PREVIEW
To ensure a strong focus on the latest developments, only technologies launched between 1 November 2025 and 20 October 2026 will be featured in the Innovation Zone.
EuroBLECH Award winners.
New and returning features
Other new features of EuroBLECH will include a Job Shop & Subcontractors Market( a specialised space for fabrication centres and subcontracting manufacturers).
New Tooling & Forming Solutions Spotlight and Laser, CNC & Cutting Solutions Spotlight will help visitors quickly find subcontracting partners, tooling and forming expertise as well as laser, CNC and cutting technologies.
Two new guided tours can also be booked by visitors. Guided Tour One concerns“ Smart Manufacturing and Resource-Efficient Production”, whilst Guided Tour 2 focuses on“ Market Opportunities in Electronics, HVAC, Aerospace and Defence”( see page 37 for booking details).
EuroBLECH 2026 will feature a dedicated conference-style programme on the NextGen Technology Stage in Hall 27, with access to all sessions included in the exhibition ticket. Visitors will hear from industry experts, innovators and technology leaders across all four days of the show on the technologies and pressures reshaping sheet metal working from AI, automation and smart manufacturing to sustainability, energy efficiency, circular production and workforce development. Sessions will focus on practical questions facing manufacturers now, including how to make smart production deliver real value, where AI is already working, how to reduce waste and energy intensity and how suppliers can respond to changing buyer expectations.
In addition, EuroBLECH 2026 will host the BME Buyer Day on Thursday 22 October in the Convention Centre. Organised with Bundesverband Materialwirtschaft, Einkauf und Logistik( BME), the dedicated procurement programme will feature networking, presentations and panel discussions on purchasing KPIs, supply chain management, steel market developments, economic security, CBAM and AI-supported product costing.
Returning features will include the EuroBLECH Awards as well as a Careers Day to connect students, apprentices and young professionals with hiring companies. This initiative supports workforce development and provides insights into careers across the sheet metal working industry.
The EuroBLECH Awards are free to enter and open to all confirmed exhibitors. The six categories cover the full sheet metalworking technology chain. Award Trails will guide visitors to shortlisted exhibitors.
“ An optimised hall layout will better reflect how visitors navigate the show and evaluate technologies. This includes the repositioning of surface and joining technology exhibitors into Hall 16, creating closer proximity between complementary technologies and supporting a more intuitive visitor journey,” added RX.
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EuroBLECH 2026 will occupy halls 11; 12; 13; 14; 15; 16; 17 and 27. Visitor access is via entrances West 1; West 2; Nord 1; Ost 3 and Süd 1. Daily opening times are 09:00 to 18:00( 09:00 to 17:00 on Friday 23 October).
Registration, ticket shop and press accreditation services are now open. Visitors can purchase their tickets on https:// shop. euroblech. com / MBE _ shop / EUROB26 / Shop
The EuroBLECH visitor app has been upgraded to help visitors navigate the show, bookmark exhibitors and plan their day more effectively.
The exhibitor list, available on the EuroBLECH website, is regularly updated and provides plenty of information on exhibiting companies such as exhibitor profiles, company videos and contact details. Product details can also be found in the Product Directory on the website.
Companies still wishing to exhibit this year are advised to contact the show team immediately. Package options are available for last-minute arrangements, including the‘ myEuroBLECH Easy Package’ and the‘ First Time Exhibitor Package’, both providing easy turnkey solutions plus marketing services. n
MEET ISMR AT EUROBLECH
ISMR is a media partner at EuroBLECH and copies of its October issue will be distributed at all the show entrances, as well as at the press stand. Come and meet the ISMR team at its booth H92 in Hall 14. See you there!
EDITOR’ S NOTE
See www. euroblech. com for further details. On social media, EuroBLECH can also be followed on LinkedIn and YouTube. The official hashtag is # euroblech. www. euroblech. com ISMR September 2026 | ismr. net | 37