Events and fairs

On this page you will find an overview of important and industry-relevant events and trade fairs, for example in the form of a trade fair special or also in the form of a follow-up report of a lecture event. Find out everything about important trade fairs and events in the surface treatment industry.

Conferences and events from the surface industry

Praxisforum Industriebeschichtung (PIB) – QIB’s Forum for Networking and Knowledge Exchange

Einmal jährlich lädt die QIB Qualitätsgemeinschaft Industriebeschichtung e.V. Beschichter, Zulieferer, Anlagenbauer und Entscheidungsträger aus der Pulverbeschichtungs- und Industrielackbranche zum praxisnahen Erfahrungsaustausch, zur Weiterbildung und zum persönlichen Netzwerken nach Wetzlar ein.

Pulversymposium Dresden - a conference on powdercoating

Das Pulversymposium Dresden greift inzwischen seit über 30 Jahren wichtige und zentrale Themen der Branche rund um das Thema Pulverbeschichten auf und hat sich über die Jahre zur größte Vortragsveranstaltung zu diesem Thema entwickelt.

DFO Automotive & Plastic Coating

Die Vortragsveranstaltung greift aktuelle Entwicklungen im Bereich der Automobillackierung und Kunststoffbeschichtung auf und bietet einen umfangreichen Einblick in neue Technologien sowie Forschung und Entwicklung. Hier finden Leser die Themen und Inhalte.

ZVO Surface Days (ZVO Oberflächentage)

The ZVO Surface Days are one of the largest lecture events in the surface industry. The focus is on research and development for galvanic coatings, as well as other processes from plasma surface technology to hot-dip galvanizing and sol-gel processes.

Trade fairs and exhibitions in the surface industry

Surface Technology Germany topics

As a global showcase for the industry, PaintExpo welcomed 9,180 trade visitors from 57 countries. Digitalization, individualization and climate protection are the unbroken megatrends in the coating industry. They present contract coaters and in-house coating companies with new challenges. At the world's leading trade show for painting technology, there will once again be many exciting products and solutions to discover. The next PaintExpo will take place from April 9 to 11, 2024, again as usual in Karlsruhe. The mo editorial team will report here on the 2022 event and will report here in advance of the 2024 event on exhibitor innovations and trends in industrial painting technology.

PaintExpo World's Leading Trade Fair for Painting Technology - An Overview

Digitalization, individualization and climate protection are the unbroken megatrends in the painting industry. They present contract coaters and in-house painting companies with new challenges. Many exciting products and solutions will once again be on show at the world's leading trade fair for painting technology. The next PaintExpo will take place in Karlsruhe in June 2022 after a long forced break. The mo editorial team will be reporting here in advance on exhibitor innovations and trends in industrial painting technology.

parts2clean 2023

At parts2clean from September 26 to 28, under the highlight theme of "High Purity", the focus will be on, among other things, the enormously increased demands on reliability and performance of components, which also have an effect on their cleaning. Read more about the event and the latest exhibitor innovations in this online special.

SurfaceTechnology 2022

Following its cancellation in 2020 due to the pandemic, the surface technology trade fair experienced a successful restart with around 3,000 visitors from Germany and neighboring EU countries. 220 exhibitors - almost one in three from abroad - presented solutions, products and services at the surface technology industry get-together and showcased current trends in the surface industry.

Dates overview

We have compiled up-to-date dates from the surface technology industry for you. Please select from the categories trade fairs and exhibitions, conferences, qualifications & training.

All events

Start date	Title	Description	Location
16.09.2026	OT 2026	With this new date, the ZVO Congress avoids a major event and enables a high…	Karlsruhe
29.09.2026	Fundamentals of electroplating	The seminar aims to teach the fundamentals of electroplating, starting with the…	IGOS GmbH & Co. KG
29.09.2026	Surface treatments for plastics	The surfaces of plastic parts are of crucial importance for many processes such…	SKZ Modellfabrik
01.10.2026	Damage analysis on coated components	Damage analyses on damaged workpieces may be necessary for a variety of reasons.…	IGOS GmbH & Co. KG
20.10.2026	Fundamentals of corrosion and corrosion testing technology	The seminar provides basic knowledge about corrosion processes and corrosion…	IGOS GmbH & Co. KG

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