GERMAN BUSINESS DELEGATION TRIP TO SPAIN
Lightweight technologies – Additive manufacturing
Barcelona, San Sebastian | 18.-22. May 2026
The event is free of charge for Spanish participants but subject to registration. For further information and registration please click on the Registration button below.
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German Business Delegation Trip to Spain
Meet German companies from the Additive Manufacturing and Lightweight Technologies Industry
We cordially invite you to join us for an initiative supported by the German Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy (BMWE):
As part of this business trip to Spain, 8 selected German companies will present their Additive Manufacturing technologies and Lightweighting solutions, products and services to a Spanish professional audience at a presentation and networking event in Barcelona on Tuesday, 19th May 2026.
Spanish industry representatives, companies, research institutions and other stakeholders are invited to attend the event, learn more about the participating German companies and explore concrete opportunities for cooperation.
The aim is to provide insights into innovative Additive Maufacturing solutions and to initiate concrete business contacts between Spanish and German companies.
Spanish companies interested in direct exchange with one or more German participants may request individual B2B meetings via the registration form. Meetings will be arranged according to the companies’ interests and availability and will take place in Barcelona and San Sebastián during the delegation week and are intended to facilitate direct business contacts and tailored discussions on potential partnerships.
The project is being carried out by SBS systems for business solutions GmbH in cooperation with AHK Spain and MGA – Mobility goes Additive e.V., as well as the Composites United e.V. as a specialist partner.
PROGRAM
Tuesday – 19.05.2026
Morning
Barcelona
Presentation Event with Panel Discussion
• Introduction and cooperation potential in Spain: local speaker
• Industry potential in Germany
• Company presentations by German participants
• Networking lunch
Afternoon
Barcelona
Networking, Cooperation and B2B Meetings
Cooperation exchange with individually organized and spontaneous B2B meetings
Wednesday – 20.05.2026
All day
Barcelona
Individual business meetings (B2B)
Individually scheduled appointments with potential business partners in Barcelona and the surrounding area
Thursday – 21.05.2026
Afternoon
San Sebastian
Individual business meetings (B2B)
Individually scheduled appointments with potential business partners in San Sebastian and the surrounding area
German companies
CTC GmbH (An AIRBUS Company)
The Composite Technology Center / CTC GmbH (An AIRBUS Company) is a leading lightweight technology and innovation center in Europe, especially for the aerospace sector!
Hans-Alfred Breuninger
Development and implementation of 3D printing strategies across the entire product lifecycle of companies.
LEAM Technologies GmbH
LEAM Technologies GmbH is a technology company focused on industrializing extrusion-based additive manufacturing.
3D Spark GmbH
AI-powered platform for automated part screening, manufacturability analytics and 2D-to-3D conversion—smarter manufacturing decisions.
NANOVAL GmbH & Co. KG
Your partner for customized metal powders and atomization plants. Your requirements – our flexibility.
Orion Additive Manufacturing GmbH
Orion AM builds industrial 3D printing systems for high-performance polymers, delivering injection-molded strength for end-use parts.
Qualified AM GmbH
Turning Innovative AM into Scalable Production Readiness – We prepare manufacturers to achieve qualifications necessary for approvals in highly regulated industries.
topmodellfabrik GmbH
In addition to a wide range of additive manufacturing processes, we also offer conventional and the most important options for post-treatment/finishing.
National and international
expertise in lightweight construction
The interactive Lightweight Construction Atlas of the Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy (BMWE) connects individual stakeholders from research, development and application, thereby supporting technology transfer – globally, technology-neutrally and across industries and materials →
YOUR TEAM OF EXPERTS
In Germany
SBS systems for business is an experienced consulting company specialized in the internationalization of companies. All offices of SBS are staffed with multilingual and professional employees experienced in dealing with intercultural work environments.
Since 1999, SBS has been successfully developing, planning, and implementing individual internationalization strategies for German SMEs and advising them on their global export activities.
SBS is also specialized in the Italian market as well as in the German-speaking market and supports small and medium-sized German as well as Italian companies in the distribution of their products and services in these markets.
Since 2006, SBS has also been implementing export promotion projects on behalf of the German Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy (BMWi) and since 2015 for the German Federal Ministry of Food and Agriculture (BMEL) and has already organized nearly 200 projects worldwide.
In Spain
For more than 100 years, the central task of the German Chamber of Commerce for Spain (AHK Spain) has been to promote economic relations between Germany and Spain. As a self-governing bilateral institution, AHK Spain supports the market interests of German companies in Spain and is the most important point of contact for all questions concerning German-Spanish economic relations.
In order to consistently reinforce its positioning as a key hub for German-Spanish economic relations in the target country and among its stakeholders, AHK Spain regularly organizes local expert workshops and information events on current topics, at which AHK employees analyze current needs and identify suitable speakers for the specialist topics. These events are held in collaboration with national stakeholders from politics and business.
Thanks to the diverse range of projects, workshops, and events, the employees of the AHK Spain project team are already well versed in regularly and thoroughly familiarizing themselves with new topics. The organization and implementation of all projects therefore runs smoothly and guarantees successful execution.
Partner
Supported by
Contact
Simone Schlussas
Cámara de Comercio Alemana para España
Telefon: (+34) 91 353 09 29
E-Mail: simone.schlussas@ahk.es
REGISTRATION
If you would like to attend the presentation and networking event in Barcelona on 19 May 2026 and/or request an individual B2B meeting with one or more of the participating German companies, please register online via the form below.
DOWNLOAD
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