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SCHWEISSEN & SCHNEIDEN

International trade fair - Joining Cutting Surfacing

SCHWEISSEN & SCHNEIDEN is the world’s premier trade fair for joining, cutting, and surfacing technologies. Under the motto “Join the Future,” leading companies, research institutions, and industry experts present cutting-edge innovations across the entire value chain – from welding and cutting to automation, additive manufacturing, robotics, testing, and occupational safety. Top-tier conferences foster knowledge exchange, collaboration, and networking.

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Date

17.09.-21.09.2029
Cycle: every four years
Year founded: 1952
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Fairgrounds

Messegelände
Essen
Germany

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Organisers

Messe Essen GmbH

Messeplatz 1
45131 Essen
Germany
Fon: +49 201 7244-0
Fax: +49 201 7244-248
info@messe-essen.dehttp://www.messe-essen.de

Project team

christina.kleinpass@messe-essen.dehttp://www.schweissen-schneiden.com

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Sector focus

Metalworking, Welding Technology (industry 57)

Main offerings

Welding Technology
Materials
CAD/CAM
Factory Automation
Industrial Robots

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Trade visitors

editor_choice

Sponsors

DVS, Deutscher Verband für Schweißen und verwandte Verfahren e.V.

Statistics

Key figures
9/2025
Present journalists
98, of which from abroad 22
Exhibitors
839
Domestic
249
Abroad
590
Other represented firms
104
Visitors (number of admissions)
29.318
Domestic
16.506
Abroad
12.812
Space (gross)
80.500
Space (net)
37.947
Special show space
914
Exhibitor stand space
37.033
Hall space
37.033
Domestic
14.179
Abroad
22.854
Origin of exhibitors 2025 from 46 countries
Australia4
Austria10
Belgium4
Brazil1
Bulgaria2
Canada9
China, People's Republic208
Croatia4
Czechia9
Denmark6
Finland5
France23
Germany249
Greece1
Hong Kong, China SAR2
Hungary1
India38
Indonesia1
Israel2
Italy74
Japan5
Korea, Republic14
Luxembourg1
Malaysia1
Mexico1
Morocco1
Namibia1
Netherlands24
Norway3
Pakistan3
Poland8
Portugal6
Romania1
Serbia2
Slovakia4
Slovenia3
Spain12
Sweden7
Switzerland10
Taiwan15
Türkiye28
Ukraine2
United Arab Emirates1
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland16
United States of America16
Vietnam1
FKM trade visitor structure
2023
Visitors (number of admissions)
32.248
Proportion of trade visitors
99%
Total Germany (%)
49
Bremen
0
Hamburg
0
Lower Saxony
10
Schleswig-Holstein
2
North Rhine-Westphalia
43
Hesse
11
Rhineland-Palatinate
4
Saarland
1
Baden-Württemberg
7
Bavaria
7
Berlin
2
Brandenburg
1
Mecklenburg-West Pommerania
2
Saxony-Anhalt
3
Saxony
5
Thuringia
2
Professional position (%)
Entrepreneur, co-owner, freelancer
19
Managing director, board member, head of an authority etc.
12
Area manager, works manager, plant manager, branch manager, head of public office
12
Department head, group head, team leader
21
Other salaried staff, civil servant, skilled worker
22
Lecturer, teacher
2
Trainee
3
Other position
4
Student
3
Other not gainfully employed
2
Area of responsibility (%)
Management
18
Research and development, design/construction
15
Manufacturing, production, quality control
28
Buying/procurement
4
Finance/accounting, controlling
0
Information and communication technology
2
Personnel administration, administration
1
Sales
14
Marketing, advertising, PR
2
Logistics: material management, storage, transport
1
Maintenance/repairs
6
Other area
5
Student
3
Other not gainfully employed
2
Economic sectors (%)
Energy industry, water supplies, mining
6
Chemical industry, oil processing
4
Steel, mechanical and automotive engineering
40
Iron and non-ferrous metal products
9
Electrical engineering/precision engineering/optics
5
Building trade
2
Retail trade
3
Wholesale trade
11
Research
5
Service
8
Student
3
other non-professionals
2
Distance to home (%)
up to 50 km
8
more than 50 km up to 100 km
9
more than 100 km up to 300 km
21
over 300 km
62
Foreign origin total (%)
51
EU
61
Other european countries
14
Africa
3
North America
1
South and Central America
5
Middle East
3
South-, East-, Central Asia
12
Australia/Oceania
1
Countries with the highest visitor shares (%)
Netherlands
9
France
8
Italy
7
Austria
4
Spain
4
Size of company/organization (%)
1 - 4
11
5 - 9
8
10 - 49
22
50 - 199
19
200 - 499
11
500 - 999
6
1 000 and more
18
Student
3
Other not employed
2
Influence on purchasing/procurement decisions (%)
decisively
30
collectively
31
in an advisory capacity/organization
22
no
12
Student
3
Other not gainfully employed
2
Frequency of trade fair visits (%)
Previous event
26
Earlier events
25
First visit
59
1.8
Survey conducted by: Gelszus Messe- Marktforschung GmbH
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