Control
The themes of Control 2025 will be quality, relevance and expertise in the quality assurance industry when the fair returns to Stuttgart for its 37th outing.
Taking place on 6-9th May, the annual fair is targeted at suppliers and end-users of quality control products, processes and services, with a focus on the fields of vision, image processing and sensor technology, alongside measuring and test technology.
This year’s event saw more than 13,000 visitors and 475 exhibitors, and according to a statement, the 2025 event looks to be even bigger, as exhibitor registration numbers have already been matched. Approximately 34% of current exhibitors are said to be from outside of Germany, and per Fabian Krüger, Project Manager at trade fair promoters P. E. Schall, “All the well-known major players are back again.”
In the same statement, Control organisers emphasised the importance of modern quality assurance solutions in economically challenging times for industries. Inspection processes are getting faster and better integrated into manufacturing workflows, and the rise of supporting technologies like AI are said to be contributing to the ‘acceleration of measuring processes, the evaluation of measurement data and increased degrees of automation.’
“Measuring technology no longer stands alone – it’s integrated into the manufacturing process,” explains Krüger, and the industry is said to be moving towards full automation with closed-loop processes. There’s also increased focus being put on digitalisation and data to optimise parameters and quality outcomes, bolstered by the growing trend for stationary measuring instruments and quality testing procedures moving away from the lab and directly into the production line in order to achieve continuous monitoring.
The role of QA in sustainability will also feature prominently as the event shines a light on the role of modern quality assurance technologies in minimising waste, defects and errors to make processes more economical.
Organisers say visitors will be also able to engage in technical discussions with specialists, and direct demonstrations on the show floor.