CWB and dmg events announce new fab and welding show

(l-r) Nick Samain, vice president dmg events; Dan Tadic, executive director, Canadian Welding Association; Deborah Mates, director, CWA Foundation; and Ian Campbell, director of marketing, CWB Group.

On June 22, 2015, guests gathered at the CWB headquarters in Milton, ON for a major announcement.

The Canadian Welding Bureau and dmg events are partnering for a new event: CanWeld 2016. This new trade show and conference is designed for the welding, fabricating, metal forming and industry in Western Canada, and will take place October 4 and 5, 2016 in Edmonton at Northlands – Edmonton Expo Centre.

This new event will be co-located with the annual CanWeld Conference (CWC16) in Edmonton, a Canadian educational conference focused in the field of welding and related technologies. The event will rotate to Eastern Canada, serving different regional industries including automotive, aerospace, transportation, medical device and energy manufacturing,  for odd years (2017, 2019, 2021) and return to Edmonton for even years (2016, 2018, 2020).

“Alberta has been and continues to be the most important market for fabricated metal manufacturing and welding,” said CWB Group’s Marketing Director Ian Campbell.  “CanWeld 2016 is the perfect opportunity to expand our world class conference to the next level by adding a major exhibition and partnering with renowned organizers dmg events.”

“dmg events is thrilled to enter into a long term partnership with the CWB Group and have the opportunity to develop a world class event that fully represents welding, metal fabricating and metal finishing all under one roof,” said Nick Samain, Vice President, dmg events.  “In addition, we are excited to utilize our unmatched market reach in key industry verticals in Western Canada to bring a highly qualified audience to CanWeld in 2016.”

CanWeld 2016 will launch a website, call for presentations, and exhibition information in late June, 2015.

For more information, visit www.cwbgroup.org.