Post Show Report Metalloobrabotka 2025
25th Anniversary Edition of the International Exhibition for Equipment, Instruments
and Tools for the Metalworking Industry
26–29 May 2025, EXPOCENTRE Fairgrounds, Moscow, Russia
The 25th anniversary edition of the International Exhibition for Equipment, Instruments and Tools for the Metalworking Industry – Metalloobrabotka 2025 – has once again confirmed the show’s status as a key industry platform. It is the place where suppliers of machine tools, developers of digital solutions and manufacturing companies meet to demonstrate the latest technologies and conclude long-term contracts.
Dates: 26–29 May 2025
Venue: all pavilions and open-air areas of EXPOCENTRE Fairgrounds, Moscow, Russia
Organised by EXPOCENTRE AO
Supported by the Russian Ministry of Industry and Trade
Under auspices of the Russian Chamber of Commerce and Industry
Exhibition space: 41,000+ net sq. m
Attendance: 45,727 industry professionals (including representatives of industrial enterprises, engineering companies, relevant associations and authorities; this is the record number of visitors, which confirms the interest of the professional community in the exhibition)
Exhibitors: 1,249 companies
Russian exhibitors: 830+ companies (5.4%+ if compared to 2024)
Countries: 8 (Belarus, China, India, Iran, Italy, Russia, South Korea, Turkiye)
National pavilions: Belarus, China
Russian regional pavilions: Lipetsk, Ryazan, Samara, Tomsk, Tver, Vladimir, and Yaroslavl Oblasts, Krasnoyarsk Krai, Republics of Tatarstan and Mari El
Products on display: all aspects of machine tool building and metalworking: intelligent new generation machine tool systems, automated lines, test machinery, state-of-the-art metal machining and cutting equipment, tooling and accessories, innovative design developments, the latest software, etc.
The high profile of the exhibition was confirmed by the presence of the heads of the Russian Government and relevant departments. In particular, Mikhail Mishustin, Prime Minister of Russia, attended the exhibition. Mr. Mishustin was accompanied by Anton Alikhanov, Russian Minister of Industry and Trade, and Valery Falkov, Russian Minister of Science and Higher Education. They inspected key stands, talked with equipment developers, and stressed the need for accelerated technological transformation of the industry. Anton Alikhanov highlighted that the share of the Russian participants increased significantly in 2025, calling this evidence of the revival of domestic machine tool manufacturing on a new technological basis.
Representatives of the Russian State Duma, the Russian Ministry of Industry and Trade, the Russian Ministry of Education and Science, the Russian Chamber of Commerce and Industry and regional authorities also spoke at various events of the exhibition. This participation of officials underlined the government's attention to the development of the metalworking industry.
Show highlights
The group stands of Russian regions have played an important role in establishing direct links between different regions of this country. Representatives of regional delegations held talks with potential investors and partners from other regions. For example, the companies from the Samara region said that they found new partners interested in their services and are now ready to deliver equipment thanks to their participation in the exhibition. Such an exchange strengthens inter-regional industrial ties and contributes to a more even development of the industry throughout the country. Similarly, interregional projects, cluster initiatives, and joint ventures were actively discussed at the stands of Tatarstan, Krasnoyarsk Krai, and other regions. Many regions took advantage of the exhibition to conclude cooperation agreements, in particular, on the establishment of joint training centers, the launch of cooperative production lines, and the exchange of experience within national projects.
Maxim Fateev, Director General of EXPOCENTRE AO, stated that today Metalloobrabotka is the largest platform in the country where equipment manufacturers, technology suppliers, representatives of science, business and government meet. According to him, such a powerful and meaningful exhibition is directly related to the priorities of Russia's industrial policy, which is confirmed by the inclusion of the exhibition’s topics in the agenda of national projects.
Heavy metal cutting machines, robotic complexes, CNC systems, software for smart factories, AI and digital twin solutions were demonstrated in the pavilions and outdoor areas of EXPOCENTRE Fairgrounds. New materials and additive technologies were also widely showcased.
Metalloobrabotka 2025 brought together both the world's leading and local Russian brands. Dozens of manufacturers took part in the show within the national pavilions of China and Belarus. This year’s exhibitors of the national pavilion of the Republic of Belarus included Krasny Borets Machine-Tool Plant, MZOR, Kuzlitmash, BelTAPAZ, Gomel Machine Tools and Assemblies Plant, etc. The exhibitors also included major equipment manufacturers from friendly countries (India, Turkiye, Iran, etc.), as well as leading Russian machine tool manufacturing, industrial robotics and tool engineering enterprises. These Russian exhibitors included LASERCUT, which is one of the Russian leaders in laser technology and which presented eleven units of high-tech equipment, Promobot, a manufacturer of service robots, STAN, as well as large state corporations and their divisions, such as Rossotrudnichestvo, Rosatom (additive technologies), etc. Thanks to this line-up of participants, the show demonstrated the latest achievements across the entire spectrum of the metalworking industry.
