Surprise from Munich: automatica will start again in 2023. Good reason for the change: the trade fair is changing its rhythm and will therefore be held in parallel with LASER World of PHOTONICS in the future. After that, it continues in the usual two-year cycle.

The decision is all the more logical since the range of exhibitions at automatica and LASER World of PHOTONICS go together perfectly: Lasers for welding, cutting, labeling and recording have become indispensable in highly automated production lines. And what would robotics be without optical and laser-based image processing? At the same time, many laser applications only demonstrate their economic strength when combined with robots.

This results in a win-win situation from the point of view of both trade fairs: an expansion of the offer, an improved cost-benefit effect for exhibitors and visitors as well as increased attention and attractiveness for the combination of two strong and future-oriented trend technologies Leading trade fairs.

The joint date, June 27 - 30, 2023, will be particularly attractive for many visitors, not least because both trade fairs will be accompanied by an outstanding supporting and lecture program. With over 6,000 participants, the World of Photonics Congress is one of the largest conferences in the photonics and laser industry and reflects the state of the art and science 1:1. The top-class i_Summit is held parallel to automatica. Here the leading experts in robotics and AI talk about the topics that will dominate the industry, users and society as a whole in the coming years.