METEC is the international metallurgy trade fair with congresses: steelworks and rolling mill technology, continuous casting, electric arc furnaces, direct reduction and everything the steel industry needs on its way to climate neutrality. Only every four years in Düsseldorf. We photograph plant models, components and congress appearances so your sales team can use them until 2031.
All prices plus VAT · delivered within 24 hours · max. 4 exhibitors per show day · See all packages & details
| Dates | Monday 21 to Friday 25 June 2027 |
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| Venue | Messe Düsseldorf, Stockumer Kirchstraße 61, 40474 Düsseldorf |
| Frequency | Every four years, five days — 12th edition, alongside GIFA, THERMPROCESS and NEWCAST |
| Profile | International metallurgy trade fair with congresses: iron and steelmaking, continuous casting, rolling mill technology, electric arc furnaces, direct reduction, plant engineering, automation and environmental technology |
| Audience | Part of the four-show quartet that last counted around 2,200 exhibitors and 63,300 visitors from 114 countries; 58 percent of visitors in 2023 were decision-makers |
| Our travel time | About 30 minutes from Essen — travel included in the package price |
Hardly any METEC exhibitor brings the product along: a continuous caster or a rolling stand does not fit in hall 5. What is shown are models, individual components, sectioned samples, screens with process data and large-format graphics. That is exactly the photographic task: lighting models so they look like plant and not like toys; showing steel and copper components with a polarising filter and directed light so machining and precision become visible; capturing displays without moiré and reflections.
For stand architecture with large walls and illuminated graphics we shoot with a wide angle from a slightly raised position before opening — the images your marketing later uses to show how the company presents itself.
METEC is closely tied to the congresses of the steel industry, and for many exhibitors the talk by the chief technology officer matters as much as the stand. We photograph speaker and audience from several positions and film the talk in full on request with audio from the mixing desk. The recording goes to customers and partners, short vertical quotes go to LinkedIn.
On the stand come the conversations with plant managers and buyers from around the world. We photograph them in available light without flash and conduct short interviews in English — the steel industry travels internationally, and subtitles make the clips usable everywhere.
Technical conversations cluster on Monday and Tuesday, partly because many delegations start their week with appointments on the first days. We recommend a full day on Monday or Tuesday with stand overviews before opening, then conversations, congress slot and interviews. Thursday or Friday suit team portraits and additions in a calmer setting. If you also exhibit at GIFA, THERMPROCESS or NEWCAST, you are covered on the same day without surcharge.
The next METEC is not until 2031. The material from this week is therefore not social media consumable but the basis for four years of website, reference folders and trade fair preparation.
Plant models lit so they look like the original — with wide angle and directed light.
Rolls, moulds, nozzles and sensors in steel and copper with polarising filter — machining and precision visible.
Process screens and illuminated walls without moiré or reflections, taken before opening.
Architecture and lighting before the doors open, with no visitors in frame.
Statements from board members, engineers and international customers with radio mics, with subtitles.
Speaker and audience from several positions, the talk filmed in full with desk audio on request.
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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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 Düsseldorf is included.
Yes, especially then. Models need light that makes them look like plant, and screens can only be captured without moiré with adjusted exposure. Add conversations, team and the congress appearance.
Yes. We take audio from the mixing desk, photograph speaker and audience and deliver the recording plus short vertical quotes for LinkedIn.
Monday or Tuesday, when the delegations are on the stand. Thursday and Friday are quieter and suit team portraits and detail shots.
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 your hall, stand number and your congress slots. 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.
