Scanautomatic 2026

How it compares

For a Swedish manufacturer or an automation supplier building Nordic relationships, Scanautomatic offers a concentrated local industry meeting. Its combination of component suppliers, engineering contacts and research partners suits conversations about integrating technology into existing production. The connection with ProcessTeknik is especially useful when an automation project also touches process efficiency, energy use or resource management.

SPS - Smart Production Solutions in Nuremberg provides a wider international comparison of automation technology. Its annual November show drew 1,175 exhibitors and 55,938 visitors in 2025. Buyers choosing between controllers, drive systems, sensors, industrial communications and manufacturing software have a larger specialist supplier field there. Scanautomatic earns its place when the Swedish customer base and Nordic application context matter more to the trip.

Hannover Messe occupies the broader industrial position in the spring calendar. Its 2026 show attracted 110,000 visitors, spanning manufacturing, industrial AI, robotics and energy infrastructure. It suits international market development and projects that cross several industrial disciplines. Scanautomatic is a more concentrated choice for an automation team working with Sweden and neighboring markets, while ProcessTeknik extends that visit toward the production process.

Scanautomatic is the right trip for automation teams and suppliers whose next projects depend on Swedish and Nordic industrial relationships.

Who exhibits

The supplier mix joins control systems and robotics to the components that make them work on a factory floor. BLOCK brings transformers, power supplies, reactors and EMI filters. Recent Scanautomatic participants include Beckhoff in automation systems, DOBOT in collaborative robotics and Murrelektronik in decentralized automation. Together with sensors, industrial networks and HMI, that range gives engineering teams a route from the machine architecture to its electrical and digital details. Research and education partners add a skills and development perspective.

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Scanautomatic 2026

Scanautomatic 2026 puts industrial resilience alongside automation technology. OT Security Day brings a dedicated cybersecurity conference in Swedish, while the Industrial Stage covers automation, digitalization, AI and IoT. TankeSMEDJAN Hållbar Produktion connects those themes with sustainable and safe production. Plantvision’s Beyond Tomorrow podcast broadcasts live during the fair, and the Swedish Technology Prize rewards innovations from the two neighboring shows. Oktoberfest and the Gothia Towers lobby-bar gatherings extend the industry conversations beyond the exhibition floor.

• Combine automation supplier discussions with ProcessTeknik when a project also involves process efficiency or energy use; the fairs share admission.
• Choose OT Security Day if plant cybersecurity is central to your visit, and plan for a program delivered in Swedish.
• Use Oktoberfest at Restaurant Season and the Gothia Towers lobby-bar After Work as the show’s dedicated settings for conversations outside the halls.

Exhibiting

Scanautomatic offers Smart, Open and Premium shell stands as well as custom designs through Adapt. Shell prices include space rental, with Expostart and exhibition insurance charged separately. Expostart includes customer invitations, digital follow-up tools and a visitor scanner. This structure suits component and system suppliers demonstrating how their products fit Swedish industrial applications.