The heart of Italian manufacturing BI-MU 2026 highlights robotics, digitalisation and sustainability in production

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BI-MU 2026 returns to Milan for its 35th edition, marking 70 years as the benchmark trade show for the Italian and international manufacturing industry — from metal cutting to digital factories.

From 13 to 16 October 2026, Fieramilano Rho will host the 35th edition of BI-MU, the leading Italian trade show dedicated to the industry of metal forming and metal cutting machine tools, robots, automation systems, digital and additive manufacturing, auxiliary and enabling technologies.

Promoted by Ucimu-Sistemi Per Produrre, the Italian machine tools, robots and automation systems manufacturers' association, and organised by Efim-Ente Fiere Italiana Macchine, BI-MU is the only trade fair for the sector in Italy with international appeal, the first one to open up to the world of connectivity for the industry. Once again, the exhibition will update its product offering to meet the needs of the market, featuring a special edition by which it will celebrate its 70-year history.

In this connection, 35.BI-MU has chosen “Where it all begins” as its slogan for the new edition, which is intended to emphasize the central role of machine tools, enabling most manufacturing processes. The slogan also highlights the long and enduring tradition of this exhibition.

The trade show has been organised uninterruptedly for 70 years, becoming the reference event for the operators of the manufacturing industry, who visit its halls to view the technological product offering on show and plan their investments. 35.BI-MU is also a sustainable event, managed and organised according to the principles of environmental, economic and social sustainability, with ICIM ISO 20121 certification.

The spotlight of the exhibition will be on the latest generation of digitalised and interconnected machines and technologies, which have integrated 4.0 solutions and automation systems, capable of enabling processes typical of the digital factory.

In addition, BI-MU will give special attention to 7 technological themes: Robot Heart, dedicated to robotics, automation, components, systems and artificial intelligence, sponsored by Siri (Italian Robotics and Automation Association); AM Italy, focused on the entire additive-manufacturing supply chain (machines, materials and post-processing software) sponsored by Aita (Italian Association of Additive Technologies); BI-MU Digital, regarding digital solutions for the smart factory, advanced software, technologies for connectivity, data management and data security, sensors and self-adaptive systems; Metrology and Testing, offering measuring instruments, testing machines, machine vision; Power4Machines, dedicated to components for mechanical, electrical and pneumatic power transmission, sponsored by Federtec (Association of the Italian Production Chain of Mechatronic Technologies and Components for Fluid Power); Heat and Surface Treatments, focused on plants and systems for improving the performance of materials. A new theme in this edition will be Tool Tech, centred on advanced tools for efficient, high-precision production.

The exhibition product offerings will be completed with an overview of Revamping & Retrofitting, showcasing a selection of machines and systems, which have been properly reconditioned and upgraded to meet the needs of a market that is complementary to that of “new” equipment.

As per tradition, the trade show will be enriched with cultural, thematic insights thanks to a full programme of meetings arranged by the organisers and exhibitors, which will be hosted in the BI-MUpiù arena.

Moreover, BI-MU will propose the Education & Job project, conceived with the aim of bringing the world of education closer to the enterprises that strongly need to rely on motivated and well-prepared young people, able to operate in the factories of the future. 35.BI-MU will offer a special programme of initiatives dedicated to students. The key initiative will be the second edition of Robotgames, the robotics and automation contest for high school students.

A new initiative for the edition no. 35 is BI-MU Futurtech Awards 2026, an award celebrating the most innovative solutions in manufacturing. Open to all exhibitors, the contest will reward excellence in mechanical technology, digitalisation and sustainability. A jury of experts will select the winners through technical evaluations and visits to the stands.

Finally, the organisers have already launched the programme of events leading up to the exhibition. Following the “Machine Tool and Mechanics Convention” at the Alfa Romeo Museum and the conference “Speed, Innovation, Value: the Event that Accelerates your Additive Business”, hosted at the Mille Miglia Museum in Brescia, both held in June, the next meeting will be “The Robot Protagonist of Logistics” at the Volandia Museum on Wednesday, 15 October.

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