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Electronic Industry Calendar of Events

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2026 Electronics, Interconnect & Manufacturing Events

MD&M West / IME West 2026

February 3–5, 2026 • Anaheim, California, USA

A major advanced manufacturing event covering medical design, automation, plastics, packaging, electronics, sensors, cable assemblies, and manufacturing technology.

Medical Electronics Cable Assemblies Manufacturing
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DesignCon 2026

February 24–26, 2026 • Santa Clara, California, USA

A key event for high-speed communications, chip/board/system design, signal integrity, power integrity, test, measurement, cables, and interconnect engineering.

Signal Integrity High-Speed Design Interconnect
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embedded world 2026

March 10–12, 2026 • Nuremberg, Germany

One of the most important global events for embedded systems, IoT, hardware, software, modules, displays, sensors, boards, and industrial electronics.

Embedded Systems IoT Industrial Electronics
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OFC 2026

March 15–19, 2026 • Los Angeles, California, USA

Major optical communications event relevant to fiber optics, high-speed interconnects, data centers, transceivers, cables, photonics, and communications infrastructure.

Fiber Optics Data Centers High-Speed
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IPC APEX EXPO 2026

March 16–19, 2026 • Anaheim, California, USA

A premier North American event for PCB design, printed board manufacturing, electronics assembly, test, inspection, reliability, and process technology.

PCB Assembly Test & Inspection
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APEC 2026

March 23–25, 2026 • San Antonio, Texas, USA

A major applied power electronics event covering power conversion, power management, high-current design, thermal performance, magnetics, and power components.

Power Electronics High Current Thermal
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productronica China 2026

March 25–27, 2026 • Shanghai, China

Electronics production trade fair focused on SMT, PCB manufacturing, wire processing, test, automation, electronic components, and production equipment.

Electronics Production Wire Processing Automation
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HANNOVER MESSE 2026

April 20–24, 2026 • Hannover, Germany

Large global industrial technology event covering automation, electrical engineering, digital industry, energy systems, robotics, smart manufacturing, and industrial connectivity.

Industrial Automation Electrical Engineering Smart Manufacturing
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The Battery Show South 2026

April 22–23, 2026 • Charlotte, North Carolina, USA

Regional battery and EV technology event covering battery packs, power interconnects, charging, thermal systems, energy storage, and vehicle electrification.

Battery EV Power Interconnect
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Sensors Converge 2026

May 5–7, 2026 • Santa Clara, California, USA

A focused event for sensors, sensing systems, embedded technologies, edge computing, IoT, connectivity, power, semiconductors, and design engineering.

Sensors IoT Edge Devices
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Wire Expo 2026

May 6–7, 2026 • Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA

Wire and cable industry event relevant to cable manufacturing, wire processing, materials, machinery, test, and production technology.

Wire Cable Processing
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EDS Leadership Summit 2026

May 18–22, 2026 • Las Vegas, Nevada, USA

Important relationship-driven event for electronic component manufacturers, distributors, sales representatives, and channel partners.

Distribution Components Channel
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ECTC 2026

May 26–29, 2026 • Orlando, Florida, USA

The Electronic Components and Technology Conference covers advanced packaging, interconnect, components, reliability, materials, and microelectronics assembly.

Advanced Packaging Microelectronics Reliability
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COMPUTEX Taipei 2026

June 2–6, 2026 • Taipei, Taiwan

Major global computer and technology event covering AI hardware, computing platforms, data center technology, connectivity, systems, components, and peripherals.

Computing AI Hardware Connectivity
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Coiltech North America 2026

June 10–11, 2026 • Novi, Michigan, USA

Focused on coils, electric motors, transformers, magnetics, power components, winding, materials, and manufacturing technologies.

Magnetics Power Manufacturing
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Automate 2026

June 22–25, 2026 • Chicago, Illinois, USA

One of the largest automation events in the Americas, covering robotics, machine vision, motion control, sensors, industrial automation, AI, and smart manufacturing.

Automation Robotics Machine Vision
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electronica Shanghai 2026

July 1–3, 2026 • Shanghai, China

Major electronics trade fair covering electronic components, connectors, semiconductors, sensors, power supplies, embedded systems, and automotive electronics.

Components Connectors Semiconductors
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BIOMEDevice Boston 2026

August 26–27, 2026 • Boston, Massachusetts, USA

Medical device design and manufacturing event relevant to sensors, miniaturized electronics, cable assemblies, connectors, materials, and manufacturing partners.

