5 Exhibitors to Visit at BRAU BEVIALE 2026

Paid placement disclosure. These exhibitor sections are paid Shared Spotlight placements. Inclusion is not an award, ranking, or TradeShowIntel endorsement, and it does not affect independent Floor Picks.Disclosure version 2026-09

Why a planned route matters at BRAU BEVIALE 2026

BRAU BEVIALE 2026 runs from 10 to 12 November at Messezentrum Nürnberg, one of Europe's largest exhibition centres, spread across multiple halls and drawing thousands of suppliers across brewing ingredients, process technology, filling, packaging, and quality control. Three days sounds generous until the floor plan arrives: the show's breadth means an unplanned walk rarely reaches every relevant stand, and the overlap between process, packaging, and digital themes makes it easy to spend the morning in one technology cluster while missing adjacent suppliers that address the same capital decision.

This guide focuses on five companies whose combined scope covers the primary purchasing questions a brewery or beverage producer is likely to bring to the show. Krones AG and GEA Group address upstream process and filling technology from complementary angles. Heuft Systemtechnik GmbH covers in-line inspection across container formats. Anton Paar India provides the instrumentation layer for alcohol, extract, and dissolved-gas measurement. SACMI rounds out the route with rigid closure and PET preform production for bottlers evaluating lightweighting or sustainability programs. Visited in sequence, these five stands address process, quality, and packaging in a single morning block.

Why these exhibitors

A route built around four connected buyer jobs

The five companies in this guide were grouped because they address sequential decisions in a beverage production capital project rather than overlapping ones. A brewery evaluating a new or expanded line typically needs to resolve process technology (GEA Group, Krones AG), in-line quality assurance (Heuft Systemtechnik GmbH), analytical instrumentation for QC (Anton Paar India), and closure or preform supply for the packaging end (SACMI) before a project can move to procurement. Visiting them in a single morning creates a working picture of the full technology stack. This grouping reflects the exhibitors' participation in this Shared Spotlight and is not a ranking of all suppliers at the show.

How to use this Shared Spotlight

Download the hall map before you arrive Messezentrum Nürnberg publishes an interactive floor plan through the official BRAU BEVIALE website. Pull confirmed booth numbers for each exhibitor the evening before your visit. GEA Group is confirmed at Hall 9, Booth 9-362 and Heuft Systemtechnik at Hall 8, Stand 220. Check the show portal for Krones, Anton Paar, and SACMI closer to the event as assignments are sometimes updated.
Anchor your morning to Hall 9 and Hall 8 The five exhibitors in this guide are concentrated in or near Halls 8 and 9, the primary process and packaging halls at BRAU BEVIALE. Starting in Hall 9 with GEA Group and Krones, then crossing to Hall 8 for Heuft Systemtechnik, keeps transit time low and leaves the afternoon free for supplier meetings or secondary categories.
Match each stand to your active project Each exhibitor card in this guide includes a 'why stop here' framing tied to a specific buyer role and capital decision. Read those before the show and mark the two or three stands most relevant to your current agenda. That focus prevents the common trap of spending too long at a stand that is interesting but not actionable.
Collect datasheets and request follow-up in the booth For Anton Paar and SACMI, where booth numbers were not confirmed at publication, ask the show information desk on arrival for their current hall and stand assignment. Requesting a formal follow-up meeting while on-site is more reliable than post-show email outreach.

Floor-planning tip Block 09:00 to 12:30 on day one for this five-stand route, allowing roughly 35 to 40 minutes per exhibitor including transit, and reserve the afternoon for any extended technical conversations that arise.

TL;DR

5 stops worth planning

Suggested floor route

Hall 9 first, then Hall 8

Beginning with GEA Group and Krones in Hall 9 before moving to Heuft Systemtechnik in Hall 8 follows the natural geography of Messezentrum Nürnberg and avoids doubling back across the central concourse, leaving Anton Paar and SACMI as logical stops depending on their confirmed positions near those two halls.

