Dialogue among partners
The Endress+Hauser Global Forum brings together experts from the process industry with specialists from Endress+Hauser. At the heart of the event, an exhibition offers in-depth insights and new ideas.
No one can take their eyes off the FLOWSIC610. Endress+Hauser’s black-painted ultrasonic flowmeter is the center of attention at the Endress+Hauser Global Forum 2026. As well as being impressively large, it’s packed with technological innovations – a world first. The device was developed for fiscal measurement and for determining the purity of hydrogen. “How does it measure so precisely?” asks a visitor from the US. He has just had his picture taken with the FLOWSIC. Immediately, he is engrossed in a conversation about high-performance transmitters and transit-time measurement.
Discovering new things and working together to find answers to the challenges of today and tomorrow is the goal of the exhibition at the Endress+Hauser Global Forum 2026. Across three zones, customers will get an overview of solutions for their respective industries, innovations in various fields and products that are still in the development phase. Klaus Köhler, Global Industry Manager for Life Sciences, explains the comprehensive insight this provides using his industry as an example: “On the outer edge of the exhibition, we use bioreactors to demonstrate how the rapid transition from laboratory to production scale is achieved; in the center, we showcase our single-use portfolio and our Raman analyzers; and in the innovation area, our customers can see a single-use pressure sensor we are currently working on.”
Endress+Hauser customers were able to ask the company’s experts questions about the products right on site.
A look at innovations
Interest in the exhibition is huge. The research and development area is drawing a particularly large crowd. Two major topics there are in-line quality measurement and digitalization. “I’m presenting the new Teqwave H for the beverage industry, designed for hygienic applications and large nominal diameters. The system uses ultrasonic technology to measure the concentration of a wide variety of liquids in-line – for example, the sugar content in juices,” says Dr Wolfgang Drahm, Managing Director of Endress+Hauser Flow Germany. This allows processes to be monitored and controlled in real time based on product quality, which reduces waste.
A few steps away, Daniel Hoy, Product Manager at Endress+Hauser Level+Pressure, is talking with a customer. “The conversation was about surge tubes,” he explains afterward. These tubes, installed in tanks, enable free-space radar sensors to measure level in moving media. To ensure accurate measurement, the tube diameter must be entered during commissioning. However, this can vary along the length of the tube and is often only estimated. “We have now developed a new patented approach in which the radar sensor independently measures the actual tube diameter and then calibrates itself,” says Daniel Hoy.
The feature is set to be integrated into the next generation of instruments. “With our new portfolio for tank level measurement, we aim to reduce installation time and simplify maintenance,” says the product manager. The other innovations on display are also designed to boost operational efficiency. The digital calibration certificate, for example, can save up to 45 minutes per calibration by reducing manual effort. Work is also underway on software-defined automation, a standardized digital twin and an intelligent maintenance assistant. It is based on a large language model and is designed to help users find the right information immediately.
The Endress+Hauser Global Forum is a platform for mutual exchange. This was particularly evident at the exhibition.
In-depth dialogue
Because the Endress+Hauser Global Forum is aimed exclusively at customers, the discussions at the exhibition are open, in-depth and focused. “We dive into the details quickly; customers have specific questions,” confirms Product Manager Christine Wehrstein-Kuhnen. Customers are interested in commissioning and maintenance – and in how the products support efficiency, sustainability, compliance and digitalization in their applications. New possibilities are discovered, such as the use of RFID tags, which allow for contactless identification of measuring instruments, even in harsh environments or when nameplates are illegible, or how the right product from Endress+Hauser’s extensive portfolio can help solve challenging tasks. “A client I spoke with recently is having issues with condensate build-up in the steam system. I recommended our Prowirl 200 vortex flowmeter, which triggers an alarm in the presence of wet steam,” says Jens Hundrieser, an industry manager specializing in the energy transition.
At the booth for the mining, minerals and metals industry, the focus is on decarbonization. Strategic Account Manager Christian Capellaro meets with long-standing customers there, ranging from automation engineers to global project managers. The discussion centers on applications that are becoming increasingly important – such as electric arc furnaces for recycling steel scrap. “With our measurement technology, we can reliably detect leaks in this harsh environment,” says Christian Capellaro. His contacts are also drawn to the innovation area afterward: “Our customers are interested in working with us to develop products that are particularly suited to their processes and requirements.”
The exhibition area covers all seven of Endress+Hauser's core industries.
Added value for everyone
After two days of the exhibition, one thing is clear: everyone involved benefits from direct peer-to-peer exchanges. “We’ve identified new features and approaches that we’ll be exploring more closely in the future,” says a visitors from the steel industry. “The Global Forum was very valuable for us in getting to know various technologies better and seeing how they can be integrated into our plants,” explains a manager responsible for measurement and control technology at a power plant. A purchasing manager from the life sciences industry gained deep insight into Raman technology, while a managing director from the water and wastewater industry learned about a system for water analysis.
People from Endress+Hauser’s product development, product management and industry management teams are also taking away fresh insights. “Our customers were very impressed by the surge tube measurement and even had ideas on how we can create further value with this technology,” says Daniel Hoy. Hans Joachim Fröhlich echoes his enthusiasm. “We’ve gained an even better understanding of what our customers will need in the future. In the area of innovation, a lot of the feedback led directly to concrete test requests or project ideas,” says the Director of Technology & Portfolio.
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