trade fairs
Motek
International trade fair for assembly and handling technology
| 8 - 11 October 2024 |
| Stuttgart, Germany |
| Previous edition: |
| Almost 500 exhibitors from 22 countries and 24,492 trade visitors (together with Bondexpo) |
Bondexpo
Trade fair for industrial bonding technology
| 8 - 11 October 2024 |
| Stuttgart, Germany |
Fakuma
International trade fair for plastics processing
| 15 - 19 October 2024 |
| Friedrichshafen, Duitsland |
| Previous edition: |
| 1,636 exhibitors (44% from abroad) and 39,343 trade visitors |
Control
International trade fair for quality assurance
| 6 - 9 May 2025 |
| Stuttgart, Germany |
| Previous edition: |
| 475 exhibitors of which 38% were from outside Germany and 13,149 trade visitors |
Blechexpo
International trade fair for sheet metal working
| 21 - 24 October 2025 |
| Stuttgart, Germany |
| Previous edition: |
| 1,256 exhibitors from 38 countries and 40,103 trade visitors (Blechexpo and Schweisstec together) |
Schweisstec
Trade fair for welding technology
| 21 - 24 October 2025 |
| Stuttgart, Germany |
| Previous edition: |
| 1,256 exhibitors from 38 countries and 40,103 trade visitors (Blechexpo and Schweisstec together) |
Optatec
International trade fair for optical technologies, components and systems
| 5 - 7 May 2026 |
| Frankfurt, Germany |
| Previous edition: |
| 422 exhibitors from 24 countries. 64% of all exhibitors from outside Germany. 3,964 trade visitors. |
