Everything you need to know about the start of the SPS trade fair

SPS 2024 Everything you need to know about the start of the SPS trade fair

2024-11-10 From Sandro Kipar | Translated by AI 3 min Reading Time

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The highlight of the year for many automation experts is approaching: SPS opens its doors in Nuremberg/Germany from November 12 to 14. We have summarized the most important information for your visit to the trade fair.

There were 50,081 visitors and 1229 exhibitors at SPS 2023.(Image: Mesago Messe Frankfurt GmbH / Arturo Rivas) — There were 50,081 visitors and 1229 exhibitors at SPS 2023.
(Image: Mesago Messe Frankfurt GmbH / Arturo Rivas)

For many experts in the factory industries, the Smart Production Solutions (SPS) in Nuremberg marks the perfect trade fair to wrap up the year. Over three days, the automation industry will showcase new products and innovations that are set to shape the future of the sector. The event will feature key players in automation, alongside start-ups and research institutions, offering a comprehensive view of the latest advancements. Around 1,200 companies will be exhibiting their solutions across 16 halls, making it one of the most important events for automation professionals.

Key topics

The major companies include names such as Bosch Rexroth, Siemens, Festo, Sick, Beckhoff, Baumüller and Pilz. The companies want to take a look into the future of automation with trade visitors and present new innovations and solutions. The major topics in the industry at the moment are artificial intelligence and sustainability, particularly with regard to saving energy costs.

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Yaskawa officially launches the iCube Control automation platform at the SPS. The Linux-based controller iC9226 works with the profichip Triton industrial processor and can control up to 64 servo axes synchronously. What is new is that EtherCAT can no longer only be used to control servo drives and frequency inverters, but also Delta and Scara robots, Yaskawa's own Motoman robots as well as customer-specific kinematics and other third-party devices. SPS 2024: Hall 7, Stand 340(Image: Yaskawa)

Tsubaki Kabelschlepp is bringing its Totaltrax complete system to Nuremberg. The preassembled energy chain systems help users to concentrate on their core competencies. In addition, they improve the predictability of their processes, create cost transparency and quality assurance. SPS 2024: Hall 3C, Stand 310(Image: Tsubaki cable towing)

At the trade fair, Pilz will be focusing on its holistic automation solutions including safety and security for a digitalized industrial world. One of the main topics is safe and flexible connectivity. SPS 2024: Hall 9, Stand 370(Image: Mushroom)

ABB will be presenting various products and solutions for machine, plant and control engineering in Nuremberg that increase energy efficiency, reduce CO2 emissions and open up digitalization potential for optimizing processes. SPS 2024: Hall 4, Stand 420(Image: ABB/Luca Siermann)

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Lecture program

This year's presentations at the trade fair will focus on digital transformation, industrial communication, safety and security, data rooms, sensors, drives, sustainability and AI in automation. The wide range of topics will be divided into a total of four forums in Halls 1, 3, 6 and 8. The program items on the Technology Stage in Hall 3 will also be broadcast live on SPS On Air. The entire program can be viewed on the SPS homepage.

SPS On Air

Visitors to the trade fair can use the SPS On Air online portal with their ticket. The platform can be used for networking. Based on the information in their profile, suitable matches are suggested and users can then make an appointment for a video call. This is also possible on SPS On Air. The Technology Stage program will also be broadcast live. The contributions will also be available afterwards.

Opening hours

The doors of the Nuremberg trade fair will be open to trade visitors on November 12 and 13 from 9 am to 6 pm. On November 14, the fair closes one hour earlier, at 5 pm. Exhibitors can enter as early as 7 am.

Tickets

A day ticket costs 57 euros, a ticket for the entire trade fair 92 euros. The price includes access to SPS On Air. Pupils and students receive discounted tickets for the entire trade fair for 10 euros. Tickets can only be purchased online in the trade fair store. There will be no on-site sales.

Approach

The Nuremberg exhibition grounds can be reached both by car and by public transport. For those arriving by car, the organizers provide the following destination address for navigation devices: Nürnberg Messe, Karl-Schönleben-Str., Messeplatz 1, 90471 Nuremberg/Germany.

Parking spaces on the exhibition grounds can be used during the event for a fee. A free shuttle service runs from the parking lots and takes visitors directly to the entrances.

The exhibition grounds can be reached from the main train station in eight minutes by subway. Visitors must take the U1 in the direction of Langwasser Süd.

SPS 2025

After the SPS moved its traditional date for 2022 at the end of November forward by two weeks, the 2025 trade fair is to take place on the original date again, i.e. from 25 to 27 November 2025. With the two-week earlier date, the 2022 organizers wanted to avoid a possible corona lockdown. Vice President SPS Sylke Schulz-Metzner explains the postponement to the original date as a way of finally putting the coronavirus pandemic behind us. "On the other hand, there was also a desire within the SPS community to target the original period again," says the Vice President. The dates for the following years have also already been set: November 24 to 26, 2026 and November 23 to 25, 2027.

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