THE BIGGEST INTERNATIONAL EVENT IN FRANCE DEDICATED TO NON DESTRUCTIVE TESTING
FROM MAY 19 TO 21, 2026, 3 DAYS OF EXHIBITION AND CONFERENCE:
An unique program of highlights, to effectively link exhibitors, researchers, scientists and visitors around Non Destructive Testing. An Open Day on may 20th, dedicated to the students from the Region, to discover NDT profession.
Industries site seeing will be proposed for may 22nd, in the morning.
Save the Date !
WELCOME IN LYON from may 19th to 21st, 2026
Lyon, a magnificent historic city with 2,000 years of UNESCO-listed heritage, is known as the world capital of gastronomy but also for its scientific and technological excellence.
AN INDUSTRIAL REGION RICH IN TALENT
- 1st industrial region in France with more than 505,000 industrial jobs
- Lyon, the leading industrial city in France with 78,000 jobs including
- 31,000 in metallurgy, machines, equipment, petrochemicals, energy, composites, etc.
A DIVERSIFIED ECONOMY, HIGH-LEVEL SKILLS.
- 550 public and private research laboratories and 13,300 researchers, including 1,800 international.
- Around 30 competitiveness poles and clusters innovate in the region’s areas of excellence
2ND FRENCH REGION FOR HIGHER EDUCATION
- 380,000 students in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
- 25,600 engineering students (15% of the national total)
- 8 universities, 50 major schools, 15% of IUT students in France
AN EXCEPTIONAL, ACCESSIBLE AND NATURAL SETTING THAT BENEFITS FROM A RICH CULTURAL & GASTRONOMIC HERITAGE.
3 000 VISITORS, TARGET AUDIENCE OF PRESCRIBERS AND USERS FROM:
ALL INDUSTRIES
AEROSPACE, AUTOMOTIVE, CIVIL ENGINEERING, GAS, MARINE, NUCLEAR, PETROCHEMISTRY, RAIL, IRON AND STEEL INDUSTRY
COUNTRIES WITH HIGH POTENTIAL TO OFFER EXPORT OPPORTUNITIES
BELGIUM – CANADA – GERMANY – INDIA – KOREA – NORTH AFRICA – SPAIN – SWEDEN – SWITZERLAND – UNITED STATES
LARGE PROFIL OF VISITORS
INDUSTRIALS, EQUIPMENT MANUFACTURERS & DISTRIBUTORS, SERVICE PROVIDERS, TRAINING ORGANISATIONS, LABORATORIES, RESEARCH CENTRES, UNIVERSITIES AND OTHER PARTNERS (PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS, CLUSTERS…)
ALL SIZES OF COMPANIES
MAJOR CONTRACTORS – SMALL AND MEDIUM-SIZED COMPANIES – START UP
CONTACT
An exceptional and natural setting which benefits from a rich cultural heritage
- 9 stations from the Lyon Part-Dieu TGV station
- 30 minutes from Lyon Saint Exupéry international airport
- 3500 parking spaces available
- A taxi rank at the entrance to the exhibition center
- More than 1000 rooms from 1 to 10 minutes walk from the Congress Center
Do you have questions regarding on the participation at the COFREND Days 2026?
Contact us:
Mail:
cofrend2026@cofrend.comPhone:
+ 33 (0)1 44 19 05 30HIGHLIGHTS
An unique program of highlights, to effectively link exhibitors, researchers, scientists and visitors around Non Destructive Testing.
- A scientific program of more than 160 communications
- Invited plenary conferences
- An exhibition of more than 90 exhibitors over 5,000 m²
- Commercial presentation workshops
- COFREND Doctoriales competition with presentation of the COFREND Prize
- Open Day for young high school students in the Region (Open Day)
- Gala Dinner
- Industrial visits
- Watch the video of the 2023 edition
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