At a glance

Date: 3 - 5 Feb 2026
Place: Trade Fair Centre Hamburg
Organiser: Landesmesse Stuttgart GmbH in cooperation with VDW (German Machine Tool Builders’ Association)
Regular cycle: every two years

Trade Fair for Manufacturers

Production. Innovation. Future.
As a trade fair for production, NORTEC in Hamburg offers a platform for the industry every two years. The focus is on machine tools and manufacturing systems, precision tools, measuring and testing technology, robotics and automation, software and IT solutions, components, assemblies, accessories, operating resources and consumables, logistics and operating equipment as well as services. With numerous national and international exhibiting companies, NORTEC covers all stages of the metalworking value chain. For local production companies, but also for guests from all over Germany and neighboring European countries, it has been a must-attend event for over 30 years. For exhibitors, it is an indispensable opportunity to reach this part of the German industrial landscape in a compact format.

The exhibition areas at NORTEC

  • Milling machines
  • Lathes
  • Machining centres
  • Drilling and boring machines
  • Flexible manufacturing cells and systems
  • Transfer machines and machining units
  • Grinding machines
  • Tool grinding machines
  • Gear cutting machines
  • Planing, slotting and broaching machines 
  • Sawing and cutting-off grinding machines
  • Thread production machines
  • Honing, lapping, polishing and deburring machines
  • Sheet metal cutting machines
  • Blanking, nibbling- and punching machines
  • Sheet metal forming machines
  • Sheet metal machining centres and flexible sheet metal machining (Laser)
  • Presses
  • Presses for special applications
  • Bar, section and tube working machines
  • Wire forming and processing machines
  • Nut, bolt, screw and rivet production machines
  • Metal forming (massive) machines
  • Electroerosive and abrasive machines
  • Machines for marking and engraving
  • Machine tools and manufacturing systems for training purposes
  • Parallel kinematic machines
  • Micromachining
  • Second-hand machine tools
  • Welding, cutting and gas cutting machines
  • Industrial ovens, heat treatment machines
  • Machines and systems for use in surface technology
  • Additive manufacturing systems
  • Manufacturing systems for electronics production
  • Other manufacturing systems
  • Cutting tools
  • Metal forming tools and moulds
  • Abrasive tools and products
  • Hand held tools
  • Tooling devices
  • Tooling systems
  • Tool presetters and tool balancing
  • Chucking devices
  • Tool and mould making
  • Components for tool and mould making
  • Measuring instruments and sensors
  • Gauges and measuring machines
  • Testing machines for manufacturing and laboratory
  • Other apparatus, instruments and components
  • Image processing
  • Quality assurance, software
  • Parts for measuring and testing equipment
  • Analytical instruments, general
  • Services for quality, measuring and testing technology
  • Metals
  • Hard materials
  • Fibre reinforced materials
  • Metal wire
  • Semi-finished goods
  • Powder, resins, granules and pastes
  • Other operating materials and consumables
  • Storage and conveyor technology
  • Workshop and storage equipment
  • Lifting and transport technology
  • Logistics management
  • Security technology
  • Other operating equipment
  • Contract manufacturing
  • Servicing and maintenance
  • Associations and cluster initiatives
  • Research institutions and universities
  • Services for production and product development
  • Publishers
  • Design
  • General services

Impressions

Visitor industries

Mechanical and plant engineeringMetalworking and processing industry
Vehicle constructionAerospace technology
Medical technologyTool and mould making
Electrical/electronics industryMaritime technology / shipbuilding
Precision mechanics /opticsContract manufacturing
Supplier industryPlus many other industries

Source: NORTEC 2024 visitor survey

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3 - 5 Feb 2026

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