VISION

Leading world trade fair for machine vision

Venue

Messe StuttgartStuttgartGermany

Dates

08/10/-10/10/2024October 2026Interval: every two yearsfounded in: 1987

Co-located events

Quantum EffectsMotek

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 18560-2541+49 711 18560-2639Fax: +49 711 18560-1541florian.niethammer@messe-stuttgart.deAngela.Stoll@messe-stuttgart.dehttp://www.vision-messe.de

Supporter/sponsor

VDMA Industrielle Bildverarbeitung

The current key figures are FKM-certified.

Statistics

figures11/201810/20212)10/20221)
FKM certification
Space (m²)
space (gross)21.50025.10025.100
space (net)12.6798.2569.971
Special show space5961.020720
Exhibitor stand space12.0837.2369.251
hall space12.0837.2369.251
domestic6.2663.8494.313
foreign5.8173.3874.938
open air000
Exhibitor figures
Exhibitors472296378
domestic191149155
foreign281147223
other represented firms000
Visitor figures
Visitors (number of admissions)11.1065.4096.501
domestic5.997*3.295*3.305
foreign5.109*2.114*3.196
* = determined by a representative survey
1) 2) To evaluate the key figures: Exhibition was held during the Corona Pandemic, which started in January 2020.
Exhibitors profile

Origin of exhibitors 2022 from 36 countries
Austria: 6; Belgium: 13; Bulgaria: 1; Canada: 14; China, People's Republic: 12; Czechia: 5; Denmark: 2; Finland: 3; France: 16; Germany: 155; Greece: 1; Hong Kong, China SAR: 1; India: 2; Ireland: 2; Israel: 5; Italy: 12; Japan: 16; Korea, Republic: 8; Latvia: 1; Liechtenstein: 1; Lithuania: 1; Malaysia: 1; Malta: 1; Netherlands: 11; Norway: 2; Poland: 2; Portugal: 1; Singapore: 2; Slovakia: 2; Slovenia: 1; Spain: 3; Switzerland: 17; Taiwan: 5; Türkiye: 2; United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland: 22; United States of America: 29
FKM Trade visitors profile 2022
Visitors total (number of entries)6.501Proportion of trade visitors97 %
Open all information
Origin according to federal states
Total Germany (%)51
of which
Nielsen 14
  • Bremen0
  • Hamburg0
  • Lower Saxony0
  • Schleswig-Holstein0
Nielsen 29
  • North Rhine-Westphalia9
Nielsen 3a12
  • Hesse0
  • Rhineland-Palatinate0
  • Saarland0
Nielsen 3b51
  • Baden-Württemberg51
Nielsen 418
  • Bavaria18
Nielsen 5+61
  • Berlin0
  • Brandenburg0
  • Mecklenburg-West Pommerania0
  • Saxony-Anhalt0
Nielsen 76
  • Saxony0
  • Thuringia0
Economic sector
Economic sector (%)
  • Industry80
  • Trade4
  • Service10
  • Training/consulting3
  • University, polytechnic, vocational school11
  • Other5
Professional position
Professional position (%)
  • Entrepreneur, co-owner, freelancer8
  • Managing director, board member, head of an authority etc.7
  • Area manager, works manager, plant manager, branch manager, head of public office8
  • Department head, group head, team leader21
  • Other salaried staff, civil servant, skilled worker37
  • Lecturer, teacher1
  • Trainee3
  • Other position8
  • Student7
  • Other not gainfully employed1
Area of responsibility
Area of responsibility (%)
  • Management9
  • Manufacturing, production, quality control10
  • Buying/procurement2
  • Finance/accounting, controlling0
  • Information and communication technology3
  • Personnel administration, administration0
  • Sales7
  • Marketing, advertising, PR2
  • Logistics: material management, storage, transport1
  • Maintenance/repairs1
  • Other area3
  • Student7
  • Other not gainfully employed1
  • Research16
  • Development35
  • Design/construction5
Origin by km
Distance to home (%)
  • up to 50 km11
  • more than 50 km up to 100 km9
  • more than 100 km up to 300 km25
  • over 300 km54
Origin by continents
Foreign origin total (%) *49
of which
  • EU60
  • Other european countries20
  • North America4
  • South and Central America1
  • Middle East1
  • South-, East-, Central Asia14

* = determined by visitor registration

Origin by countries
Countries with the highest visitor shares (%) *
  • Italy14
  • Switzerland11
  • Netherlands7
  • France6
  • Austria6

* = determined by visitor registration

Size of company/organization
Size of company/organization (%)
  • 1 - 44
  • 5 - 96
  • 10 - 4918
  • 50 - 19917
  • 200 - 49911
  • 500 - 9996
  • 1 000 and more30
  • Student7
  • Other not employed1
Purchasing/ Procurement powers
Influence on purchasing/procurement decisions (%)
  • decisively19
  • collectively37
  • in an advisory capacity/organization24
  • no13
  • Student7
  • Other not gainfully employed1
Frequency of trade fair visits
Frequency of trade fair visits (%)
  • Previous event20
  • Earlier events30
  • First visit60
Length of stay
Average length of stay (days)

1.4

Survey conducted by: Landesmesse Stuttgart GmbH & Co. KG

Industry sectorComputer-Aided Engineering, Factory Automation, Measuring and Control (industry 19), Electrical Engineering, Electronics (industry 22), Technical Optics, Laser Technology (industry 75)
Main product groupComponents, Measuring Equipment, Image Processing Systems, Services
AccessTrade visitors
Exhibitor data baseon-line available / access via home page of the trade fair
Direct sale (retail sale to visitors permitted?)No



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