1Krones AG / Krones IndiaPrioritize this stand if you are a brewery or beverage producer evaluating a single-source partner for process, filling, and packaging technology, particularly where alcohol-free production or returnable-glass lines are on the capital agenda.
2GEA GroupPrioritize this stand if you are a brewery operator evaluating brewhouse expansion, energy cost reduction, or a non-alcoholic beer line that must preserve flavor profile.Hall 9 · Booth 9-362
3Heuft Systemtechnik GmbHPrioritize this stand if you are a QA or production engineer running high-speed beverage filling lines who needs traceable, format-flexible in-line inspection covering empty containers, filled bottles and cans, and closure integrity within a single equipment platform.Hall 8 · Stand 220
4Anton Paar India Pvt LtdPrioritize this stand if you are a brewery QC manager or process engineer evaluating inline or at-line instrumentation for alcohol, extract, CO₂, or O₂ measurement across production and packaging.
5SACMIPrioritize this stand if you are a closure converter or beverage bottler evaluating high-speed cap production, preform qualification, or in-line inspection to support a lightweighting or sustainability program.

Krones AG / Krones India

End-to-end beverage line technology spanning process, filling, packaging, and digitalisation

Read company profilePrioritize this stand if you are a brewery or beverage producer evaluating a single-source partner for process, filling, and packaging technology, particularly where alcohol-free production or returnable-glass lines are on the capital agenda.Read more

About

Krones AG is a German manufacturer of complete beverage production lines, supplying breweries, soft-drink producers, and beverage companies across the full value chain. Its portfolio spans process technology under the Steinecker brand, filling and packaging machinery, palletising systems, and digital applications for line management and efficiency monitoring.

Krones addresses the full production sequence from raw-material handling and fermentation through to end-of-line palletising, which means a single vendor relationship can cover technology decisions that other suppliers split across multiple contracts. The company's Evoguard range and Steinecker process vessels serve both mainstream brewing and specialist categories including spirits and ready-to-drink products.

At BRAU BEVIALE 2026

At BrauBeviale 2026 in Hall 7A, Krones is presenting solutions across four declared themes: alcohol-free beverage production, resource and energy efficiency, digitalisation, and filling and packaging technology. Concrete exhibits include the Steinecker Poseidon circulation unit with NEER yeast for dynamic alcohol-free fermentation, the Lavasonic HI ultrasound bottle-cleaning module, the Modulfill HES glass-bottle filler rated to 78,000 bottles per hour, and the Smartpac NXT flexible packer handling both glass and PET formats. Two first-time showings are on the stand: a newly developed layer pusher for palletising and a Steinecker special vessel for spirits production. An extraction system for flavoured tea and RTD beverages is also on display.

Steinecker Poseidon / NEER yeast system for alcohol-free beer via dynamic fermentationLavasonic HI ultrasound cleaning module for returnable glassModulfill HES filler at up to 78,000 glass bottles per hourSmartpac NXT multi-format packer for glass and PETLayer pusher for palletising, shown publicly for the first timeSteinecker spirits vessel and RTD extraction system, both first-time showingsAlcohol-free brewingGlass fillingEnd-of-line palletisingRTD / tea extraction

Why visit

Prioritize this stand if you are a brewery or beverage producer evaluating a single-source partner for process, filling, and packaging technology, particularly where alcohol-free production or returnable-glass lines are on the capital agenda.

What to ask at the booth

What throughput and format flexibility does the Smartpac NXT offer when switching between glass and PET on the same line?
How does the Poseidon / NEER yeast system control residual alcohol levels compared with dealcoholisation post-fermentation?
What energy savings has the Lavasonic HI module demonstrated versus conventional bottle washers in production environments?
Is the new layer pusher designed as a retrofit into existing Krones end-of-line configurations or only for new installations?
What digital integration is available between the Evoguard process technology and line-management software for OEE reporting?

GEA Group

Global supplier of brewhouse, cold-block, and dealcoholization process technology and systems for breweries and beverage producers.

Booth9-362Hall 9

Read company profilePrioritize this stand if you are a brewery operator evaluating brewhouse expansion, energy cost reduction, or a non-alcoholic beer line that must preserve flavor profile.Read more

About

GEA Group Aktiengesellschaft, headquartered in Düsseldorf and founded in 1881, employs more than 18,000 people and generates approximately €5.5 billion in annual revenue across more than 150 countries. For the brewing and beverage sector, the company supplies complete brewhouse systems, cold-block processing units, membrane dealcoholization technology, and compact separation equipment, covering the full production chain from mash to finished beer.

GEA positions its brewing portfolio around scalability and measurable efficiency gains. The COMPACT-STAR brewhouse scales from 50 to 120 hl batch sizes and can support annual output up to 350,000 hl without requiring full system replacement. The QBOIL wort boiling system carries GEA's own 'Add Better' sustainability validation, with documented energy reductions of up to 35 percent versus comparable modern systems. The AromaPlus PRO membrane dealcoholization unit uses cold reverse-osmosis filtration to protect aroma, color, and body, and the PRO variant cuts diafiltration water draw by up to 80 percent. GEA reports that every second liter of beer produced globally involves its systems or process solutions.

