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Date

31.03.-04.04.2025
20/04/-24/04/2026
Cycle: annually
Year founded: 1947
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Fairgrounds

Messegelände
Hanover
Germany

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Organisers

Deutsche Messe AG

Messegelände
30521 Hanover
Germany
Fon: +49 511 89-0
Fax: +49 511 89-32626
info@messe.dehttp://www.messe.de

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hannovermesse@messe.dehttp://www.hannovermesse.de
Fon: +49 511 89-34466
Fax: +49 511 89-31147

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Sector focus

Trade Fairs for Capital Goods (industry 02)
Computer-Aided Engineering, Factory Automation, Measuring and Control (industry 19)
Electrical Engineering, Electronics (industry 22)
Energy (conventional and renewable) (industry 23)
Information and Communication Technology, Software (industry 42)
Logistics, Gears and Drives, Conveyance and Storage Technology (industry 55)
Subcontracting (industry 96)

Main offerings

Gears and Drives Technology
Fluid Mechanics
Energy Engineering
IT Services
Technologies
Research and Development
Compressed Air Technology
Vacuum Technology in Laboratories
Surface Mount Technology
Ancillaries
Services
Nanotechnology
Energy Management
renewable energies
Factory Automation
Process Automation
Industrial Automation
light weight building board
Power Plants
Plant Engineering
Components

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Trade visitors and general public

Statistics

Key figures
3/2025
Exhibitors
3.694
Domestic
1.158
Abroad
2.536
Other represented firms
Visitors (number of admissions)
123.035
Domestic
74.449
Abroad
48.586
Trade visitors
Domestic
Abroad
Space (gross)
202.400
Space (net)
112.013
Special show space
10.314
Exhibitor stand space
101.699
Hall space
101.511
Domestic
49.582
Abroad
51.929
Open air
188
Domestic
60
Abroad
128
Origin of exhibitors 2025 from 62 countries
Armenia1
Australia2
Austria19
Azerbaijan1
Belgium47
Bosnia and Herzegovina1
Brazil13
Bulgaria18
Canada262
Chile1
China, People's Republic914
Croatia3
Czechia23
Denmark8
Egypt8
Estonia12
Finland28
France34
Georgia1
Germany1158
Greece1
Hong Kong, China SAR10
Hungary3
India77
Indonesia6
Iran, Islamic Republic2
Ireland4
Israel3
Italy204
Japan24
Korea, Republic95
Kosovo8
Latvia11
Liechtenstein1
Lithuania14
Luxembourg2
Malaysia5
Mexico16
Morocco7
Netherlands57
Norway8
Pakistan1
Poland48
Portugal31
Romania35
Saudi Arabia3
Singapore6
Slovakia12
Slovenia9
South Africa1
Spain27
Sri Lanka1
Sweden14
Switzerland24
Taiwan92
Tunisia12
Türkiye129
Ukraine3
United Arab Emirates4
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland25
United States of America90
Vietnam15
FKM trade visitor structure
2024
Visitors (number of admissions)
126978
Proportion of trade visitors
87%
Total Germany (%)
62
Bremen
3
Hamburg
5
Lower Saxony
35
Schleswig-Holstein
3
North Rhine-Westphalia
20
Hesse
5
Rhineland-Palatinate
2
Saarland
0
Baden-Württemberg
8
Bavaria
6
Berlin
4
Brandenburg
2
Mecklenburg-West Pommerania
1
Saxony-Anhalt
2
Saxony
2
Thuringia
2
Professional position (%)
Entrepreneur, co-owner, freelancer
2
Managing director, board member, head of an authority etc.
21
Area manager, works manager, plant manager, branch manager, head of public office
6
Department head, group head, team leader
17
Other salaried staff, civil servant, skilled worker
29
Lecturer, teacher
1
Trainee
2
Other position
8
Student
6
Other not gainfully employed
0
9
0
Area of responsibility (%)
Management
18
Research and development, design/construction
13
Manufacturing, production, quality control
8
Buying/procurement
3
Finance/accounting, controlling
1
Information and communication technology
9
Personnel administration, administration
9
Sales
6
Marketing, advertising, PR
4
Logistics: material management, storage, transport
0
Maintenance/repairs
3
Other area
8
Student
6
Other not gainfully employed
2
7
2
1
Law
1
Telecommunications
1
5
Economic sectors (%)
Manufacturing industry (industry/manufacturer)
42
Power industry
10
Information/ communication services
11
Other economic sectors
9
Company and freelancer services
7
Research and development
5
-
4
Authority, public services
3
other non-professionals
2
Association, organisation
2
-
1
Wholesale and Retail
1
Mining industry
1
Financing and insurance
1
Logistics, transportation, traffic
1
-
1
Distance to home (%)
up to 50 km
17
more than 50 km up to 100 km
13
more than 100 km up to 300 km
30
over 300 km
40
Foreign origin total (%)
38
EU
75
Other european countries
5
Africa
1
North America
3
South and Central America
4
Middle East
1
South-, East-, Central Asia
12
Countries with the highest visitor shares (%)
China, People's Republic
5
Netherlands
3
United States of America
2
Korea, Republic
2
Brazil
2
Size of company/organization (%)
1 - 4
9
5 - 9
4
10 - 49
17
50 - 199
18
200 - 499
10
500 - 999
8
1 000 and more
35
Student
6
Other not employed
0
Influence on purchasing/procurement decisions (%)
decisively
15
collectively
22
in an advisory capacity/organization
24
no
17
Student
20
Other not gainfully employed
1
Frequency of trade fair visits (%)
Previous event
24
Earlier events
41
First visit
47
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Survey conducted by: Wissler & Partner
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