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AMB Stuttgart: southern Germany's Mittelstand shows who is investing.

Machining, tool making, precision manufacturing: AMB gathers the contract manufacturers and tool makers of Baden-Württemberg and Bavaria. Kodo recognizes which of them are currently expanding capacity, with proof for every signal.

Stuttgart · AMB Stuttgart, International Exhibition for Metalworking

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Good to know

In 2002 AMB outgrew Killesberg with 900 exhibitors; in 2008 it moved to the airport.

Source: Messe Stuttgart, AMB history

At a glance

Venue
Stuttgart
Date
Last held 15 to 19 September 2026. Messe Stuttgart has not yet published the dates for AMB 2028.
Cycle
every 2 years
Organiser
Landesmesse Stuttgart GmbH
Opening hours
Tue. to Fri. 9 am to 6 pm · Sat. 9 am to 3 pm
Source · 2026
Fairground
Messe Stuttgart
Messepiazza 1, 70629 Stuttgart
Fair website
www.messe-stuttgart.de

Who is AMB for?

Based on what the organiser publishes about exhibitors and visitors. Honest, even when the answer is "probably not".

Go if …

  • You are looking for metal-cutting machine tools and production systems: 71 percent of visitors in 2024 were interested in them
  • You want to compare cutting tools or workholding: 37 percent of visitors in 2024 named precision tools as an interest
  • You help decide on purchases: 46 percent of visitors in 2024 were directly involved in procurement decisions, and one in four came with investment plans
  • You want to check metrology, automation or software for machining: 21 to 28 percent of visitors in 2024 were interested in these

Exhibit if …

  • You sell machining tools, workholding or milling and turning machines: these were the most common offers among exhibitors in 2024
  • You want to reach buyers in mechanical engineering (36 percent of visitors in 2024) or metalworking (23 percent)
  • You care about visitor quality: 76 percent of exhibitors rated it good or very good in 2024

Probably not if …

Source: Messe Stuttgart, AMB 2024 event analysis (visitor and exhibitor surveys)

AMB since 1982.

  1. 1982AMB opens its doors for the first time.Source
  2. 2002For its 20th anniversary, over 900 exhibitors and 55,000 trade visitors come; the Killesberg grounds reach their limits.Source
  3. 2008The first AMB at the new grounds at Stuttgart Airport, after the state fair moved in 2007.Source
  4. 2018With the new Hall 10, AMB reaches ten halls and 120,000 m² for the first time.Source
  5. 2022AMB restarts after the break; it is the 20th edition.Source
  6. 2024The AMB Award and the AMB app are new.Source

Quirks

The fair in numbers.

Figures from the organiser for the last edition, each with its source. What the organiser has not published is not here.

What AMB 2026 did differently

Messe Stuttgart introduced three new formats in 2026. Whether they return in 2028 is still open.

  • Defence & Security OpportunitiesFor the first time, together with the VDMA, a format asked how machining companies can scale manufacturing for the defence industry quickly. It ran on 16 and 18 September as a closed event with registration.Source: Messe Stuttgart, press release no. 05, 7 Sep 2026
  • AMB NightNew to the programme was an after-work event on Friday afternoon for skilled workers, with a discounted ticket and industry content creators.Source: Messe Stuttgart, press release no. 05, 7 Sep 2026
  • International GalleryNew was the cooperation with Baden-Württemberg International: ten associations, for example from India, Italy, Taiwan and Spain, were at the East Entrance in front of Hall 1.Source: Messe Stuttgart, press release no. 05, 7 Sep 2026

Who should you meet there?

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Your fair schedule.

How a sales team uses the fair with Kodo. The dates are calculated from the fair date.

  1. 6 weeks before Target picture Who do you want to meet? Target customer, competitors, existing customers excluded.
  2. 4 weeks before Conversation list Kodo tells you who to talk to: the fitting exhibitors with occasion and contact.
  3. 1 week before Appointments Call opening with the source, arrange a meeting at the stand.
  4. Fair days Fair Conversations at the stand, notes per company.
  5. 2 weeks after Follow-up Second contact referring to the conversation, handover to the CRM.

The Kodo angle

Southern Germany's manufacturing Mittelstand on one list

AMB is the accessible, regionally concentrated trade fair for exactly the mid-sized companies Kodo finds best: owner-led manufacturers in the DACH region. Those who exhibit here usually have concrete investments planned: Kodo delivers the context and the source.

  • 01Regional focus on southern DACH, exactly Kodo's ICP core
  • 02Exhibitors with their own machine park = clear manufacturing depth
  • 03Signals are backed by a source: press, commercial register, job posting

AMB: the trade fair of the manufacturing Mittelstand

AMB in Stuttgart is one of the most important trade fairs for metalworking in the German-speaking region and especially close to the southern German Mittelstand. For providers selling to contract manufacturers, machining shops or tool makers, the exhibitor list is highly relevant, these companies have manufacturing depth and invest regularly in new equipment.

From exhibitor to evidenced lead

Kodo matches every exhibitor against your target profile and enriches it with public buying signals: investment announcements, operations hires, growth in the commercial register. Every match comes with a decision-maker from the imprint and the source of the signal.

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