The 26th Welding Expo is scheduled to be held in Shanghai in September.

The 26th China Welding Expo Date: September 5-7, 2012 Location: Shanghai Guangda Exhibition Center (66 Caobao Road, Shanghai) Organizers: China Electrical Equipment Industry Association Chengdu Electric Welding Machine Research Institute Co-organizers: China Shipbuilding Industry Association China Heavy Machinery Industry Association China Petroleum and Petrochemical Equipment Industry Association China Workers' Welding Technology Association "Electric Welding Machine" Magazine China Electrical Engineering Society Welding Technology Committee Undertaker: Chengdu Electric Welding Machine Research Institute Preface 2012 is the year of full implementation of China's "12th Five-Year Plan". How can the Chinese economy continue to maintain a high-speed growth under many external uncertainties? In the face of numerous uncertainties in the global economy, how can the welding industry, which serves the manufacturing sector, achieve rapid and good development? The "12th Five-Year Plan" clearly proposes to "enhance the core competitiveness of the manufacturing industry, strengthen the ability to develop new products and create brands," pointing out the development direction for Chinese welding enterprises. With most welding enterprises being small and medium-sized, how to carry out their transformation and upgrading, improve their competitiveness and innovation, and adhere to the implementation of a dual-track approach has become urgent. In response to the needs of many exhibitors and the development trend of the welding industry, the 26th China Welding Expo, hosted by the Chengdu Electric Welding Machine Research Institute, will once again enter Shanghai, the economic, financial, trade, exhibition, and shipping center of China, radiating the Yangtze River Delta economic circle, which is the most concentrated area of Chinese manufacturing, and actively helping domestic welding enterprises to go abroad and effectively explore developing countries. This welding expo plans to use both floors of the Shanghai Guangda Exhibition Center, with over 1,000 standard exhibition booths designed. The organizers actively cater to the industry's development trend, opening a themed exhibition area focused on "innovation, green, low carbon, energy saving, and environmental protection." The scale of this welding expo will significantly increase with its move to Shanghai. The organizers will continue the excellent tradition of previous expos, taking industry service as their responsibility, fully preparing service work, and continuing to improve the quality of exhibition services and enhance service functions from the perspective of exhibitors, building the best platform for the welding industry to showcase new products, exchange new technologies, and expand new businesses. Introduction to the Welding Expo: The China Welding Expo began at the beginning of the reform and opening up (1985), founded by the former Ministry of Machinery Industry, the only national-level electric welding machine research institute and industry technology research institute - Chengdu Electric Welding Machine Research Institute. It has successfully held twenty-five sessions in economic hotspot cities such as Beijing, Shanghai, Wuhan, Qingdao, Tianjin, Zhengzhou, Chengdu, Nanjing, and Dalian. Each session of the expo has showcased a large number of new welding technologies and equipment to various industrial sectors of the national economy, making a positive contribution to China's manufacturing industry; at the same time, it has launched many emerging welding enterprises, serving as an important platform for the annual display of strength and market expansion for China's welding equipment and related manufacturing industries. Advantages of the Expo Years of Exhibition Organization Excellent Reputation Effect As a welding brand expo independently founded and owned with independent intellectual property rights in China - the China Welding Expo has successfully held twenty-five sessions to date. Whether it is established state-owned enterprises or emerging market stars, they have all leveraged the expo, forming a relatively stable group of exhibitors. More importantly, through years of accumulation, the expo has established a strong brand image and excellent brand effect in the welding user industry, supported by hundreds of thousands of detailed and effective user information. Carefully planned, with strong support from numerous associations/academic societies The China Electrical Equipment Industry Association and its more than thirty branches and research institutes provide strong support, and the Chengdu Electric Welding Machine Research Institute, along with five major national key user-level associations/academic societies, jointly create the only "national-level" welding event, with unprecedented concentration and professionalism. Exciting Special Events and Rich Audience Resources Various topical seminars, technical exchange meetings, and forums on hot welding topics organized by five major user industry associations and the China Electrical Equipment Industry Association, along with more than thirty branches and research institutes in Jiangsu, Zhejiang, Shanghai, Anhui, and other regions, enhance the effectiveness of the expo. Layout of Overseas Promotion Strategy to Expand Expo Influence Participating in domestic and international welding, shipbuilding, and related user exhibitions, increasing promotion to overseas welding equipment enterprises, expanding the expo's influence among overseas users, and inviting overseas agents and distributors to visit and purchase at the expo; fully utilizing the good relationship between the China Electrical Equipment Industry Association and overseas electrical associations, cooperating with electrical associations in Germany, the United States, and other countries to organize more buyers for the conference. Taking Industry Service as Responsibility to Achieve Professional Brand The high-quality service of the China Welding Expo has always left a deep impression and excellent reputation in the industry. Whether it is the construction of exhibition booths before the expo, solving detailed issues during the expo, or following up on information after the expo, our service is first-class. High-quality service and efficient solutions provide logistical support for every exhibitor and professional audience. Market Potential Increasing Investment to Promote Good Development of the National Economy In the context of insufficient growth momentum in consumption and