19-20-21 May 2026 - Antwerp Expo

The welding event of the Benelux

The 4-yearly welding event is back

After 5 years, your welding event is back: Welding Week. On 19, 20 and 21 May, the metal sector of Belgium and the Netherlands will once again come together in Antwerp Expo.

At this edition, besides the well-known welding and cutting technologies, there is much more to discover at Welding Week. From now on, you can also find solutions for all your metalworking needs at Metal. At Subcontracting, you will meet industrial suppliers specialised in metal parts and machining.

These 3 trade fairs are organised together and give shape to the umbrella name of: Advanced Manufacturing Belgium.

+250 exhibitors

are eager to show you the latest technologies: from welding equipment and automation, robots/cobots, CNC machines, sheet metal working machines, cutting machines, virtual welding, surface treatment to the best industrial suppliers in metalworking and metal parts.

EXPERIENCE AT ITS BEST

During the fair, BIL will organise the welding symposium, Belmetal will present the Steel Warriors award. You can become Belgian virtual welding champion at VDAB or weld your own message on VCL’s wall of flame.

Metal Night - evening opening

No time during the day? No problem, visit the fair after working hours and enjoy a cosy networking drink, snack and music.

Students at Welding Week

On Tuesday, 14 May, all students are welcome to visit Welding Week.

1000
Enrolled schools

These exhibitors are already attending

Laskar-Puntlastechniek BV
RobWelding

The place to be for everything what has to do with welding and metal in the Benelux!

Exhibitor
Welding Week 2019

Together with the event for innovative product development

Alongside Welding Week, Metal & Subcontracting will host the leading trade fair for innovative product development: Advanced Engineering. R&D teams, product designers, innovation managers & product engineers come together here to get their products ready for tomorrow. Visit both exhibitions with one ticket

Séverine Ehlinger

Account Manager Welding Week

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