Medical Devices Miniaturization Cable Assemblies
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IMTS 2026

September 14–19, 2026 • Chicago, Illinois, USA

Large manufacturing technology event. Not connector-specific, but useful for automation, machining, robotics, production equipment, and advanced manufacturing trends.

Manufacturing Automation Production Tech
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embedded world North America 2026

September 22–24, 2026 • Anaheim, California, USA

North American embedded systems event covering hardware, firmware, software, IoT, industrial electronics, modules, boards, and connectivity.

Embedded IoT Connectivity
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PCB West 2026

September 29–October 2, 2026 • Santa Clara, California, USA

PCB design and engineering conference focused on board design, layout, fabrication, assembly, signal integrity, power integrity, and manufacturing practices.

PCB Design Layout Signal Integrity
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The Battery Show North America 2026

October 13–15, 2026 • Detroit, Michigan, USA

Large battery and EV technology event covering battery cells, packs, charging, thermal systems, high-voltage connectors, busbars, and electric vehicle platforms.

EV Battery High Voltage
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Electric & Hybrid Vehicle Technology Expo 2026

October 13–15, 2026 • Detroit, Michigan, USA

Co-located EV technology event focused on vehicle electrification, power electronics, battery systems, high-voltage design, charging, and thermal management.

Vehicle Electrification Power Electronics Charging
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SEMICON West 2026

October 13–15, 2026 • San Francisco, California, USA

Semiconductor industry event covering semiconductor manufacturing, packaging, materials, test, automation, supply chain, and advanced electronics ecosystems.

Semiconductors Packaging Supply Chain
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SMTA International 2026

October 25–29, 2026 • Rosemont, Illinois, USA

Electronics manufacturing conference and exposition focused on assembly, soldering, reliability, inspection, test, advanced packaging, and manufacturing process improvement.

SMT Reliability Assembly
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MD&M Minneapolis 2026

October 28–29, 2026 • Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA

Regional medical design and manufacturing event relevant to device electronics, connectors, cable assemblies, sensors, automation, plastics, and manufacturing services.

Medical Electronics Manufacturing Sensors
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electronica 2026

November 10–13, 2026 • Munich, Germany

One of the world’s largest electronics trade fairs, covering electronic components, connectors, semiconductors, sensors, power, embedded systems, displays, and automotive electronics.

Connectors Components Global Electronics
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Automation Fair 2026

November 16–19, 2026 • Boston, Massachusetts, USA

Major industrial automation event focused on factory automation, controls, motion, software, smart manufacturing, industrial networking, and digital transformation.

Industrial Automation Controls Smart Manufacturing
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MEDevice Silicon Valley 2026

November 18–19, 2026 • Santa Clara, California, USA

MedTech design and manufacturing event in Silicon Valley covering device development, electronics, sensors, miniaturization, cable assemblies, and supplier partnerships.

MedTech Device Design Electronics
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SPS 2026

November 24–26, 2026 • Nuremberg, Germany

International smart production and automation event covering control systems, drives, sensors, industrial communication, software, robotics, and digital manufacturing.

Automation Industrial Controls Smart Production
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Future Major Events to Watch

OFC 2027

March 7–11, 2027 • Los Angeles, California, USA

The next major OFC cycle after 2026. Important for fiber optics, optical networking, data center infrastructure, high-speed communications, transceivers, and photonics.

Fiber Optics Data Centers High-Speed
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HANNOVER MESSE 2027

April 5–8, 2027 • Hannover, Germany

Future global industrial technology event to watch for automation, electrical engineering, energy systems, smart manufacturing, robotics, and industrial connectivity trends.

Industrial Automation Smart Manufacturing Energy
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MD&M East 2027

May 19–20, 2027 • New York, New York, USA

East Coast medical design and manufacturing event covering medtech, automation, packaging, design, manufacturing, plastics, quality, and supplier partnerships.

Medical Devices Manufacturing Automation
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productronica 2027

November 2027 • Munich, Germany

Major global electronics production event covering manufacturing equipment, PCB production, SMT, cable processing, test, inspection, automation, and production technology.

Production Automation Cable Processing
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electronica 2028

November 2028 • Munich, Germany

The next major Munich electronica cycle after 2026. A must-watch global event for connectors, electronic components, semiconductors, embedded systems, power, and automotive electronics.

Global Electronics Components Connectors
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