Chillventa Nuremberg

When planning your visit, knowing the Chillventa Nuremberg dates and opening hours is essential for scheduling meetings with plant managers, technical directors, compliance officers, and engineering professionals in the global refrigeration, air conditioning, ventilation, and heat pump industry.

Professional buyers in this industry evaluate more than individual components. System-level performance with natural and low-GWP refrigerants, energy efficiency, total cost of ownership, regulatory compliance (EU F-Gas Regulation), operational reliability, maintenance requirements, and controls integration all influence procurement and partnership decisions.

Chillventa Nuremberg provides a professional environment for exploring developments across refrigeration technology, heat pump systems, air conditioning, ventilation, insulation, controls, and digital climate solutions.

Why Visit Chillventa Nuremberg?

For professional visitors, Chillventa Nuremberg offers a concentrated setting to compare climate technologies, discover emerging innovations, evaluate suppliers, and follow developments across the global HVACR industry within one event. The event brings together manufacturers of compressors, heat exchangers, valves, and controls, specialists in commercial and industrial refrigeration, heat pump technology providers, insulation manufacturers, and digitalisation solution providers with plant managers, technical directors, and compliance officers from food retail, industrial cooling, and building services sectors.

Visitors can compare product ranges, evaluate suppliers, identify integration partnerships, examine technical documentation, and follow developments in natural refrigerants, heat pump decarbonisation, energy efficiency, and digital control systems. Chillventa is the world’s leading fair for refrigeration technology, attracting 1,010 exhibitors from 49 countries and 33,076 trade visitors at the previous edition, with 74 percent of exhibitors and 57 percent of visitors coming from outside Germany.

The next edition will take place from 13 to 15 October 2026 at the Nuremberg Exhibition Centre in Nuremberg, Germany, with opening hours from 09:00 to 18:00 on Tuesday and Wednesday and from 09:00 to 17:00 on Thursday. The Chillventa CONGRESS takes place on 12 October, the day before the exhibition opens, providing a dedicated technical platform for research, regulation and practical engineering, including refrigeration technology, refrigerant transition, energy efficiency, heat pumps and commercial or industrial applications.

Source: Chillventa Official Website — Chillventa – World’s Leading Trade Fair for Refrigeration Technology

Exhibition Background & Industry Context

Chillventa is the world’s leading trade fair for refrigeration, air conditioning, ventilation and heat pump technologies, bringing together component manufacturers, system integrators, and end-users from food retail, industrial cooling, and building services to engineer the transition to sustainable, efficient, and digitally controlled thermal management systems. Hosted in Nuremberg, a global hub for industrial technology fairs, Chillventa operates at the epicentre of Europe’s most stringent environmental and energy efficiency regulations.

The 2026 edition introduces a new hall concept with an expanded exhibition footprint across Halls 1, 4, 4A, 5, 6, 7, 7A, 8 and 9. Refrigeration technology and insulation are located in Halls 1, 4, 4A, 5, 6, 8 and 9, with instrumentation, control and automation in Hall 6. Air conditioning, ventilation and heat pumps are in Halls 7 and 7A, while Hall 9 hosts associations, educational institutions and industry organisations.

Key topics for 2026 include the transition to natural refrigerants such as CO₂, ammonia and hydrocarbons alongside other lower-GWP refrigerant solutions, heat pump technology for residential, commercial and industrial decarbonisation, energy efficiency and total cost of ownership, digitalisation, IoT and predictive maintenance for refrigeration and HVAC systems, and regulatory compliance with the EU F-Gas Regulation.

Is This Trade Fair Right for You?

Relevance depends on your role within the refrigeration and climate control value chain and whether your objectives involve sourcing components, identifying system integration partners, evaluating regulatory compliance, or understanding market trends in the global HVACR industry.

