: "Dubai has successfully emerged as the regional hub of the Middle East markets. Potential overseas exhibitors are keen to be part of the three shows to build business relations with trade visitors from the Middle East in an effort to widen their business base."

Satish Khanna, General Manager, Al Fajer Information and Services said: "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. We would like to thank ITA - International Tube Association for their support to Tube Arabia."

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.

Tekno and Tube Arabia 2012 have emerged as the largest and most important regional industry exhibitions and adding welding to these two vibrant industries offers an integrated solution to the rapidly growing needs of the industry. These three shows are considered the key gateway to the extremely important Gulf and Middle East markets by overseas exhibitors according to Werner Matthias Dornscheidt, CEO, Messe Düsseldorf.

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