Exhibition dates:        

Wednesday, 14th till Saturday, 17th March 2012

Opening times:       

Daily 09.00 – 18 .00 hrs

Location:            

Augsburg Trade Fair Centre

Exhibition halls:    

Halls 1, 3, 5, 6 and 7 as well as Convention Centre and Hall 1 foyer

Exhibition area:        

31,300 square metres gross
(2010: 25,000 square metres gross)

Amount of exhibitors:    

Around 450 companies coming from 25 countries, including all the main suppliers
(2010: 404 companies from 21 countries)             

Participating countries:    

Austria, Belgium, China, Czech Republic, Denmark, France, Germany, Great Britain, India, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Korea, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russia, Sweden, Switzerland, Slovenia, Spain, Turkey, Ukraine, USA

Entry prices:           

Adults: € 19.--
Reduced tickets: € 11.--
Catalogue and FairGuide free of charge               

Service facilities: 

• Trade fair shop
• Regio Augsburg Tourismus GmbH 

GrindTec Forum:

The lectures in the Forum will be presented by:                     

• Trade Association of German Precision Tool Grinders e.V., Brühl (FDPW)
• FDPW Specialist Academy of Cutting and Grinding Technology
• “fertigung” – published by Moderne Industrie, Landsberg, Germany

Participation at the lectures and discussions is free of charge for visitors to the GrindTec 2012        
>>The complete programme is available here

Parallel programme:       

• Wednesday, 14.03.12               
  
  12:00  Official inauguration in the Forum, hall 5   

• Thursday, 15.03.12
  
  09:00  Competition, “Tool Grinder of the Year”, hall 5
  18:00  Prize giving, Stand „moderne industrie, hall 5
  18:30  Exhibitors’ Evening GrindTec International, hall 6

• Friday, 16.03.12
  
  17:00  FDPW Association Day, Convention Centre, Panorama room

Special exhibition:   

• Cutting Art – Knives more beautiful than ever (Hall 6)

Organiser:            

AFAG Messen und Ausstellungen GmbH
Am Messezentrum 5
D-86159 Augsburg
Germany
Tel. +49.(0)821.58982 – 395
Fax +49.(0)821.58982 - 399
presse.grindtec@afag.de  •  www.grindtec.de 

Managing Directors: Heiko Könicke, Hermann Könicke
Project Management GrindTec: Joachim Kalsdorf (Manager), Sandra Geissler (Assistant)

Sponsor:    

Trade Association of German Precision Tool Grinders (FDPW)

FDPW business office
Anton-Ockenfels-Straße 13
D-50321 Brühl
Germany
Tel. +49.(0)2232.1555 - 972
Fax. +49.(0)2232.1555 - 973
info@fdpw.de   •  www.fdpw.de 

President: Jürgen Baldus
General Manager: Prof. Dr. Ing. Wilfried Saxler