Dealcoholization is always a balancing act between technology and taste. With AromaPlus, even characterful specialty beers such as Rauchbier can be dealcoholized without losing their profile.

At BRAU BEVIALE 2026

At BRAU BEVIALE 2026, GEA is presenting brewery and beverage production technology under its 'Think Better, Build Better, Run Better' message. The stand features live demonstrations of three specific products: GEA Hydract hydraulic valve actuation technology, the QBOIL fractionated wort boiling system with direct heat recovery, and the newly introduced AdaptAx orbital cleaner. Visitors can also attend the GEA Morning Insight press event and the Tech Espresso press format hosted at the booth.

GEA Hydract hydraulic valve actuation, live demo at standQBOIL wort boiling with direct heat recovery, up to 35% energy reduction versus modern systemsAdaptAx orbital cleaner, new product with live demonstrationAromaPlus PRO cold membrane dealcoholization, reference: first 0.0% alcohol-free Rauchbier with Kaiserdom/KlosterbräuCOMPACT-STAR brewhouse, modular expansion from craft to 350,000 hl/yearDealcoholizationBrewhouse systemsEnergy efficiencyCIP / cleaning

Why visit

Prioritize this stand if you are a brewery operator evaluating brewhouse expansion, energy cost reduction, or a non-alcoholic beer line that must preserve flavor profile.

What to ask at the booth

What batch sizes and annual capacities can COMPACT-STAR support for our current and planned output?
Can QBOIL be retrofitted to an existing brewhouse, and what payback period should we expect on energy savings?
What is the typical water and energy consumption of AromaPlus PRO compared to our current dealcoholization approach?
How does AromaPlus membrane filtration preserve hop aroma and body in heavily hopped or specialty beers?
What service, spare parts, and local support does GEA provide in our region after installation?

Heuft Systemtechnik GmbH

Modular camera, X-ray, image-processing and labeling systems for in-line quality inspection of empty and filled beverage, food and pharmaceutical containers.

Booth8-2208

Read company profilePrioritize this stand if you are a QA or production engineer running high-speed beverage filling lines who needs traceable, format-flexible in-line inspection covering empty containers, filled bottles and cans, and closure integrity within a single equipment platform.Read more

About

Heuft Systemtechnik GmbH, founded in 1979 and headquartered in Burgbrohl, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany, develops and manufactures quality assurance and inspection technology for beverage, food and pharmaceutical filling and packaging lines. With approximately 1,300 employees, more than 20,000 m² of production space at its HQ, and 18 subsidiaries worldwide, the company supplies modular camera, X-ray, image-processing and labeling systems capable of handling up to 72,000 containers per hour.

All current inspection products share the HEUFT SPECTRUM II platform, giving buyers high component commonality across technologies and simplifying spares management. The company holds a patent-approved pulsed X-ray process used in the HEUFT eXaminer series and developed its own image-processing engine, HEUFT reflexx, now extended with deep-learning AI. A 24/7 on-call service, long-term spare-parts availability and remote maintenance via the HEUFT TeleService app support lines across its global footprint.

At BRAU BEVIALE 2026

At BrauBeviale 2026, Heuft is presenting its modular inspection portfolio under the theme of handling growing diversity in beverages, brands and container formats. Stand 8-220 in Hall 8 features live demonstrations of the HEUFT eXaminer II XOS for full bottle inspection including glass-in-glass detection, compact full-container and leak testing for filled beverage cans, the HEUFT logic II LF for filled crates and cartons, and the HEUFT CyBridge.profiler production data acquisition system. The stand also covers track-and-trace solutions and the reflexx A.I. deep-learning inspection module, with a particular emphasis on how quickly changeovers can be executed across an increasing variety of products and formats.

HEUFT eXaminer II XOS: pulsed X-ray full bottle inspection with glass-in-glass detectionHEUFT squeezer II QA: leak detection down to 0.15 mm in PET bottles and cans at up to 72,000 containers/hourHEUFT InLine II IXS: empty bottle inspection with false-rejection rates as low as 0.03%reflexx A.I. deep-learning image processing integrated on the HEUFT SPECTRUM II platformHEUFT CyBridge.profiler and track-and-trace for production data acquisition and traceabilityX-ray inspectionLeak detectionDeep-learning AITrack and trace

Why visit

Prioritize this stand if you are a QA or production engineer running high-speed beverage filling lines who needs traceable, format-flexible in-line inspection covering empty containers, filled bottles and cans, and closure integrity within a single equipment platform.

