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Industrial supplies and hardware will be on show at the third edition of +Industry

+Industry, the trade show for industrial supplies and hardware, will return to the Bilbao Exhibition Centre (BEC) between 6­8 June, 2023. During this time, the BEC will be turned into one of Spain’s biggest meeting points for advanced manufacturing with the co­located shows Addit3D, bedigital, Maintenance, Pumps & Valves and Subcontracting.

The 2019 edition of the show saw almost 20,000 visitors from 72 countries walk the halls of the BEC, where 1,300 exhibiting firms showcased the latest products from across the hardware and industrial supplies industry.

Sector synergies

+Industry will give suppliers the platform to display the latest products, innovations and technologies across industrial supplies, fixings, industrial hardware, electricity and industrial lighting, hand tools, power tools, services and locksmith industries.

Visitors from across all levels of the supply chain will be in attendance, including industry representatives in aeronautics, automotive, electronics, energy, railway, and the metal, iron and steel sectors. Meanwhile, distributors within industrial supplies, hardware cooperatives and purchasing groups, hard­ ware stores, large hardware retail and sectoral associations will also be in attendance. Additionally, professional users from the following professions will also be represented: locksmith, plumbing and heating, shipbuilding, electricity and woodwork.

Connecting dynamically

The third edition of +Industry will create dynamic spaces where visitors can interact and discover the latest products and innovations in a variety of ways. The exhibition area will be complemented by keynote speeches, live demonstrations, innovation workshops, pre­arranged B2B meetings and other complementary tools.

The joint holding of all the exhibitions will provide participants with a large industrial space in which they can make direct contact with other companies and potential clients. Technology and innovation will be at the heart of the trade show, enabling attendees and exhibitors alike to connect, share experiences and knowledge, and boost their businesses.

The conference aspect of the trade show will cover the latest development strategies across additive manufacturing, digitisation, process automation, data sharing, industrial cybersecurity, sustainability, digital twins, robotics, and more. In addition for this year, the celebration of the XX European Meeting of Industrial Subcontracting will provide one of the largest forums for arranged B2B interviews in the country. Nearly 100 international buyers and some 400 Spanish subcontracting companies across a myriad of sectors will take part, active across railways, defence, energy, steel, household appliances, automotive and petrochemicals, to name but a few. In fact, close to a thousand meetings are expected to take place across the three­day event. www.plusindustry.eu

As a result, +Industry is positioning itself as the largest platform in the country dedicated to smart manufacturing and Industry 4.0, helping companies across the industry to stay at the forefront of innovation.