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| Sensor+Test | |
|---|---|
| Name | Sensor+Test |
| Status | Active |
| Frequency | Annual |
| Venue | Nuremberg Exhibition Centre |
| Location | Nuremberg, Germany |
| First | 1991 |
| Organizer | DeviceMed / Scientific Instruments Association |
| Attendance | ~1,000–5,000 |
Sensor+Test is an international trade fair and conference focused on sensor, measurement and testing technologies held annually in Nuremberg, Germany. The event gathers engineers, researchers, manufacturers and procurement specialists from across Europe, Asia and North America for exhibitions, technical presentations and networking. It serves as a focal point for developments in instrumentation, metrology and quality assurance across multiple industrial sectors.
Sensor+Test presents an integrated platform combining exhibition halls, conference auditoria and demonstration labs. Attendees include representatives from Siemens, Bosch, Volkswagen, Airbus, IBM, Intel Corporation, Samsung Electronics, General Electric, Honeywell, Schneider Electric, Thales Group, BAE Systems, Lockheed Martin, Northrop Grumman, Rolls-Royce Holdings, ZF Friedrichshafen, Robert Bosch GmbH, Continental AG, Daimler AG, BASF SE, Dow Chemical Company, Roche, Siemens Healthineers, Philips, Sony, Panasonic Corporation, Toshiba Corporation, Mitsubishi Electric, Hitachi, NXP Semiconductors, STMicroelectronics, Analog Devices, Texas Instruments, Maxim Integrated, Infineon Technologies, Renesas Electronics, NVIDIA, AMD, Micron Technology, Broadcom Inc., Schott AG, Fujitsu, Sumitomo Electric Industries, ABB Group, Emerson Electric, Rockwell Automation, Korea Institute of Science and Technology, Fraunhofer Society, Max Planck Society, CEA}}, DLR (agency).
The fair originated in the early 1990s as a response to burgeoning demand for precision measurement and sensor integration in automotive industry, aerospace industry, telecommunications industry, and medical devices sectors. Early editions featured contributions from research institutes such as the Fraunhofer Society, Max Planck Society, Helmholtz Association, Technical University of Munich, RWTH Aachen University, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology and corporate research labs from Siemens AG and Robert Bosch GmbH. Over time Sensor+Test expanded to encompass optical metrology, MEMS, nanotechnology and environmental monitoring, reflecting trends set by conferences like SPIE Optics and Photonics, IEEE Sensors Conference, European Microwave Week, ACM/IEEE IPSN, and IFAC World Congress.
The exhibition features booth demonstrations, hands-on testing rigs, and poster sessions, with exhibitors ranging from startups to multinational corporations. Program elements parallel those of Hannover Messe, Electronica, CONTROL International Trade Fair for Quality Assurance, Analytica, MEDICA, and Automatica. Live demonstrations often include multisensor arrays, calibration equipment, vibration test benches, environmental chambers and nondestructive evaluation systems akin to exhibits at NDT International and SME Rapid events.
Sensor+Test covers technologies relevant to automotive sector, aerospace sector, medical sector, industrial automation sector, energy sector, and consumer electronics sector. Key technology tracks include microelectromechanical systems (MEMS), photonic sensors, ultrasonic testing, magnetic resonance sensing, fiber-optic metrology, LiDAR, radar, and chemical sensing. The fair parallels technical themes found in publications and conferences from IEEE, OSA, SPIE, IET, ACS, ASM International, Materials Research Society and VDE.
The scientific program includes peer-reviewed presentations, keynote lectures and tutorials. Workshops often partner with academic entities like Technical University of Berlin, University of Stuttgart, Imperial College London, ETH Zurich, University of Cambridge, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Stanford University, University of California, Berkeley, and standards bodies such as DIN, ISO, IEC and IEEE Standards Association. Sessions address calibration, traceability, uncertainty analysis, sensor fusion, machine learning for sensing, and regulatory compliance similar to themes at Metrology Congresses and Accreditation Forums.
Past participants have included multinational corporations, specialised instrument makers and research consortia such as Bosch Sensortec, Sensirion, Kistler Group, National Instruments, Hewlett-Packard, FLIR Systems, ZEISS, Leica Geosystems, PerkinElmer, Thermo Fisher Scientific, Horiba, HIOKI, Keysight Technologies, Tektronix, MKS Instruments, Bronkhorst High-Tech, TTTech, Imec, CSEM, Fraunhofer ILT, Fraunhofer IZM, Fraunhofer IISB, Fraunhofer ENAS.
Sensor+Test functions as an industrial nexus influencing procurement decisions, research collaborations and standards development. It accelerates technology transfer between universities and industry, catalysing projects similar to collaborative initiatives like Horizon Europe consortia, EUREKA clusters, and national innovation programs in Germany, France, United Kingdom, United States, Japan, South Korea and China. Outcomes reported at Sensor+Test have informed product roadmaps at firms such as BMW, Audi, Ford Motor Company, Toyota, and research directions at institutes including the Fraunhofer Institute for Reliability and Microintegration.
The event is typically organized by exhibition professionals and scientific associations, coordinated with the Nuremberg exhibition schedule alongside fairs like Spielwarenmesse and Biofach. Logistics encompass booth allocation, travel for international delegations, customs for laboratory equipment from United States Department of Commerce partner firms, and compliance with local regulations administered by Bavarian State Ministry for Science and the Arts and municipal authorities of Nuremberg. Venue infrastructure includes multiple halls, conference rooms, and technical services supporting live demonstrations and instrument calibration.
Category:Science and technology exhibitions