The manufacturing sector constitutes 19% of the country’s total exports in terms of volume. Three industries, mechanical, electrical and metal - known in German by the abbreviation MEM - play a central role in the Swiss economy. About 80% of the products of the MEM industries are exported. The MEM industries, together with related fields, such as information and communication technologies, also develop high performing production facilities for numerous other industrial sectors, including the agricultural, automobile, chemical-pharmaceutical, electronic, food and textile industries.
The industrial sector constitutes 25.6% of the Swiss GDP in 2019 (World Bank).
74 professional associations listed for Switzerland.
Upcoming Trade shows in Switzerland
November 15th, 2025
Viticulture - Food industry - Food industry: unspecified - Alcoholic drinks - Non-alcoholic drinks - Bakery, pastry, confectionery - Cereals, spices, tobacco - Fruits and vegetables - Dry groceries, packaged goods - Dairy products - Fish and seafood - Meat and poultry - Wines, spirits - Textiles, ready-to-wear - Textile, fur, accessories - Fashion, ready to wear - Shoe - Leather, leather goods - Hosiery, lingerie, underwear - Maintenance - Cleaning, surveillance, protection - Products and services for weddings - Tourism, travel, hotels, restaurants: non-specialist - Hotels, accommodation - Restaurants, home deliveries - Cafes, bars, nightclubs - Camping, resorts
November 15th, 2025
Food industry - Food industry: unspecified - Alcoholic drinks - Non-alcoholic drinks - Bakery, pastry, confectionery - Cereals, spices, tobacco - Fruits and vegetables - Dry groceries, packaged goods - Dairy products - Fish and seafood - Meat and poultry - Wines, spirits - Products and services for weddings - Hotels, accommodation - Restaurants, home deliveries - Cafes, bars, nightclubs
November 20th, 2025
Construction, public works - Masonry, carpentry, pipework - Waterproofing, roofing, plumbing, carpentry - Painting, door and window frames, wall and floor coverings - Electrical installations - Heating, air conditioning, ventilation - Sanitary equipment, kitchen, swimming pool - Natural resource management, ecology - Pollution - Urban and industrial waste - Water treatment - Industrial cooling, thermal processes - Renewable energy - Recycling - Processed wood
November 26th, 2025
Robotics - Industry service - Maintenance - Software - Services and business consulting - Accounting, taxation - Management - Engineering - Translation - Legal - Cleaning, surveillance, protection
November 26th, 2025
Land planning, urban planning - Construction, public works - Natural resource management, ecology - Pollution - Urban and industrial waste - Water treatment - Recycling
November 26th, 2025
Chemistry, pharmacy - Chemicals, pharmacy and derived products: unspecified - Chemicals - Plastics, rubber - Hygiene, perfumes, cosmetics - Pharmaceutical industry: products, laboratories - Mechanical, precision - Mechanical, precision: unspecified - Machine tools, agricultural machinery - Robotics - Precision, measures, optics, watches - Outsourcing, hardware equipping
January 1st, 2026
Urban and industrial waste - Plastics, rubber - Edition, graphic art, printing and reproduction - Edition, graphic art, printing and reproduction: unspecified - Graphic art, desktop publishing - Publishing - Printing, reproduction - Mail, stamps, cards - Iconography, various prints - Publication, arts: other - Packaging, packing, conditioning - Transportation, logistics, handling - Air transport, airports - Maritime transport, river transport, cruises - Road transport - Rail transport - Logistics, handling - Freight - Recycling - Paper, cardboard
January 1st, 2026
Urban and industrial waste - Plastics, rubber - Edition, graphic art, printing and reproduction - Edition, graphic art, printing and reproduction: unspecified - Graphic art, desktop publishing - Publishing - Printing, reproduction - Mail, stamps, cards - Iconography, various prints - Publication, arts: other - Packaging, packing, conditioning - Transportation, logistics, handling - Air transport, airports - Maritime transport, river transport, cruises - Road transport - Rail transport - Logistics, handling - Freight - Recycling - Paper, cardboard
January 1st, 2026
Marketing - Incentive - Edition, graphic art, printing and reproduction - Edition, graphic art, printing and reproduction: unspecified - Graphic art, desktop publishing - Publishing - Printing, reproduction - Mail, stamps, cards - Iconography, various prints - Publication, arts: other - Packaging, packing, conditioning - Commercial property, patents, trademarks - e-commerce
January 1st, 2026
Automobiles, lorries - Automobile manufacturing, lorries - Machine tools, agricultural machinery - Robotics - Precision, measures, optics, watches - Software - Internet, cybersecurity - Transportation, logistics, handling - Air transport, airports - Maritime transport, river transport, cruises - Road transport - Rail transport - Logistics, handling - Freight
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