Ideal For

• Refrigeration and HVAC contractors, installers, plant operators, and facility managers
• Technical directors, compliance specialists, and building-services engineers
• Architects, technical planners, and system integrators
• Manufacturers of compressors, heat exchangers, valves, and controls for natural and low-GWP refrigerants
• Commercial refrigeration specialists (plug-ins, condensing units, centralised systems, supermarket refrigeration, cold rooms, refrigerated display cabinets)
• Industrial cooling providers for process cooling, drying, food and beverage, and transport refrigeration
• Heat pump technology providers for residential, commercial and industrial decarbonisation
• Air conditioning and ventilation specialists for split, multi-split, VRF, central systems and domestic ventilation
• Insulation manufacturers (cold and heat insulation, sound attenuation, fire protection, sandwich panels, insulated doors)
• Innovators in digitalisation, IoT, controls, automation and predictive maintenance for HVACR systems
• Refrigerant handling and safety specialists (leak detection, recovery, recycling, charging)
• Media, associations, researchers and investors monitoring innovation across the refrigeration sector

These professionals can assess product ranges, compare technical capabilities, examine compliance documentation, and evaluate system-level performance, energy efficiency, total cost of ownership, and long-term operational reliability.

May Be Less Relevant For

Chillventa may be less relevant for companies whose products or services have little connection to refrigeration, air conditioning, ventilation, heat pumps, insulation, controls or thermal-energy systems. Suppliers targeting professional visitors should be prepared to discuss refrigerant compatibility, energy performance, safety, installation requirements, controls integration, serviceability, spare-parts availability, regulatory readiness and lifecycle operating cost.

Industries & Business Areas Represented

• Refrigeration Technology — reciprocating, screw, scroll and centrifugal compressors; condensing units, power packs and heat exchangers (evaporators, condensers, cooling towers, air coolers); expansion devices, filter driers, receivers, distributors, oil separators, pumps, motors, fans, pipes and fittings
• Commercial Refrigeration — plug-in units, centralised systems, supermarket refrigeration, cold rooms, refrigerated display cabinets, frozen-food stores and ice production
• Industrial Refrigeration — process cooling, drying, food and beverage refrigeration, transport refrigeration, data-centre cooling, clean-room cooling, and switchboard cooling
• Heat Pump Technology — residential, commercial and industrial heat pumps, high-temperature solutions, large-capacity systems for decarbonisation, and domestic hot-water heat pumps
• Air Conditioning & Ventilation — split, multi-split, VRF and central air-conditioning systems; central, decentralised and domestic ventilation; chilled beams and ceilings; air curtains; close-control air conditioning
• Technical Insulation — cold and heat insulation, sound attenuation, fire protection, component insulation, sandwich panels, insulated doors and installation accessories
• Controls & Automation — instrumentation, remote monitoring, energy management, building management integration (BACnet, Modbus), cloud-based analytics, predictive maintenance and ESG reporting
• Refrigerant Handling & Safety — leak and gas detection, evacuation and charging stations, refrigerant recovery and recycling, storage containers, monitoring instruments and safety equipment
• Installation & Service — leak detectors, evacuation and filling stations, refrigerant recovery equipment, measurement instruments, installation tools, refrigerant containers, water treatment and vibration isolation
• Services & Consulting — engineering, system integration, training, technical consulting, and facility-management services

These business areas are connected by the commercial and operational requirements of the HVACR sector, where system-level performance, energy efficiency, and regulatory compliance are as important as individual components.

Products & Solutions You Can Explore

Product and solution areas presented by the organiser include:

• Reciprocating, screw, scroll and centrifugal compressors; condensing units, evaporators, condensers, cooling towers, air coolers and other heat exchangers
• Valves, expansion devices, pumps, motors, fans, pipes, filters and refrigeration-circuit components
• Natural refrigerant systems using CO₂, ammonia and hydrocarbons, alongside other lower-GWP refrigerant solutions, secondary refrigerants, brines and refrigeration oils
• Commercial refrigeration, cold rooms, supermarket systems, refrigerated display cabinets and ice production
• Industrial and process cooling, transport refrigeration, clean-room and data-centre cooling
• Residential, commercial and industrial heat pumps; split, multi-split, VRF and central air-conditioning systems; central, decentralised and domestic ventilation
• Technical insulation, sandwich panels, cold-store doors, fire-protection and sound-attenuation solutions
• Leak detection, refrigerant recovery, evacuation, charging, measurement and installation equipment
• Automation, remote monitoring, energy management, engineering, training and facility-management services

