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Organisers
NürnbergMesse GmbH
Messezentrum
90471
Nuremberg
Germany
Fon: +49 911 8606-0
Fax: +49 911 8606-8228
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Sector focus
Foundry, Metallurgy (Iron, Non-ferrous Metals) (industry 35)
Metalworking, Welding Technology (industry 57)
Main offerings
Printing Machines
Stoves
Moulds
Accessories
Metals
Hardening Machines
Surface Mount Technology
Measuring Systems
Regulating and Control Technology
Quality Assurance
Control Equipment
Material Testing
Gears and Drives Technology
Conveying Equipment
Manipulation Engineering
Environment Protection
Disposal
Industrial Health and Safety
Guidance Systems
CAD
CAM
CAE
Research and Development
Services
Professional Literature
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Trade visitors
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Sponsors
Verband Deutscher Druckgießereien (VDD), Düsseldorf
Bundesverband der Deutschen Gießerei-Industrie (BDG), Düsseldorf
CEMAFON, The European Foundry Equipment Suppliers Association, Frankfurt
Statistics
Key figures
1/2026

Exhibitors
723
Domestic
258
Abroad
465
Visitors (number of admissions)
13.986
Domestic
7.603
Abroad
6.383
Space (gross)
49.600
Space (net)
26.323
Special show space
686
Exhibitor stand space
25.637
Hall space
25.637
Domestic
9.398
Abroad
16.239
Origin of exhibitors 2026 from 37 countries
Austria23
Belgium1
Bosnia and Herzegovina1
Brazil1
Bulgaria6
Canada5
China, People's Republic35
Croatia2
Czechia16
Denmark5
Finland1
France12
Germany258
Greece4
Hong Kong, China SAR3
Hungary7
India30
Italy140
Japan6
Korea, Republic3
Lithuania1
Luxembourg1
Netherlands9
Norway1
Poland11
Portugal11
Serbia1
Slovakia1
Slovenia16
Spain22
Sweden9
Switzerland10
Taiwan5
Türkiye59
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland1
United States of America5
Uzbekistan1
FKM trade visitor structure
2024
Visitors (number of admissions)
14.341
Proportion of trade visitors
97%
Total Germany (%)
52
Bremen
0
Hamburg
1
Lower Saxony
3
Schleswig-Holstein
0
North Rhine-Westphalia
9
Hesse
5
Rhineland-Palatinate
3
Saarland
2
Baden-Württemberg
22
Bavaria
44
Berlin
3
Brandenburg
1
Mecklenburg-West Pommerania
1
Saxony-Anhalt
1
Saxony
3
Thuringia
3
Professional position (%)
Entrepreneur, co-owner, freelancer
12
Managing director, board member, head of an authority etc.
7
Area manager, works manager, plant manager, branch manager, head of public office
15
Department head, group head, team leader
22
Other salaried staff, civil servant, skilled worker
26
Lecturer, teacher
1
Trainee
9
Other position
4
Student
2
Other not gainfully employed
2
Area of responsibility (%)
Management
18
Research and development, design/construction
18
Manufacturing, production, quality control
18
Buying/procurement
15
Sales
20
Marketing, advertising, PR
2
Other area
7
Other not gainfully employed
2
Economic sectors (%)
Automobile manufacturer
9
Automotive supplier
27
Mechanical and plant engineering
16
Electrical and electronic industries
5
Die casting foundry
17
Mould making
6
Surface Technology, Processing
5
Medicine
2
Energy technology
1
Automobile construction
7
Aerospace technology
3
Construction industry
4
Furniture industry
1
Sports, lifestyle
1
Consultancy
3
Service
6
Metal / metal production / metal processing
16
Other
8
Student
2
other non-professionals
2
Distance to home (%)
up to 50 km
12
more than 50 km up to 100 km
8
more than 100 km up to 300 km
33
over 300 km
48
Foreign origin total (%)
48
EU
63
Other european countries
16
Africa
1
North America
3
South and Central America
1
Middle East
1
South-, East-, Central Asia
16
Countries with the highest visitor shares (%)
Italy
17
Türkiye
8
Austria
7
Czechia
6
Spain
6
Size of company/organization (%)
1 - 4
4
5 - 9
4
10 - 49
15
50 - 199
14
200 - 499
15
500 - 999
12
1 000 and more
34
Student
2
Other not employed
2
Influence on purchasing/procurement decisions (%)
decisively
22
collectively
43
in an advisory capacity/organization
18
no
14
Student
2
Other not gainfully employed
2
Frequency of trade fair visits (%)
Previous event
25
Earlier events
29
First visit
61
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Survey conducted by:
Gelszus Messe- Marktforschung GmbH
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