Industrialfairs organises 1 show listed here and is based in Kortrijk, Belgium. The next is Machineering (24-26 March 2027).
- Shows listed
- 1
- Founded
- 2003
- Based in
- Kortrijk
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Industrialfairs is the Kortrijk company, trading name of Invent Media BV, that runs Machineering at Brussels Expo, which drew 5,976 professional visitors in 2025, and Indumation.be at Kortrijk Xpo, which in 2019 filled four halls with 223 exhibitors and more than 12,000 visitors from the Benelux.
What it offers you as an exhibitor or visitor
If you sell machines, components, automation or industrial software into Belgium and the Netherlands, Industrialfairs gives you a small set of shows that split the market by topic rather than one general fair. Machineering covers metalworking, plastics and composites processing, machine building and engineering; Indumation.be covers factory, process and infrastructure automation; ABISS covers the industrial internet of things and digital transformation. The shows pair stands with talks, Expert Classes and Industrial Talks of about 30 minutes, which the organiser offers to watch again online. Between shows it publishes Industrial News, a monthly e-newsletter, and the Indusruptiv podcast.
Shows it runs
- Machineering, Brussels Expo, every two years; next from 24 to 26 March 2027.
- Indumation.be, Kortrijk Xpo, every two years; the latest edition ran from 4 to 6 February 2026.
- Machineering NextGen Experience, Kortrijk Xpo, first held on 26 and 27 March 2026.
- ABISS BE at Kortrijk Xpo (9 October 2025) and ABISS NL at Breepark in Breda (30 October 2025).
- INE, the Indumation Network Event, a networking event for senior managers first held at Brabanthal in Leuven.
History and partners
Invent Media began in 2003 as a spin-off of Expo Advice NV, the organiser of Metapro, a metalworking fair at Kortrijk Xpo. Metapro moved to Brussels Expo, widened into MTMS and was renamed Machineering in 2017. Indumation.be followed in 2011, when the company won the contract to run Belgium’s largest industrial automation fair every two years, and ABISS was added in 2016. In 2018 the team, then eight people, became part of Kortrijk Xpo and adopted the Industrialfairs name. It lists Agoria, Sirris, Ghent University, KU Leuven, Howest, Flanders Make and imec among its partners, and the technology federation Agoria (then Fabrimetal) has worked with it on manufacturing shows since 2006.
Comparable organisers and shows
In Belgium, Easyfairs in Brussels runs a far wider portfolio, which it puts at 110 event titles across many sectors. Across the border, RAI Amsterdam’s own event arm runs trade fairs such as Aquatech and Metstrade. For a machine tool show outside Europe, SME runs the Manufacturing Technology Series in the United States. Browse technology and industry trade shows and listings in Belgium, or read our guide to choosing an international trade show.
Source: industrialfairs.com
Shows by Industrialfairs
You can plan around 1 show from this organiser: its dates are announced.
| Show | Dates | Venue | Sectors |
|---|---|---|---|
| Machineering | 24-26 March 2027 | Brussels Expo | Handling and robotics, Machining and milling, Cutting and forming, Welding and surface technology, Additive manufacturing, Tooling and machine equipment, Machine maintenance and spare parts, Testing and measuring, Digital and data-driven manufacturing, Prototyping, engineering and material design |
Photos of Industrialfairs
Images: Industrialfairs.
About Industrialfairs
- Team size
- 8 staff (2018, per its history page)
- Offices
- Kortrijk, Belgium (Doorniksesteenweg 216)
- Areas served
- Manufacturing technology, industrial automation and digital industry trade shows in Belgium and the Netherlands
Where to find Industrialfairs
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Doorniksesteenweg 216, 8500 Kortrijk, West Flanders, Belgium
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