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Top 30 Industrial Events in Germany in 2026

Germany is the trade-fair capital of the industrial world — Hannover, Stuttgart, Düsseldorf, Munich and Frankfurt host the shows where manufacturing, energy and mobility set their agenda for the year. This is our ranked shortlist of the 30 biggest industrial exhibitions taking place across Germany in 2026, by estimated exhibitor count, with the dates, host cities and sectors you need to plan your year.

30
Ranked fairs
~21,600
Exhibitors expected
14
Host cities
Sep–Dec 2026
2026 season

Germany runs the industrial trade-fair calendar. In 2026 the big shows cluster into a dense autumn — most of them Tuesday-to-Friday runs across Hannover, Stuttgart, Düsseldorf, Munich and Frankfurt. We ranked the 30 largest by estimated exhibitor count so you can plan the year in one pass.

Figures below are estimates from the Pragmatic Event Scout catalog. Every event name links to its Event Scout page, where you can see the full exhibitor list, filter, and export the dates.

The five you can’t miss

Five fairs anchor the German industrial calendar in 2026. Here’s what each one is really about, why it’s worth the trip, and who you’ll be standing next to on the show floor.

© IAA Transportation / Mediaportal

15–20 Sep 2026 · Hannover

IAA Transportation

Commercial VehiclesLogisticsE-MobilityAutomotive

The world’s leading mobility platform for the transport and logistics industry — everything that moves goods, from vans to heavy trucks to the software and charging around them.

Why visit — It is where the entire road-freight sector shows its shift to electric, hydrogen and automated driving in one place, alongside the logistics technology that ties it together. No other European show gives you the full commercial-vehicle transition end to end.

Who’s there — Truck and van OEMs (Daimler Truck, MAN, Volvo, Scania), Tier-1 suppliers, charging-infrastructure and battery firms, logistics-tech startups and the fleet operators who buy from all of them.

~2,200 exhibitors · ~250,000 visitors

Official site
© Fakuma Messe Friedrichshafen

12–16 Oct 2026 · Friedrichshafen

Fakuma

Plastics ProcessingInjection MouldingToolingMaterials

The international trade fair for industrial plastics processing — injection moulding, extrusion, thermoforming, tooling and materials under one roof on Lake Constance.

Why visit — It’s the most complete European overview of plastics-processing technology in the years between the giant K show, and the place to see live machine demonstrations rather than static stands.

Who’s there — Machine builders (Arburg, Engel, KraussMaffei, Wittmann), mould and die makers, material and additive suppliers, automation specialists and the processors who run the lines.

~1,933 exhibitors · ~47,650 visitors

Official site
@ Hamburg Messe und Congress/ Rene Zieger

22–25 Sep 2026 · Hamburg

WindEnergy Hamburg

Wind EnergyRenewablesOffshorePower

The global on- and offshore wind expo, held alongside the WindEurope conference — the central meeting point for the entire wind value chain.

Why visit — It brings turbine makers, component suppliers, developers and financiers into the same hall at the moment offshore build-out is accelerating across the North Sea and beyond.

Who’s there — Turbine OEMs (Vestas, Siemens Gamesa, Nordex), blade and drivetrain manufacturers, offshore installation and cable firms, project developers, grid operators and investors.

~1,400 exhibitors · ~35,000 visitors

Official site
© EuroBLECH Pressebüro

20–23 Oct 2026 · Hanover

EuroBLECH

Sheet MetalMetal FormingWeldingAdditive Manufacturing

The world’s largest sheet-metal working technology exhibition — cutting, forming, welding, tube and profile processing, and increasingly additive.

Why visit — It’s the definitive place to benchmark the newest fabrication machinery side by side and see how automation and software are reshaping the fabricating shop floor.

Who’s there — Machine manufacturers (TRUMPF, Bystronic, Salvagnini), tooling and automation vendors, measurement and material-handling specialists, and the job shops and fabricators who invest in them.

~1,300 exhibitors · ~38,076 visitors

Official site
© Landesmesse Stuttgart GmbH & Co. KG

15–19 Sep 2026 · Stuttgart

AMB

Metal WorkingMachine ToolsPrecision ToolsAutomation

The international exhibition for metal working — machine tools, precision tools and machining technology in the heart of Germany’s manufacturing south.

Why visit — It’s a leading showcase of metal-cutting and machining innovation with a dense, buyer-heavy audience from the automotive and mechanical-engineering supply base around Stuttgart.

Who’s there — Machine-tool builders (DMG Mori, GROB, INDEX), precision-tool and clamping-technology makers, metrology and automation specialists, and production engineers sourcing capacity.

~1,092 exhibitors · ~44,000 visitors

Official site

The full ranking — 30 industrial fairs

Sort by size, name or date. Every figure below is an estimate drawn from the Event Scout catalog — verify specifics with the organiser before you book.

