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Hidden Champions
Unternehmen, die auf der
Moulding Expo 2017
ausstellen kommen aus
folgenden Sparten:
• Werkzeug-, Modell- und
Formenbau
• Komponenten und Zubehör
(Werkstoffe, Normteile, etc.)
• Werkzeugmaschinen
• Schneid- und Bearbeitungs-
werkzeuge
• Messtechnik
• Automatisierung
• Software
• Anlagen für die Additive
Fertigung
Moulding Expo – Internationale
Fachmesse Werkzeug-, Modell-
und Formenbau
Im Fokus der Moulding Expo ste-
hen der Werkzeug-, Modell- und
Formenbau mit Spritzgieß-, Druck-
guss-, Gießerei-, Stanz- und Um-
formwerkzeugen sowie verschie-
dene Verfahren des Modell- und
Prototypenbaus. Komponenten und
Zubehör, Werkzeugmaschinen, Be-
arbeitungswerkzeuge, Messtechnik
und Sondermaschinen, Software,
Anlagen und Dienstleistungen für
den Werkzeug, Modell- und For-
menbau runden das Ausstellungs-
spektrum ab. Fachforen und Son-
derausstellungen ergänzen das
abwechslungsreiche Angebot. Die
Messe Stuttgart ist Veranstalter
der Moulding Expo. Sie wird unter-
stützt vom Bundesverband Modell-
und Formenbau (BVMF), dem Ver-
band Deutscher Maschinen- und
Anlagenbau (VDMA Werkzeugbau),
demVerband Deutscher Werkzeug-
und Formenbauer (VDWF), dem
Verein Deutscher Werkzeugma-
schinenfabriken (VDW) sowie dem
Weltverband der Werkzeug- und
Formenbauer ISTMA.
Text & Bild:
Landesmesse Stuttgart GmbH
Messepiazza 1
D-70629 Stuttgart
Bild S. 8: Messe Erfurt
It's more than just hammers, pliers and saws
T
his much seems clear
to everybody: tool mak-
ers make tools. But few
people realise that these tools
can be high tech moulds weigh-
ing several tons for injecting
plastic at tolerances of a mere
thousandth of a millimetre or for
punching and reshaping sheet
metal parts. Tool, pattern and
mould makers are the hidden
champions of industry.
Their products lead a shadowy
existence that is largely hidden
from the public at large. But with-
out them it would be impossible
to guarantee the perfect appear-
ance of complex series products
for their customers. The tool mak-
ing industry in Germany is the do-
main of small and medium-sized
companies and they are world
champions at precision and ef-
ficiency. For the second time,
Moulding Expo (MEX) offers the
industry a fitting platform with
over 760 exhibitors.
"Here in Stuttgart we are located
in one of the most agile automo-
tive clusters in the world and it is
also one of the largest markets
for consumer goods in Europe,"
said Katrin Schütz, State Secre-
tary at the Ministry for Econom-
ics, Labour and Housing. "This
is why Southern Germany has a
very high density of tool, pattern
and mould making companies.“
However its market goes well be-
yond state boundaries – in many
cases its reach stretches to other
European countries and beyond.
"This is so typical for Baden-
Württemberg“, said Schütz. Ulti-
mately, one in three employees
in the South West works either
directly or indirectly for exporting
companies.
What is also typical for this eco-
nomic region is that it has suc-
ceeded in establishing a leading
European trade fair for tool, pat-
tern and mould making in a very
short time.
Messe Stuttgart CEO Ulrich
Kromer von Baerle said, "The
first MEX 2015 event was one of
the most successful premières
in the 77 year history of Messe
Stuttgart.“ The dynamic growth of
the event is important for Messe
Stuttgart since we have to con-
tinuously assert ourselves on the
highly competitive trade fair mar-
ket in Germany and that is also
our declared aim. At least Messe
Stuttgart is still one of the most
successful trade fair centres in
Germany.
The second Moulding Expo event
taking place from 30 May to 2
June will certainly boost this
trend. "The brim-full programme
has a lot to offer over the four
days of the trade fair this year,"
says Kromer. The accompanying
programme, which includes spe-
cial exhibitions on trend topics,
specialist forums with first-class
speakers and career information
for potential entrants to the pro-
fession, makes MEX in Stuttgart
into a network for the entire in-
dustry. As Kromer says, "This is
the best place to make contacts
and exchange information."
But Moulding Expo also breathes
life into the fascination of the
various professions in the tool,
pattern and mould making in-
dustry. High tech tools can be
seen in action and there is even
a trade fair give-away – the "3-2-
eat!“ cutlery set – which is pro-
duced live on an injection mould-
ing machine in the exhibition
halls, or the Polyman instruction-
al design model, for example.
Trade fair visitors can also view
milling and eroding machines for
the high precision machining of
metal. "All this goes to show that
the industry which is powered by
innovation is not about making
hammers, pliers and saws. On
the contrary, it's all about manu-
facturing the means of produc-
tion for items in our future world
– ranging from car headlights
and mobiles through to artificial
heart valves," says Kromer von
Baerle. Moulding Expo is not only
a must for trade fair visitors. It
is also perfect for all those who
need an all-encompassing view
into a fascinating branch of in-
dustry.
Companies from the following
sectors are exhibiting at
Moulding Expo 2017:
• Tool, pattern and mould
making
• Components and accessories
(materials, standard parts, etc.)
• Machine tools
• Cutting and machining tools
• Measuring systems
• Automation
• Software
• Systems for additive
manufacturing
Text & Bild:
Landesmesse Stuttgart GmbH
Messepiazza 1
D-70629 Stuttgart
Messe-Stuttgart-Chef Ulrich Kromer
von Baerle (l.) und der Präsident
des Bundesverbands Modell- und
Formenbau, Ulrich Hermann
2K tools with an embedded
system for diagnostics made
by university of Schmalkalden,
Moulding Expo 2015