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SurfaceTechnology GERMANY

International Trade Fair for Surface Technology

As a cross-sectional technology, surface technology is at home in all industries. At SurfaceTechnology GERMANY, trade visitors are looking for efficient solutions and capable partners for their various requirements across all materials and technologies and will find what they are looking for.

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Date

05.05.-07.05.2026
May 2028
Cycle: every two years
Year founded: 2008
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Fairgrounds

Messe Stuttgart
Stuttgart
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

Project team

surfacetechnology-germany@messe.dehttp://www.surface-technology-germany.de

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Sector focus

Surface Treatment Technology (industry 63)

Main offerings

Surface Mount Technology
Galvanizing Technology
Plastic Coating
Environmental Engineering
Analysis Technology
Measuring Systems
Testing Technology
Coating Materials
Services
Nanotechnology
Laser Technology
Service Networks

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Trade visitors

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Sponsors

VDMA- Verband Deutscher Maschinen- und Anlagenbau e.V.

Statistics

Key figures
6/2024
Exhibitors
236
Domestic
156
Abroad
80
Other represented firms
Visitors (number of admissions)
3.988
Domestic
2.720
Abroad
1.268
Trade visitors
Domestic
Abroad
Space (gross)
13.700
Space (net)
6.671
Special show space
354
Exhibitor stand space
6.317
Hall space
6.317
Domestic
5.117
Abroad
1.200
Open air
0
Domestic
Abroad
Origin of exhibitors 2024 from 16 countries
Belgium1
China, People's Republic7
Czechia2
Denmark1
France3
Germany156
India4
Italy20
Japan9
Netherlands3
Spain3
Sweden2
Switzerland7
Türkiye14
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland3
United States of America1
FKM trade visitor structure
2022
Visitors (number of admissions)
3.080
Proportion of trade visitors
99%
Total Germany (%)
72
Bremen
0
Hamburg
0
Lower Saxony
2
Schleswig-Holstein
1
North Rhine-Westphalia
13
Hesse
5
Rhineland-Palatinate
2
Saarland
0
Baden-Württemberg
52
Bavaria
16
Berlin
1
Brandenburg
0
Mecklenburg-West Pommerania
0
Saxony-Anhalt
0
Saxony
3
Thuringia
2
Professional position (%)
Entrepreneur, co-owner, freelancer
10
Managing director, board member, head of an authority etc.
17
Area manager, works manager, plant manager, branch manager, head of public office
12
Department head, group head, team leader
25
Other salaried staff, civil servant, skilled worker
25
Lecturer, teacher
2
Trainee
0
Other position
6
Student
2
Other not gainfully employed
1
Area of responsibility (%)
Management
21
Research and development, design/construction
27
Manufacturing, production, quality control
24
Buying/procurement
5
Finance/accounting, controlling
1
Information and communication technology
1
Personnel administration, administration
0
Sales
16
Marketing, advertising, PR
1
Logistics: material management, storage, transport
0
Maintenance/repairs
1
Other area
1
Student
2
Other not gainfully employed
1
Economic sectors (%)
Industry
80
Trade
10
Service
15
Skilled trades
5
Training/consulting
2
University, polytechnic, vocational school
6
Other economic sectors
2
Distance to home (%)
up to 50 km
18
more than 50 km up to 100 km
12
more than 100 km up to 300 km
28
over 300 km
42
Foreign origin total (%)
28
EU
64
Other european countries
24
South and Central America
1
Middle East
1
South-, East-, Central Asia
6
Australia/Oceania
3
Countries with the highest visitor shares (%)
Italy
14
Switzerland
13
Austria
8
Netherlands
8
Türkiye
8
Size of company/organization (%)
1 - 4
6
5 - 9
8
10 - 49
23
50 - 199
19
200 - 499
11
500 - 999
9
1 000 and more
24
Student
2
Other not employed
1
Influence on purchasing/procurement decisions (%)
decisively
23
collectively
41
in an advisory capacity/organization
29
no
8
Student
2
Other not gainfully employed
1
Frequency of trade fair visits (%)
Previous event
12
Earlier events
29
First visit
59
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Survey conducted by: Landesmesse Stuttgart GmbH & Co. KG
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