METAL & WELD 2026

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SECC

Saigon Exhibition and Convention Center, the purpose-built exhibition venue on Nguyen Van Linh Parkway in District 7, Ho Chi Minh City, which hosts METAL&WELD Vietnam.

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MIG/MAG welding (GMAW)

Gas metal arc welding in which a continuous wire electrode is fed through a torch and shielded by an inert (MIG) or active (MAG) gas; the dominant process for semi-automatic fabrication of steel structures and is widely demonstrated on welding equipment stands at METAL&WELD.

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TIG welding (GTAW)

Gas tungsten arc welding using a non-consumable tungsten electrode and a separately fed filler rod, chosen where clean, precise joints are needed on stainless steel, aluminium and thin sheet.

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Shielded metal arc welding (SMAW)

Stick welding with a flux-coated consumable electrode; still the standard process on construction sites and in shipyards across Vietnam because of its portability and tolerance of wind and dirt.

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Submerged arc welding (SAW)

A high-deposition arc process run under a layer of granular flux, used for long straight seams in pressure vessels, structural beams and pipe fabrication; typically paired with column-and-boom or rotator systems shown at the fair.

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Welding consumables

The filler metals, flux-cored wires, solid wires, electrodes, shielding gases and fluxes consumed during welding; a core buying category at METAL&WELD because fabrication shops reorder them continuously.

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Plasma cutting

Cutting metal with a constricted electric arc and high-velocity gas jet, widely used for plate cutting on CNC tables and for handheld work in fabrication yards.

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Fibre laser cutting

Sheet and tube cutting with a fibre-delivered laser beam, the fastest-growing machine category in Southeast Asian job shops because of high cutting speed on thin-to-medium mild steel and stainless.

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CNC machine tool

Computer numerically controlled milling, turning, drilling or grinding machines; at METAL&WELD they cover job-shop machining of weldments, flanges, jigs and fixtures that support fabrication production.

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Press brake

A forming machine that bends sheet and plate between a punch and die; tooling and CNC back-gauge control for press brakes is a standard exhibit category for sheet-metal visitors.

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Cobot welding

A collaborative robot arm fitted with a welding torch and seam sensor, sold into Vietnamese job shops to stabilise weld quality where skilled welders are scarce; usually shown with a positioner and a fume extraction hood.

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Welding fume extraction

Local exhaust ventilation, extraction torches and filtration units that capture welding fume at the arc; a compliance-driven purchase in factories supplying export customers and a recurring SECC exhibit category.

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Weld seam tracking

Sensor and software systems that keep a torch or cutting head on the joint line during automated welding, used with robots and CNC gantries to hold tolerance on long structural seams.

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Hardfacing

Depositing a wear-resistant layer on crusher hammers, bucket teeth, rollers and dies to extend service life; relevant to cement, mining, sugar and power plant maintenance visitors at METAL&WELD.