德国国际磨削设备与技术展览会（GrindTec）是国际上最大的、最专业的磨削设备及技术专业展览会，由德国AFAG展览公司主办、德国精密磨削专业协会协办的国际专业展会。从一九九八年开始创办，每两年的三月份在德国奥格斯堡或莱比锡举行，现已成为国际磨削技术行业享有盛名的专业展会，也是欧洲磨削行业每两年一次最权威的重要论坛。
GrindTec展览会的国际化、专业化程度以及领先的技术含量逐届提高，目前展会已汇集了20多个国家的500多家企业参展，三个展区汇集了当今世界知名的精密磨削机床制造厂商、磨削工具制造公司及相关配套的生产企业，特别是超硬材料切割行业更是云集了众多的世界著名厂家。汇集了世界知名的精密磨削机床制造厂商、磨削工具制造公司及相关配套的生产企业，特别是超硬材料切割行业更是云集了众多的世界著名厂家。高档磨料磨具产品在欧洲均有较好的市场。在普遍磨削方面，陶瓷微晶磨料及磨具属于先进的技术和发展方向；在精密磨削方面，CBN和金刚石磨料及磨具属于先进的技术和发展方向。
目前该展览会已成为世界磨削技术行业展示、宣传、贸易洽谈和技术交流的理想场所，每届展会为期4天，接待了来自30多个国家和地区的7万多名专业观众，接近三份之一的专业观众来自欧洲以外的国家，诸如：中东、亚洲、非洲和美洲等。
展会回顾：2016年577家企业参展，17950名专业人士出席本次展览活动；2014年来自29个国家的520家企业参展，比上一届增加16%，展出面积37000平米，比上一届增加18%，来自50多个国家的观众15300人比上一届增加13%，其中31%来自德国以外；2012年参展企业450家，观众人数13732人，展出面积31300平米；以前参展商对2010德国国际磨削设备与技术展览会的展位需求之大出乎预料：来自23个国家的接近300名展商已提前一年报名参展。其中，对主题展团的展位需求尤其之高，在2010年展会上这些展团的规模和设备水平都将大幅提高。
展品范围(Show Products):
磨削加工设备、工具磨削 ；
测量工具、精密工具、检测设备；
刀具、夹具、磨料磨具 ；
机床、机研磨剂、计算机软件、各类服务等。
展会报告(Show Reports):
With huge crowds of visitors, professional discussions, attractive trade fair stands and innovative technologies, the industry trade fairs Intec and Z celebrated a strong comeback at Leipziger Messe from 7 to 10 March 2023. For the first time, the GrindTec - International Trade Fair for Tool Grinding and Tool Machining brought added value to the industry trade fair duo with a successful restart at the new location in Leipzig. At Intec, Z and GrindTec, 821 exhibitors from 29 countries displayed their new products and services across 50,000 square metres of exhibition space and 19,300 visitors from 49 countries came to find out more. Exhibitors and visitors alike were very satisfied with the trade fair.
The Intec, Z and GrindTec trade fair trio convincingly demonstrated its role as an international industry gathering for the European metals processing, subcontracting and machine tool industries. "We are thrilled by the tremendous visitor turnout and the great atmosphere in the exhibition halls. Our trade fair trio showed itself to be innovative, highly effective and international", says Markus Geisenberger, Chief Executive Officer of Leipziger Messe. "We were finally able to welcome the metal processing industry to Leipzig again. The concept of creating a trio of trade fairs worked very well – Intec, Z and GrindTec 2023 were a complete success."
Positive reviews of the trade fair trio by exhibitors and visitors
Exhibitors and visitors alike made it clear that they urgently needed the personal exchange made possible by the industry trade fairs in Leipzig. "There was so much to do right from day one. I could hardly leave the stand because there were so many visitors. Sometimes we even drew up firm business proposals there and then. So, we're very satisfied with our appearance at the trade fair. Our expectations were fully met. Everywhere we went, it was noticeable how delighted everyone was to finally be back at the trade fair again. We've already decided to return to Intec in 2025", says Alain Strebel, Authorised Signatory and Sales Director for Northern Europe at Fehlmann Machinenfabrik from Switzerland.
The trade fair trio clearly struck a chord with the industry. In the official survey, 88 per cent of exhibitors reported that they had achieved their goals for the trade fair. Nine out of ten respondents praised the visitors' expert qualifications.
Markus Horn was one of those satisfied exhibitors. As Managing Director at Hartmetall-Werkzeugfabrik, he says "Intec is a fixed date in our trade fair calendar. In summary, we can say that the 2023 event was very well attended with an unusually high proportion of professional visitors and that the trade fair was a complete success for us. Leipzig is the perfect platform for our target group."
The visitors gave positive reviews as well. In the survey, 96 per cent of visitors said they would recommend the trade fair trio. 93 per cent of the respondents are certain that they will be back to visit the next edition of the trade fair. Additionally, 85 per cent of visitors who responded to the survey said that visiting the trade fair had been worthwhile. Over 50 per cent of visitors were decision-makers.
Successful GrindTec debut in Leipzig
The Association of German Precision Tool Grinders (FDPW) – conceptual and professional partner of GrindTec – reported that it was very satisfied with the trade fair's debut in Leipzig. Uwe Schmidt, President of the FDPW, says: "The successful relaunch of GrindTec at its new location in Leipzig brought together large numbers of professionals and decision-makers working in the relevant sectors with competent business partners on the stands. Leipzig proved to be easily accessible with a good travel network."
