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SteelFab 2024: Igniting Industrial Competition | |
| Sumita Pawar |
The SteelFab trade fair is set to return to Expo Centre Sharjah from January 8 to 11, 2024, as the UAE's industrial sector continues to grow, contributing over Dhs 180 billion to the country’s national GDP in 2022.
The event aims to connect, inspire, and innovate the fabrication industry in the country and the wider region, bringing together advanced technologies and equipment from across the world.
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The UAE's initiatives to promote innovation, research and development, and enhance local supply chains have prompted SteelFab to rise to the occasion.
The event is the largest showcase of its kind in the region, featuring leading global manufacturers and dealers catering to the entire spectrum of ancillary segments that come under the fabrication industry through special segments such as Welding & Cutting, Steel Machinery, Pipe Construction Equipment, and Surface Preparation & Finishing.
The event also features the 3rd edition of the best welder competition, a hosted buyers programme, online B2B matchmaking, and the 8th Fasteners World Middle East.
SteelFab is an important event for the regional industry, with the previous show attracting over 200 exhibitors from 33 countries, presenting over 400 brands and attracting 6,000 trade visitors from 65 countries.
High-demand industries such as construction, infrastructure, oil & gas, shipbuilding, manufacturing, and aerospace are fuelling the need for fabrication works in the UAE, and SteelFab helps fabricators identify the right tech and equipment to achieve better productivity, flexibility, accuracy, and reliability.