The Smart Production Solutions trade fair – SPS for short – has been running for over thirty years. It’s an annual opportunity to meet with industry professionals involved with all things industrial. While SPS runs events internationally throughout the year, this is the flagship event.
Taking place in Nuremberg, Germany from 25th-27th November 2025, SPS brings over 1,000 exhibitors together to discuss real world solutions to manufacturing issues, latest market trends, and practical innovations. The event provides a one-of-a-kind platform to network with the entire community.
The automation sector has seen artificial intelligence become a hot topic for discussion in recent years. As a result, industrial AI will be of the key topics at the SPS trade fair this year, and it is widely believed to be a driver for increased productivity and efficiency. It increasingly supports process engineering, getting integrated into control devices via diverse AI models, whilst enabling intelligent tools for predictive maintenance and adaptive production control.
A variety of presentations will take place over the three days both on and off-site, with an extensive program overview that can found here, including demonstrations hosted by automation leaders from across the globe. SPS has its very own companion app which makes organizing your visit easier than ever before thanks to its personalized calendar, map, and customizable reminders.
As a long-running trade fair, SPS benefits from a variety of influential organizations that routinely attend to cover the latest goings-on in the automation industry including Amazon, Microsoft, and many media outlets that cater specifically to the industrial automation field, with a full media partner list here.
Attending SPS as a visitor is a unique experience. The show provides a preview of cutting-edge technologies that are changing the face of automation and unlocking new potential for flexibility and efficiency. It’s a chance to engage with industry leaders on a level that is quite unlike anything else.
Attending SPS as an exhibitor offers an unparalleled opportunity to present your products and innovations to a global audience. There are 16 exhibition halls covering a total of 125,000 sqm. No wonder over 51,000 visitors attended the trade show last year. It is also possible to participate in a variety of programs, from live demonstrations at stalls and even the stages around the Expo halls, as well as community events like guided tours, product groups, and the ‘Makeathon’ to educate young minds. (See the full list of opportunities).
If you can’t get enough of SPS and want to engage with the year-round discussion on Industrial AI, check out SPS’s Automation Hub for valuable insights on current trends.
For more information about the show, click here to check out the main event page. Or to sign up and buy tickets, follow this link.