ceramitec 2026 programme to address key industry topics

Messe München GmbH has released the conference programme for ceramitec 2026. Scheduled to take place from March 24 – 26, 2026, in Munich, Germany, the event will cover a range of topics with an international focus.

On the two ‘ceramitec talks’ stages in Halls A4 and A6, there will be a range of panel discussions and specialist lectures on all three days of the trade fair. Industry professionals, application specialists and representatives of the younger generation will discuss current challenges and technological developments.

The event will also feature company presentations in the Speakers’ Corner in Hall A5, where the latest ideas, applications and solutions related to high-performance ceramics will be showcased.

“The conference programme is an integral part of ceramitec,” stated Maritta Lepp, Exhibition Director of ceramitec. “It adds technical content to the exhibition, promotes dialogue between industry and research, and provides orientation on current developments in the sector.”

Technical highlights and key topics

One of the highlights noted by organisers is the ‘Activated Clay as Cementitious Supplementary Material for the Reduction of CO₂’ conference, organised by ECTS, which will take place on March 26 in the Forum of Hall A4. The aim is to offer clay producers, machine manufacturers and cement plant operators an opportunity to network. Speakers will include Simone Schulze from VDZ Technology, Daniel Adedokun, Head of Geocycle at Lafarge Africa Plc, Christoph Piribauer from the Stephan Schmidt Group, Leo Fit from ThyssenKrupp Polysius and Jan Böhringer from Händle.

Another focus is promoting young talent. On the first day of the trade fair, CareerDay will offer students and graduates a wide range of insights into the transition from university to working life. The programme, organised by the DKG in the ceramitec talks forum in Hall A4, includes a variety of lectures on specific topics, a poster presentation session with research results at the DKG Agora in Hall A5 and guided tours of companies from the silicate and technical ceramics sectors.

On March 25, the DKG Agora will address Ceramics for Extreme Conditions and Ceramics for Eco-Applications, highlighting two very specific topics. In addition, the Powder Metallurgy Day, organised by the Institute for Application Technology Powder Metallurgy and Ceramics at RWTH Aachen (IAPK), will take place on Wednesday afternoon in the Forum in Hall A6.

The roundtable ‘Scaling 3D Printed Technical Ceramics in Advanced Production’, taking place on March 26 in the Forum in Hall A6, will focus on Additive Manufacturing. Technology developers and industrial users will use specific examples – including ceramic casting cores, high-temperature components and patient-specific medical implants – to discuss current possibilities, the conditions for industrialisation, and existing limitations. Participants include Frank Reinauer from the KLS Martin Group in the medical technology sector and Carole Blazik from Avignon Ceramic in the aerospace sector.

The conference programme will be supplemented by a series of practice-oriented lectures on digital readiness, simulation, AI applications, and process optimisation in ceramic production. It will take place on March 25 in the Forum of Hall A4. Speakers will include Florian Bliesch from Adesso and Tobias Steffen from the Forschungsgemeinschaft Feuerfest eV.

Broad focus

This year’s contributions focus on areas such as the use of technical ceramics in aerospace, defence technology, medical technology, and energy generation and storage.

Other topics include the circular economy and the use of recycled raw materials, the possibilities of Additive Manufacturing and the integration of digital processes in ceramic production. Speakers will include the German Aerospace Center (DLR), among others.

Lectures will be held in English, and participation in the entire conference programme is free for trade fair visitors.

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