USE - The Ultimate World of Cutting & Welding

Stop scrolling. Start welding. ⚙️ Anyone looking for a new machine or tool for production often spends weeks poring over datasheets, watching YouTube reviews and tutorials, and waiting for sales teams to respond to emails. Ultimately, though, one question remains: what will the system feel like in my welders' hands? At USE 2027 in Düsseldorf, we're putting an end to all that digging around. Instead of poring over specifications, you and your team will get the opportunity to see live demonstrations and even test hardware on the live test line. A tour of the exhibition will save you weeks of theoretical planning. Where do you currently spend most of your time when evaluating machines?

The World Cup finalists are locked in. ⚽ But while the sports world focuses on the pitch, who takes the global crown in combining industrial precision with artistic creativity? At USE 2027 in Düsseldorf, the arena shifts for the first-ever WeldArt World Championship. Supported by the IIW, elite welding talents from across the globe will compete live, proving that top-tier technical fabrication requires both extreme TIG precision and artistic vision. For manufacturing leaders, this isn't only another industry competition for this is a live showcase of the next-generation workforce rewriting the rules of the shop floor. Showing true mastery is born under the helmet. 🪖 What specific skill sets turn a standard technician into a world-class manufacturing asset for your team? ⚙️

Where craftsmanship meets the limelight. ⚡ The industry is facing a talent shortage. That is why USE 2027 turns welding and cutting into a stage for heroes. Here, every company can hands on demonstrate how its tech extends the frontier of what's possible. But USE also is giving a stage to the most talented welders: With the first WeldArt World Championship, it generates the 'vibe' that classical fairs often lack. As an exhibitor, you benefit from this massive boost in attention and the chance to meet high-potentials in an environment that celebrates their skill. It’s time to move metal processing out of the workshop and into the spotlight. How is your company currently positioning itself to stand out as an employer of choice for young tech talent? 🛠️

Winning crews always make the safe move the easy move. ⚙️ When it comes to results, the lone wolf always loses out to the team. A group of skilled, well-coordinated workers trump a genius soloist. And today, that team might not even be the people you're knocking back a few with while watching the game. Intelligent fixturing provides the anchor for micrometre-perfect part positioning. This eliminates downstream rework and material waste. Collaborative robots are your endurance drivers. They can produce the same high-quality welds repeatedly at a speed that cannot be matched by hand. Then there's the elite player that transforms a good team into an exceptional one. Free from repetitive strain, he can focus his skills on what matters most. At USE 2027, you can discover new ways to enhance your performance and find the ideal components to complete your dream team. How does your production line balance the deployment of cobots with manual precision welding to mitigate the shortage of skilled labour? 🛠️

Safety is not a compliance checkbox.🛡️ In heavy-duty fabrication, operator fatigue and environmental strain not only degrade weld seam quality, but are a danger to the safety of the workers. Performance on the shop floor demands advanced personal protective equipment (PPE) that treats the welder like a high-performance athlete. Pioneers like optrel AG are proof of how smarter glare protection and integrated respiratory systems directly safeguard precision and accelerate shift throughput. It is these innovations that are Optrel's contribution to the industry, as CEO Peter Eicher points out. At USE 2027 in Düsseldorf, we bridge the gap between heavy machinery and human-centric innovation. From 20 to 23 April, discover how the world’s leading suppliers are rewriting the rules of industrial health and safety to combat the global skilled-labour shortage. 🦾 How is your enterprise upgrading its welding environment to optimise technician endurance and maintain peak precision across long shifts? ⚙️

The Most Powerful Person in the Buying Cycle isn’t in the Boardroom. ⚡ You can convince a CEO with an ROI spreadsheet. But if you don't convince the Operator on the shop floor, you’ll never get the re-order. In welding and cutting, the "Makers" are your Internal Consultants. They are the ones testing arc stability, dialing in feed rates, and judging optical clarity every single day. If they don’t trust your gear, the boss won't buy it. At USE 2027, we don’t just bring the budgets; we bring the hands that spend them. To the Exhibitors: How much weight does the end-user's opinion carry in your typical sales cycle? Is it a "nice-to-have" or a "deal-breaker"? Let’s discuss below! 👇

What's a robot and what's a cobot? Do you think you know the difference? 🤖 Too many shops confuse a cobot with a shrunken industrial robot. ⚡ We dismantle this common automation mystery for good. This breakdown separates heavy caged muscle from lightweight construction and high-precision execution. ⚙️ Swipe through to see the exact technical split before you invest. 🔧

Faces of USE: Sebastian Märker Sebastian does not just organize events. He is here to build the actual framework for USE, matching the right people with the ideas and opportunities that matter. For Sebastian, the reality is simple: the market demanded a shift. Those who come on board with USE are not just showing up to watch the industry evolve. They are the ones directing it. 🚀 Want to be exactly where the action happens? 👇 Follow us to meet the rest of the team.

Surging global defence requirements pushed military spending ⚡ This spike entices fabrication shops to process hyper-tough, certified armour steel. In this technical paper, Marc Rixecker of Dillinger isolates the precise parameters for working with their alloyed DIFENDER grades. ⚙️ Operators must master MAG welding and execute cutting as "cold" as possible using plasma, laser, or water jet systems to control heat input. Defending these structural properties requires specialised training under the DIN2303 Q1/Q2/Q3 standards. 🔧 Does your workshop prioritise water jet or plasma systems when cutting alloyed tempered sheets?

AI is lowering the operational barrier to high-precision machinery. ⚡ Dina Reit (CEO, SK LASER) breaks down how algorithmic integration simplifies machine command, automates shopfloor documentation, and scales real-time quality control. ⚙️ Is your workshop ready to trust AI with autonomous quality validation, or will it remain a secondary fail-safe?