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Preview: GIFA METEC 2019
Messe Düsseldorf
GIFA, METEC, THERMPROCESS and NEWCAST are striking out for success
Stakeholders in the interna- tional industry are setting their sights on this quartet of Düssel- dorf trade fairs in June 2019
New: Special show for additive manufacturing
GIFA provides stimuli for e-mobility
The of cial closing date for reg- istration has closed, and now it is clear that GIFA, METEC, THER- MPROCESS and NEWCAST are set for success once again. Around 2,000 exhibitors from around the world will come together in Düs- seldorf from 25 to 29 June 2019, under the slogan “The Bright World of Metals”. This long-stand- ing quartet of trade fairs in Düs- seldorf proves once more that the heart of trade fair activity for international foundry and metal-
lurgy technology truly beats in Düsseldorf. No other trade fair covers the entire range of foundry technology, casting products, metallurgy and thermal process- ing technology to this in-depth extent or with such a wide scope. The main players within the industry as well as smaller, inno- vative companies will be return- ing to Düsseldorf in 2019. “This scope, providing near total market coverage in terms of both supply and demand, is GMTN’s secret to success”, explains Friedrich Kehrer, Global Portfolio Director Metals and Flow Technology at Messe Düsseldorf GmbH. “Over half of the 78,000 visitors to the GMTN 2015 were top executives and decision makers. In addition, over half of our visitors came from outside Germany. The top ten countries in terms of foreign visitors included Brazil, China, Iran, India, the USA, France, Italy, Austria and the UK.” The quartet of trade fairs also addresses and focuses on current and signi - cant topics, such as Industry 4.0, e-commerce within the steel and aluminium industries, lightweight construction for the automotive industry and additive manufactur- ing. These topics provide impor- tant stimuli and require additional investment.
The second signi cant factor in the success of the “Bright World of Metals” is the supporting program, which includes international con- gresses and industry meetings such as the GIFA Conference, the European Steel Technology and
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