I-GIFA German Foundry Exhibition yasungulwa ngo-1956 futhi iba njalo ngemva kweminyaka emine, ihlala isikhathi esingaphezu kwengxenye yekhulunyaka. Ingenye yezenzakalo ezibaluleke kakhulu embonini yokusungula emhlabeni jikelele. Uhlelo ngalunye lombukiso we-GIFA luheha abakhangisi nezivakashi ezivela emhlabeni wonke, olumele izitayela zakamuva zentuthuko kanye nentuthuko yezobuchwepheshe embonini yokulingisa yamazwe ngamazwe.

Ingqikithi yalo mbukiso ithi "The Splendid Metal World", ngendawo yombukiso engaphezu kuka-180000 square metres. Ngesikhathi esifanayo, izinkundla ezikhethekile zobuchwepheshe kanye namasemina ahlanganisa ubuchwepheshe bokwelapha ukushisa, ubuchwepheshe be-metallurgical, ukukhishwa kwensimbi, ukukhishwa, njll. kuzobanjwa, okuletha intuthuko entsha kanye nempumelelo ekuthuthukisweni kwembonini.

I-GIFA ihlinzeka ngobubanzi bomhlaba obucishe buphelele ezindaweni zezitshalo ezincibilikayo nezincibilikayo, ubuchwepheshe obuphikisayo, izitshalo nemishini yokukhiqiza isikhunta kanye nengqikithi, izinto zokubumba nezinto zokubumba, ukwenza imodeli kanye nesikhunta, ubuchwepheshe bokulawula kanye ne-automation, ukuvikelwa kwemvelo kanye nokulahlwa kwemfucuza njengoba kanye nobuchwepheshe bolwazi. Umbukiso wezohwebo uhambisana nohlelo oluhlukene olusekelayo olunamasemina amaningi, izingqungquthela zamazwe ngamazwe, ama-symposia kanye nochungechunge lwezinkulumo.