  • 1IIAA Transportationiaa-transportation.com
    Commercial VehiclesLogisticsE-Mobility+1
    2,200 exhibitorsEvent Scout has mapped 90,000+ exhibiting companiesacross 8,000+ events — see exactly who exhibits at each one before you go.Explore in Event Scout →15–20 Sep 2026
  • 2FFakumafakuma-messe.de
    Plastics ProcessingInjection MouldingTooling+1
    1,933 exhibitorsEvent Scout has mapped 90,000+ exhibiting companiesacross 8,000+ events — see exactly who exhibits at each one before you go.Explore in Event Scout →12–16 Oct 2026
  • 3WWindEnergy Hamburgwindenergyhamburg.com
    Wind EnergyRenewablesOffshore+1
    1,400 exhibitorsEvent Scout has mapped 90,000+ exhibiting companiesacross 8,000+ events — see exactly who exhibits at each one before you go.Explore in Event Scout →22–25 Sep 2026
  • 4EEuroBLECHeuroblech.com
    Sheet MetalMetal FormingWelding+1
    1,300 exhibitorsEvent Scout has mapped 90,000+ exhibiting companiesacross 8,000+ events — see exactly who exhibits at each one before you go.Explore in Event Scout →20–23 Oct 2026
  • 5AAMBmesse-stuttgart.de
    Metal WorkingMachine ToolsPrecision Tools+1
    1,092 exhibitorsEvent Scout has mapped 90,000+ exhibiting companiesacross 8,000+ events — see exactly who exhibits at each one before you go.Explore in Event Scout →15–19 Sep 2026
  • 6gglasstecglasstec.de
    GlassPlant EngineeringMachinery
    928 exhibitorsEvent Scout has mapped 90,000+ exhibiting companiesacross 8,000+ events — see exactly who exhibits at each one before you go.Explore in Event Scout →20–23 Oct 2026
  • 7MMotekmotek-messe.de
    AssemblyHandlingAutomation+1
    893 exhibitorsEvent Scout has mapped 90,000+ exhibiting companiesacross 8,000+ events — see exactly who exhibits at each one before you go.Explore in Event Scout →6–8 Oct 2026
  • 8IIZB — Internationale Zuliefererbörseizb-online.com
    Automotive SupplySubcontractingRobotics
    845 exhibitorsEvent Scout has mapped 90,000+ exhibiting companiesacross 8,000+ events — see exactly who exhibits at each one before you go.Explore in Event Scout →27–29 Oct 2026
  • 9PPOWTECH TECHNOPHARMpowtech.de
    Process EngineeringPowder & BulkPharma
    835 exhibitorsEvent Scout has mapped 90,000+ exhibiting companiesacross 8,000+ events — see exactly who exhibits at each one before you go.Explore in Event Scout →29 Sep – 1 Oct 2026
  • 10VValve World Expovalveworldexpo.com
    ValvesFluid PowerProcess Industry
    642 exhibitorsEvent Scout has mapped 90,000+ exhibiting companiesacross 8,000+ events — see exactly who exhibits at each one before you go.Explore in Event Scout →1–3 Dec 2026
  • 11IInnoTransinnotrans.com
    Rail TechnologyTransportInfrastructure
    620 exhibitorsEvent Scout has mapped 90,000+ exhibiting companiesacross 8,000+ events — see exactly who exhibits at each one before you go.Explore in Event Scout →22–25 Sep 2026
  • 12SSMM Hamburgsmm-hamburg.com
    MaritimeShipbuildingMarine Engineering
    620 exhibitorsEvent Scout has mapped 90,000+ exhibiting companiesacross 8,000+ events — see exactly who exhibits at each one before you go.Explore in Event Scout →1–4 Sep 2026
  • 13AALUMINIUMaluminium-messe.com
    MetalsMachine ToolsRecycling
    620 exhibitorsEvent Scout has mapped 90,000+ exhibiting companiesacross 8,000+ events — see exactly who exhibits at each one before you go.Explore in Event Scout →6–8 Oct 2026
  • 14RREIFEN (Tire Technology)reifen-messe.de
    TiresAutomotiveRubber
    620 exhibitorsEvent Scout has mapped 90,000+ exhibiting companiesacross 8,000+ events — see exactly who exhibits at each one before you go.Explore in Event Scout →8–12 Sep 2026
  • 15SSolarPACES Conferencesolarpaces-conference.org
    Solar ThermalRenewablesPower
    620 exhibitorsEvent Scout has mapped 90,000+ exhibiting companiesacross 8,000+ events — see exactly who exhibits at each one before you go.Explore in Event Scout →15–18 Sep 2026
  • 16PPlastics Recycling World Expo Europeeu.plasticsrecyclingworldexpo.com
    PlasticsRecyclingMaterials
