CastForge

Trade Fair for Castings and Forgings with Processing

Venue

Messe StuttgartStuttgartGermany

Dates

09/06/-11/06/2026Interval: every two yearsfounded in: 2018

Organiser

Landesmesse Stuttgart GmbH & Co. KG Messepiazza 170629 StuttgartGermanyFon: +49 711 18560-0Fax: +49 711 18560-2440info@messe-stuttgart.dehttp://www.messe-stuttgart.de

Project teamFon: +49 711 18560-2374Fax: +49 711 18560-1374cornelia.schlingelhoff@messe-stuttgart.dehttp://www.castforge.de

The current key figures are FKM-certified.

Statistics

figures	6/2018	6/2022₁₎	6/2024
FKM certification	No
Space (m²)
space (gross)	7.000	21.000	21.000
space (net)	2.379	5.986	9.734
Special show space	0	0	96
Exhibitor stand space	2.379	5.986	9.638
hall space	2.379	5.986	9.638
domestic	983	2.077	3.112
foreign	1.396	3.909	6.526
open air	0	0	0
Exhibitor figures
Exhibitors	153	323	488
domestic	59	104	140
foreign	94	219	348
other represented firms	8	15	11
domestic	4	2	0
foreign	4	13	11
Visitor figures
Visitors (number of admissions)	3.702	3.530	4.286
domestic	2.925*	2.294*	2.700
foreign	777*	1.236*	1.586
* = determined by a representative survey

₁₎To evaluate the key figures: Exhibition was held during the Corona Pandemic, which started in January 2020.

Exhibitors profile

Origin of exhibitors 2024 from 31 countries
Austria: 10; Belgium: 1; Bosnia and Herzegovina: 1; Brazil: 1; Bulgaria: 1; Canada: 1; China, People's Republic: 25; Croatia: 2; Czechia: 19; Finland: 2; France: 31; Germany: 140; Hong Kong, China SAR: 3; Hungary: 4; India: 34; Italy: 77; Korea, Democratic People's Republic: 1; Luxembourg: 1; Morocco: 1; Netherlands: 2; Pakistan: 1; Poland: 22; Portugal: 8; Serbia: 1; Slovenia: 6; Spain: 22; Switzerland: 10; Tunisia: 1; Türkiye: 57; United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland: 2; Vietnam: 1

FKM Trade visitors profile 2024

Visitors total (number of entries)4.286Proportion of trade visitors100 %

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Origin according to federal states

Total Germany (%)63

of which

Nielsen 14

Bremen0
Hamburg0
Lower Saxony0
Schleswig-Holstein0

Nielsen 218

North Rhine-Westphalia18

Nielsen 3a11

Hesse6
Rhineland-Palatinate3
Saarland1

Nielsen 3b43

Baden-Württemberg43

Nielsen 417

Bavaria17

Nielsen 5+63

Berlin0
Brandenburg0
Mecklenburg-West Pommerania0
Saxony-Anhalt0

Nielsen 74

Saxony0
Thuringia0

Economic sector

Economic sector (%)

Industry81
Trade10
Service9
Skilled trades5
Training/consulting3
University, polytechnic, vocational school3
Other1

Professional position

Professional position (%)

Entrepreneur, co-owner, freelancer9
Managing director, board member, head of an authority etc.11
Area manager, works manager, plant manager, branch manager, head of public office10
Department head, group head, team leader26
Other salaried staff, civil servant, skilled worker32
Lecturer, teacher1
Trainee1
Other position9
Student1
Other not gainfully employed0

Area of responsibility

Area of responsibility (%)

Management12
Research and development, design/construction20
Manufacturing, production, quality control9
Buying/procurement31
Finance/accounting, controlling0
Information and communication technology0
Personnel administration, administration1
Sales20
Marketing, advertising, PR1
Logistics: material management, storage, transport1
Maintenance/repairs0
Other area1
Student1
Other not gainfully employed0

Origin by km

Distance to home (%)

up to 50 km13
more than 50 km up to 100 km9
more than 100 km up to 300 km28
over 300 km50

Origin by continents

Foreign origin total (%)37

of which

EU69
Other european countries20
Middle East1
South-, East-, Central Asia10

Origin by countries

Countries with the highest visitor shares (%)

Italy8
France4
Austria4
Türkiye4
Switzerland3

Size of company/organization

Size of company/organization (%)

1 - 46
5 - 93
10 - 4914
50 - 19916
200 - 49921
500 - 9999
1 000 and more29
Student1
Other not employed0

Purchasing/ Procurement powers

Influence on purchasing/procurement decisions (%)

decisively29
collectively34
in an advisory capacity/organization21
no14
Student1
Other not gainfully employed0

Frequency of trade fair visits

Frequency of trade fair visits (%)

Previous event15
Earlier events5
First visit79

Length of stay

Average length of stay (days)

1.4

Survey conducted by: Landesmesse Stuttgart GmbH & Co. KG

Industry sectorHardware, Tools (industry 21), Metalworking, Welding Technology (industry 57), Subcontracting (industry 96)

Main product groupSemifinished Aluminium Products, Gears and Drives Technology, Valves and Fittings, contract manufacturing, Car Manufacturing, Building Parts, Fittings, Iron, Ironmongery, cast parts, Semi-Finished Products, Machine Parts, Metal Goods, Non-Ferrous Metals, forged parts, Steel, Supplier Industry, Ancillaries

AccessTrade visitors

Exhibitor data baseon-line available / access via home page of the trade fair

Direct sale (retail sale to visitors permitted?)No