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BIEMH 2026
March 2, 2026 to March 6, 2026
Hannover Messe
April 20, 2026 to April 24, 2026
MACH 2026
April 20, 2026 to April 24, 2026
IMTS – McCormick Place, Chicago
September 14, 2026 to September 19, 2026
Vision 2026
October 6, 2026 to October 8, 2026

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Southern Manufacturing

📍 Farnborough International Exhibition Centre | 3 Feb 2026 – 5 Feb 2026

The UK’s leading annual industrial show, showcasing the latest machinery, electronics and supply-chain innovations across three days.

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Nortec

📍 Hamburg, Germany | 3 Feb 2026 – 5 Feb 2026

NORTEC will spotlight how artificial intelligence is being applied across modern manufacturing, with a strong focus on smart production, automation and digital workflows. Visitors can expect AI-enabled solutions in robotics, machine vision, predictive maintenance and industrial software, alongside practical discussions on how AI is improving efficiency, quality and flexibility in metalworking and industrial production.

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BIEMH

📍 Bilbao Exhibition Centre | 2 Mar 2026 – 6 Mar 2026

The Bienal Internacional de Máquina-Herramienta in Bilbao, a major show for advanced manufacturing and machine-tool technology in Southern Europe.

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Global Industrie

📍 Paris Villepinte | 30 Mar 2026 – 2 Apr 2026

France’s flagship industrial trade fair, bringing together sectors from robotics and automation to materials, energy and industry 4.0 solutions.

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MACH

📍 NEC Birmingham, UK | 20 Apr 2026 – 24 Apr 2026

The UK’s national exhibition for manufacturing technologies, where hundreds of exhibitors display machinery, automation, metrology and fabrication solutions.

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HANNOVER MESSE

📍 Hannover, Germany | 20 Apr 2026 – 24 Apr 2026

One of the world’s largest industrial technology fairs, featuring innovations in automation, digitalisation, energy, and smart production.

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Grinding Hub

📍 Stuttgart, Germany | 5 May 2026 – 8 May 2026

Discover how artificial intelligence is reshaping grinding technology at GrindingHub 2026. Exhibitors will present solutions with machine learning enhanced process adjustments, automated quality evaluation, networked production software and intelligent automation platforms. This event highlights the practical AI tools and digital solutions that improve throughput, increase consistency and unlock new levels of performance for grinding applications.

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Control-Expert Days

📍 Stuttgart, Germany | 20 May 2026 – 21 May 2026

Control-Expert Days is an expert-level industry event focused on quality assurance and inspection, highlighting how AI is being applied to metrology, machine vision, automated defect detection, and data-driven quality control.

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Stanztec

📍 Congress Centrum Pforzheim | 16 Jun 2026 – 18 Jun 2026

8th Stanztec brings together specialists from stamping, forming, and sheet-metal production to showcase how AI is increasingly being used to optimise tool design, process stability, and quality control. Visitors can expect insights into AI-supported press monitoring, predictive maintenance for forming tools, intelligent sensor systems, and data-driven optimisation of stamping processes aimed at reducing scrap, improving repeatability, and increasing overall equipment effectiveness.

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IMTS 2026

📍 McCormick Place, Chicago | 14 Sep 2026 – 19 Sep 2026

IMTS 2026 brings the global manufacturing industry to Chicago, covering machine tools, automation, robotics, software and smart factory technology. Visitors will find AI across CNC programming, predictive maintenance, inspection, robotics and production optimisation. It is a key event for manufacturers tracking how AI is moving onto the shop floor.

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Motek

📍 Stuttgart, Germany | 6 Oct 2026 – 8 Oct 2026

Motek showcases how AI is being integrated into automation and assembly, from intelligent robotics and machine vision to predictive maintenance and data-driven optimisation of production systems.

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Vision 2026

📍 Stuttgart, Germany | 6 Oct 2026 – 8 Oct 2026

AI is now one of the defining forces in machine vision, from deep learning inspection and defect detection to vision-guided robotics, automated quality control and real-time production intelligence. As the world’s leading trade fair for machine vision, VISION Stuttgart is where manufacturers can see how AI, cameras, sensors and industrial software are coming together to make factories smarter, faster and more competitive. MachineToolNews.ai is proud to support VISION as a media partner and to help spotlight the AI technologies shaping the next generation of manufacturing.

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Bi-Mu Show

📍 Milan, Italy | 13 Oct 2026 – 16 Oct 2026

BI-MU 2026 in Milan marks the 70th year of Italy’s premier international machine tool and automation exhibition, showcasing metalworking, robots, digital manufacturing, additive technologies and smart factory innovations from 13–16 October at Fiera Milano Rho. The show features AI-enabled automation, robotics and digital solutions across dedicated zones like RobotHeart and BI-MU Digital, highlighting connected Industry 4.0 systems and intelligent production technologies.

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