EuroBLECH 2022 Returns to Live Event Format

The 26th edition of the International Sheet Metal Working Technology Exhibition, EuroBLECH 2022, will take place October 25-28, 2022, in Hanover, Germany. Following the latest easing of COVID restrictions, show organizer Mack-Brooks Exhibitions confirmed that the event will move forward in person. The current exhibitor list stands at 1,257 companies from 39 nations, covering a total net exhibition space of over 88,000 square meters, says EuroBLECH.

Nine exhibition halls to promote technological excellence EuroBLECH 2022 will be occupying halls 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 26 and 27 at the Hanover Exhibition Grounds, the world’s largest exhibition center. The newly added hall 26 will focus on joining technology and also host exhibitors of surface and tool technology who had previously been located in hall 13.

Exhibits cover the entire sheet metalworking technology chain in the manufacturing of metal prototypes, industrial components and consumer parts. This includes machines, tools and IT solutions for cutting, punching and forming, joining, welding and fastening, surface treatment and finishing, process control and quality assurance, machine elements and components, CAD/CAM/CIM systems, warehouse and factory equipment, material recycling, and other solutions to process metal sheets, tubes, profiles, plastic hybrids and other structures.

EuroBLECH says exhibitors come from around the globe, ranging from innovative start-ups and SMEs to big internationals. The organization reports that this year’s top exhibiting countries are Germany, Italy, Turkey, Switzerland, China, the Netherlands, Spain, Belgium, Poland and France.

Visitors can expect live machine demonstrations and technological world premieres, along with opportunities to watch innovative machinery in action. Traditionally, EuroBLECH attracts a high percentage of visitors with decision-making and buying capacity. For 2022, tech budgets are expected to rise as companies begin to revive their plans to invest in emerging technology for a future-proof business, according to the organization.

EuroBLECH 2018 boasted a total of 56,301 international trade visitors, including buyers, design engineers, production and quality managers, researchers and other technical experts from all management levels and business types.

Visitors come from all key industry sectors, including manufacturers of sheet metal parts, components and assemblies; ferrous and non-ferrous metal production and construction; automotive, aerospace and shipbuilding; mechanical engineering; building and construction; heating, ventilation and air conditioning; renewable energy construction; consumer electronics; telecommunication; precision, optics and medical equipment; food and packaging; and many more.

Get additional information about the event at euroblech.com.