IFEX 2012 Postshow Report

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Concurrent with

March 2-4, 2012

Bangalore International

Exhibition Centre (BIEC),

Bengaluru, India

IFEX 20128 INTERNATIONAL EXHIBITION ON FOUNDRYTECHNOLOGY, EQUIPMENT AND SUPPLIES

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IFEX 20128 INTERNATIONAL EXHIBITION ON FOUNDRYTECHNOLOGY, EQUIPMENT AND SUPPLIES

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www.ifexindia.com

THE INSTITUTE

OFINDIAN

FOUNDRYMEN

THE INSTITUTE

OF INDIAN

FOUNDRYMEN

POST SHOW REPORT


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GENERAL INFORMATION

IFEX 2012

8 International Exhibition on FoundryTechnology,

Equipment and Supplies

2-4 March, 2012

BIEC, Bangalore, India

The Institute of Foundrymen

60 Indian Foundry Congress

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Date of event:

Venue:

Organizer:

Concurrent to:

KoelnmesseYA Tradefair Pvt. Ltd.

Indian

2 Asian Foundry Forum

Cast India Expo 2012

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Concurrent Show:

THEINSTITUTE

OFINDIAN

FOUNDRYMEN

March 2-4, 2012



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EXHIBITOR STATISTICS

1.Total Exhibitors: 293

2. Space occupied

3. Country Pavilions from 4 Countries

4. Breakdown by countries

Indian exhibitors - 210

Foreign exhibitors - 83

Gross space occupied - 15,000 Sqm.

Italy

Japan

293 exhibitors coming from 15 countriesCanada

China

France

Germany

India

Italy

JapanSouth Africa

Spain

Taiwan

Thailand

The Netherlands

Turkey

UK

USA

China

Germany

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VISITOR STATISTICS

1. Number of Visitors 7237

From India

From Abroad 211

7026

Australia

Austria

Bangladesh

Brazil

China

Czech Republic

France

Germany

India

Indonesia

Iran

Italy

Japan

Jordan

Kenya

Kingdom of Bahrain

Kuwait

Malaysia

Nigeria

Pakistan

Russia

Rwanda

Saudi Arabia

Singapore

Sri Lanka

Sultanate of Oman

Taiwan

Thailand

UAE

UK

USA

2. Visitors from the following countries

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VISITOR PROFILE

1. Type of Industry

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2. Nature of Business

37%

43%

20%

Small Scale Industry

Medium Scale Industry

Large Scale Industry

1%

85%

6%

5%

3%

Manufacturer/Producer

Distributor, Representative

Trader, Importer & Exporter

Government Departments

Others


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3. Job Function

4. Area of Interest

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26%

17%

13%

10%

9%

9%

3%

9%

2%2%

General Management

Sales & Marketing

Factory/Plant Management

Technical Management

Maintenance/Quality Control

Engineering/Design

Research & Development

PurchaseConsultant

Others

1%

1% 6%

24%

15%

8%5%

10%

4%

3%

7%

3%

5%

8% Raw MaterialsComplete foundry Plants

Melting Furnace,Accessories

Moulding and Core Making

Sand Preparation,Treatment & Reclamation

Casting Machines, AccessoriesKnock Out, Finishing

Heat Treatment and Drying

Measuring, Testing, process Control & Instruments

Materials handling

Environmental Control

Auxiliary Equipment

Foundry Services

Castings


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5. Role in Purchasing

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PostShowpressrelease

IFEX2012&CastIndiaExpo2012closeonahighnote

IFEX 2012 8th edition of InternationalExhibition on FoundryTechnology,Equipment Supplies and 3rd edition ofCast India

Expo Exhibition for IndianCastingManufacturers organized during March 2 4, 2012 at Bangalore InternationalExhibition

Center,Bangalore closed on a high note.KoelnmesseYATradefair Pvt.Ltdorganized these trade fairs jointlywithThe Institute

of IndianFoundrymen(IIF) concurrent to60th IndianFoundryCongressand2ndAsiaFoundryForum.

The Exhibition was inaugurated by Mr. S.Thiagarajan,Chairman, Southern Alloy Foundries Pvt. Ltd.on March 02, 2012 in the

presence of Dr. H. Sundara Murthy, President, IIF; Mr.C.R. Swaminathan,Chairman, Organizing Committee 60th IFC; Mr.V.

Mahadevan, Co-Chairman Organizing Committee - 60th IFC; Mr, Gerald Boese, CEO, Koelnmesse GmbH and Mr. Ashwani

Pande,Managing Director,KoelnmesseYATradefairPvt.Ltd.

In his inaugural address Mr.Thiagarajan emphasised on the need for trade fairs like IFEX and Cast India Expo as a platform to

the foundry industry to showcase the present trends and technological developments taking place and to discuss the trendsandchallengesbeingfacedbytheindustry.

including group participations from

- (organized by VDMA and Koelnmesse GmbH with the support from Federal Ministry of Economics and

Technology,Germany)

- (organizedbyAMAFOND ItalianFoundryAssociation)

- (organizedbyChinaFoundryAssociation)

- (organized byJETRO Japan ExternalTradeOrganization) displayedtheir productsandservices which were witnessed

by 7237 trade visitors apart from around 1700 delegates registered for the foundry congress who also visited the exhibition.

Almostall theexhibitorsexpressedtheir satisfactionbythequalityand quantity ofvisitorturnout.

With more than satisfied exhibitors and the large turnout of visitors, IFEX once again proved its status as the

leading foundry supplier trade fair in the Indian Sub-Continent. Cast India Expo, as a platform for Building Brand India as a

globalcasting sourcingdestination is beingusedby major Indianfoundriestoexplore newbusiness opportunities.

293exhibitorsfrom15countries

Germany

Italy

China

Japan

numero uno

46%

26%

16%

12%

Final Decision

Significant Influence

Initial Recommendation

Not Applicable


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Contacts:

KoelnmesseYA Tradefair Private Limited

Hyderabad:

Mumbai:

6-3-885/7/B, First Floor,

V.V. Mansion, Somajiguda Cirlce,

Hyderabad 500082Tel: +91-40-65594411, 65707722

Fax: +91-40-66684433

#1102, 11th Floor, DLH Park,

Near MTNL Office, S.V. Road,

Goregaon (West), Mumbai 400062

Tel: +91-22-28715200

Fax: +91-22-28715222

E-mail: [email protected];

[email protected]

URL: www.koelnmesse-india.com

March 2-4, 2012


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