Blechexpo is the international trade fair for sheet metal working and runs together with Schweisstec, the trade fair for joining technology: in 2025, 1,190 exhibitors from 41 countries and 40,072 visitors came to Stuttgart. Laser cutting systems, press brakes, punching machines and welding robots work live here — with sparks, laser light and noise. We photograph and film your machine at the moment of processing and your part so that edge, seam and surface speak.
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| Dates | Tuesday 26 to Friday 29 October 2027 |
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| Venue | Messe Stuttgart, Messepiazza 1, 70629 Stuttgart — right next to the airport and the A8 motorway |
| Frequency | Every two years in odd years, four days, trade visitors only — together with Schweisstec; organiser P. E. Schall |
| Profile | International trade fair for sheet metal working and joining technology: laser and waterjet cutting, punching, forming, bending, tube processing, tools, automation, surface technology — and at Schweisstec welding, brazing, bonding and welding robots; 1,190 exhibitors from 41 countries in 2025 combined |
| Audience | 40,072 visitors in 2025 from sheet metal processing, mechanical engineering, automotive and supplier industry, metal construction and contract manufacturing; strong exhibitor participation from Italy, Turkey and China |
| Our travel time | About 3.5 hours from Essen — travel and overnight stay are stated separately and transparently |
Blechexpo is a fair where work gets done: lasers cut contours from sheets, press brakes bend edges, punching machines cycle, welding robots lay seams. For the camera that is a feast and a task at once. Flying sparks and welding arcs are many times brighter than the hall — we expose for the light of the process so sparks appear as lines and the arc as a point without the part sinking into darkness. Laser cutting systems are photographed through the protective glass at the moment of the cut, with the plasma glow at the cutting head as the centre of the picture.
The machines are large, painted and stand close together: we choose positions with straight lines that show the system as a whole and add details — cutting head, bending tool, gripper of the automation, operator panel with legible display. And we photograph the parts: cut edges in macro, bent parts with their radii, weld seams with side light that reveals the ripple.
No photo shows how fast your laser cuts or how steadily your robot welds. We film the processing sequence from two perspectives — overall view and close-up at the tool — in real time and in slow motion where sparks and motion warrant it, and cut a 30-second highlight for LinkedIn plus vertical clips for your dealers and subsidiaries. Statements by your application engineer or management are recorded with a wireless microphone in a quieter corner of the stand — the Blechexpo halls are loud — and delivered with subtitles.
Exhibitors present at both Blechexpo and Schweisstec are covered within one time window; the halls are on the same grounds.
Blechexpo takes place every two years; the material from Stuttgart stays current until the next edition in 2029 and replaces studio and factory shots in catalogue, website and social media for two years. It pays to concentrate the shoot on the machines you show in Stuttgart for the first time.
Tuesday is opening day with press and a high international share; Wednesday and Thursday bring the densest technical conversations and suit conversation pictures and interviews. For stand overviews without visitors we use the time before opening, when the machines are already running. Friday is quieter and good for part shots with time for lighting and for team portraits. You receive the highlight video and first images on the evening of the shooting day.
The moment of the cut or bend, exposed for the process light — sparks as lines, part visible.
Arc and robot movement without a burnt-out picture, seams with side light and visible ripple.
Cut edges, radii and surfaces in macro — the quality your customer inspects.
Your stand before opening, machines running, no visitors in frame.
Overall view and close-up at the tool, in real time and slow motion, cut to 30 seconds.
Application engineers and management with wireless microphone, delivered with subtitles.
A post with your stand while the show is still running gets seen and shared. That is why every package includes finished photos and video within 24 hours after the event ends — first images usually the same day. Two revision rounds included.
A sample from our production: the event recap for your website and LinkedIn — below it, native 9:16 footage for Reels, Shorts and Stories, shot in parallel with the main coverage.
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Brand event · YOOZ
Trade fair clip · Vapes Bars
Fixed prices, defined deliverables, predictable turnaround. All prices exclude VAT and include travel within North Rhine-Westphalia.
Add-on: On-stand interview + extended highlight video (approx. 90 sec.) €190
Payment: 50 % deposit on booking by credit card (Stripe link sent with the quote) or bank transfer, 50 % on the show day. No German VAT for non-EU companies; reverse charge for EU companies with VAT ID.
Capacity: maximum 4 exhibitors per show day — please reserve early.
Tell us the date, venue, stand size and what the images are for. You normally get a fixed-price quote within 24 hours, with no hidden line items.
We arrive with our own equipment, work discreetly around your stand, and never interrupt a conversation or a demo. Shot list agreed in advance.
Edited photos and cut video via a private download link — within 24 hours after the event ends.
From €990 plus VAT for two hours of photo and video on site with at least 30 edited images and a 30-second highlight video. Four hours from €1,490, a full show day from €1,990. Travel to Stuttgart and any overnight stay are stated separately and transparently.
Yes. We expose for the arc and work with short shutter speeds so arc, sparks and part are recognisable at the same time. For the video we additionally film in slow motion.
Yes. Both shows run together on the same days on the same grounds; we photograph stands at both on the same terms and also cover two stands within one time window.
Wednesday or Thursday for technical conversations and interviews, Friday for quiet machine and part shots. Stand overviews are taken on any day before opening, when the machines are already running.
Yes. Interviews, briefing and the entire engagement run in English — a large share of our trade fair clients come from outside Germany. Invoices with VAT ID for EU companies, no German VAT for companies outside the EU.
Send us the show, hall, stand number and the machine you want to feature. We will propose a time window and a fixed-price quote.
We normally reply within 24 hours. For short-notice bookings during a show week, please call.
