Strategic collaboration combines international trade-fair expertise with deep regional market knowledge, bringing analytica Lab Africa, IFAT Africa and Africa Automation Technology Fair together in 2027.

Messe Muenchen India has announced a strategic partnership with RX Africa to strengthen the scale, reach and market impact of its premier co-located trade fairs, analytica Lab Africa and IFAT Africa, ahead of their 2027 editions.

The move will bring the Africa Automation Technology Fair (AATF) into the same co-located event from 06 – 08 July 2027, staged at Gallagher Convention Centre in Johannesburg, giving exhibitors and visitors access to a broad ecosystem of complementary technologies.

Cape Town, South Africa | 28 May 2026: Africa Automation Indaba (AAI) 2026 has concluded with a clear signal that Africa’s automation conversation is moving beyond technology showcases and into the more complex questions of implementation, skills, policy, ethics, and industrial competitiveness.