When and where is Advanced Factories 2027?

From 31 March to 2 April 2027 at Fira Barcelona Gran Via, Barcelona.

Who organises Advanced Factories?

Nebext, which organises professional industrial events.

What is the Industry 4.0 Congress?

The congress that runs alongside the exhibition, with more than 430 international speakers sharing industrial case studies on automation, AI and digitalisation.

Visitor pass types and registration are published on the official site's Visit section.

Advanced Factories 2027

Name: Advanced Factories 2027
Start: 2027-03-31T09:00:00+00:00
End: 2027-04-02T18:00:00+00:00
Location: Fira Barcelona Gran Via

About this event

Advanced Factories is a leading event for automation, AI, industrial robotics and Industry 4.0, and hosts what the organiser calls Europe's largest congress on advanced and digital industry. Run by Nebext, the 2027 edition at Fira Barcelona Gran Via gathers more than 770 companies presenting solutions to improve the competitiveness, productivity and sustainability of factories.

What's on show

Exhibitors cover the technologies plants use to automate and digitalise production.

Automation, robotics and integrated production systems
Artificial intelligence and machine learning
Digital twin, machine vision and VR/AR
Industrial cybersecurity
IIoT, data analytics and cloud computing

Industry 4.0 Congress

The Industry 4.0 Congress brings more than 430 international speakers who share plant-level experience in automation, robotics, systems integration and new 4.0 technologies, and look at the impact of AI, cybersecurity, industrial cloud and digital twins.

Awards and audience

The Factories of the Future Awards recognise the most innovative industrial projects. The organiser expects more than 36,000 industrial professionals in 2027, from plant directors and operations managers to engineering and IT teams.