Trade fair facts and figures
Micronora is the world’s leading trade fair for the microtechnology and high-precision sectors. Since 2006 it also showcases nanotechnology.
The fair takes place every two years in Besançon, France. Micronora is steadily expanding and is very popular in France and abroad.
The trade fair for cutting-edge technology
This highly-targeted industry trade fair brings together the entire microtechnology sector and covers an extremely broad multi-technology offer, ranging from R&D to sub-contracting and production technologies.
All microtechnology sectors are represented:
MICROTECHNOLOGY SUB-CONTRACTING
(stamping, bar-turning, machining, tooling, microelectronics, etc.)
- Precision mechanical engineering
- Stamping, cutting, forming, tools and dies
- Injection, overmoulding, tools
- Machining, micromachining, bar turning
- Additive manufacturing
- Treatment and post-treatment
- Packaging, microconnectors, interfacing, assembly, printed circuits
- Smart dedicated electronic and opto-electronic circuits
- Circuit prototyping
- Microactuators, microsensors, microdisplays
- Robotics and Automation (designing & manufacturing)
- Engineering office
- Engineering, research and transfer of microtechnology
- Metrology, measurement, control
- Industrial services (materials testing, mechanical testing, software…)
- Nanotechnology
PRODUCTION TECHNOLOGIES (construction, sale of machines),
INDUSTRIAL SUPPLIES & SERVICE PROVIDERS (trading)
- Machine and equipment
- Trade and industrial supplies
- Materials and semi-worked products
- Services to industry
- Organisations, miscellaneous
Microtechnologies: what are the target markets?
Microtechnologies can be applied in all cutting-edge sectors looking for smaller, more accurate, more intelligent solutions. They are relevant to every single market sector:
Micronora is the ideal place to discover all the innovative solutions that can be transferred to different industrial sectors.
Micronora: a tool for technology watch and business intelligence
Innovation is central to the Micronora trade fair and its programme of events is designed to present the latest technological progress in the field of microtechnology/nanotechnology and even anticipate future developments.
Award-winning innovations:
Microns d’Or contest
The Microns d’Or contest is now recognised by professionals as the indisputable benchmark of innovation. Trophies are awarded only to exhibitors, co-exhibitors, brands and firms represented at the fair.
The contest rewards the most innovative micro and nanotechnology products presented at Micronora for the first time.
