PaintExpo 2026 in Karlsruhe

PaintExpo opened its doors for the first time in 2004 and has been active every two years since then in Karlsruhe. As the world's leading trade fair for industrial painting technology, everything to do with painting is exhibited. International technologies as well as new developments will be presented on site, furthermore it will be possible to get acquainted with specific working materials and to get in contact with them. Furthermore, the extensive offer, which will be exhibited over several days, makes it possible to listen to the opinions of experts and get advice accordingly.

During the last PaintExpo in 2024, more than 10,400 trade visitors were welcomed over four days, who were able to get their fill of information from more than 430 exhibitors on over 30,000 m².

The following areas will be offered at PaintExpo:

• Equipment and systems for wet painting
• powder coating and coil coating
• Application systems and spray guns
• Compressed air technology
• Cleaning and pretreatment
• Conveyor technology
• Drying and curing
• Environmental technology, air supply and exhaust air purification, water treatment, recycling and disposal
• Accessories, e.g. covering materials and systems, painting hangers, filters, pumps
• Measuring and testing technology
• Quality assurance
• Paint stripping
• Wet and powder coatings
• Automation technology
• Contract coating
• Packaging
• Services
• Education and training
• Research
• Trade literature