Efficiency and digitalization continue to shape the roadmap of industrial manufacturing. Motek 2026 arrives at a time when manufacturers are looking to reduce operating costs and improve flexibility on assembly lines.
Dates and venue in Stuttgart
Motek 2026 takes place from October 6 to 8, 2026 at the New Stuttgart Trade Fair Centre. The fair is part of a cluster of events that share the venue and entrance, so a ticket may grant access to other concurrent fairs held at the exhibition center.
Sectors and exhibitor profile at Motek 2026
Motek 2026 brings together solutions for production and assembly automation, part feeding, handling technology and material flow. The exhibitor ecosystem includes manufacturers of feeding systems, integrators of collaborative robots, providers of machine vision and companies offering manipulators and handling technology. The edition is listed as the 43rd Motek.
Program and featured areas
The program includes zones focused on practical automation applications and interaction between manufacturers and users. Recurring areas include feed technology, handling technology, and demonstrations of industrial vision and robot control. Motek shares its schedule with Bondexpo, the trade fair specialized in joining technology, which creates technical synergies between the two areas.
Key figures
409 exhibitors participate in the show, a figure that appears in the list of participants and in press releases related to recent editions. That presence reflects the concentration of suppliers specialized in parts, feeding systems and industrial-scale automation.
How to prepare commercial prospecting at Motek 2026
- Select targets in the exhibitor list and prioritize companies that offer solutions aligned with concrete use cases in your plant.
- Schedule meetings in advance and define measurable outcomes for each appointment, for example cycle time reduction or demonstrable energy savings.
- Prepare short demos and performance data applicable to the sector; at technical fairs, brief proof-of-concept trials facilitate decision making.
- Identify the halls where feeding systems and vision are displayed; those stands usually concentrate purchasing decisions for assembly lines.
Closing and recommended reading
The technical trajectory shown at Motek 2026 focuses on the practical interaction between components such as feeding, vision and robots. To plan your visit and consult the exhibitor list use the event’s official website at http://www.motek-messe.de/en and schedule meetings in advance. If your goal is to evaluate automation suppliers for concrete projects, arrive with defined use cases and clear performance criteria.
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