The early development of steel structures in China was at the level of iron buildings, and it was not until the establishment of the People's Republic of China that China's steel structures made significant progress. With the rapid development of China's social economy, after 2000, China became a major producer of steel, and the application of steel structures in the construction industry has also increased. Especially in the successful hosting of the Olympic Games, the Bird's Nest was used as the main building of steel structures. It has also sparked a wave of enthusiasm for steel structure construction and strong market demand, which has been driven by the Bird's Nest and promoted the rapid development of steel structure construction in China. Steel structures are used in various venues, airports, stations, and high-rise buildings.

With the rapid development and popularization of steel structure construction, the development level of steel structures in China has also been comprehensively improved. Various advanced steel structure processing equipment are very comprehensive, including multi head multi-dimensional drilling machines, steel pipes mostly made of intersecting line cutting machines, and corrugated plate automatic welding machines. These modern steel structures can ensure more stable steel structure design and manufacturing with construction machinery.