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Experience trade fairs in a new way - in Germany and worldwide

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Trade fairs are an important marketing tool for VDMA members and an indispensable platform for personal contact. The VDMA offers orientation in the trade fair business.

With its offerings, the VDMA provides its members with a wide range of opportunities to present themselves successfully in an international environment, strengthen existing customer relationships and generate new leads.

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                                    World-leading trade shows in Germany are an important competitive advantage for European mechanical and plant engineering.

                                        
                                    With their unique event character, trade fairs will remain an indispensable marketplace for mechanical and plant engineering in the future.

                                        
                                    Trade fairs generate a high level of attention, facilitate communication and generate increased customer contacts.

                                        
                                    Trade fairs provide an ideal environment for personal contacts, which are indispensable for building trust.

                                        
                                    With our range of information and services, we help you identify the trade fairs that best suit your company.

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Trade fairs in Germany and abroad are an attractive platform for initiating business for the mechanical and plant engineering sector.

Here you will find the next trade fairs that you should not miss.

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Tue. 24.06.25 Fri. 27.06.25

Robotics + Automation

automatica 2025, Munich

Leading trade fair for intelligent automation and robotics

Places available

Wed. 08.10.25 Wed. 15.10.25

Trade Fairs
Plastics and Rubber Machinery

The VDMA is the conceptual sponsor of the world's most important trade fair for the plastics industry.

It is impossible to imagine a world without plastic. And plastics are indispensable for mastering our future challenges. The plastics industry develops solutions so that a growing world population can live safely and prosperously. This important role as an enabler is expressed in the motto of K 2025: The Power of Plastics! Green - Smart - Responsible. Green, because plastics help to combat climate change and conserve resources. Smart, because digitalisation helps to increase efficiency. Responsible, because the focus is on people.

Places available

Tue. 16.09.25 Fri. 19.09.25

Wind Turbines
Power Systems

HUSUM WIND 2025

Germany's most important trade fair for renewable energies with a focus on wind energy: This is where the industry meets to shape and support the transformation of the energy system and networking.

Germany's most important trade fair for renewable energies with a focus on wind energy: This is where the industry meets to shape and support the transformation of the energy system and networking.

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Calendar

VDMA Trade Fair Calendar 2025

With the trade fair calendar, we offer our members an orientation guide to the worldwide range of trade fairs relevant to mechanical engineering.

Our trade fair services

Joint stands

Via the VDMA, members can take advantage of joint stands and thus reduce the expense of an independent presence. In addition to their own stand space, the scope of services includes various service offers. Above all, participants benefit from the magnetic effect of a joint stand.

German Pavilions

In cooperation with the German Federal Ministry of Economics and Climate Protection (BMWK), we offer members the opportunity to present themselves at foreign trade fairs in the German Pavilion. The benefits range from high-quality stand space in a prominent location to "all-round support" from a German trade fair company.

Further trade fair services

With the trade fair calendar and the trade fair database, the VDMA offers an overview of trade fairs worldwide. The colleagues in the trade associations know many events from many years of on-site experience and can advise on the selection of trade fairs. There are also working groups in the trade associations that deal with trade fair aspects.

Experience the trade fair offer

"The outstanding importance of personal contact has been confirmed."

Dr. Alexander Koldau, Head of the VDMA Trade Fair Unit

are planned for the year 2025. Despite the government crisis in Germany, their realization seems certain.

Whenever the opportunity arises at trade fairs abroad, Staiger GmbH tries to participate in the German Pavillion. CEO Marc Staiger has several reasons for this, as he reveals in an interview - and a suggestion for improvement.

VDMA offers for exhibitors

VDMA offers for exhibitors

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Hannover provides support in the search for trade fair accommodation

Deutsche Messe AG provides active support in making travel arrangements and booking accommodation for trade fairs in Hanover. The various offers are bundled at get2fairs.com.

Entering Germany

Visas for foreign guests

Foreign guests face various challenges when applying for a visa and entering Germany. Inviting companies can support them.

Foreign trade fair and market development programme

VDMA support in opening up international markets

VDMA Foreign Trade advises you with regard to international markets. In addition, there are various offers from the federal and state governments that support the development of international markets.

Trade fair

Implementation of the DSGVO at trade fairs

The rules of the General Data Protection Regulation have a significant impact on the handling of personal data in sales.

Upcoming trade fairs

Sun. 22.06.25 Fri. 27.06.25

Foreign Markets

Save the Date: Delegation Trip - British Columbia/ Canada

You are invited to join a market exploration trip to CANADA – with focus on Mining, Mineral Processing and Energy opportunities in the West-coast region of Canada.

Places available

Tue. 24.06.25 Fri. 27.06.25

Photonics

World of QUANTUM

Parallel to LASER World of PHOTONICS, the World of QUANTUM will take place at the Munich exhibition venue, offering the international quantum community a platform with exhibition and conference.

Places available

Tue. 24.06.25 Fri. 27.06.25

Robotics + Automation

automatica 2025, Munich

Leading trade fair for intelligent automation and robotics

Places available

Tue. 24.06.25 Fri. 27.06.25

Laser

LASER World of PHOTONICS

LASER World of PHOTONICS is the leading trade fair for LASER & Photonics. It will take place from 27.06.2023 - 30.06.2023 in Munich and attracts trade visitors and exhibitors from all over the world. Here you can learn about the latest trends and innovations in photonics technology, participate in workshops and technical presentations, and exchange ideas with industry professionals. The VDMA Working Group on Lasers and Laser Systems for Material Processing is the conceptual sponsor of LASER World of PHOTONICS.

LASER World of PHOTONICS is the leading trade fair for LASER & Photonics. It will take place from 27.06.2023 - 30.06.2023 in Munich and attracts trade visitors and exhibitors from all over the world. Here you can learn about the latest trends and innovations in photonics technology, participate in workshops and technical presentations, and exchange ideas with industry professionals. The VDMA Working Group on Lasers and Laser Systems for Material Processing is the conceptual sponsor of LASER World of PHOTONICS.

Wed. 25.06.25 Wed. 25.06.25

Materials Handling and Intralogistics

Intralogistics Insights - Future prospects for the automation of production and warehouse logistics

Together with the Fraunhofer Institute for Material Flow and Logistics (IML), we will be focusing on the automation of intralogistics on June 25, 2025 - live at automatica in Munich.

Places available

Tue. 26.08.25 Thu. 28.08.25

Exhibitions
Photovoltaic Equipment

Intersolar South America 2025 - LATAM's largest Solar Event

Join South America’s Largest Solar Event which will take place from August 26-28, 2025 in São Paulo.

Join South America’s Largest Solar Event which will take place from August 26-28, 2025 in São Paulo.

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Dr. Alexander Koldau

Consultant Foreign Trade - Near and Middle East, North Africa and Turkey, Trade Shows and Symposia

alexander.koldau@vdma.org

+49 69 6603-1434

alexander.koldau@vdma.org

+49 69 6603-1434

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