Control 2027

Control is the international trade fair for quality assurance, held for the 38th time in 2027 at Messe Stuttgart. Run by P. E. Schall, it presents technologies, procedures, products and system solutions for industrial QA, from measuring and testing equipment to inspection systems and software, and is widely regarded as Europe’s key fair for metrology and quality assurance.

What’s on show

Control covers the theory and practice of industrial quality assurance: the technologies, procedures, products and complete system solutions available worldwide for measuring, testing and inspecting in production. The organizer’s news pages also highlight quality assurance as a driver of productivity, with precision metrology specialists among the exhibitors, and the Control-Expert Days as a dedicated knowledge format.

Key figures

The 37th Control in 2025 brought together around 500 exhibitors.

Getting there

Messe Stuttgart sits directly next to Stuttgart Airport and the A8 motorway, with public transport links to the city.