The world's leading trade fair for machine vision and image processing — the single best place to see every camera, sensor, illuminator and software platform in the industry side by side.
ExhibitorsMore than 480
Dates6–8 October 2026
VenueMesse Stuttgart, Germany
AttendingBart Pawlowski
Adopt Automation is heading to VISION 2026 in Stuttgart — and we're going there for you.
This October we'll be walking the floor at VISION in Stuttgart. It's the world's leading trade fair for machine vision and image processing, and for three days everything that matters in inspection — sensors, smart cameras, industrial cameras, optics, lighting, frame grabbers and software — sits under one roof, with more than 480 exhibitors on the floor. We go every cycle for one reason: so the systems we build for Irish plants are specified from what's actually available now, not from a catalogue two years out of date.
What the fair looks like
Video: Messe Stuttgart · VISION 2024 impressions
Impressions from VISION 2024 — a sense of the scale of what's under one roof for three days.
Why we go
Three days of hardware and software, so your project doesn't become the experiment.
01
See it before we spec it
Cameras, sensors and illuminators in the hand rather than on a datasheet — resolution, housing, mounting and cabling all judged in person.
02
Talk to the people who build it
Direct conversations with manufacturers and their engineers — the fastest way to get a straight answer on whether something will hold up on a real line.
03
Better prices, passed on
Supplier relationships built face to face turn into better lead times and better pricing on the hardware we quote you.
On our list
What we're going to look at this year
PC-based platforms
Industrial PCs, frame grabbers and multi-camera architectures — where the cost per inspection is lowest.
Smart cameras & sensors
The latest self-contained cameras and vision sensors for single-check applications.
Illumination
New geometries and wavelengths — because the light is what decides whether the defect is visible at all.
Optics & 3D
Telecentric lenses, laser profilers and 3D sensors for measurement work.
Deep-learning tools
Where AI inspection genuinely earns its place — and where classic vision still wins.
Anything you ask us to
Send us your inspection problem before we travel and we'll go looking on your behalf.
Finding your way
Site plan: Messe Stuttgart
VISION 2026 site plan
The full grounds plan for VISION and the parallel events. Worth having on your phone before you arrive — the halls are big.
If you're attending too, get in touch and we'll arrange to meet on site — whether that's walking a few stands together or sitting down over coffee to scope a project. Drop us a line and we'll fix a time.
Planning your own days at the fair? The official programme search lists the talks, forums and guided tours across all three days.
