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IMTS 2026 runs 14-19 September at McCormick Place, Chicago. Your complete guide to registration costs and free international entry, hours by building, the reshuffled floor plan, the new Industrial AI Arena, and what a booth actually costs.
127,000 trade visitors, 2,804 exhibitors, AI running live on the show floor, and a clear signal that mono-material is now the specification baseline — here's what moved at interpack Düsseldorf 2026.
CONEXPO-CON/AGG 2026 drew 140,000+ professionals from 128 countries across 2,000+ exhibitors and 3M+ sq ft in Las Vegas. Key launches: Cat 319, Komatsu HM460-6, CASE TL100EV, Liebherr LTM 1090-4.3, Bobcat RogueX3, and Tadano's 100-ton electric EVOLT crane.
There is no Auto Shanghai in 2026 — the show runs in odd years only, alternating with the Beijing Motor Show. See the 2025 EV highlights, key debuts from BYD, NIO, Xiaomi and more, and how to plan for Auto Shanghai 2027 (Apr 23 – May 2, NECC Shanghai).
There is no Agritechnica Germany in 2026 — the show runs in odd years only. Here's the full picture: why 2026 is a gap year, what happened at Agritechnica 2025 (477,054 visitors, 2,849 exhibitors), and how to plan for Agritechnica 2027 on November 14–20 in Hannover.
Industrial AI booths quietly professionalized between Hannover 2024 and Hannover 2026. The hall didn't get smarter — procurement showed up. Three structural shifts, the manifestations beneath them, and what disappeared from the floor.
