Trade Show · Sydney · 19–21 May 2026
Meet the SBKJ engineering team at the Air Conditioning, Refrigeration and Building Services exhibition at International Convention Centre Sydney, 19–21 May 2026. Three live machines on the stand, 30-minute private engineering consultations throughout the three show days, and indicative pricing for standard configurations on the show floor.
ARBS is the only Australian trade show where the engineering team that designs and builds HVAC ductwork machinery is on the floor for three full days — running real coil through real machines, answering real specification questions, and giving real numbers on lead times, freight and installation supervision. Most equipment buyers do their evaluation across PDF brochures and Zoom calls. ARBS is the rare chance to put your hand on the cassette holder, watch a sheet feed through the lockformer, and ask the welder what tolerance he holds on the 1,500 mm rectangular section.
If you are evaluating a new spiral tubeformer, planning a workshop expansion, or comparing auto duct production lines from multiple suppliers, three days at ARBS is the cheapest engineering due diligence you can buy.
SBKJ runs three live demonstrations on a rolling 30-minute cycle across the three show days. Schedule announced two weeks before the show.
SBKJ runs 30-minute private consultations on the stand throughout the three show days. Consultations are led by an SBKJ engineer with a structured agenda:
Consultations are free and non-binding. Most buyers leave with an indicative landed-cost worksheet they can take into a board meeting the following week. Book a slot in advance — weekday morning slots fill first.
If you want to extract maximum value from a 30-minute consultation, bring three pieces of information:
Optional but useful: a sample Revit MEP cut list, a workshop floor plan in PDF, your current bottleneck description, and any specific spare-parts or warranty questions you want addressed in writing.
For buyers in Australia or visiting from overseas before the show, SBKJ offers private factory tours at the Box Hill North, VIC facility in the eight weeks leading into ARBS 2026. Tours run Tuesdays and Thursdays and include:
Email sales@sbkjduct.com with your preferred date and we will respond within one business day. Tours are limited to two parties per day.
ARBS is the largest air conditioning, refrigeration and building services exhibition in the Asia-Pacific region, run biennially by AIRAH (Australian Institute of Refrigeration, Air Conditioning and Heating) and ARBS Exhibitions Ltd. ARBS 2026 is held at International Convention Centre Sydney from Tuesday 19 May to Thursday 21 May 2026. Registration is free for industry visitors at arbs.com.au.
The show typically attracts 250+ exhibitors and 10,000+ visitors across the three days, drawn from HVAC contracting, building services consulting, facilities management, equipment manufacturing, refrigeration and the wider building automation industry. ARBS Speak runs a parallel education programme of CPD-accredited technical sessions.
Yes. The SBKJ stand has English and Mandarin-speaking engineers across the three show days. Other languages can be arranged with 48 hours’ notice — email sales@sbkjduct.com if you need French, Spanish, Arabic, Korean, Vietnamese or Indonesian language support during a private consultation.
The ARBS demo machines return to Box Hill North after the show. New machines for buyer delivery are built to order against the buyer’s coil specification — standard lead time is 90–120 days from order confirmation including FAT. For urgent projects, SBKJ holds a small inventory of standard SBTF spiral tubeformers ready for ex-stock dispatch from Melbourne.
Within 5 business days of the show, the SBKJ engineer who hosted your consultation sends a written technical clarification, an indicative landed-cost worksheet for your destination port, and a draft project timeline. If you want to progress, the next step is a Factory Acceptance Test booking and contract negotiation against the standard SBKJ commercial terms.
Yes. SBKJ exhibits at AHR Expo (North America), Mostra Convegno Expocomfort (Italy), Big 5 Construct (Saudi Arabia and UAE), and Climate World Russia. Show dates and stand details are published at contact.html as confirmed.
Booth meeting slots are 30 minutes, run on the half hour from 09:00 to 16:30 across the three show days, and are limited to two parties per slot. Weekday morning slots fill first; afternoon and Thursday slots typically remain available within 2 weeks of the show.
