Manufacturing Conferences & Events 2026

The world's most powerful tech event. Increasingly relevant for manufacturing with AI, robotics, digital twins, and industrial IoT showcases alongside consumer tech.

Hands-on Industry 4.0 event built around live, working demonstrations rather than slide decks — vendors plug into a shared event infrastructure to show real data flowing across Unified Namespace and IIoT systems.

Japan's leading factory-technology event, bundling SMART FACTORY Expo, RoboDEX, and three related shows covering manufacturing DX, robotics, and green factory technology.

The world's leading trade fair for industrial technology, bringing together thousands of exhibitors across automation, digitalisation, energy, and industrial infrastructure.

Annual European summit on industrial AI and autonomous manufacturing, for manufacturers scaling from pilots to plant-wide rollouts of connected data and AI-driven operations.

Inaugural North American edition of the UK-founded Smart Manufacturing Week series, combining the Manufacturing Digitalization Summit and The Reliability Conference for advanced manufacturing and industrial technology leaders.

North America's largest robotics and automation event, moving to the Las Vegas Convention Center for 2027. Free show-floor access with 1,000+ exhibitors across robotics, machine vision, and AI-driven automation.

The UK's largest festival of advanced manufacturing and engineering, bundling Smart Factory Expo, Drives + Controls, MAINTEC, and the Manufacturing Digitalisation Summit at the NEC Birmingham.

The largest manufacturing technology show in the Western Hemisphere. Nearly 90,000 attendees and thousands of exhibitors showcasing machine tools, automation, additive manufacturing, and digital solutions.

SME and AMT's Industry 4.0 showcase within IMTS 2026, spotlighting automation, robotics, machine monitoring, workforce training, and AI adoption on the factory floor. Previously a standalone Pittsburgh event, now co-located with IMTS.

Packaging innovations and manufacturing automation for CPG and industrial manufacturers. Covers smart packaging, robotics, and Industry 4.0 solutions for packaging lines.

European edition covering Industrial IoT, AI, edge computing, and connected industry. Features real-world case studies and hands-on demos from leading technology providers.

Relaunch edition of Asia-Pacific's leading industrial technology event, focused on industrial AI, smart manufacturing, digitalisation, and advanced production, ahead of a full-scale 2027 edition.

North America's largest event for metal forming, fabricating, welding, and finishing. Essential for manufacturers working with metals and materials processing.

Academic and industry conference covering IIoT-based smart factories, digital twins, cybersecurity, edge-cloud computing, cognitive factories, and Industry 4.0/5.0 research.

Rockwell Automation's premier event showcasing the latest in industrial automation, smart manufacturing, and the Connected Enterprise. Hands-on labs, demos, and technical sessions.

Europe's leading trade fair for smart and digital automation. Over 56,000 visitors exploring electric control, sensor technology, drive systems, engineering services, and plant automation.