The 18th Bondexpo is the trade fair for adhesive bonding technology and runs together with Motek in Stuttgart — every two years from 2026. Adhesives, dispensing and application systems, pre-treatment and curing are processes you can hardly see in a stand photo. We photograph the seam, the bead and the drop so closely that design engineers recognise what your process delivers.
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| Dates | Tuesday 6 to Thursday 8 October 2026 |
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| Venue | Messe Stuttgart, Messepiazza 1, 70629 Stuttgart — right next to the airport and the A8 motorway |
| Frequency | From 2026 every two years in even years, three days, trade visitors only — together with the 43rd Motek |
| Co-located | VISION, EFX and interbad from 6 to 8 October, Quantum Effects on 6 and 7 October, all on the Stuttgart exhibition grounds; the Motek/Bondexpo ticket covers all of them |
| Profile | International trade fair for adhesive bonding technology: adhesives and sealants, dispensing and application systems, surface pre-treatment, curing, testing and automation of the bonding process |
| Audience | Visitors are design engineers, production and process planners from automotive, electronics, mechanical engineering, lightweight construction and medical technology — Motek and Bondexpo together drew almost 19,000 trade visitors in 2024 |
| Our travel time | About 3.5 hours from Essen — travel and overnight stay are stated separately and transparently |
Bonding has an image problem: the result is a thin, often transparent layer between two parts, and the process itself takes seconds. At Bondexpo exhibitors therefore show dispensing valves, mixing heads, cartridge systems and robot cells in which a bead of adhesive is applied precisely. We work with macro shots here: the bead on the part, the drop at the needle, the seam in cross-section, the surface after plasma treatment. Short shutter speeds freeze the application, side light makes the contour of the bead visible.
Many adhesives are colourless or milky, UV-curing systems fluoresce under black light, two-component materials change colour when mixed. We match the white balance to the material so your adhesive looks in the picture the way it looks in the lab — and photograph test specimens, tensile tests and sample parts from the application so that the joint is in focus.
The bonding process explains itself better in motion than in words: pre-treatment, application, joining, fixing, curing. We film this chain at your demo system from several perspectives and in slow motion where it helps, and cut a 30-second highlight for LinkedIn plus vertical clips for your application engineers and distributors. A statement by your chemist or application engineer with a wireless microphone explains material choice and process parameters, delivered with subtitles.
Exhibitors with a stand at both Bondexpo and Motek get both covered within one time window.
Bondexpo runs for three days together with Motek and, from 2026, only every two years; you therefore use the material from Stuttgart until 2028 for your website, technical data sheets, show invitations and social media. It pays to concentrate the shoot on the novelties you show in Stuttgart for the first time.
Before opening we photograph your stand (booth) without visitors and the exhibits with time for lighting. Wednesday is the day of most technical conversations and suits conversation pictures and interviews. Thursday is quieter and good for macro shots at the demo system with nobody walking through the frame, and for team portraits.
The 18th Bondexpo takes place from 6 to 8 October 2026 as the integrated partner of the 43rd Motek, at the same time as VISION. These organiser details help you plan your shoot.
The halls are open from 9:00 to 17:00 on all three days. Macro shots at the dispensing head need a clear view and a calm stand, and the first hour after opening is the most reliable window for them.
The exhibitor forum runs on the first two show days and includes bonding topics such as automated ultrasonic testing of adhesive joints. A talk by your team adds stage photos and quote clips that give your stand footage technical depth.
The organiser puts together guided tours for electronics and semiconductors, aerospace and defence, and automotive and battery production. If a tour stops at your stand, you get a predictable moment with a specialist audience in front of the camera.
The ticket also covers VISION, EFX, Quantum Effects and interbad. EFX visitors come from electronics manufacturing, a key field for potting and bonding. Conversation shots with them show new applications for your process.
Details as published by the organiser (bondexpo-messe.de, motek-messe.de) and Messe Stuttgart (messe-stuttgart.de/vision), September 2026.
Macro shots of adhesive application and joint with side light that reveals the contour.
Transparent, milky and UV-fluorescent adhesives photographed with matched white balance.
Pre-treatment, application, joining and curing in one sequence, partly in slow motion, cut to 30 seconds.
Your stand before opening, with no visitors in frame.
Design engineers and process planners at your stand — no flash, no interruption.
Application engineers and product management with wireless microphone, delivered with subtitles.
A sample from our production: the event recap for your website and LinkedIn — below it, native 9:16 footage for Reels, Shorts and Stories, shot in parallel with the main coverage.
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Brand event · YOOZ
Trade fair clip · Vapes Bars
Fixed prices, defined deliverables, predictable turnaround. All prices exclude VAT and include travel within North Rhine-Westphalia.
Add-on: On-stand interview + extended highlight video (approx. 90 sec.) €190
Payment: by invoice or online by credit card, details in the quote. No German VAT for non-EU companies; reverse charge for EU companies with VAT ID.
Tell us the date, your stand and what the images are for. You normally get a fixed-price quote within 24 hours, with no hidden line items.
We bring our own equipment, follow an agreed shot list and work discreetly, without interrupting conversations or demos. A first selection is ready while the show day is still running.
Finished photos and video for LinkedIn, PR, your website and social media via a private download link, at the latest 24 hours after the event ends. Two revision rounds included.
From €990 plus VAT for two hours of photo and video on site with at least 30 edited images and a 30-second highlight video. Four hours from €1,490, a full show day from €1,990. Travel to Stuttgart and any overnight stay are stated separately and transparently.
Yes, with a macro lens and side light the contour of the bead and the joint become visible. Sample parts or test specimens on the stand help, so we can photograph the bond deliberately.
Yes. We shoot with short shutter speeds at the moment of application and film the complete cycle from several perspectives, in slow motion on request.
Yes. Bondexpo and Motek run from 6 to 8 October alongside VISION, EFX and interbad, with Quantum Effects on 6 and 7 October, and one ticket covers them all. We plan both stands within one time window and one quote.
Yes. Interviews, briefing and the entire engagement run in English — a large share of our trade fair clients come from outside Germany. Invoices with VAT ID for EU companies, no German VAT for companies outside the EU.
Send us your hall, stand number and the process or material you want to feature. We will propose a time window and a fixed-price quote.
We normally reply within 24 hours. For short-notice bookings during a show week, please call.
