德国斯图加特国际浴室设备、浴室技术、桑拿和康复博览会(INTERBAD)是国际上领先的服务行业展览会，由德国沐浴行业协会与斯图加特展览有限公司共同举办，该展于1966年，每两年一届，在斯图加特国际展览中心举行。该展主要以泳池、卫浴、桑拿、理疗及保健用品为主的展览会，主要展区：游泳池健康，桑拿理疗，药用浴室健身器材，休闲浴场水疗中心。
interbad作为国际游泳池、桑拿浴和水疗中心与国际泳池和浴室技术交流会，来自德国和国外的近450家参展商将会会见来自64个国家的游客，包括运营商，游泳池制造商和零售商，酒店经营者，建筑师，规划师和私人建筑商。该行业部门的聚会点可以在展会摊位上体验新产品和功能。 但是专家访问者和专家也参加了当前趋势的并行讨论，并在泳池和巴斯技术大会、水疗市场会议以及随附的协会活动中为行业制定了标准。
展会回顾：第23届于2012年10月9-12日举行，来自各地500家企业参展，来自53个国家15000名专业观众参观了本次展览活动；第22届于2010年10月份在德国斯图加特新国际展馆举办。2008年占36500平米总地面积，共有442家企业来自欧洲、亚洲和美洲参展，参观者共有16561人次来自57个不同国家其中93%的参展商很满意，91%的参展商对观展客户给与正面的肯定， 92%的参展企业对展会给与很高的评价，58%的参展企业已经决定2010年继续参加。对于观展商其中94%是专业人士，79%是带有买卖意向，22%是来自德国以外地区。
展品范围(Show Products):
泳池和桑拿的建筑和技术，漩涡池技术，药物使用和治疗方法，卫浴设备及配件,健身、锻炼和美容仪器，太阳能，美容化妆，清洁消毒，专业书籍和出版，协会， 计算机硬件和软件，咨询等。
展览区域分：游泳池，健康，健康治疗，酒店室内装饰，休闲，休闲池，水产养殖，桑拿，理疗，药用浴场，健身器械，日光浴室。
展会报告(Show Reports):
interbad impresses the swimming pool industry | 296 exhibitors and 8,500 national and international visitors in Stuttgart
"Water is our element – competence is our offer" – interbad came to a successful end in Stuttgart under this motto. 296 exhibitors, 34 of whom were in the special areas, presented new products, practical solutions and innovations over a period of four days. The exhibitors came from 23 countries. 39 per cent of exhibitors came from abroad. The Trade Fair for Swimming Pools, Saunas and Spas, which is jointly organised by the German Association for the Recreational and Medicinal Bath Industry (DGfdB) and Messe Stuttgart, also impressed the around 8,500 visitors, 1 in of 5 of whom came from abroad. For the first time since the start of the corona pandemic, the coherent concept comprising a trade fair, a Congress and a diverse accompanying programme was staged again with personal interaction.
Stefan Lohnert, President of Messe Stuttgart, highlighted the relevance of personal networking during his welcoming speech: "The demand for professional exchanges, network cultivation and the live experience of technical developments for swimming pools, saunas and wellness appears to be extremely high at present."
Claudia Döttinger, Vice President of Messe Stuttgart, added: "Trade fairs such as interbad are essential for finding out information about new technologies. At present, we are all primarily concerned about energy and resource efficiency. These topics were therefore also right at the top of the agenda of interbad, a trade fair which provides the industry with valuable impetus."
Water is his element
Dr. Michael Gross, an Olympic and World Champion in swimming between 1982 and 1991, presented different theses on sport and commerce in his keynote speech during the DGfdB Congress. He said: "Commerce needs active sport and competition. Sport would lose its appeal without sponsors, patrons and media attention. Commerce produces new ideas and momentum. Sport motivates billions of people and involves billions of Euros," was his conclusion.
Topics in touch with the latest trends
The contents of the trade fair were innovative: the visitors were able to obtain information about current developments in the industry during a large number of talks, workshops and panel discussions that formed part of the Congress and accompanying programme. Experts and industry representatives discussed trends and urgent questions such as sustainability, digitalisation and energy efficiency at the DGfdB Congress, one of the cornerstones of interbad. Christian Mankel, Managing Director of the German Association for the Recreational and Medicinal Bath Industry (DGfdB), drew some positive conclusions: "Four years after the last interbad, you could see on every day of the trade fair that the entire industry was delighted with the return to some semblance of normality. We at the DGfdB were very happy with the high-quality discussions. interbad proved that the propensity to invest in the industry is much greater than the widespread global crisis would seem to suggest. Swimming pools are adept at coping with crises."
The International Sauna Association (ISA) also staged the International Sauna Congress for the first time concurrently with interbad. Martin Niederstein, Managing Director of the German Sauna Association, concluded: "The current challenges in Europe have led to an incredible increase in climate-neutral energy supply in companies. Specific examples were shown in this respect. The Congress also presented the latest health findings, as well as worldwide trends and commercial formats against the respective cultural backgrounds. The International Sauna Congress was a unique forum in combination with interbad."
Visitors were able to honour the most innovative ideas and the latest product launches with the interbad Innovation Award. This objective of this Award, which is presented jointly by Messe Stuttgart and the German Association for the Recreational and Medicinal Bath Industry (DGfdB), is to honour solutions which are very important and applicable in practice, and improve the environmental and energy situation. The winner of the interbad Innovation Award was Metzger MSK for its development of an energy-saving cold and hot water heating pump. Saunum Sauna took second place with its innovative sauna oven featuring an air-conditioning system. NoviNato finished in third place with its development of a new disinfection system for public swimming pools with a very low chlorine content.
Sustainable conclusion
interbad was also impressive on the product side with a large number of innovations. In particular, the focal point chosen for interbad 2022 - i.e. resource-conserving and sustainable solutions - could be seen on the exhibition stands and in every exhibition hall. The newly implemented guided tours provided the visitors with a concentrated overview and proved extremely popular with visitors and exhibitors alike. A total of 16 companies presented their portfolio during the guided tours.
Messe Stuttgart was very satisfied with the outcome of the event: "For me it was the first interbad in my new function. I was positively impressed by the innovative strength of the exhibitors," said Claudia Döttinger. "The industry's thinking outside the box is really remarkable. Whether sustainability, energy efficiency or digitalisation, the important social issues of our time have long since found their way into the industry and are actively addressed."
The next interbad will take place in Stuttgart from 22 to 25 October 2024.
