5 Exhibitors to Visit at EuroBLECH 2026

TRUMPF North America is the North American subsidiary of TRUMPF SE + Co. KG, a family-owned manufacturing technology group founded in 1923 and headquartered in Ditzingen, Germany. The North American operation is based in Farmington, Connecticut, with a Smart Factory showroom in Hoffman Estates, Illinois, a Laser Technology Center in Plymouth Township, Michigan, and a photonics facility in Cranbury, New Jersey. The product portfolio covers 2D and 3D laser cutting machines, laser welding systems, tube cutting machines, punch laser machines, bending machines, automated storage systems, laser beam sources, and power electronics.

Beyond individual machines, TRUMPF develops software that connects machine data across production environments, including the Smart View monitoring dashboard and the Smart Factory Host platform. The group employs more than 18,000 people globally and serves automotive, aerospace, electronics, medical technology, and general sheet metal fabrication markets. North American customers are supported through direct service infrastructure rather than distributor networks, with application engineering resources tied to the Connecticut headquarters and regional technology centers.

Bystronic Group, headquartered in Zurich, Switzerland and founded in 1964, develops and manufactures laser cutting systems, tube laser cutting machines, press brakes, and automation equipment for the sheet metal processing industry. The company operates development and production facilities across Switzerland, Germany, Italy, China, Spain, and the United States, serving customers in more than 30 countries through subsidiaries and dealer networks. In 2023 the group reported CHF 648 million in revenue and employs more than 3,500 people across more than 40 locations.

The product portfolio spans flat-sheet fiber laser systems including ByCut, ByStar Fiber, and BySmart Fiber; tube laser systems ByTube Star 130 and 330; press brakes Xpert Pro, ByBend Star, and Xpert 250-1000; and robotic bending automation cells. The BySoft Suite software platform handles nesting, programming, production planning, and machine monitoring, while the myBystronic portal supports connected services. ByCare service packages, Power Upgrade retrofits for existing machines, and a certified refurbished machine program under the Bystronic Renaissance Group round out the commercial offer.

Siemens AG, headquartered in Munich, Germany, operates across industrial automation, electrification, digitalization, and infrastructure. Its Digital Industries division serves discrete and process manufacturers with a portfolio spanning SIMATIC programmable logic controllers, SINAMICS drive systems, industrial PCs, motion control, and the Xcelerator software platform -- a cloud-based open ecosystem that integrates CAD, simulation, manufacturing execution, and IoT capabilities under one licensing structure.

For sheet metal and fabrication environments, the relevant product set centres on SINUMERIK CNC controls for cutting and forming machines, SINAMICS drives for press and handling equipment, and the Xcelerator software stack covering product lifecycle management, the Digital Twin Composer for virtual production-cell modelling, and AI-assisted adaptive manufacturing tools developed in collaboration with NVIDIA. The Xcelerator Marketplace enables manufacturers to connect third-party applications directly to Siemens' digital backbone, positioning it as a platform decision for shops planning factory-wide digitalization beyond individual machine upgrades.

Bosch Rexroth AG is a Germany-headquartered technology company with more than 225 years in drive and control engineering. The company supplies hydraulic components and systems, electrical drives and controls, linear motion technology, and automation software to industrial machinery builders, factory automation integrators, and mobile machinery operators across more than 80 countries.

The ctrlX AUTOMATION platform anchors Bosch Rexroth's software-driven approach, connecting machine controllers, edge devices, and cloud analytics within a single open architecture. For sheet metal working buyers, this translates directly to press brake and forming machine control, energy-efficient hydraulic actuation, and digitally connected production lines backed by a certified global partner network.

KEYENCE Corporation, headquartered in Osaka, Japan and founded in 1974, develops and manufactures a broad portfolio of factory automation products sold direct to manufacturers worldwide. Core product lines span photoelectric, fiber optic, proximity, and ultrasonic sensors; machine vision and 3D vision systems; laser displacement sensors and digital microscopes; laser markers; and barcode readers and RFID systems. The company operates dedicated subsidiaries across Japan, Europe, North America, Asia-Pacific, and Latin America, including KEYENCE DEUTSCHLAND in Frankfurt and KEYENCE INTERNATIONAL in Mechelen, Belgium.

KEYENCE sells exclusively through a direct model, with application engineers engaging customers on-site to specify and deploy products rather than routing through distribution. The portfolio serves both SMB fabricators and large-scale manufacturers in automotive, electronics, pharmaceuticals, food production, and logistics. Non-contact measuring instruments deliver micrometer-level accuracy, while machine vision systems combine high-speed image processing with 3D capability for dimensional verification and traceability across pressed, welded, and laser-cut sheet metal components.