a severe export situation, actively playing the supporting role of investment and promoting major project construction has become a consensus among provinces and cities in the Yangtze River Delta. It is reported that in 2012, Shanghai arranged a total of 95 major construction projects, with 55 preparatory projects, including 27 planned to start construction within the year and 11 projects to be completed or basically completed; Jiangsu Province arranged a total of 220 major provincial projects, with a planned total investment of 2.62 trillion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 20%; Anhui's expected investment target for 2012 is over 500 billion; Shandong's 2012 guidance plan arranged a total of 1,160 projects, with a planned total investment of 231.35 billion yuan. Major projects are being launched one after another, hiding a large demand for welding and cutting. This year, projects such as the Anhui Electric Power East Transmission, Chongming North Coastal Wind Power, AVIC Commercial Aircraft Industry Base, ARJ-21 regional aircraft production, China Shipbuilding Changxing Shipbuilding Base Phase II, Shanghai Metro Lines 11, 13, and 16, Shidongkou Gas Project, Lingang Gas Power Plant Project, Yangshan Deep Water Port Phase IV, China National Petroleum Corporation Rudong LNG Receiving Station, Yangzi-BASF Phase II, Yangzhou Shanghai Volkswagen, Changshu Peugeot, Yancheng Dongfeng Yueda Kia passenger cars, Fuli Railway, and Luo-Fu Railway double track are all starting on schedule, leading to a huge demand for welding and cutting products. Keeping Up with the Trend of the Times, the Expo Innovates and Seeks Change This year, Shanghai continues to vigorously promote energy conservation, emission reduction, and pollution reduction. The themed exhibition area launched at this expo, focusing on "innovation, green, low carbon, energy saving, and environmental protection," aligns with the trend of the times. Strong Promotion and Joint Efforts ■ More than 100 well-known websites and portals covering multiple professional fields will conduct long-term, round-the-clock, and comprehensive online promotion to expand influence and increase reach; ■ Collaborating with over 30 important professional publications focused on welding and user industries to conduct multi-field and frequent advertising, text, and direct mail promotion for the expo; ■ Fully utilizing the nearly 300,000 detailed and effective domestic welding user terminal information database collected and established over the past twenty-five years, directly contacting or calling welding users and engineering technicians to invite them to attend; ■ Through the influence of the organizing units composed of strong government and national-level competent associations, as well as the authoritative appeal of the co-organizing team formed by various industry associations in the hosting area, extensive promotion will be conducted in regions and various professional fields; ■ Leveraging good relationships with various local user associations around the hosting area to focus on promotion among member enterprises in the region and organize professional audiences; ■ Throughout the entire exhibition organization process, multiple batches of exhibition newsletters, briefings, and the latest local market information will be compiled and distributed to inform all sectors about the progress of the conference, activity content, and upcoming new products; ■ Before the expo, promotional visits will be made to key large electromechanical markets around the hosting area; ■ For key large user enterprises around the hosting area, personnel will be dispatched to invite relevant personnel using and purchasing welding machines to attend; ■ Fully leveraging the enthusiasm of the main co-organizing units, supporting units, and academic societies to organize various forms of supporting activities such as academic exchanges, forums, demonstrations, and competitions on the best platform of the conference, widely organizing professional audiences; ■ Expanding external promotion through friendly cooperative relationships established with foreign exhibitions, academic societies, and professional institutions to attract foreign merchants' attention and participation. Special Activities Series of China Welding Technology Forum; Excellent Welder Performance Competition in Shanghai; China Welding Industry Distributors Forum; China Petrochemical Industry Welding Standards Seminar; Series of Forum Activities by the China Workers' Welding Technology Association; Booth Prices Domestic Exhibitors Area 3×3m Standard Booth Raw Space (36m2 minimum rental) Half Booth Area A 7,800 yuan/unit 780 yuan/m2 Not set Area B 6,800 yuan/unit 680 yuan/m2 Not set Area C 5,800 yuan/unit 580 yuan/m2 3,000 yuan/unit Foreign Exhibitors 3×3m Standard Booth Raw Space (36m2 minimum rental) 1,600 USD/unit 160 USD/m2 Schedule: Opening Ceremony September 5, 2012 Setup Period September 3-4, 2012 Exhibition Period September 5-7, 2012 Dismantling Period September 7, 2012, 15:00 Free Services Free provision of positioning and removal services for exhibits during the setup and dismantling periods (transportation, loading and unloading, storage, etc. from the freight station to the exhibition hall are to be borne by the exhibitors). Additional fees will be charged for exhibits weighing over 1 ton or with any dimension exceeding 2 meters, and for exhibits requiring crane loading and unloading; Providing hotel reservation services, transportation from the hotel to the exhibition hall, ticket booking, and other services for exhibitors and buyers; Free publication of a company introduction of up to 600 words in the expo's conference proceedings. Scope of Exhibits Arc welding equipment Resistance welding equipment Electroslag welding equipment Friction welding equipment Overlay welding equipment Thermal spraying equipment Induction heating equipment Weld heat treatment equipment Weld inspection equipment Welding cables and wires Brazing equipment Electron beam welding equipment Laser welding equipment Plasma arc welding machines Special complete equipment Welding spare parts Welding auxiliary tools Welding consumables CAD/CAM software Components for welding machines Welding robots Welding controllers Large welding production lines Various cutting equipment Welding processing equipment Welding safety products Welding hardware tools Large welding equipment Welding processing centers Welding-related equipment Chengdu Electric Welding Machine Research Institute Industry Development Department China Welding Expo Organizing Committee