AMB2026, showcasing the latest automation solutions for European manufacturing, was held in Stuttgart, with numerous automation proposals combining machine tools and robots. Approximately 65,000 people attended, 1,195 companies from around the world exhibited, and participants came from 76 countries and regions worldwide.
AMB2026 is a biennial automation and machine tool exhibition held in Stuttgart, Germany. This year’s 5-day event ran from 15 to 19 September. Many visitors came from around the world amid demand for automation, and the influence of Europe’s automotive industry made automation solution exhibits particularly prominent.
Exhibitors included machine tool manufacturers, peripheral equipment manufacturers and local systems integrators (SIs), which presented the latest automation proposals using collaborative robots and AI technology. DMG MORI combined the vertical machining center DMV 160 with the autonomous mobile robot PH-AMR 750 as an automation system, GROB-WERKE exhibited a robot system, and FANUC promoted automation solutions using AI.
Other exhibitors included ZOLLER, which demonstrated automated tool measurement and changing, and HAINBUCH, which demonstrated automated collet chuck changing using robots. STRAMA-MPS conducted a demonstration for visitors using 2 collaborative robots, supporting the wider adoption of automation in the field.