Hannover Messe 2027 - international exhibition of high technologies, innovations and industrial automation

Hannover Messe is an annual industrial trade fair held in Hannover, Germany. Its organiser, Deutsche Messe, calls it the world's leading trade fair for the manufacturing industry, covering automation, mechanical engineering, digital solutions, industrial energy and industrial AI. The fair has been held since 1947.

What to see at the Hannover Messe exhibition

• Industrial AI is a cross-cutting theme of the whole fair, not a separate sector.
• IT companies alongside machine builders: exhibitors include AWS, Microsoft, Schaeffler, SEW-EURODRIVE, Phoenix Contact, Rittal and LAPP.
• Science and start-ups in the Research & Innovation sector (research and technology transfer), with Fraunhofer and the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) among others.

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Hannover Messe in numbers

2026 edition:

• around 3,000 exhibitors;
• 110,000 visitors, around 40% of them from abroad;
• most international visitors came from China, Brazil, the USA, Japan and South Korea;
• around 30,000 listeners at the Center Stage, the main stage.

Who should attend

• Engineers and production managers, to see automation, drives and AI solutions from Siemens, Schneider Electric, Festo, Beckhoff, SAP and others.
• Manufacturers, suppliers and subcontractors, to meet customers from around the world; research institutes and start-ups, to find partners to put their technologies into practice.

Tickets and entry. Admission is paid and by ticket; according to the organiser, more than 86% of visitors are trade professionals. Visitors who need a business visa must buy a full-event ticket, and the organiser generally does not issue invitation letters.

Hannover Messe conference programme and events

The programme includes the Center Stage (since 2026), masterclasses, the HERMES AWARD for industrial innovation and the ROBOTICS AWARD competition. The fair takes place at the Hannover Exhibition Grounds, which also host the metalworking trade fair EMO Hannover.