LOPEC Conference 2027

How it compares

electronica is the broader choice for electronic component sourcing and circuit development. It covers semiconductor and microsystem technology, measurement, sensors, displays and vehicle electronics. A team comparing conventional components across several product categories has more reason to go there. LOPEC earns its place when printing, flexibility or integration into a surface changes the design problem itself.

productronica takes the discussion toward electronics manufacturing as a whole. Its scope spans technologies, software and services across the production value chain. That makes it useful for factories evaluating a complete manufacturing process or production system. At LOPEC, those decisions are narrower: materials, deposition, inspection and system integration are discussed in the context of flexible and printed devices.

LOPEC also gives laboratory teams and industrial users a shared setting. The conference and exhibition bring scientific work together with product demonstrations, while the Innovation Showcase and startup formats expose earlier developments alongside established suppliers. For an automotive, medical or packaging team considering a printed sensor or interface, that combination can be more relevant than the breadth of a general electronics show. Teams whose main question is conventional assembly capacity or a broad component bill of materials have different priorities.

LOPEC is the right trip for teams turning flexible and printed electronics into industrial products, from the ink and substrate through to the finished application.

Who exhibits

The mix joins materials companies such as Henkel, Sun Chemical and Covestro with equipment specialists including Teca-Print, SPGPrints and LPKF. Voltera and HUMMINK sit alongside applied research organizations such as TNO, VTT and Fraunhofer institutes. That spread makes the exhibition useful for following a device through materials, patterning and integration, with suppliers responsible for each stage present. Associations and clusters also appear on the floor, reflecting the partnerships needed to move printed electronics into production.

This year's list is on its way. A HallBrief brief ranks every exhibitor against your goals and finds who to meet at each. Get a brief

LOPEC Conference 2027

LOPEC 2027 keeps Mobility and Smart Living at the center of its exhibition and continues the combination of industrial suppliers and applied research. Henkel, Covestro, Sun Chemical, TNO and VTT are among the companies and institutes preparing to exhibit. The program brings together the Exhibitor Forum, the Roundtable and the Startup Competition & Award. Its conference continues to connect business, technology and science through thematic modules and Application Sessions.

• Use the Innovation Showcase to examine prototypes before discussing their manufacturing requirements with material and equipment suppliers.
• For an application team new to printed electronics, the introductory lectures and guided tours connect the technology to examples on the exhibition floor.
• Keep the Exhibitor Forum on your agenda when you need the supplier’s account of a new process or product, alongside the conference’s technical discussion.

Exhibiting

Raw space and complete stand packages are separate options, with communication, waste and industry levies to account for. Academic institutions have their own package, while the Startup Area uses a shared stand and eligibility rules. A stand makes most sense for suppliers able to show how their material, process or device fits an industrial application.