SEPEM Grenoble · 2026

Agoris analysis · updated September 2026

Key takeaways

• SEPEM Grenoble (formerly SEPEM Industries Sud-Est, listed under the Centre-Est regional label on the network website) is the Grenoble leg of the SEPEM circuit, the regional trade shows dedicated to services, equipment, processes and maintenance for industry. It is operated by GL events Exhibitions Industrie.
• Next edition: 24 to 26 November 2026 at the Alpexpo exhibition centre in Grenoble.
• The trade show runs every two years in Grenoble: it is held in even years (2022, 2024, 2026).
• Figures announced for 2026: 430 exhibitors expected across 5,300 m², with at least 30% of the exhibitor offering coming from the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region.
• Review of the 4th edition (November 2024): more than 430 exhibitors, including over 40% regional players, plus 29 conferences and panel discussions (source: electroniques.biz).

Who exhibits

Typical profile

Suppliers and equipment manufacturers for industry: assembly, lifting, conveying, robotics and cobotics, measurement and inspection, machining and cutting, maintenance, subcontracting, electronics, environment and safety. The SEPEM circuit is positioned around the regional short supply chain: at the Grenoble leg, at least 30% of the exhibitor offering comes from the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region. Attendance is strictly professional: industrial firms, maintenance and production departments, design offices, buyers and executives from the South-East area.

Notable exhibitors

The list of exhibitors is on the official website: grenoble.sepem-industries.com. The trade show is organised by machine families (assembly, lifting, conveying, robots and cobots, measurement and inspection, cutting) rather than by brand villages.

Quality of attendance

• A proximity trade show whose target is the regional industrial firm of Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
• Around 4,700 visitors expected at the 2024 edition (source: presences-grenoble.fr)
• Free admission and catalogue for professional visitors

Activities & community

Conference programme

The programme covers the operational challenges of industry. For 2026, three themes are highlighted: Maintenance 4.0, artificial intelligence and decarbonisation. The 4th edition (2024) featured 29 conferences and panel discussions (source: electroniques.biz). The detailed 2026 programme is published as the trade show approaches.

Awards and recognition

The Trophées SEPEM reward the innovative and responsible initiatives of exhibitors. The 2026 categories and winners are to be confirmed as the trade show approaches.

Community and networks

GL events Exhibitions Industrie drives a collective approach around the Manifeste pour l'Industrie, which promotes sustainable industry and the reindustrialisation of regions. SEPEM Industries brings together a circuit of regional trade shows in France, the other legs of which notably include SEPEM Toulouse, SEPEM Colmar, SEPEM Angers and SEPEM Douai.

On site: what you need to know

Access, parking and accommodation: see the listing for the Alpexpo exhibition centre in Grenoble.

Specific to the trade show:

• Opening hours: Tuesday 24 and Wednesday 25 November from 9 am to 6 pm, Thursday 26 November from 9 am to 5 pm.
• Admission: free for professionals, free catalogue, with prior online registration.
• Access: Alpexpo exhibition centre, avenue de l'Innsbruck, 38100 Grenoble. Served by buses 65, 67 and C3 (Alpexpo and Polesud Alpexpo stops), SNCF railway station 15 minutes away, direct access to the A48 and A41 motorways via the southern ring road. Free car park with 2,000 spaces.

Preparing your visit

For the exhibitor

• 12 months out: make contact with GL events Exhibitions Industrie, choose positioning by machine family.
• 9 months out: apply for the Trophées SEPEM.
• 6 months out: prepare the stand and product demonstrations, building on the trade show's regional anchoring (at least 30% of exhibitors from Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes).
• 6 weeks out: confirm appointments with industrial firms from the South-East area, sales briefing.

For the decision-maker visitor

• Free online pre-registration on the official website (named badge).
• One day is enough to cover the regional scope; target the conferences in advance (Maintenance 4.0, AI, decarbonisation).
• A proximity trade show: useful for sourcing regional suppliers and subcontractors through short supply chains.

The trade show's development

Trajectory analysis

The Grenoble leg of the SEPEM circuit has established itself as a regional year-end industrial event, on a biennial rhythm in even years. Expected attendance stood at around 4,700 visitors for the 2024 edition, with a base of roughly 430 to 450 exhibitors including a strong regional share (more than 40% in 2024). The 2026 edition, from 24 to 26 November at Alpexpo, retains this proximity trade show format, with 430 exhibitors announced across 5,300 m² and a conference programme centred on Maintenance 4.0, artificial intelligence and decarbonisation. The 2026 attendance figures will be published after the trade show.

Unless otherwise stated, all factual data in this listing comes from the organiser's official website (grenoble.sepem-industries.com).