A journey into the smart and sustainable manufacturing industry, in Parma from 13 to 15 May 2025

With 6 exhibition halls and 800 exhibitors expected, SPS Italia is preparing for its thirteenth edition. The automation and digital fair for smart and sustainable industry, a reference event in Italy to discover enabling technologies for the factory and discuss the green and digital transformation of manufacturing, is in Parma from 13 to 15 May 2025.

Donald Wich, CEO of Messe Frankfurt Italia, opened the press conference on January 21st by declaring: “The new edition of SPS Italia presents many new features, which express the transformations we are witnessing. We have designed a space for visitors to explore the potential of artificial intelligence in production processes“.

Andrea Bianchi, President of ANIE Automazione, presented the latest data on the performance of the electronics industry in Italy and commented on the situation and hoped for a driving role also for the companies that will participate in the new edition of SPS Italia: “After a decidedly subdued year, we are confident, therefore, that the liveliness of our companies – also present at the Parma fair – and the technological ferment that animates the sector can be the driving force of this year’s market.”

In halls 3, 5 and 6 products and solutions from the main suppliers of components and systems for industrial automation, robotics, mechatronics, digital & software, technologies for smart manufacturing and Industry 5.0. Pavilions 4, 7 and 8 will host the Digital District, a dynamic exhibition with working demos and application cases of Industrial IT & AI, Start Up and Education. Here, industrial software providers and big digital players present their most technologically advanced solutions. Visitors will be able to meet leading companies specializing in software and systems for industry, cybersecurity, condition monitoring, big data analysis, blockchain, artificial intelligence, IIoT, industrial cloud, augmented reality. The area is completed by the “Focus AI” space for the implementation and exploration of the potential of artificial intelligence in the industrial sector.

SPS Italia On Tour

Pescara, Treviso and Salerno are the districts chosen for SPS Italia On Tour 2025, the approach to SPS Italia that meets the industry in three stages to talk about automation and digital. For each appointment, a technological and application focus defined on the needs and excellence of manufacturing in collaboration with the territory.

Academy and Education on Tour

SPS Italia has always dedicated attention and numerous initiatives to the sphere of training, constituting a real bridge between school and industry. Starting from April 2025, Education on Tour aims to foster dialogue between SPS Italia exhibitors and the academic world, the dissemination of professional opportunities in the industrial field for the new generations and matchmaking between technology suppliers and young people. Lezioni in Fiera, which allows students from universities and high schools to participate in live lessons directly at the exhibitors’ stands, and the Education area, in Hall 8, which aims to provide training and promote interest in emerging professions by addressing the mismatch of skills.

Position Paper

A project promoted by SPS Italia in collaboration with the event’s Scientific Committee, made up of over 180 members including production companies and the academic world, which provides Italian companies with useful guidelines for navigating the panorama of innovative technologies. The initiative, until now presented in volumes available online, evolves into a new formula with more immediate and usable content. Tech ‘n go thus becomes a thematic event that, to begin with, will be divided into four macro topics: new skills for digital factories and automation skills; path towards Sustainability with the support of IT/OT automation technologies; Cybersecurity and Data Protection in the Industrial Context; AI, Big Data and the impact on business models. At the end of the releases, more substantial descriptive chapters will make up the 2025 Position Paper.

SPS Italia Up Challenge

The competition for innovative start-ups and SMEs that enhances creative and feasible ideas in the technological and application fields, capable of generating a positive impact on society and promoting an evolution of sustainable business models. The initiative offers emerging companies the opportunity to apply with their projects (selections are open until February 7) to meet new customers and possible partners. In fact, the three finalists will be able to participate free of charge in SPS Italia 2025 with an equipped stand in the Start-up area of the event. Among these, the winner will be announced at a dedicated event at the fair.

SHE SPS Italy

The community that collects and disseminates stories of female mentorship in the field of industrial automation, highlighting the opportunities related to emerging technologies and professional figures. An educational and dissemination project that in recent years has created collaborations with associations, university professors and reference communities, united by the desire to promote change and bridge the gender gap. The initiative, which started by addressing the SPS Italia network by telling stories, interviews, experiences and knowledge of women in the world of technologies for industry, has expanded over the years with networking meetings between professionals in the offices of companies that promote the same values, capable of inspiring the new generations and rethinking the future with respect to gender diversity. Working tables and meetings will also be organized during the fair in Parma, with the participation of associations, groups and entrepreneurs.

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