ITM Industry Europe to take place in June 2025

The next edition of the leading Polish ITM Industry Europe trade fair, is set to take place from 3-6 June 2025 in Poznan and will focus not only on the exhibition of hundreds of companies from various industries and ‘state of the art’ digital solutions, but also offer professional advice for visitors with its ‘here and now‘ theme.

Visitors will be able to tap into the knowledge of experienced engineers at the show to find solutions to their current production problems. Attendee statistics from ITM Industry Europe 2024, showed that as many as 65% of the 14,726 people who visited the fair came from the manufacturing sector — 38% from large companies, 32% from medium-size firms and 22% from small enterprises.

Anna Lemańska-Kramer, ITM Industry Europe fair director, said: “We know that a significant number of our visitors represent manufacturing companies and conversations we have had with them has enabled us to build a picture of what they are looking for from their attendance. That is why I can already announce that the message of the next edition of the trade fair will be to find solutions to specific problems faced by production workers ‘here and now’.

“We will invite experts who will provide support and knowledge by presenting actual case studies from their own companies. Of course, the ITM Industry Europe trade fair also includes halls filled with innovative and practical products and technologies. Here we clearly see the trend of personalising the offer to individual orders.”

The fair will feature exhibitors from a range of industry sectors, including: metal cutting, tooling, industrial metrology, plastic processing, lasers, welding, foundry and metallurgy. There will also be robots, industrial manipulators, pneumatics, hydraulics, drives, surface treatment technologies and additive technologies.

Discussing plans for the 2025 event, she added: “We are pleased to receive applications from exhibitors in advance as it allows us to plan the fair layout well in advance. In 2024, the exhibition attracted over 700 exhibitors and the next edition looks even more promising with a renewed optimism among manufacturers. This was reinforced by Poland’s PMI which rose to a five-month high in August, reflecting a slower drop in production levels, new orders and employment.”

Special zones
In 2022, there were nearly 18,000 robots operating in the industrial processing sector in Poland, which equates to 54 robots per 10,000 employees and puts the country in sixth place within the European Union (EU) in terms of the number of robots installed. The development of automation will be of significant importance for the Polish economy in the future. As many as 76% of companies surveyed believe that it will become increasingly important for maintaining the competitiveness of Polish companies. These are the conclusions from the report 'Robotisation in Poland in 2023' prepared by the Polish Economic Institute (PIE).

This trend has been visible at the ITM Industry Europe trade fair for several years and why the Collaborative Robot Zone proved to be such great success during the 2024 edition of the event, where collaborative robots (cobots) from key brands were on display. Cobots increase efficiency and safety in the workplace, and create a more integrated and efficient production environment. In 2025, the fair plans to expand this zone and invite additional partners to take part.

In addition, the upcoming edition of the fair will see the return of the Safety Zone where ready-made solutions for ensuring an optimal and reliable working environment will be on display, and visitors will be able to see live impact test demonstrations. Visitors will also have the opportunity to play classic slot machines in the popular Pneumat Game Zone and the Factory of the Future and Science Zone is also set to return. There will also be panel discussions and presentations taking place during the course of the show with around 70 speakers taking part.

Ms Lemańska-Kramer concluded: “One of the strengths of the ITM Industry Europe trade fair is the cooperation with universities and research centres. Without the support of science, we cannot imagine the development of Industry 4.0 and, looking further ahead, Industry 5.0. Employees of technical universities and research centres, as well as business representatives emphasise the importance of such partnerships. The ITM trade fair provides an opportunity to start this cooperation.”