On January 7 - 10, 2013, ARABIA ESSEN WELDING & CUTTING (AEWC) opened its doors in the halls of the Dubai World Trade Center for the first time. The newest event from the SCHWEISSEN & SCHNEIDEN family of fairs took place together with the TEKNO ARABIA and TUBE ARABIA trade fairs and thus offered outstanding synergetic effects: On a net total area of 4,320.5 square metres, 292 exhibitors from 27 countries presented the newest products, services and technologies from the welding and joining sectors. Exhibitors, visitors and fair experts rated the joint project of Messe Düsseldorf, Messe Essen and the local organiser Al Fajer as very successful. Together, the strong trio reached 3,487 trade visitors who profited from the range of related subjects on offer.