Many companies timed equipment premieres to the exhibition. They showed new models of CNC machines, laser cleaning and marking systems, bending presses of the latest generation, and other new products, solutions, and services. Some equipment and machinery were showcased in operation. It made it possible to evaluate the efficiency and quality of processing. One could see the joint work of a milling processing center with a collaborative robot, automatic billet feeding lines, as well as special demonstrations of the metal 3D printing process. All this clearly reflected the current trends of digitalization and industrial automation in metalworking.
Many stands had comfortable areas for negotiations to accommodate consultations, presentations for potential customers, and discussion of cooperation. The exhibition has become not just a showcase of technologies, but also a platform for business networking. Industry professionals discussed specific production tasks, selected solutions, and exchanged experiences. Thus, Metalloobrabotka 2025 combined a broad technological overview of the industry with a chance to have direct contacts with developers and consumers of equipment.
For the first time in 2025, the organisers also presented a WhoMatch digital service that is an smart AI business matching platform to help participants and visitors find relevant partners faster.
Conference programme
This year, the conference programme offered 41 events. A key one was the Plenary Session on the National Project on Means of Production and Automation as a Basis for the Development of Sustainable Industry. It welcomed important representatives of Russian federal ministries, the Russian State Duma, different regions, and educational institutions. Its participants discussed four priority tends of the industry’s development:
- modernization and renewal of manufacturing machinery and equipment,
- development of technologies, engineering and competencies in machine building,
- creation of local production of spare parts and components,
- promotion of Russian products on both domestics and foreign markets.
The session set the tone for the entire conference programme, focusing on the challenges of technological sovereignty and the revival of Russian engineering school.
Other important events included the International Trade and Industry Congress on Investments. Development. Cooperation, the Russian Subcontracting and Engineering Exchange, and a series of conferences including the Forum on Effective Production 4.0, and sections dedicated to robotics and additive manufacturing.
The programme also featured different industry conferences dedicated to additive technologies, industrial robotics, digital platforms for mechanical engineering, etc., over four days. The Subcontracting and Engineering Exchange provided an opportunity for small and medium-sized businesses to find customers and suppliers. These companies presented their services and technologies to large manufacturers and concluded preliminary cooperation agreements at different special sessions. Strategic sessions and panels brought together experts to discuss specific issues ranging from engineering training to standardization in machine tool manufacturing.
Science and education once again received a great deal of attention at Metalloobrabotka 2025. The exhibition included stands of such leading Russian universities as Stankin Moscow State University of Technology, Bauman Moscow State Technical University, St. Petersburg State Marine Technical University, Peter the Great St. Petersburg Polytechnic University, MISIS National University of Science and Technology, MIREA – Russian Technological University, Moscow Power Engineering Institute, etc. Their participation was accompanied by various workshops, presentations of startup projects, and youth competitions. All of these encouraged a direct dialogue between the educational sector and business. The key issues were the training of new generation engineers, technology transfer from universities to industry, and the creation of basic departments and laboratories at the industry’s enterprises. The presence of the educational sector organically complemented the show’s conference programme, emphasizing the connection between the development of the industry and research and education.
The exhibition hosted several ceremonies of signing strategic agreements between technical universities and industrial companies. One of them was the partnership agreement in the field of additive technologies between Bauman Moscow State Technical University and Glazov Digital Manufactory (Udmurt Republic). The document provides for joint research and implementation of innovative 3D printing solutions, the use of university laboratories for testing, as well as the development of educational programmes for the training of highly qualified personnel. According to the participants, this cooperation is designed to accelerate the development of domestic additive manufacturing and ensure technological sovereignty in this area.
The future of Metalloobrabotka
The next edition of the show – Metalloobrabotka 2026 – will take place from 12 through 15 May 2026 at a different location at Crocus Expo (Moscow).
The format of the exhibition will be preserved, but the showcase will become even more ambitious. Metalloobrabotka 2026 will bring together all the relevant trends and areas of the industry and cover related topics. The show will include the Technoforum (additive technologies, digitalization, automation) and Rusweld (welding and cutting) exhibitions as its new sectors. It is expected to enhance the synergetic effect as the visitors will be able to see products and technologies of related industries under one roof, and the exhibitors will be able to generate new business contacts outside their narrow industry sectors.
Partners and sponsors
General partner: Politek
Strategic partner: Maihong Trading
Sponsor of the exhibition guide: I Machine Technology
Sponsor of the photo zone: Kamadi
Partners: TechnoTrade, Meehanite, Norgau Russland
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Press Service, EXPOCENTRE AO
