The 2026 China Welding Equipment Industrial Chain and Supply Chain Cooperation & Exchange Forum will be held in Tangshan from April 25 to 28, 2026. Hosted by the China Welding Association, the forum is co-organized by the Welding Equipment Branch of China Welding Association, the Shipbuilding and Offshore Engineering Professional Committee of China Welding Association, the Advanced Manufacturing Branch of China Association of Shipbuilding Industry, the Trade Promotion Committee of China Welding Association, the Vocational Education Committee of China Welding Association, Jiangsu Association of Shipbuilding Industry, Guangdong Society of Naval Architecture and Ocean Engineering, and Tianjin Society of Naval Architecture and Ocean Engineering.
Focusing on new technologies of intelligent and efficient welding manufacturing in the shipbuilding and offshore engineering sectors, the forum gathers academicians, industry experts and enterprises across the industrial chain to discuss technological upgrading and coordinated industrial development in the field of shipbuilding and offshore welding.
Cowing Welding is honored to join this prestigious industry event. Mr. Zhang Fei, Technical Supervisor of Cowing Welding, will deliver a special report entitled Towards Digital Intelligence and High Efficiency – Innovative Solutions for Manual Welding in the Shipbuilding Industry.
Speaker: Zhang Fei, Technical Supervisor, Cowing Welding
Time: 09:20–09:45, April 27, 2026 (Subject to on-site schedule)
Venue: InterContinental Tangshan, No.11 Wenhua Road, Lunan District, Tangshan City, Hebei Province
Report Abstract
Due to diversified materials, complex structures and various welding positions, the popularization rate of welding automation remains relatively low in industries including shipbuilding and offshore engineering, which still relies heavily on traditional manual welding. With accelerated industrialization and expanding infrastructure construction, market demand for welders keeps rising. Nevertheless, the industry has long been plagued by a shortage of core skilled practitioners.
Manual welding is a highly skill-intensive profession requiring extensive practice and accumulated working experience. The Velo system lowers the technical threshold for welders operating manual MIG/MAG welding, alleviates physical fatigue of welders, achieves high welding speed, enables easy operation and produces exquisite weld bead formation.
DynamicWire dynamic wire feeding technology greatly reduces the operational skill requirements for TIG welding. Ordinary welders can master core TIG welding skills in a short period of time with simple training.
WeldCube Navigator remarkably shortens the training and adaptation period for new welders, saving time, cost and resource consumption. Furthermore, it pioneers data management and process control in manual welding.
During the conference, our team looks forward to in-depth exchanges with you to jointly promote the digital, intelligent and high-efficiency development of welding manufacturing in the shipbuilding and offshore engineering industry.
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