Fairs / Events

The 13th International Heavy Haul Association Conference (IHHA 2025) is teaming up with the 14th World Congress on Railway Research (WCRR 2025) for an unforgettable week, November 17-21, 2025, at the iconic Broadmoor in Colorado Springs, Colorado. Hosted by MxV Rail, this historic collaboration brings together leading minds in freight and passenger rail from around the world, tackling the pressing challenges facing the rail industry today and in the future. Under the event banner of Rail Research Week, expect unparalleled networking opportunities, cutting-edge insights, and innovations around the theme ‘Inspiring innovative and resilient railways.’ For the first time, these two preeminent events are co-locating to create a global hotspot for learning, collaboration, and shaping the future of rail. Don’t miss your chance to be part of this pioneering week that promises to redefine the rail industry.

The inaugural Japan-Germany Frontiers of Engineering Symposium will be held in Tokyo, Japan, and is a joint collaboration between the Engineering Academy of Japan (EAJ), the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation (AvH), the Volkswagen Foundation, DWIH Tokyo and acatech. Following the motto “Advanced Materials and Systems for Sustainable Society“, this symposium will aim to promote the overarching discussion from sustainable materials and systems to their practical applications and implementations in society.

To mark the European Materials Day 2025, the German Society for Materials Science (DGM) is organizing a virtual competition for outstanding master’s theses in materials science and engineering. This event offers young members of our community the opportunity to present their research results to a broad professional audience and to actively engage with the wider materials science network.

Bulk solids and recycling technology take centre stage at the trade fair duo in Dortmund. National and international exhibitors will be presenting solutions for the efficient, sustainable processing and treatment of various materials. The aim is to optimise the conveying, storage and handling of powders, granulates and bulk materials. These processes and the components used for them are also in demand for recycling and waste disposal. The trade fairs enrich each other. Both the visitors and the exhibiting companies benefit from the numerous synergy effects.

With its most extensive range from sensors to finished test results and the offer of technical solutions for measuring, testing and monitoring tasks in all industrial sectors, SENSOR+TEST is the state-of-the-art and most comprehensive trade show worldwide. It is a fixed date in the calendars of all application industries, as they require more and more sensor, measuring, and testing systems for the development and production of their innovative products.

ECNDT 2026, the European Conference on Non-Destructive Testing, is a prominent congress gathering experts, academics and industry professionals to share innovation, research and cutting-edge technologies for the future of inspections and quality control. ECNDT is EFNDT’s (European Federation for Non-Destrcutive Testing) premier international event. It features a comprehensive program showcasing the latest research and practical applications in NDT across various industries. The conference is accompanied by an exhibition highlighting the connection between research and industry equipment, in order to promote NDTs and facilitate networking and knowledge exchange among participants.

Sub-divided into the five trade fair segments Railway Technology, Railway Infrastructure, Public Transport, Interiors and Tunnel Construction, InnoTrans occupies all 42 halls available at Berlin Exhibition Grounds. The InnoTrans Convention, the event’s top-level supporting programme, complements the trade fair and will be streamed live. A unique feature of InnoTrans is its outdoor and track display area, where everything from tank wagons to high-speed trains are displayed on 3,500 metres of track. InnoTrans offers vehicle manufacturers the possibility to demonstrate buses on a static Bus Display area and the adjacent Demonstration Course. InnoTrans is organized by Messe Berlin. The fifteenth InnoTrans will take place from 22 to 25 September 2026.