30 MAY 2015 ■ IndustrialHeating.com
W
ith 911,700 square feet of sold
exhibition space, Thermprocess,
GIFA , METEC and NEWCAST
2015 have reached a new record.
These leading international trade fairs for the
metallurgy and foundry sectors now boast around
2,000 exhibitors from around the world, all of
which will present their products and services
from June 16-20 at the fairgrounds in Düsseldorf,
Germany.
Held concurrently, Thermprocess (11th
International Trade Fair for Thermal Process
Te c h n o l o g y), GIFA (13th International Foundr y
Trade Fair), METEC (9th International
Metallurgical Trade Fair) and NEWCAST (4th
International Trade Fair for Precision Castings) will
offer visitors and exhibitors important synergies.Thermprocess
At Thermprocess, industry leaders have booked
considerably more square feet this year. About 300
exhibitors in Halls 9 and 10 have reserved over
110,860 square feet of exhibition space. Nearly 50%
of exhibitors are from outside the host countr y. With
23 companies, Italy is the leading foreign exhibitor
nation, followed by China (19) and the U.S. (15).
The Thermprocess Symposium will provide
information about technical innovations relating
to heat treatment and modern energy engineering
plant concepts, while the FOGI Special Show will
focus on the heating, smelting and casting of metals,
heating technology as well as the heat and surface
treatment of metal, ceramics and glass.GIFA
GIFA , the oldest among the trade fair-
quartet, will occupy 499,000 square feet of
exhibit space, surpassing the record set in- Regarding exhibitor numbers (801
companies), the 2015 staging is one of the most
successful in the trade fair’s histor y. About
60% of GIFA exhibitors come from outside
Germany, and Egypt, Bulgaria and Singapore
will be represented for the first time, proving
the event ’s global significance. As in the past,
Italy (113 companies) represents the largest
exhibitor contingent, followed by China
with 79 participants and Great Britain with
42 companies. The Te c h n i c a l Forum, with
emphasis on energy efficiency and minimization
of resource input, will provide visitors with up-
to-date information.
METEC
METEC offers 486 exhibitors from 35
countries and 230,950 square feet of exhibition
space in Halls 3 -7. A total of 64% of exhibitors
come from European countries other than
Germany or from overseas. China leads with 75
companies, followed by Italy with 50 exhibitors
and the U.S. and India with 18 exhibitors each.
METEC’s ancillary program consisting of the
European Metallurgical Steel Te c h n o l o g y and
Application Days (ESTA D) and the European
Metallurgical Conference (EMC) will offer
additional opportunities for information
exchange at an international level.Bright World of Metals
Record Exhibit Space Booked at Metallurgy Trade Fairs
THERMPROCESS PREVIEW