Abstract: Briefly reviewed is the development history of domestic weld pipe industry. Discussed is how the progress of weld pipe manufacturing equipment technology has promoted the development of the weld pipe industry in the country. Suggestions for realization of sustainable development of domestic weld pipe industry are proposed, including speeding up technology progress and equipment upgrade, enhancing competitiveness of weld pipe-making companies, strengthening equipment capacity, promoting R & D of new products, tapping new market, improving sensibility and reliability of the NDT equipment, setting up close cooperation relationship between weld pipe manufacturing equipment makers and weld pipe makers, pushing technology progress of weld pipe manufacturing equipment by means of informationization, adopting and absorbing advanced world technologies, quickening self-innovation, and catching up or even surpassing advanced world levels.