    620 exhibitorsEvent Scout has mapped 90,000+ exhibiting companiesacross 8,000+ events — see exactly who exhibits at each one before you go.Explore in Event Scout →23–24 Sep 2026
  • 17IICAA — Aluminium Alloysdgm.de
    MetalsAdvanced MaterialsR&D
    620 exhibitorsEvent Scout has mapped 90,000+ exhibiting companiesacross 8,000+ events — see exactly who exhibits at each one before you go.Explore in Event Scout →13–17 Sep 2026
  • 18FFMB — Zuliefermesse Maschinenbaufmb-messe.de
    Mechanical EngineeringSubcontractingComponents
    514 exhibitorsEvent Scout has mapped 90,000+ exhibiting companiesacross 8,000+ events — see exactly who exhibits at each one before you go.Explore in Event Scout →3–5 Nov 2026
  • 19PProfessional MotorSport World Expoprofessionalmotorsport-expo.com
    MotorsportAutomotiveSubcontracting
    480 exhibitorsEvent Scout has mapped 90,000+ exhibiting companiesacross 8,000+ events — see exactly who exhibits at each one before you go.Explore in Event Scout →10–11 Nov 2026
  • 20bbelektrobelektro.com
    Electrical EngineeringHVACRenewables
    480 exhibitorsEvent Scout has mapped 90,000+ exhibiting companiesacross 8,000+ events — see exactly who exhibits at each one before you go.Explore in Event Scout →13–15 Oct 2026
  • 21iin.standmesse-stuttgart.de
    MaintenanceIndustrial CleaningSubcontracting
    480 exhibitorsEvent Scout has mapped 90,000+ exhibiting companiesacross 8,000+ events — see exactly who exhibits at each one before you go.Explore in Event Scout →15–19 Sep 2026
  • 22MMobile Robotics Summitmobileroboticssummit.de
    RoboticsIntralogisticsAutomation
    480 exhibitorsEvent Scout has mapped 90,000+ exhibiting companiesacross 8,000+ events — see exactly who exhibits at each one before you go.Explore in Event Scout →7–8 Oct 2026
  • 23GGreen Steel Worldgreensteelworld.com
    SteelDecarbonisationMetals
    480 exhibitorsEvent Scout has mapped 90,000+ exhibiting companiesacross 8,000+ events — see exactly who exhibits at each one before you go.Explore in Event Scout →23–24 Sep 2026
  • 24EEnergyDecentralenergy-decentral.com
    EnergyRenewablesBiogas
    373 exhibitorsEvent Scout has mapped 90,000+ exhibiting companiesacross 8,000+ events — see exactly who exhibits at each one before you go.Explore in Event Scout →10–13 Nov 2026
  • 25SSEMICON Europasemiconeuropa.org
    SemiconductorsElectronicsMicrotech
    320 exhibitorsEvent Scout has mapped 90,000+ exhibiting companiesacross 8,000+ events — see exactly who exhibits at each one before you go.Explore in Event Scout →10–13 Nov 2026
  • 26GGET Nordget-nord.de
    ElectricalHVACBuilding Services
    320 exhibitorsEvent Scout has mapped 90,000+ exhibiting companiesacross 8,000+ events — see exactly who exhibits at each one before you go.Explore in Event Scout →19–21 Nov 2026
  • 27HHydrogen Technology Expo Europehydrogen-worldexpo.com
    HydrogenClean EnergyFuel Cells
    320 exhibitorsEvent Scout has mapped 90,000+ exhibiting companiesacross 8,000+ events — see exactly who exhibits at each one before you go.Explore in Event Scout →20–22 Oct 2026
  • 28CCarbon Capture Technology Expo Europecarboncapture-expo.com
    Carbon CaptureClean EnergyProcess
    320 exhibitorsEvent Scout has mapped 90,000+ exhibiting companiesacross 8,000+ events — see exactly who exhibits at each one before you go.Explore in Event Scout →20–22 Oct 2026
  • 29WWM Werkstattmesse Münchenwm-werkstattmessen.de
    Workshop EquipmentAutomotiveSubcontracting
    320 exhibitorsEvent Scout has mapped 90,000+ exhibiting companiesacross 8,000+ events — see exactly who exhibits at each one before you go.Explore in Event Scout →16–18 Oct 2026
  • 30BBiogas Convention & Trade Fairbiogas-convention.com
    BiogasRenewablesEnergy
    320 exhibitorsEvent Scout has mapped 90,000+ exhibiting companiesacross 8,000+ events — see exactly who exhibits at each one before you go.Explore in Event Scout →25–26 Nov 2026

Figures are estimates compiled from public sources via Pragmatic Event Scout — verify with the organiser before relying on them.Logos provided by Logo.dev.

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