MILAN, Italy — EXPOdetergo International 2026 will bring the global professional textile-care industry together here Oct. 23-26 at Fiera Milano Rho, with automation, artificial intelligence, digitalization, and sustainability at the center of this year’s program.

“We are going through a period characterized by rapid transformations and global challenges where it is essential to create opportunities for discussion and enhancement of the innovation that companies in our sector can express,” observes Livio Bassan, president of EXPOdetergo. “Our event represents a unique opportunity to highlight, at an international level, the potential of technologies, products, and services for textile care. 

“EXPOdetergo International 2026 will once again be an opportunity to build the future of the sector together, expanding business horizons and contributing to the realization of concrete projects of progress and sustainability.”

Organizers say the four-day trade fair is expected to feature 229 exhibitors from 26 countries, including 143 Italian companies and 86 international exhibitors. Both exhibition halls — Halls 1 and 3 — are fully booked, highlighting the breadth of participation across the laundry, textile cleaning and textile-care supply chain.

Exhibits will span equipment and technologies for sorting, washing, cleaning, drying, ironing, and finishing, alongside automation, IT, chemicals, textiles, logistics, and energy-management solutions. 

The event is also expected to showcase how digital technologies and AI are being applied to improve efficiency, sustainability, and business operations in professional laundry services.

“We are proud to collaborate once again with EXPOdetergo and AIFL to offer a cutting-edge platform to textile care professionals, aiming to confirm and surpass the results and appreciation that have always characterized EXPOdetergo International,” adds Paola Sarco, head of building and industrial exhibitions at Fiera Milano. 

“We will provide our excellent services and our expertise in event organization to maximize the content of the event. Its international vocation and its attraction capacity make EXPOdetergo International a strategic event for the entire sector globally.”

The conference program will address digital transformation, emerging textile materials, workforce skills and new industrial development models. Discussions will also examine how changing textile fibers and materials are creating new requirements for textile-care processes, while organizational and operational strategies remain central to the development of industrial laundries. 

EXPOdetergo International is staged every four years and serves as an international meeting point for manufacturers, technology providers, and professionals working across the textile-care sector. 

The 2022 trade fair attracted 17,144 professionals, with 40% coming from 106 countries outside Italy.