From manufacturing to palletizing and packaging – returns from 18 to 20 November 2025 to Eurexpo Lyon.
This event will bring together key players in the production, processing, and packaging industries, offering a unique opportunity to discover the latest innovations and sustainable solutions. With over 750 French and international exhibitors (up 20% compared to 2023), Prod&Pack confirms its position as a strategic hub for supporting market transformation, focusing on industrial performance, sustainability, and adaptation to new regulations and usage patterns.
The event highlights the transformations underway in the production, industrial processes, and packaging sectors, covering the entire life cycle of the packaged product. Organized into four complementary areas, designed to offer an integrated and comprehensive view of the supply chain:
• Packaging and wrapping machinery and equipment.
• Production and processing machinery and equipment.
• Packaging, containers, and materials.
• End-of-line, handling, storage, shipping, and logistics.
The 2023 edition attracted 15,872 visitors, confirming the growing interest in this event, now a benchmark for industrial transformation.
Special events:
• AI Village
A new thematic area dedicated to artificial intelligence, presenting solutions applied to design, production processes, sustainability, and distribution. This strategic space is designed to intercept and anticipate technological developments in the sector.
• Mini-Factory Showroom
An exclusive area of nearly 800 m² will house five functioning mini-factories, simulating authentic packaging and wrapping lines using five key materials: wood, plastic, glass, metal, and paper/cardboard.
• Innovation Alley
Visitors are welcomed by an immersive exhibition of concrete solutions for the packaging of the future.
• Reuse Village
A thematic area organized in collaboration with Réseau Vrac & Réemploi to highlight the latest innovations in industrial reuse through demonstrations, practical solutions, and expert talks, in line with the AGEC law (the French law that aims to improve the transparency of information on waste-generating products and promote circularity).
• Roundtables, meetings, and the National Conference on Reuse
A high-level conference program will offer an up-to-date and in-depth overview of the challenges facing the sector today. The fair will also feature the third edition of the National Conference on Reuse, a unique opportunity to explore real-world case studies, hear firsthand accounts, and discover the ongoing projects that are transforming the industry.
Prod&Pack: The History of the Show and Its Evolution
Prod&Pack is a biennial event dedicated to the packaged product ecosystem, bringing together key players in the production, processing, and packaging sectors. Its first edition was held in November 2021 at Eurexpo Lyon, evolving from the previous Europack Euromanut CFIA show to meet the new needs of the packaging industry. In 2023, the event attracted over 15,000 visitors and more than 600 exhibitors, cementing its position as a leading event for innovation and sustainability in the packaging sector.
The next edition will be held from November 18 to 20, 2025, at Eurexpo Lyon, with over 750 exhibitors and 16,000 visitors expected. Prod&Pack continues to be a strategic platform for anticipating technological changes and responding to the sector's environmental, economic, and social challenges.
Ucimu: orders index in the third quarter of 2026 rise (+10.5%) foreign orders (+24.7%); domestic ord
In the third quarter of 2026, the machine tool orders index compiled by the UCIMU-SISTEMI PER PRODURRE Study & Business Culture Centre recorded a 10.5% increase compared to the July-September 2025 period . In absolute value, the index stood at 58.9 (base 100 in 2021). In particular, orders collected across borders grew by +24.7% compared to the third quarter of 2025, for an absolute value of 108.6. Order intake in Italy, however, decreased by 7.1% compared to the same period of the previous year. The absolute value of the index stood at 14.3. Riccardo Rosa , President of UCIMU-SISTEMI PER PRODURRE, stated: " Domestic demand remains weak despite the numerous ongoing negotiations. The uncertainty of the international context and the increase in energy costs are clearly impacting the activity of Italian manufacturing operators, who are postponing investments pending greater clarity. We are therefore confident ," added President Riccardo Rosa , " that Italian demand will be able to regain momentum, also supported by the hyper-depreciation measure which, in version 5.0, allows for better planning of investments, which can be spread out until September 2028. " Italian manufacturers' activity on foreign markets, however, has been decidedly dynamic. In addition to the United States, where demand remains particularly strong, Germany is also beginning to show signs of recovery: certainly good news for the Italian industry in the sector. According to data processed by the UCIMU-SISTEMI PER PRODURRE Study & Business Culture Centre, in the first half of 2026 (latest available data), the main outlet markets for Italian supply in the sector were the United States (329 million euros +12.6%) and Germany (137 million euros, +7.6%), followed by France, Poland, and Spain. “In particular, the aerospace and defense sectors, as well as the energy sector, are driving orders, regardless of the country of reference,” concluded Riccardo Rosa . These are the latest sector data presented by the president of UCIMU-SISTEMI PER PRODURRE, Riccardo Rosa , on the occasion of the inauguration of 35.BI-MU, the international sector event taking place at fieramilano Rho from 12 to 16 October . Speakers at the meeting chaired by Rosa included Valentino Valentini , Deputy Minister of the Ministry of Enterprise and Made in Italy; Giovanni Bozzetti, President of Fondazione Fiera Milano; Simona Greco , Hosted Exhibitions Director of Fiera Milano; and Luca Durante , Head of the Capital Goods Office at ICE-Agenzia. The second part of the event featured an interview with Gian Piero Cutillo, Co-General Manager of Leonardo, and Roberto Vavassori , Executive Director of Brembo and President of ANFIA, conducted by Paolo Bricco, Special Correspondent, Il Sole 24 Ore. The event features over 400 companies , spread across a total area of 40,000 square meters in pavilions 22 and 24. The spotlight will be on machine tools, robotics, automation, additive manufacturing, digital manufacturing, artificial intelligence, measurement and quality control systems, components, and enabling technologies for the smart factory. The event, promoted by UCIMU-SISTEMI PER PRODURRE and organized by EFIM-ENTE FIERE ITALIANE MACCHINE, significantly enhances the thematic cultural dimension. Over 50 events are planned , including conferences, workshops, and round tables. New features this year include two special forums dedicated to the Aerospace & Defense and Energy sectors, strategic sectors that will be analyzed through the direct testimony of production and operations directors of some of the main international players and the CEOs of several Italian SMEs. In terms of training, the VLF4EU (Virtual Learning Factory for EU) International Conference is particularly relevant, focusing on an innovative training system based on the Digital Twin of the factory. The conference will feature around thirty researchers from Denmark, France, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, and Italy. The relationship between young people and the world of work will be explored in depth at the meeting " Value, Future, Impact. Work According to the New Generation ," organized by ANIPLA with the patronage of the UCIMU Foundation. These conferences are part of the Skills Area 's calendar of meetings. Located in Pavilion 24, the Skills Area will host initiatives promoted by UCIMU Academy and the UCIMU Foundation . Among these, ROBOTGAMES , the automation and robotics competition for secondary school students, now in its second edition, will once again be held.
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