The Powder Coating Symposium will bring together experts from across the entire powder coating process chain at the Maritim Hotel & International Congress Center Dresden from January 27 to 29, 2027. As the first industry gathering of the year, the program features technical presentations, an accompanying exhibition, and opportunities to discuss current technological developments and challenges facing the industry.
The VOA—Association for the Surface Finishing of Aluminum e. V.—will once again participate in the event in 2027 and contribute to the further development of the industry gathering with its technical expertise.
New Organizational Leadership
For the 36th edition of the symposium, the Qubus-Ifo Group will take over event organization for the first time. The plan is to place a stronger focus on networking, as well as practice-oriented technical presentations and best-practice examples. Topics to be covered will include automation, retrofitting, and artificial intelligence.
VOA Managing Director Kathrin Lämmermann explains: “For decades, the Powder Coating Symposium has stood for professional exchange and knowledge transfer in the powder coating industry.” The reorientation under new organizational leadership builds on this tradition while also placing new emphasis on application-specific topics and technological developments. “The VOA welcomes the reorientation as an opportunity to open up new perspectives and looks forward to the event.”