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GIFA

International Foundry Trade Fair with Technical Forum

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Date

25.06.-29.06.2019
12/06/-16/06/2023 21/06/-25/06/2027
Cycle: every four years
Year founded: 1956
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Fairgrounds

Messegelände
Dusseldorf
Germany

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Organisers

Messe Düsseldorf GmbH

Messeplatz
40474 Dusseldorf
Germany
Fon: +49 211 4560-01
Fax: +49 211 4560-668
info@messe-duesseldorf.dehttp://www.messe-duesseldorf.de

Project team

info@messe-duesseldorf.dehttp://www.gifa.de

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METEC NEWCAST THERMPROCESS

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Sector focus

Foundry, Metallurgy (Iron, Non-ferrous Metals) (industry 35)
Metalworking, Welding Technology (industry 57)

Main offerings

Foundry Plants
Foundry Technology
Basic Materials
Supplier Industry
Conveying Equipment
Storage Technology
Measuring Systems
Regulating and Control Technology
Data Transmission
Security Systems
Environmental Engineering
Chemical Products
Industrial Health and Safety
Melting Furnaces
Moulding Machines
Welding Technology
Combustion Technology
Foundry Equipment
Casting Machines
Metalworking
Metalworking Machinery
Metallurgy
Testing Technology

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Access

Trade visitors and general public

Entrance fee

day ticket EUR 64.00, season ticket EUR 130.00

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Sponsors

Verein Deutscher Giessereifachleute e.V. (VDG), Düsseldorf
Fachverband Giessereimaschinen im Verband Deutscher Maschinen- und Anlagenbau e.V. (VDMA), Frankfurt/Main
Industrieverband Giessereichemie e.V. (IVG), Laatzen
Bundesverband der Deutschen Gießereiindustrie (BDG), Düsseldorf

Statistics

Key figures
6/2019
Present journalists
2019: 260, of which from abroad 62
Exhibitors
980
Domestic
337
Abroad
643
Other represented firms
Visitors (number of admissions)
45.597
Domestic
15.412
Abroad
30.185
Trade visitors
Domestic
Abroad
Space (gross)
84.000
Space (net)
51.287
Special show space
3.132
Exhibitor stand space
48.155
Hall space
47.716
Domestic
22.214
Abroad
25.502
Open air
439
Domestic
304
Abroad
135
Origin of exhibitors 2019 from 46 countries
Austria14
Belarus1
Belgium7
Brazil6
Bulgaria2
Canada8
China, People's Republic162
Croatia3
Czechia18
Denmark5
Finland2
France21
Georgia1
Germany331
Hong Kong, China SAR2
Hungary2
India44
Iran, Islamic Republic2
Ireland1
Italy132
Japan9
Korea, Republic13
Latvia1
Liechtenstein1
Luxembourg3
Netherlands11
North Macedonia1
Norway2
Poland19
Portugal1
Romania1
Russia7
Saudi Arabia1
Serbia1
Slovakia2
Slovenia13
South Africa2
Spain21
Sweden5
Switzerland8
Taiwan6
Türkiye20
Ukraine3
United Arab Emirates5
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland27
United States of America27
FKM trade visitor structure
2019
Visitors (number of admissions)
45.597
Proportion of trade visitors
98%
Total Germany (%)
33
Bremen
0
Hamburg
0
Lower Saxony
6
Schleswig-Holstein
1
North Rhine-Westphalia
45
Hesse
7
Rhineland-Palatinate
7
Saarland
3
Baden-Württemberg
11
Bavaria
12
Berlin
0
Brandenburg
0
Mecklenburg-West Pommerania
0
Saxony-Anhalt
0
Saxony
4
Thuringia
2
Professional position (%)
Entrepreneur, co-owner, freelancer
13
Managing director, board member, head of an authority etc.
16
Area manager, works manager, plant manager, branch manager, head of public office
19
Department head, group head, team leader
21
Other salaried staff, civil servant, skilled worker
20
Lecturer, teacher
2
Trainee
2
Other position
2
Student
4
Other not gainfully employed
3
Area of responsibility (%)
Management
22
Research/development/design
15
Manufacturing, production, quality control
15
Buying/procurement
5
Finance/accounting, controlling
1
Information and communication technology
1
Personnel administration, administration
0
Sales
11
Marketing, advertising, PR
2
Logistics: material management, storage, transport
1
Maintenance/repairs
4
Other area
5
Student
4
Other not gainfully employed
3
Economic sectors (%)
Iron, steel and tempering foundry
30
Other foundry technology
7
Non-ferrous metal foundry
17
Foundry/mechanical engeneering
8
Mechanical engineering, toolmaking and apparatus construction
5
Vehicle and gearbox manufacturing, supply industry
4
Plant construction, enineering
3
Other industry
3
Service/consulting
3
Wholesale/foreign trade
3
Other economic sectors
10
Student
4
other non-professionals
3
Distance to home (%)
up to 50 km
7
more than 50 km up to 100 km
6
more than 100 km up to 300 km
13
over 300 km
75
Foreign origin total (%)
67
EU
47
Other european countries
8
Africa
3
North America
6
South and Central America
9
Middle East
5
South-, East-, Central Asia
21
Australia/Oceania
2
Countries with the highest visitor shares (%)
India
10
Italy
7
France
7
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
5
United States of America
5
Size of company/organization (%)
1 - 4
5
5 - 9
3
10 - 49
15
50 - 199
25
200 - 499
17
500 - 999
9
1 000 and more
20
Student
4
Other not employed
3
Influence on purchasing/procurement decisions (%)
decisively
25
collectively
30
in an advisory capacity/organization
24
no
15
Student
4
Other not gainfully employed
3
Frequency of trade fair visits (%)
Previous event
41
Earlier events
36
First visit
48
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Survey conducted by: Wissler & Partner
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