The leading European trade fair for industrial maintenance does not take place until this autumn, but this much is already clear: All of the industry’s well-known companies will be represented. For the first time since its premiere in 2005, the world’s largest international providers of industrial services such as Bilfinger Berger Industrial Services, the Buchen Group (a Remondis subsidiary) and Xervon are gathering at MAINTAIN 2012. MAINTAIN is being held at the MOC Veranstaltungscenter in Munich from October 16 – 18.
 
Several renowned companies were early to announce that they are participating in the International Trade Fair for Industrial Maintenance. They include Voith Industrial Services Process and Dipl.-Ing. H. Weber, among others. There will also be a large number of small and medium-sized enterprises as well as several trade associations such as “Wirtschaftsverband für Industrieservice” (WVIS). All in all, more than 120 exhibitors have now registered for the fair, and they will occupy nearly 80% of the available hall space.
 
Karin Hilf, Exhibition Director for MAINTAIN: “Having the most important industrial-service companies together at a single location proves that MAINTAIN has developed into a mandatory event for the entire industry and that it lives up to its claim of being the leading European trade fair.”
 
The exhibition will be rounded out by a multifaceted technical congress on all three days of the fair. In the product-oriented part of the Exhibitor Forum, companies will have a chance to present their innovations. The area devoted to process management will allow visitors to gather information about the latest findings that pertain to process optimization. They can also participate in guided tours on specific themes through the exhibition halls. One of the main themes at this year’s MAINTAIN is IT. Other key themes include manufacturing services and promoting future professionals and talent in the maintenance sector.
 
“Forum Vision Instandhaltung” (Forum on Vision in Maintenance) is awarding a prize at this year’s MAINTAIN. The best academic graduation theses on the topic of industrial maintenance will be awarded a prize in three categories.