Expo Centre Sharjah (ECS) is set on Monday for the inauguration of SteelFab 2023 exhibition, the largest commercial event of its kind in the Middle East and North Africa region. Organised by ECS with the support of Sharjah Chamber of Commerce and Industry, the event’s 18th edition brings together more than 200 companies from 33 countries representing the world’s top manufacturers and suppliers.

The exhibition, which will last until January 12 with more than 400 local and international brands, boasts the latest global products, solutions and technologies in the steel industry, to be presented by the industry’s largest commercial and industrial companies from countries like the UK, China, Italy, India, Germany, and Turkey. The exhibition also hosts some of the most prominent local and regional companies.

The SteelFab 2023 exhibition has a busy agenda that is destined to take the steel industry up to promising horizons, as visitors will have the chance to take part in many discussion sessions and seminars and get introduced to the industry’s eminent local and international players, experts and specialists who will share their opinions and experiences on the sector’s most important topics, including the future of steel industry, sustainability, changes in the steel forming and fabrication industry, and the latest developments at the global level.

The exhibition will also witness the launch of the Best Welder @SteelFab competition, organised by the ECS in cooperation with ESAB and the Middle East Industrial Training Institute (MEITI). The competition aims at promoting excellence in welding among professionals from all the companies that are participating in the exhibition.

SteelFab 2023 coincides with the Fasteners World Middle East exhibition, which is specialized in industrial fasteners, assembly systems, bolts, connection and fastening systems and technologies. Steelfab 2023 also focuses on cutting-edge technologies, including state-of-the-art machines, equipment, computerized cutting systems, energy sources used in cutting and welding machines, consumer products, accessories, electronic-beam welding devices, handling equipment, low-cost laser cutting systems, steel-making machines and AI-controlled robots.

The event, which opens to visitors daily from 10am until 7pm, provides an unprecedented chance for all companies and factories looking for the latest technologies and cutting-edge equipment that provide a quick return on investment and save costs for manufacturers of various types of structures, metal sheets, and sections.

The exhibition provides visitors, professionals and pioneers with a regional and international platform, enabling them to have a closer look at the latest equipment, steelwork machines, modern metal forming technologies and laser cutting systems, as well as metal welding and cutting systems, machine tools, spare parts, pipes and anti-damage techniques.

Saif Mohammed Al Midfa, CEO of Expo Centre Sharjah, stressed that the large participation at the SteelFab 2023 fair confirms the event’s growing importance at regional and international levels – be it for the giant metal work manufacturers and suppliers or for companies and factories in the region and worldwide.

He noted that manufacturers and suppliers always wait for this trade fair to reveal their cutting-edge technologies and systems and enhance their presence in local and regional markets, which have huge investment opportunities.

Al Midfa added that ECS, through its continuous support of SteelFab trade fair, has always been keen to play an effective role in supporting the iron and steel sector and promoting its sustainability by providing it with the latest technological developments and the state-of-the-art international practices.

Organised by the Expo Centre Sharjah with the support of the Sharjah Chamber of Commerce and Industry, the 17th edition of the SteelFab 2022 has attracted over 6,000 visitors, mainly from traders and professionals.

Over 150 local and international exhibitors from 30 countries and 400 brands of the world’s leading brands in the field of metalwork and related industries participated in the event.

Major iron & steel companies from the UK, Italy, Turkey and India, and UAE took part in the event, showcasing the most prominent technologies of the Fourth Industrial Revolution in the iron and steel sector, the latest equipment and machinery, and modern technologies in the fields of metal forming and low-cost laser systems for metal cutting.

Saif Mohammed Al Midfa, CEO of Expo Centre Sharjah expressed his pleasure with the resounding success of this year’s edition of SteelFab, as reflected in the high turnout of visitors and the intense presence of major international steel companies, as well as the clear desire of the companies to participate in the coming editions.