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EISENWARENMESSE – International Hardware Fair Cologne

hand tools, power tools, fasteners, fittings, DIY/building supplies

Location listed

Cologne, Germany

Usual timing / recurrence

early March, even years · biennial

Organizer

Koelnmesse GmbH

EMO (Exposition Mondiale de la Machine-Outil)

Metalworking / machine tools

Location listed

Hanover (rotates with Milan), Germany (rotates with Italy)

Usual timing / recurrence

September–October, odd years · Biennial

Organizer

CECIMO (VDW for Hanover editions; UCIMU for Milan editions)

Official link not confirmed. Verify with the named organizer before booking.

EUROGUSS

die casting (aluminium, magnesium, zinc), foundry technology

Location listed

Nuremberg, Germany

Usual timing / recurrence

mid-January, even years · biennial

Organizer

NürnbergMesse GmbH

Fastener Fair Global

fasteners & fixings, joining technology

Location listed

Stuttgart, Germany

Usual timing / recurrence

March, odd years · biennial

Organizer

RX (Reed Exhibitions)

Formnext

Additive manufacturing / industrial 3D printing

Location listed

Frankfurt, Germany

Usual timing / recurrence

November (annual) · Annual

Organizer

Mesago Messe Frankfurt GmbH

Official link not confirmed. Verify with the named organizer before booking.

GrindingHub

grinding technology, superfinishing, abrasives, metrology

Location listed

Stuttgart, Germany

Usual timing / recurrence

early May, even years · biennial

Organizer

VDW (German Machine Tool Builders' Association) + Messe Stuttgart (Swissmem as patron)

Hannover Messe

Industrial automation / Industry 4.0 (general industry mega-fair)

Location listed

Hanover, Germany

Usual timing / recurrence

Late April (annual) · Annual

Organizer

Deutsche Messe AG

Official link not confirmed. Verify with the named organizer before booking.

iREX – International Robot Exhibition

Robotics (industrial and service)

Location listed

Tokyo, Japan

Usual timing / recurrence

December, odd years · Biennial

Organizer

Nikkan Kogyo Shimbun (with Japan Robot Association)

Official link not confirmed. Verify with the named organizer before booking.

JIMTOF (Japan International Machine Tool Fair)

machine tools, metalworking, automation, precision engineering

Location listed

Tokyo, Japan

Usual timing / recurrence

late October–early November, even years · biennial

Organizer

Japan Machine Tool Builders' Association (JMTBA)

SIMTOS (Seoul International Manufacturing Technology Show)

machine tools, manufacturing technology, automation

Location listed

Goyang, South Korea

Usual timing / recurrence

mid-April, even years · biennial

Organizer

Korea Machine Tool Manufacturers' Association (KOMMA)

The PPAI Expo

promotional products, branded merchandise

Location listed

Las Vegas, United States

Usual timing / recurrence

mid-January, annual · annual

Organizer

Promotional Products Association International (PPAI)

Tube Düsseldorf

tube & pipe manufacturing, processing, trade

Location listed

Düsseldorf, Germany

Usual timing / recurrence

mid-April, even years · biennial

Organizer

Messe Düsseldorf GmbH

Valve World Expo

industrial valves, actuators, seals, process industry

Location listed

Düsseldorf, Germany

Usual timing / recurrence

early December, even years · biennial

Organizer

Messe Düsseldorf GmbH

wire Düsseldorf

wire & cable manufacturing, fastening elements, springs

Location listed

Düsseldorf, Germany

Usual timing / recurrence

mid-April, even years · biennial

Organizer

Messe Düsseldorf GmbH

WorldPM 2026 (Powder Metallurgy World Congress)

powder metallurgy, metal injection molding, metal additive manufacturing

Location listed

Montreal, Canada

Usual timing / recurrence

late June, rotating continents · biennial (rotating Europe/Asia/North America)

Organizer

Metal Powder Industries Federation (MPIF)

AMB – International Exhibition for Metal Working

Metal cutting / machine tools

Location listed

Stuttgart, Germany

Usual timing / recurrence

September, even years · Biennial

Organizer

Landesmesse Stuttgart GmbH & Co. KG

Official link not confirmed. Verify with the named organizer before booking.

Automate

Robotics / machine vision / industrial AI

Location listed

Chicago (2026) / Las Vegas (2027), United States

Usual timing / recurrence

May–June (annual) · Annual

Organizer

A3 – Association for Advancing Automation

Official link not confirmed. Verify with the named organizer before booking.

automatica

Robotics / smart automation

Location listed

Munich, Germany

Usual timing / recurrence

June (biennial) · Biennial

Organizer

Messe München GmbH (conceptual sponsor: VDMA Robotics + Automation)

Official link not confirmed. Verify with the named organizer before booking.

Blechexpo / Schweisstec

Sheet metal working / joining technology

Location listed

Stuttgart, Germany

Usual timing / recurrence

October, odd years · Biennial

Organizer

P. E. Schall GmbH & Co. KG

Official link not confirmed. Verify with the named organizer before booking.

CCMT (China CNC Machine Tool Fair)

CNC machine tools, metal cutting & forming, automation

Location listed

Shanghai, China

Usual timing / recurrence

late April, even years · biennial

Organizer

China Machine Tool & Tool Builders' Association (CMTBA)

Official link not confirmed. Verify with the named organizer before booking.

CIMT – China International Machine Tool Show

Machine tools / manufacturing technology

Location listed

Beijing, China

Usual timing / recurrence

April, odd years · Biennial

Organizer

China Machine Tool & Tool Builders' Association (CMTBA) / China National Machine Tool Corp.

Official link not confirmed. Verify with the named organizer before booking.

EuroBLECH

Sheet metal working technology

Location listed

Hanover, Germany

Usual timing / recurrence

October, even years · Biennial

Organizer

RX (Reed Exhibitions)

Official link not confirmed. Verify with the named organizer before booking.

FABTECH

Metal forming / fabricating / welding / finishing

Location listed

Las Vegas (rotates: Chicago / Las Vegas / Atlanta), United States

Usual timing / recurrence

September–October (annual) · Annual

Organizer

SME, FMA, AWS, PMA, CCAI (co-sponsoring industry associations)

Official link not confirmed. Verify with the named organizer before booking.

Global Industrie

manufacturing industries, machining, welding, foundry, robotics, plastics

Location listed

Lyon, France

Usual timing / recurrence

mid-March, annual (alternating Lyon/Paris) · annual

Organizer

GL Events