Don’t miss Blechexpo/Schweisstec

From 21-24 October 2025 in Stuttgart, Germany, the sheet metal industry will meet for the 17th Blechexpo, the international trade show for sheet metal working, and the 10th Schweisstec, the international trade show for joining technology. Blechexpo/Schweisstec offers international trade visitors a clearly structured platform to experience innovations along entire value chains in one location. ISMR is an international media partner for the event and its October issue will be distributed at the show entrances.

“In nine packed halls at the Stuttgart Exhibition Centre, everything will revolve around the present and future of sheet metal processing. Topics range from thermal and mechanical sheet metal processing (including system peripherals with controls and software) to solutions for handling and feeding, and quality assurance,” said show organiser, P E Schall.

Halls 1, 3, 5, and 7 will host sheet metal, tube and profile processing. Halls 4 and 6 will be dedicated to punching technologies. Hall 9 will be home to cutting and joining technologies. Hall 8 will focus on press and forming technologies. Hall 10 will cover steel, metal services and surface technology. In addition to a daily presentation forum, the “best CONGRESS” from Stahl-Kommunikation will bring together internationally recognised specialists for a practical discussion of “Artificial Intelligence and the Future of Sheet Metal Working and Joining Technologies” on 22 October 2025.

Ticket registration for the event is on https://www.schall-registrierung.de/register.php

“best Award 2025”

The “best Award” highlights outstanding innovations in sheet metal, tube and profile processing; press and forming technologies; punching technologies; cutting, joining and bonding technologies; as well as steel, metal service and surface technology.

“Companies are already responding to the invitation to participate and submissions have begun via the www.maschinenmarkt-awards.de/best-award portal and the trade fair website. Submissions are free of charge. A selected jury of experts will choose the winners in each category by the end of the submission period. The lucky winners will receive their awards at a ceremony at 4pm on the first day of the trade fair (21 October 2025),” continued P. E. Schall.

Career Friday

On Career Friday for schoolchildren, students and career starters, exhibitors will provide active insights into their career paths and demonstrate the technologies that shape everyday working life. Young talents can participate in guided tours and learn how, for example, automation or AI are being used to prepare for the future. Under the banner “Shape Your Dreams, Metal Your Future,” Career Friday will be one of the highlights at Blechexpo/Schweisstec 2025.

“Our objective with this campaign is to actively support young people in gaining insights into routine daily work, and in establishing meaningful contacts with companies,” outlined Bettina Schall, Managing Director, P. E. Schall.

To read the rest of this story in the July/August issue of ISMR, see https://joom.ag/41wd/p12