
Hendrik Rawe heads the Trade and Consumer Trade Shows Division
Hendrik Rawe took over as head of Deutsche Messe's Trade and Consumer Trade Shows division effective July 1, 2026. He reports directly to CEO Dr. Jochen Köckler.

DSEI Germany grows to four halls
Nine months before its premiere, the originally planned halls of DSEI Germany are already fully booked. The trade fair is responding with a fourth hall and is expanding to a total of 100,000 square meters of exhibition space. This corresponds to around 18 soccer pitches.

Grinding is often used for high-precision component production or demanding surfaces. The combination of machine, measuring technology, expertise and tools is becoming increasingly important for this. Targeted developments for specific applications, such as the machining of brake disks or cast parts, ensure further efficiency gains for the user.

Trade fair for grinding technology
GrindingHub 2026 will take place from May 5 to 8 in Stuttgart and is fully booked: 460 exhibitors from 28 countries will showcase innovations in grinding technology. New forum, start-up hub and joint stands provide impetus for practice and exchange.

Ahead of Hannover Messe 2026, Dimitrios Charisiadis, Managing Director of Jumo, talks about the company's return after a seven-year break, the strategic importance of the trade fair and the technological focus of this year's appearance.

Lectures and information stand at the IFK 2026
Fluidon, service provider and developer of software solutions for the fluid engineering world, will be represented as an exhibitor and speaker in the lecture program at the 15th International Fluid Engineering Colloquium (IFK), which will take place from 9-11 March 2026 in Aachen, Germany.

Formnext 2026 will focus on the United Kingdom as the official partner country. At the same time, the leading trade fair for additive manufacturing is further expanding its involvement in key user industries, including orthopaedics, aerospace and automotive.

Beckhoff at the Light + Building 2026
At Light + Building from March 8 to 13, Beckhoff will be demonstrating PC-based control as a universal lever for sustainable building automation. Visitors can experience on site how the integration of all systems on an open platform can lower engineering costs and reduce energy requirements. Scalable control concepts with TwinCAT 3 Building Automation and EtherCAT-based networking offer transparency and future-proofing.

SPS - Smart Production Solutions Guangzhou has recorded a high level of exhibitor participation just a few months before the start of the trade fair. The trade fair showcases new solutions for automation, robotics and industrial digitalization.

Conrad presents innovative current clamps and measurement technology for DC grids, DC microgrids and Industry 4.0 applications at all about automation in Berlin.
Technologies for modern metalworking
DMG Mori will be showcasing machine solutions for 5-axis machining, scalable automation and additive manufacturing at its in-house exhibition in Pfronten. World premieres, Machining Transformation (MX) and training centers are a focus of the event.