MEET TECHNOLOGY LEADERS SPANNING THE ENTIRE PROCESS CHAIN

Welcome to PaintExpo, the world's leading trade fair for industrial coating technology! PaintExpo takes place every other year in Karlsruhe as a showcase for innovations, applications, future technologies and trends covering all aspects of industrial coating. The trade fair spans the entire range of international products and services in the supply chain for industrial coating technology. The wide spectrum of products extends from spray guns, equipment and materials to automation technology. This globally unique get-together of companies from the industry is unparalleled worldwide, making it highly attractive for coating service providers and in-house coating companies from around the world.

PaintExpo at a Glance  
Fair duration: 14 to 17 April 2026
Opening times: 14 to 16 April 2026: 9 am–5 pm
17 April 2026: 9 am–4 pm
Event location: Messe Karlsruhe
Messeallee 1
76287 Rheinstetten
Messeallee 1
Halls 1–3
Email: info@paintexpo.de

Offer areas

The product range includes the following areas:

  • Systems and equipment for liquid painting, powder coating and coil coating
  • Application systems and spray guns
  • Wet paints and powder coatings
  • Automation and conveyor technology
  • Compressed air technology
  • Cleaning and pre-treatment
  • Drying and curing
  • Environmental technology, air supply and exhaust air purification, water treatment, recycling and disposal
  • Accessories, e.g. covering materials and systems, hangers, filters, pumps
  • Measuring and test technology, quality assurance
  • Paint stripping
  • Job-shop coatings
  • Packaging
  • Services
  • Training and vocational education
  • Research
  • Technical literature

Great Reasons to Visit PaintExpo:

Leading World Trade Fair

PaintExpo is the most important platform for all aspects of industrial coating technology and a vital event for the industry. Numerous market and technology leaders will be exhibiting at this who's who of the industrial coating technology business.

Comprehensive Range of Exhibits

More than 500 exhibitors will cover the entire range of international products and services in the supply chain for industrial coating technology. The portfolio of products and services ranges from pre-treatment, coatings, plant and application technology to final inspection and packaging.

Trend Barometer

PaintExpo focuses on the latest products, applications and future technologies in the coating industry and serves as a trend indicator for both domestic visitors and those from abroad.

Essential Information and Procurement Platform

PaintExpo is a globally unique get-together of exhibitors from the coating technology industry. This makes it highly attractive for coating service providers and in-house coating companies around the world and has established the event as the number one platform for information and procurement.

Space for Professional Exchange

Over the four days of the fair, PaintExpo offers plenty of scope for intensive technical discussions and networking with industry players from all sectors of the international paint technology industry.

Impressions

Impressions PaintExpo 2024