The world’s leading trade fair for industrial coating technology builds on previous successes with very good registration numbers
Exactly one year before the doors open for PaintExpo from 14 to 17 April 2026, more than 260 companies have secured around 10,000 square metres of exhibition space. This means that over 70 per cent of the exhibition space from the previous event has already been rented out and the trade fair organisers are very satisfied. The most important platform for global product launches, trends, future technologies and innovations in all aspects of industrial coating technology is thus continuing to tread the successful path of previous years as the world’s leading trade fair without losing momentum.
Highly internationalised and important industry players
From elsewhere in Europe, Blastman Robotics coatmaster, Estalia Performance, Gema Switzerland, JMC, Sistem Teknik Makina, Tecknos Group, TIGER Coatings and Oxyplast Belgium have announced their participation. This means that the proportion of foreign exhibitors is currently around 50 per cent, with Italy and Switzerland being the most strongly represented countries. In addition to European neighbours France, Poland, Spain, Austria, Belgium and the Netherlands, exhibitors from Turkey, India, Egypt, China and Cyprus will also be represented. Sames, Krautzberger, Dürr, Eisenmann, SATA, Venjakob and Walther Trowal are among the major industry leaders from Germany who will be presenting their wet painting systems and equipment at PaintExpo. Representing the powder coating sector, J. Wagner, Rippert, Nordson and Jürgen Emptmeyer have confirmed their participation. Louis Schierholz and SEH Engineering will be among those presenting innovations from the fields of automation and conveyor technology. Paint manufacturers MIPA, Akzonobel, Emil Frei and BERLAC will also be showcasing their latest products in Karlsruhe.
New management with extensive trade fair expertise
Carmen Bender has just started as Project Director: “The response from the industry has been great. This gives us the incentive to further advance the internationalisation of the world’s leading trade fair PaintExpo and to focus on the latest developments and topics.” Having worked at Leipziger Messe for a long time, she benefits from her cross-industry experience in the trade fair and congress business and, together with other new team members, brings fresh impetus. Regarding the very high number of registrations, she adds: “Companies that want a very specific exhibition space should decide quickly. For all others, the registration deadline is the end of November 2025.”
PaintExpo focuses on more colour
Another visible innovation that will characterise PaintExpo from now on is its new design. It focuses more than ever on vibrant colours; after all, the word “Paint” is not only in the name of the event, but colours are also at its heart. This update will make an important contribution to boosting PaintExpo’s profile and is an important step towards further developing the platform with its trends and technologies in the future.
