Fairs / Events

At this year's EUROPEAN CONFERENCE ON NON-DESTRUCTIVE TESTING exhibition, Fraunhofer IZFP, Fraunhofer FHR and Fraunhofer ITWM are is presenting a wide range of state-of-the-art exhibits.

Every year, the ASNT Research Symposium brings together the people pushing NDE forward. Researchers, educators, students, and practitioners arrive from around the world to exchange ideas, showcase their latest findings, and explore emerging technologies that are redefining the field. This year's theme, Collaboration: Connecting Minds, Advancing Possibilities, captures both the spirit of the Symposium and the future of NDE. The next breakthroughs in NDE won’t come from working alone. They require meaningful partnerships among researchers and practitioners from related disciplines, including data science, aerospace, materials engineering, and more.

The conference ECHO 2026 – Sustainability and the Circular Future with UniGR-CIRKLA, organized by Saarland University in collaboration with the Interreg project UniGR-CIRKLA, brings together researchers, practitioners, policymakers, and educators to explore the latest developments in circular economy and sustainability. This international event will showcase innovative research, practical solutions, and policy insights, including the latest results and case studies from UniGR-CIRKLA, which highlight strategies for circular materials, sustainable design, business models, and societal engagement. The conference is designed to inspire both those already involved in UniGR-CIRKLA and newcomers interested in sustainability and circular economy challenges and opportunities. With a specific focus on early career researchers, participants will have the chance to share and discuss experiences, present their work, and build networks across disciplines and regions.

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.

FIRST is a high-level trend forum for those who turn technology into industrial leadership. Semiconductors are the foundation of economic resilience, technological sovereignty, security, and sustainable growth. With initiatives such as the EU Chips Act and Germany’s Hightech Agenda, the strategic importance of European microelectronics is greater than ever.

Predictive maintenance goes hand in hand with the increasing digitalization across all industrial sectors. Particularly in cost-driven industries and within a challenging market environment, it has now established itself as a core maintenance strategy or is—in combination with other strategies—preferred for critical components. Thanks to intelligent sensor technology and sophisticated data analysis, understanding of a company’s own machinery is growing, and experienced maintenance technicians rave about the increased reliability, resilience, and availability of their processes. With its “Predictive Maintenance“ conference, TÜV SÜD provides a forum to learn about the latest state of the art and to facilitate exchange among experts from the chemical and process industries as well as the energy sector.