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IFEX 2012
8th INTERNATIONAL EXHIBITION ON FOUNDRY TECHNOLOGY, EQUIPMENT AND SUPPLIES March 2-4, 2012 Bangalore International Exhibition Centre (BIEC), Bengaluru, India

POST SHOW REPORT

Concurrent with

THE INSTITUTE OF INDIAN FOUNDRYMEN

THE INSTITUTE OF INDIAN FOUNDRYMEN

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GENERAL INFORMATION IFEX 2012 8 International Exhibition on Foundry Technology, Equipment and Supplies Date of event: Venue: 2-4 March, 2012 BIEC, Bangalore, India
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Organizer:

Koelnmesse YA Tradefair Pvt. Ltd.

The Institute of Indian Foundrymen

THE INSTITUTE OF INDIAN FOUNDRYMEN

Concurrent to:

60 Indian Foundry Congress

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2 Asian Foundry Forum

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Concurrent Show:

Cast India Expo 2012

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EXHIBITOR STATISTICS

1. Total Exhibitors: 293 Indian exhibitors - 210 Foreign exhibitors - 83

2. Space occupied Gross space occupied - 15,000 Sqm.

3. Country Pavilions from 4 Countries China Germany Italy Japan

4. Breakdown by countries 293 exhibitors coming from 15 countries Canada China France Germany India Italy Japan South Africa Spain Taiwan Thailand The Netherlands Turkey UK USA

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VISITOR STATISTICS 1. Number of Visitors From India From Abroad 2. 7237 7026 211

Visitors from the following countries 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

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VISITOR PROFILE 1. Type of Industry

20% 37%
Small Scale Industry Medium Scale Industry Large Scale Industry

43%

2.

Nature of Business

1%
3% 5% 6%
Manufacturer/Producer Distributor, Representative Trader, Importer & Exporter Government Departments Others

85%

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3. Job Function

2%2% 9% 3% 9% 26%
General Management Sales & Marketing Factory/Plant Management Technical Management Maintenance/Quality Control Engineering/Design

9% 17% 10% 13%

Research & Development Purchase Consultant Others

4.

Area of Interest

1% 1% 3% 5%

8%

6%

Raw Materials Complete foundry Plants Melting Furnace, Accessories Moulding and Core Making Sand Preparation, Treatment & Reclamation Casting Machines, Accessories Knock Out, Finishing Heat Treatment and Drying Measuring, Testing, process Control & Instruments Materials handling

24% 7% 3% 4% 10% 5% 8% 15%

Environmental Control Auxiliary Equipment Foundry Services Castings

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5. Role in Purchasing

12%

16%

Final Decision

46%

Significant Influence Initial Recommendation Not Applicable

26%

Post Show press release IFEX 2012 & Cast India Expo 2012 close on a high note
IFEX 2012 8th edition of International Exhibition on FoundryTechnology, Equipment Supplies and 3rd edition of Cast India Expo Exhibition for Indian Casting Manufacturers organized during March 2 4, 2012 at Bangalore International Exhibition Center, Bangalore closed on a high note. KoelnmesseYATradefair Pvt. Ltd organized these trade fairs jointly withThe Institute of Indian Foundrymen (IIF) concurrent to 60th Indian Foundry Congress and 2ndAsia Foundry Forum. 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, KoelnmesseYATradefair Pvt. 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 trends and challenges being faced by the industry. 293exhibitorsfrom15countries including group participations from - Germany (organized by VDMA and Koelnmesse GmbH with the support from Federal Ministry of Economics and Technology,Germany) - Italy (organized byAMAFOND Italian FoundryAssociation) - China (organized by China FoundryAssociation) - Japan (organized by JETRO Japan ExternalTrade Organization) displayed their products and services which were witnessed by 7237 trade visitors apart from around 1700 delegates registered for the foundry congress who also visited the exhibition. Almost all the exhibitors expressed their satisfaction by the quality and quantity of visitor turnout. With more than satisfied exhibitors and the large turnout of visitors, IFEX once again proved its numero uno 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 global casting sourcing destination is being used by major Indian foundries to explore new business opportunities.

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Contacts:

Koelnmesse YA Tradefair Private Limited Hyderabad: 6-3-885/7/B, First Floor, V.V. Mansion, Somajiguda Cirlce, Hyderabad 500082 Tel: +91-40-65594411, 65707722 Fax: +91-40-66684433 Mumbai: #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: info@koelnmesse-india.com; g.vamshidhar@koelnmesse-india.com URL: www.koelnmesse-india.com