Trä & Teknik 2026 brought together 133 exhibitors and recorded 3,083 visits in Gothenburg, as Nordic wood companies focused on extracting more value from raw material, reducing production bottlenecks and connecting machinery with increasingly integrated digital control systems.

The event, also known internationally as Wood Products & Technology, was held at the Swedish Exhibition & Congress Centre from 25–27 August. Organisers shortened the exhibition from four days to three, creating a more concentrated format for machinery suppliers, sawmills, secondary wood processors, timber construction companies and technology developers.

The technical programme extended from primary breakdown and solid wood optimisation to robotics, production planning, traceability, component manufacturing and end-of-line packaging. The exhibition was accompanied by 60 sessions involving 80 speakers, with regulation, artificial intelligence, skills and raw material availability among the most frequently discussed subjects.

Despite the shorter format, exhibitors reported that the quality of industrial visitors remained high. IK Teknik CEO Ola Iversen said the company met a similar number of decision-makers to previous editions, despite initial concerns that a smaller event might reduce commercial traffic.