VISION 2026

VISION is the world's leading trade fair for machine vision and image processing, held by Messe Stuttgart. The 2026 edition brings around 500 exhibitors from all over the world, a record, to present components, systems and applications, with a focus on artificial intelligence and deep learning, embedded vision, 3D machine vision, hyperspectral imaging and high-performance sensors. In 2024, VISION had more than 480 exhibitors from 38 countries and over 8,000 trade visitors from more than 65 countries.

Programme highlights

Talks, awards and guided tours run alongside the exhibition.

• Industrial VISION Days with VDMA Machine Vision: around 80 presentations, start-up pitches and discussions
• Scientific VISION Days with the AIT Austrian Institute of Technology
• VISION Award for the best machine-vision innovation (EUR 3,000 prize; shortlist from 75 submissions)
• New VDMA VISION AI Guided Tours to exhibitors' AI-based solutions
• VISION Start-up World with around 30 start-ups and the 'VISION Startup 2026' title
• German Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy (BMWE) joint stand for ten young German companies
• VISION Integration Area and IPC 4 VISION pavilion

Parallel events

A VISION ticket also gives access to the events held at the same time on the Stuttgart fairgrounds: Motek (production and assembly automation) with Bondexpo (adhesive technology), EFX (electronics manufacturing), Quantum Effects (applied quantum technologies) and interbad (pools, saunas and spas).

Who attends

Developers, integrators and users of machine vision from manufacturing, quality assurance, automation, logistics, food and electronics, who come to compare cameras, lenses, lighting, sensors, software and turnkey systems and to discuss applications with experts.