The trend is clear: increasing numbers of GrindTec exhibitors, but also new companies, are showing great interest in making sure of their participation at the world’s leading platform for grinding technology very early on.
Numerous companies had contacted the project management for this reason in recent weeks and months. Because of this, the GrindTec event organizer AFAG has decided to send out the participation documents this November. Parallel to this they will also be offered on the homepage as a download.
AFAG optimally prepared for further growth of the GrindTec
The recent 2016 GrindTec was also able to shine with three best achievements: 577 exhibitors, 17,950 visitors and 42,000m² of exhibition area – it set new records in these fundamental criteria. The event manager AFAG assumes that these records will already be history at the coming exhibition. A temporary exhibition hall will accommodate the expected growth. This hall is perfectly integrated in the visitors’ tour by means of single passage from hall 3.
Excellent results for GrindTec exhibitors
The backdrop of the excellent results of the exhibitors makes it easy to understand the continual growth of the GrindTec. The Gelszus exhibition market research in Dortmund thus obtained the following results within the framework of a representative survey at the GrindTec 2016: 64% assessed their participation at the exhibition as “very good” or “good”, a further 28% were “satisfied”. The estimation of business after the exhibition is als extremely positive: 74% have “very good” or “good” expectations and for a further 20% they are “satisfactory”.
Order Exhibition GrindTec: 2,700 visitors place orders
GrindTec visitors are assessed very highly by the exhibitors. Almost all the visitors are experts in the field of grinding technology; added to this is the high decision-making competency. 85% are “sole or joint decision-makers” or at least “advisory participants”. For the majority of them (57%) the visit is to prepare or secure an investment, 15% signed an order. This means a minimum of 2,700 orders, an average of at least 4.7 per exhibitor! A total of 66% of visitors said they had made contacts at the GrindTec 2016 which could lead to orders after the exhibition.
More guests from Asia
Almost a third (31%) of GrindTec visitors come from abroad. Neighbouring European countries still dominate here, but the increasing interest shown particularly by Asia is conspicuous. Approximately 1,300 visitors from Asia were registered, and China’s representation was the highest here. Guests from a total of almost 60 nations had come to Augsburg, which was also a new record.
Here’s to the next round: GrindTec 2018 from 14 to 17 March
The participation documents will be sent to the exhibitors in the coming days; they are also available as a download on the GrindTec homepage: www.grindtec.de . As the exhibitor papers are being offered two months earlier this time, the exhibition hall planning is also being moved forward to Mai 2017. As always, the project management advises registration as early as possible so that position requests can be considered earlier.
