Industrial, Robotics & Automation
Date: 18-20 November, 2026
Venue: EXPO GUADALAJARAFrequency: Annual
Organiser: HANNOVER MESSE
Event Introduction:
SMART TECHNOLOGY EXPO is the executive platform in Mexico and Latin America dedicated to the technologies redefining industrial innovation.
Designed to connect global technology leaders with senior decision-makers, the expo brings together the most advanced solutions in automation, robotics, smart manufacturing, motion control, artificial intelligence, intralogistics, industrial cybersecurity, and integration software.
Our Mission
To accelerate industrial transformation in Mexico and Latin America by connecting advanced technology with executive decision-making.
We enable companies to position solutions, generate demand, and close strategic opportunities while empowering industry leaders to define the next phase of growth and competitiveness.
Our Vision
To be recognized as Latin America’s most influential industrial technology platform, where innovation, leadership, and business expansion converge.
SMART TECHNOLOGY EXPO aspires to set the standard for how industrial ecosystems connect, collaborate, and evolve.
Why attend?
Direct access to qualified buyers and decision-makers
High-value B2B meetings and strategic matchmaking
Executive conferences and thought leadership
Live demonstrations with real industrial applications
A premium environment designed for ROI and long-term partnerships
Show numbers in 2025:
8000+ professional buyers
80% of visitors participate in the purchase process
65% of visitors are executives40+ high-level speakers
Automation and Robotics
This space is designed to showcase the technologies transforming industrial processes through intelligent automation and advanced robotics. It brings together industrial robots, collaborative robots (cobots), automated assembly systems, robotic cells, process automation, end-of-arm tooling, systems integration, and advanced manufacturing applications — enabling companies to improve productivity, quality, flexibility, and competitiveness.
Smart Manufacturing / Industry 4.0
This space drives the digitalization of industrial operations through technologies that connect people, machines, and processes in real time. It includes IIoT (Industrial Internet of Things), digital twins, remote monitoring, data analytics, predictive maintenance, augmented and virtual reality, plant digitalization, industrial connectivity, and platforms for intelligent production management — facilitating the transformation toward more efficient, resilient, and sustainable factories.
Motion Control and Drive Systems
This space focuses on the technologies that enable precise, efficient, and synchronized movement of industrial machinery and equipment. It brings together servomotors, servo reducers, electric motors, variable frequency drives, actuators, linear systems, pneumatics, advanced hydraulics, motion controllers, and mechatronic components — essential for optimizing the performance and precision of manufacturing processes.
Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning in Automation
This space demonstrates how artificial intelligence is revolutionizing industrial decision-making and optimization. It includes machine learning, intelligent machine vision, predictive analytics, autonomous control, industrial data processing, anomaly detection, automated quality inspection, industrial virtual assistants, and advanced operational support systems — helping organizations increase efficiency, reduce costs, and enhance competitiveness.
This space brings together technologies aimed at optimizing the flow of materials, products, and information within the supply chain. It features warehouse automation, AMRs, AGVs, picking, sorting and packaging systems, internal transport, inventory management, logistics software, traceability, automatic identification, intelligent storage systems, and distribution center technologies — driving more agile, accurate, and cost-effective operations.
Industrial Security, Cybersecurity and Standards
This space focuses on protecting both people and the physical and digital assets of industrial organizations. It includes functional safety technologies, machine protection devices, access control systems, safety sensors, regulatory compliance, industrial cybersecurity, OT network protection, risk management, critical infrastructure monitoring, and solutions to ensure safe, reliable operations aligned with international standards.
This space connects the digital platforms that enable efficient management, supervision, and integration of industrial operations. It brings together MES, SCADA, HMI, industrial ERP, IoT platforms, data analytics and visualization software, systems integration, cloud computing, edge computing, energy management, and interoperability tools — enabling real-time, data-driven decision making.
This space, powered by the Drone Innovators Forum, is dedicated to aerial and autonomous solutions that are redefining industrial operations, inspection, and monitoring. It brings together solutions from drones, robotics, advanced aerial mobility, data capture systems, 3D mapping and modeling, environmental monitoring, perimeter security, autonomous logistics, specialized sensors, and applied artificial intelligence. This section promotes the use of technologies that transform captured data into strategic information, enabling companies to optimize operations, increase efficiency, reduce risks, and make more informed decisions in complex industrial environments.
Contact: Mrs. Sherry Yang
Tel: 86-21-36050835 Fax: 86-21-36050835
Mobile: 86-18301987747
Email: sherryyang@pe-exhibition.com
Address: Room 601&611 607, Carnival Building, No. 210, 1st Dahua Road, Baoshan District, Shanghai
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