This year’s event saw the proportion of international trade visitors increase still further. A total of 641 exhibitors gave them the opportunity to learn about innovations and trends in the industry. E-mobility, structural components, application-specific alloys and additive manufacturing were discussed at many of the stands. The International German Die Casting Congress, held in NCC Ost for the first time, enjoyed the greatest attendance.
Thomas Krüger, CEO of the Verband Deutscher Druckgiessereien (Association of German Die-Casting Foundries, VDD), sums up: “Our members’ expectations of this year’s trade fair were exceeded by far. The quantity and, much more importantly, the quality of the discussions with trade visitors could not have been better. Many of the diecasting specialists received orders covering the entire value chain in the sector. Euroguss provided the perfect start to a successful 2018 for the German diecasting industry.” Dr Timo Würz, General Secretary of CEMAFON (The European Foundry Equipment Suppliers Association), also sums up the event: “Euroguss 2018 was once again the right marketplace at the right time. It will further enliven the business situation for European diecasting machine manufacturers.”
“The atmosphere in the exhibition halls was very positive,” notes Christopher Boss, director exhibition Euroguss, NürnbergMesse. “The three exhibition halls were booked out down to the last square metre. For the next edition of Euroguss we will expand into a fourth hall to enable the fair to grow still further.”
More than half of the 641 exhibitors at Euroguss (54 %) came from abroad. Besides Germany (297 exhibitors), the top exhibitor countries in Europe were Italy (128 exhibitors), Turkey (23 exhibitors), Spain (19 exhibitors), and Austria and the Czech Republic (14 exhibitors each). They had a broad range of products and services on display – from diecast components to materials, furnaces, diecasting machines and moulds, through to post-processing, quality control and R&D.
Trade visitors – mainly manufacturing specialists, developers and purchasers from the automobile (and automobile supplier) industry and other sectors – travelled to Nuremberg from more than 60 countries. There was another marked increase in the proportion of international trade visitors. The strongest countries of origin were in Europe: after Germany, the majority came from Italy, Austria, the Czech Republic, Turkey, Poland, Spain, Switzerland and France. 94 % of trade visitors were happy with what Euroguss had to offer, and 90 % of the visitors are involved in making the procurement decisions in their respective businesses.
The NürnbergMesse Group expands on the positioning of its successful events at its base location in Nuremberg via its product families located around the world. It sees itself as a trail-blazer for diecasting foundries and their equipment suppliers in Germany and throughout Europe that are seeking to trade internationally or intensify their business relationships.
The next event for the Euroguss product family will be China Diecasting, taking place in Shanghai from 18–20 July 2018, where some 350 exhibitors and 15,000 trade visitors are expected. For the first time, the NürnbergMesse Group will have an exhibitors’ pavilion at Fundiexpo, the leading trade fair for diecasting foundries in Guadalajara, Mexico, from 24–26 October 2018, which is expected to attract around 170 exhibitors and 5,000 trade visitors. Then, from 6–8 December 2018, Alucast will be held in Greater Noida, Delhi/NCR, India, with around 150 exhibitors and more than 3,500 trade visitors.
For further information please visit: www.euroguss.de/international