Industrial automation and IoT is a German- and Italian-anchored circuit led by HANNOVER MESSE, the largest industrial tradeshow in the world, with MECSPE, Global Industrie and MSV Brno covering the manufacturing-floor audience across Italy, France and Czechia.
1Rank
Industrial IoT, digital twins, cobots 5 Apr 2027, Hannover 110,000 attendees
The world's largest industrial technology tradeshow, spanning automation, robotics, hydrogen and energy alongside its core manufacturing focus.
Why it is hereThe single deepest industrial-buyer audience anywhere in Europe.
2Rank
MES and factory software, cobots, metal 3D printing 3 Mar 2027, Bologna 60,581 attendees
Italy's leading manufacturing technology trade show, covering machine tools, automation and additive manufacturing.
Why it is hereThe strongest entry point into Italy's manufacturing SME base.
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Machine vision, MES, predictive maintenance 15 Mar 2027, Lyon 60,000 attendees
France's largest industrial tradeshow, covering the full manufacturing value chain from tooling to automation.
Why it is hereThe equivalent French-market show, useful alongside HANNOVER MESSE for pan-European coverage.
4Rank
Machine vision, MES, cobots 6 Oct 2026, Brno 55,000 attendees
Central Europe's largest engineering and industrial trade fair.
Why it is hereBest reach into Central European manufacturers not well served by the Western European shows.
5Rank
Industrial IoT sensors, chip design, power electronics 16 Mar 2027, Nuremberg 36,000 attendees
The leading European trade show for embedded systems, sitting at the intersection of industrial IoT and semiconductors.
Why it is hereThe right room for hardware-adjacent IoT startups rather than factory-floor software alone.
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Machine vision, digital twins, cobots 31 Mar 2027, Barcelona 34,657 attendees
Spain's industrial automation and robotics trade show, focused on smart-factory technology.
Why it is hereThe strongest southern European entry point for factory-automation startups.
Three further Tier A shows round out the picture (AMPER, TECH INDUSTRY Riga, SIDO Lyon), and Tier B and C sourcing is under way to fill in below the largest tradeshows.
Which is the biggest industrial automation event in Europe?
HANNOVER MESSE, the world's largest industrial technology tradeshow, at 110,000 attendees.
Which event is best for embedded systems and industrial IoT hardware?
embedded world in Nuremberg, which sits between industrial automation and semiconductors.