'International Tool and Smart Welding Automation Exhibition' to Open at KINTEX on October 27, With 120 Companies Participating

Advanced Tools and AI-Powered Smart Welding Automation Technologies Under One Roof

The Korea Tool Industry Cooperative and the Korea Welding Industry Cooperative announced on October 20 that they will hold the 2026 International Tool and Smart Welding Automation Exhibition from October 27 to 30 at Exhibition Hall 1 of KINTEX in Goyang, Gyeonggi Province.

Now in its 30th year, the exhibition will bring together 120 companies from 12 countries, including Germany, the United States, Japan and China. They will showcase approximately 75,000 types of advanced tools, welding and cutting equipment, and robotic automation systems.

The exhibition will focus on expanding sales channels and finding new business partners for South Korea's tool and welding industries, which are facing difficulties due to global economic uncertainty, rising raw material prices and supply chain instability. It will also present ways to innovate production processes using artificial intelligence (AI) and robotic automation, and to strengthen the competitiveness of the manufacturing industry.

A photo from last year's International Tools and Smart Welding Automation Show. Korea Federation of SMEs

The exhibition's main themes are AI-based smart manufacturing, welding automation, and high-precision, high-efficiency processing technologies. Exhibitors will showcase high-precision industrial tools, power tools and hand tools, as well as smart welding machines, industrial welding robots, collaborative robot-based automated welding systems, laser welding and cutting machines, electron beam welding systems, and quality monitoring technologies.

Automation solutions to address skilled labor shortages and rising production costs will also be featured, along with eco-friendly welding and safety management technologies designed to improve energy efficiency and working conditions.

Participating companies are expected to meet directly with domestic and overseas buyers, exchange technical information, explore new markets and seek ways to diversify their export markets. Moon Byung-yoon, an executive director of the Korea Tool Industry Cooperative, set targets of $550 million in consultations and $95 million in contracts to expand sales channels for the industry and generate tangible business results.

The exhibition will be held concurrently with the Metal Industry Fair and the K-TECH INSIDE SHOW (Materials, Parts, Equipment and Root Technology Exhibition). Companies and individuals wishing to attend can register in advance on the official website for free admission.

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