GrindTec 2018: Three new records even before the start

Mar 13, 2018

The GrindTec specialist trade fair will once more grow significantly in 2018. The current 630 registrations correspond to a plus of 9%. The area occupied has correspondingly grown by 3,000m² to 45,000m². In nine exhibition halls, two more than in 2016, GrindTec presents the most comprehensive offer to date with many innovations and world premieres. And GrindTec is becoming increasingly international: 44% (+2%) of the companies have their headquarters abroad. With 30 nations taking part, GrindTec attains a new best level here too.

GrindTec increasingly international: Asia on its way to Europe
Whilst the proportion of Asian companies amongst the foreign participants was 24% two years ago, this figure has meanwhile risen to 30%. The growing interest of grinding technology suppliers from China, Korea, Japan, Taiwan or India is the actual growth engine of the worldwide leading platform for grinding technology. GrindTec is the perfect tradefair for these companies to present their innovations to the world market.

 Switzerland traditionally at the fore
Switzerland is home to a whole number of leading grinding technology suppliers and in 2018 it is also the no. 1 amongst the international participants. With 59 exhibitors it (still) lies just ahead of Italy (54 exhibitors), but the area occupied is nearly twice as large. China follows in third place with 52 exhibitors (+ 15). The USA is fourth with 14 participators, followed by France and Japan, each with 10 exhibitors.

GrindTec 2018: Industry 4.0, electromobility and other megatrends
Industry 4.0, automation, networking, digitalisation and Smart Factory – these topics are currently talked about everywhere, and they are of course also represented at the GrindTec 2018. Many exhibitors, in particular manufacturers of grinding machines, control systems and software, are presenting innovative solutions in the area of digital networking. The peripheral systems are also becoming increasingly intelligent and in this way make an important contribution to the process reliability of the production systems for grinding, polishing and lapping.

The megatrend of electromobility is also bringing sustainable changes in component manufacture. The new automobile driving technology will require large quantities short-term in order to be able to supply the market. After this, due to measures for further developmant and improvement, there will be a fast adaptation of the productions systems. Manufacturers of production resources must react here with flexible machine concepts. The corresponding solutions for swiftly changing conditions are already being presented by exhibitors at the GrindTec 2018.

The manufacturers of 5 axle tool grinding machines continue to shape the profile of the trade fair. However, the largest growth at the GrindTec 2018 is in the field of conventional grinding machines for cylindrical, internal cylindrical and flat grinding work as well as in specialized grinding machines. Machines which can be used for small and medium sized batches are in trend. This development thus satisfies the increasing individualism of products on the one hand and the E-mobility trend on the other. Short auxiliary process or set-up times will be just as decisive  for these systems as the intuitive operability of user interfaces.

What is new at the GrindTec 2018
Through the GrindTec’s considerable growth yet again, the project management has been forced to reposition a number of themes. The universities and research institutes can now thus be found as GrindTec Campus in the reception area of hall 1, the FDPW has moved to the conference centre and the mi. publisher “Tool grinder of the year” competition is taking place in hall 4 for the first time.

The two additional halls 8 and 9 in the outdoor area of the Augsburg Exhibition Centre are also new. Apart from numerous important grinding  technology companies, the starting point for the special theme “Grinding Technology 4.0” organized by the  Konradin media group is also here in hall 8.

Special theme Grinding Technology 4.0 - Excellence in Digital Grinding
The digitalisation and consistent networking of processes offers valuable optimisation potentials, particularly in grinding technology. Grinding companies in particular frequently have great requirements for information on Industry 4.0 and the special theme of Grinding Technology 4.0 – Excellence in Digital Grinding was designed for them. The participating exhibitors are presented in the competence leader Grinding technology 4.0 which the Konradin media group mav specialist magazine (hall 8, booth 8103) is publishing as an orientation aid for visitors.

FDPW – Competence centre for grinding technology
Together with its French partner association SNAFOT, the FDPW specialist association of German precision tool grinders is presenting itself in the conference centre at the Augsburg Exhibition Centre. The GrindTec forum with its lectures on current themes of the branch and the Jakob Preh school from Bad Neustadt as a specialist school for cutting tool mechanics can also be found here. Together with the GrindTec Campus, this association represents the cutting edge in research and development – the ideal complement to the comprehensive offer of GrindTec exhibitors.

GrindTec Campus – the cutting edge of research and devlopment
Numerous research institutes are represented in the foyer of hall 1. These include the chipping production competence centre of the University of Furtwangen, the Ruhr West University, the institute of chipping production (ISF) of the Dortmund Technical University, the Institute of Tool Machines and Factory Operation (IWF) of the TU Berlin, the IWT Bremen – foundation institute of material engineering, the Leibnitz University (IWF), the Rhenish Technical College Cologne GmbH – Institute of Tool and Production Technology and the WZL tool machine laboratory of the RWTH Aachen University.

Data + Facts
Trade fair dates: Wednesday, 14 to Saturday, 17 March 2018
Opening times: Daily 9 – 18 hr, Saturday until 17 hr
Event location: Exhibition Centre Augsburg
Halls occupied: Halls 1 to 9, conference centre, foyer hall 1
Area: 45,000 m² gross (2016: 42,000 m2 gross)
Number of exhibitors: 630 participating firms from 30 countries (25.01.2018)       
Offer and information fields: Tool processing  systems, grinding machines, technology, machine periphery, process technology, process periphery, management and planning, training, research & development, services

Contact Project management Management GrindTec: Joachim Kalsdorf
Assistent: Sandra Geißler
Phone + 49(0)821.58982-390
Fax + 49(0)821.58982-399
[email protected]
www.grindtec.de