Moulding Expo

International Trade Fair for Tool, Pattern and Mould Making

Venue

Messe StuttgartStuttgartGermany

Dates

13/06/-16/06/2023June 2025Interval: every two yearsfounded in: 2015

Co-located events

Automotive Testing Expo Europe

Organiser

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

Project teamFon: +49 711 18560-2541+49 711 18560-2624Fax: +49 711 18560-2026florian.niethammer@messe-stuttgart.deflorian.schmitz@messe-stuttgart.dehttp://www.moulding-expo.de

Supporter/sponsor

Bundesverband Modell- und Formenbau, DortmundVDMA - Verband Deutscher Maschinen- und Anlagenbau e.V., FrankfurtVDW - Verein Deutscher Werkzeugmaschinenfabriken, FrankfurtVDWF - Verband Deutscher Werkzeug- und Formenbauer e.V., Schwendi

The current key figures are FKM-certified.

Statistics

figures	5/2015	5/2017	5/2019
FKM certification
Space (m²)
space (gross)	31.500	42.000	42.000
space (net)	18.031	21.620	19.233
Special show space	220	87	175
Exhibitor stand space	17.811	21.533	19.058
hall space	17.811	21.533	19.058
domestic	13.715	15.981	13.286
foreign	4.096	5.552	5.772
open air	0	0	0
Exhibitor figures
Exhibitors	620	763	703
domestic	464	530	446
foreign	156	233	257
other represented firms	4	1	0
domestic	4	1	0
foreign	0	0	0
Visitor figures
Visitors (number of admissions)	13.989	14.015	12.943
domestic	12.450*	12.053*	10.743*
foreign	1.539*	1.962*	2.200*
* = determined by a representative survey

Exhibitors profile

Origin of exhibitors 2019 from 31 countries
Austria: 11; Belgium: 1; Canada: 1; China, People's Republic: 32; Croatia: 1; Czechia: 9; France: 7; Germany: 446; Greece: 1; Hong Kong, China SAR: 1; Hungary: 2; India: 1; Italy: 32; Japan: 1; Korea, Republic: 11; Liechtenstein: 1; Malaysia: 1; Netherlands: 2; Poland: 5; Portugal: 39; Romania: 1; Singapore: 1; Slovenia: 12; Spain: 17; Sweden: 1; Switzerland: 19; Taiwan: 8; Türkiye: 29; Ukraine: 2; United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland: 1; United States of America: 7

FKM Trade visitors profile 2019

Visitors total (number of entries)12.943Proportion of trade visitors98 %

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Origin according to federal states

Total Germany (%)83

of which

Nielsen 11

Bremen0
Hamburg0
Lower Saxony0
Schleswig-Holstein0

Nielsen 24

North Rhine-Westphalia4

Nielsen 3a5

Hesse2
Rhineland-Palatinate2
Saarland0

Nielsen 3b68

Baden-Württemberg68

Nielsen 418

Bavaria18

Nielsen 5+60

Berlin0
Brandenburg0
Mecklenburg-West Pommerania0
Saxony-Anhalt0

Nielsen 73

Saxony0
Thuringia0

Economic sector

Economic sector (%)

Industry74
Skilled trades13
Trade5
Service12
Training/consulting2
Public authority, civil service, association2
University, polytechnic, vocational school4
Other sectors3

Professional position

Professional position (%)

Entrepreneur, co-owner, freelancer9
Managing director, board member, head of an authority etc.6
Area manager, works manager, plant manager, branch manager, head of public office7
Department head, group head, team leader19
Other salaried staff, civil servant, skilled worker31
Lecturer, teacher2
Trainee11
Other position4
Foreman, master craftsman4
Student5
Other not gainfully employed1

Area of responsibility

Area of responsibility (%)

Management6
Research/development/design29
Manufacturing, production, quality control28
Buying/procurement7
Finance/accounting, controlling0
Information and communication technology1
Personnel administration, administration0
Sales10
Marketing, advertising, PR4
Logistics: material management, storage, transport1
Maintenance/repairs4
Other area4
Student5
Other not gainfully employed1

Origin by km

Distance to home (%)

up to 50 km32
more than 50 km up to 100 km17
more than 100 km up to 300 km27
over 300 km24

Origin by continents

Foreign origin total (%)17

of which

EU62
Other european countries20
South-, East-, Central Asia14
Other countries4

Origin by countries

Countries with the highest visitor shares (%)

Austria11
Switzerland10
Portugal9
China, People's Republic8

Size of company/organization

Size of company/organization (%)

1 - 48
5 - 94
10 - 4915
50 - 19919
200 - 49915
500 - 9999
1 000 and more24
Student5
Other not employed1

Purchasing/ Procurement powers

Influence on purchasing/procurement decisions (%)

decisively17
collectively30
in an advisory capacity/organization25
no21
Student5
Other not gainfully employed1

Frequency of trade fair visits

Frequency of trade fair visits (%)

Previous event24
Earlier events14
First visit65

Length of stay

Average length of stay (days)

1.2

Survey conducted by: Landesmesse Stuttgart GmbH

Industry sectorFoundry, Metallurgy (Iron, Non-ferrous Metals) (industry 35), Plastic and Rubber Processing (industry 47), Metalworking, Welding Technology (industry 57)

Main product groupCAD/CAM, Moulds, Mortising machines, Laser Machining Systems, light weight building board, Materials, Measuring Equipment, Measuring Machinery, Metalworking, Metalworking Machinery, Metal Processing, Pattern Making, Surface Mount Technology, Precision Tools, Grinding Machines, Shaping Tools, Tools, Machine Tools

AccessTrade visitors

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

Direct sale (retail sale to visitors permitted?)No