What to ask at the booth

What detection accuracy and false-reject rate can you guarantee on empty bottle and full container inspection at our line speeds?
Can the HEUFT squeezer II QA handle our specific can formats and fill volumes, and what is the minimum detectable leak size?
How does the Locator function map recurring rejects back to the specific filling valve for preventive maintenance?
What remote service, spare-parts availability and response times does your 24/7 support provide for our region?
How quickly can the systems accommodate brand and format changeovers on an existing line?

Anton Paar India Pvt Ltd

Provider of high-precision laboratory and inline process instruments for brewery and beverage quality control, including density, alcohol, extract, CO₂ and O₂ measurement.

Read company profilePrioritize this stand if you are a brewery QC manager or process engineer evaluating inline or at-line instrumentation for alcohol, extract, CO₂, or O₂ measurement across production and packaging.Read more

About

Anton Paar India Private Limited, headquartered in Gurugram, Haryana, is the Indian subsidiary of Anton Paar GmbH, a group with roots dating to 1922 and sales and service presence in over 110 countries. The subsidiary, established in 2009, employs 204 people across nine branch locations including Mumbai, Bangalore, Hyderabad, Chennai, Kolkata, Ahmedabad, Vadodara, Guwahati, and Chandigarh. Its product scope covers high-precision analytical instruments for density, concentration, alcohol, dissolved CO₂, and O₂ measurement, serving brewery labs, production lines, and distilleries.

A key differentiator for buyers evaluating packaged-beverage QC is the PBA-B Generation M, which measures alcohol, original extract, CO₂, and optionally O₂, pH, and turbidity directly from cans, bottles, and PET containers without degassing or filtering. For inline process control, the Beer Monitor 5501 and 5601 use patented optical CO₂ sensing to eliminate false readings during continuous production monitoring. Anton Paar backs its instruments with a standard three-year warranty and a guaranteed ten-year spare-parts and repair availability after any product is discontinued.

At BRAU BEVIALE 2026

No specific booth number or confirmed 2026 product showcase has been published for Anton Paar at BRAU BEVIALE 2026 in Nuremberg at the time of writing. Visitors whose workflows involve inline alcohol and CO₂ monitoring, packaged-beverage QC, or lab-based fermentation analysis should verify the stand location directly with Anton Paar before the show. The company's product range, including the Beer Monitor series, PBA-B Generation M, Alcolyzer Beer Analyzing System, and compact meters such as the Alex 500 and Snap 51, maps directly to the quality-control themes central to BRAU BEVIALE.

Beer Monitor 5501 and 5601: continuous inline measurement of alcohol, real and apparent extract, original extract, and CO₂ using patented optical CO₂ sensingPBA-B Generation M: direct package analysis from cans, bottles, and PET with no degassing or filtering requiredAlcolyzer Beer Analyzing System: single-cycle lab measurement of alcohol, extract, and original extractAlex 500 and Snap 51: compact meters for fermentation-to-bottling monitoring and rapid distillate alcohol readings in under 30 secondsTen-year guaranteed spare-parts and repair availability after product discontinuationInline beverage analysisPackaged-beverage QCCO₂ and O₂ measurementAlcohol and extract metering

Why visit

Prioritize this stand if you are a brewery QC manager or process engineer evaluating inline or at-line instrumentation for alcohol, extract, CO₂, or O₂ measurement across production and packaging.

What to ask at the booth

Which Anton Paar system best fits a combined alcohol, CO₂, and O₂ QC workflow for our packaging line?
What is the typical measurement time and sample preparation needed for the PBA-B Generation M on our specific package types?
Can the Beer Monitor be retrofitted onto an existing line via VARINLINE, and what does routine cleaning and maintenance involve?
Do your instruments support low-alcohol and alcohol-free beer as well as flavored malt beverages and cider?
What local service, calibration, and validation support is available in our region?

SACMI

Supplier of machines and complete plants for cap and PET preform production in the beverage rigid-packaging sector.

Read company profilePrioritize this stand if you are a closure converter or beverage bottler evaluating high-speed cap production, preform qualification, or in-line inspection to support a lightweighting or sustainability program.Read more

About

SACMI, headquartered in Imola, Italy and founded in 1919, is a cooperative engineering group with 4,912 employees and consolidated revenue of €1.526 billion in 2025. Its beverage packaging division supplies machines and complete plants for closure production and PET preform manufacturing, with a portfolio covering CCM compression-molding presses, the IPS injection preform range, robotic inspection systems, and high-speed cap vision systems. The group operates more than 70 manufacturing, distribution, and service companies across 25 countries.

