International Trade Fair for Industrial Automation


With its unique concept, SPS covers the entire spectrum of smart and digital automation – from simple sensors to intelligent solutions, from what is feasible today to the vision of a fully digitalized industrial world.



The focus is on practical solutions for your specific business area. Find answers to your current needs on-site, as well as possible solutions for the challenges of tomorrow. With the participation of highly qualified exhibitors and visitors, an exchange on equal terms is facilitated guaranteeing a worthwhile and successful visit.



Looking back at SPS IPC Drives 2020



1,631 exhibitors, 544 of them from abroad, presented products and solutions from the world of smart and digital automation.



A total of 65,700 professional attendees took in the innovations and trends that will be driving their business in the future.

Venue

NürnbergMesse GmbH

Among exhibitors

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