SACMI holds 6,521 patents, with 275 filed in 2025 alone, backed by €234 million in R&D investment over three years. Its Rigid Packaging Lab is accredited by major global brand owners and allows cap-neck-preform system validation before industrial rollout, a capability that compresses qualification timelines for bottlers and converters. The CCM compression-molding process runs at lower temperatures than injection alternatives, which reduces energy consumption and material stress, supporting lightweighting programs for water and CSD closures.

At BRAU BEVIALE 2026

No specific stand content for SACMI at BrauBeviale 2026 has been confirmed at time of publication. Based on their product scope, visitors to this show can expect the conversation to center on closure production lines, PET preform systems, and inspection technology relevant to beverage filling and packaging operations. At past BrauBeviale editions, SACMI has presented its CCM and IPS lines alongside vision and quality systems. Buyers planning to discuss cap or preform production capacity should check the exhibitor directory for confirmed hall and stand details closer to the November 2026 dates.

CCM80SB compression-molding press producing up to 4,000 caps per minuteIPS 500 high-cavity PET preform injection systemPVS Robot: robotic off-line preform inspection combining vision and AI at up to 1,200 preforms per hourCHS21 high-speed in-line cap vision systemRigid Packaging Lab for cap-neck-preform validation before industrial scale-upCap moldingPET preformsVision inspectionLightweighting

Why visit

Prioritize this stand if you are a closure converter or beverage bottler evaluating high-speed cap production, preform qualification, or in-line inspection to support a lightweighting or sustainability program.

What to ask at the booth

What is the current lightweighting roadmap for caps and how low can neck-finish caps go for water and CSDs?
Can the Rigid Packaging Lab validate a complete cap-neck-preform system for our specific product before industrial rollout?
What throughput and energy savings does CCM deliver versus injection molding on our cap design?
How does the PVS Robot integrate with an existing line without impacting layout or cycle time?
What local service, spare parts, and digital support coverage does S.P.A.C.E. provide in our region?

Before you leave the hall

Turn stand visits into a working shortlist

After visiting Krones AG, GEA Group, Heuft Systemtechnik GmbH, Anton Paar India, and SACMI, take 15 minutes at the end of the morning to note which conversations opened a technical question you did not arrive with. Those gaps often point to a follow-up meeting worth scheduling before the show closes on 12 November.

Full event details, exhibitor listings, and hall maps are available through the official BRAU BEVIALE website and the TradeShowIntel event page linked below.

BRAU BEVIALE 2026 on TradeShowIntel Official BRAU BEVIALE website

Frequently asked questions

Planning this BRAU BEVIALE 2026 route

When and where is BRAU BEVIALE 2026?

BRAU BEVIALE 2026 runs from 10 to 12 November 2026 at Messezentrum Nürnberg in Nuremberg, Germany. The venue is one of Central Europe's largest exhibition centres and is served by Nuremberg Airport and the city's main rail station.

Which halls should a buyer focused on process and packaging technology prioritize?

Halls 8 and 9 are the primary locations for the exhibitors covered in this guide. GEA Group is confirmed at Hall 9, Booth 9-362, and Heuft Systemtechnik at Hall 8, Stand 220. Buyers with a process or packaging agenda should plan to spend the majority of their first morning in those two halls.

Who is this guide written for?

This guide is written for brewery operators, beverage production managers, QA and process engineers, and procurement professionals who are actively evaluating capital equipment or instrumentation and want to use their floor time efficiently. It is not a general visitor guide to the full show.

How do I find booth numbers for exhibitors not yet listed?

Booth assignments for Krones AG, Anton Paar India, and SACMI were not confirmed at the time of publication. The official BRAU BEVIALE floor plan, available at brau-beviale.de, is updated as assignments are finalized. The show information desks inside Messezentrum Nürnberg can also direct visitors to any stand on arrival.

Are these the only exhibitors worth visiting at BRAU BEVIALE 2026?

No. BRAU BEVIALE draws hundreds of exhibitors across ingredients, process technology, filling, packaging, logistics, and digital services. The five companies in this guide participated in this Shared Spotlight and represent a coherent route for one specific buyer profile. Buyers with different priorities should use the full exhibitor directory at brau-beviale.de to build their own shortlist.