Business Opportunities

• Present compressor, heat exchanger, and valve technologies to system integrators and OEMs evaluating refrigerant readiness and system performance
• Discuss heat pump solutions with engineering firms and building services designers focused on industrial decarbonisation
• Connect with compliance officers and regulatory specialists exploring F-Gas phasedown compliance and natural refrigerant adoption
• Identify partnership opportunities with system integrators, digital solution providers, and engineering firms
• Evaluate competing approaches to energy efficiency, total cost of ownership, and lifecycle climate performance
• Monitor regulatory and sustainability discussions affecting refrigerant standards and compliance requirements
• Explore industrial and commercial project opportunities through direct engagement with plant managers and technical directors
• Understand operational reliability expectations through direct engagement with end-users and system operators
• Network with manufacturers, integrators, and HVACR professionals

How to Prepare for a Productive Visit

Before attending Chillventa Nuremberg, careful planning can significantly improve the value of your visit:

• Define your strategic priorities: Identify whether your focus is on refrigeration technology, commercial refrigeration, industrial cooling, heat pumps, AC and ventilation, insulation, controls, or refrigerant handling.
• Prepare questions about refrigerant strategy: Ask suppliers about compliance with applicable EU F-gas requirements, refrigerant availability, charge reduction, leak detection, recovery and servicing, safety measures, retrofit options and the expected operating life of the proposed system.
• For refrigeration technology: Examine system performance, seasonal efficiency, part-load performance, refrigerant readiness, energy efficiency, noise, defrost strategy, heat recovery, refrigerant charge, installation footprint, and total cost of ownership. Ask about mean time between failures (MTBF), ease of maintenance, and training programs for new technologies like CO₂ transcritical systems.
• For heat pump solutions: Evaluate high-temperature and large-capacity solutions for industrial decarbonisation. Focus on integration engineering, control strategies for variable industrial loads, and proven payback period based on displacing fossil fuels.
• For digitalisation and controls: Evaluate BACnet, Modbus and API compatibility, remote-access security, alarm management, data ownership, software updates, offline functionality and integration with existing building or energy-management platforms.
• For component suppliers: Shift the conversation from first cost to future-proof operational cost. Demonstrate lower refrigerant charge, higher efficiency, and compatibility with globally available refrigerants.
• For insulation: Examine thermal performance, fire protection, moisture resistance, installation requirements, and compliance with applicable safety and building standards.
• Review the new hall concept: The 2026 edition features an expanded hall configuration across Halls 1, 4, 4A, 5, 6, 7, 7A, 8 and 9. Refrigeration technology and insulation are in Halls 1, 4, 4A, 5, 6, 8 and 9; heat pump technology and AC/ventilation in Halls 7 and 7A; controls and automation in Hall 6.
• Plan for the Chillventa CONGRESS: The congress takes place on 12 October, the day before the exhibition opens, offering additional technical and regulatory insights.
• Plan meetings with potential partners: The event provides an opportunity to coordinate with manufacturers, integrators, and industry professionals in one location.

Review the organiser’s current exhibitor directory and group relevant companies by business objective, product area, or hall location before planning meetings.

Exhibitor Perspective

Exhibitors at Chillventa range from international manufacturers of compressors, heat exchangers, and controls to commercial refrigeration specialists, heat pump technology providers, insulation manufacturers, and digital solution companies. Visitors evaluating potential partners should look beyond individual components to understand system-level performance with natural refrigerants, energy efficiency, regulatory compliance, operational reliability, maintenance requirements, and long-term service support.

The event’s focus on system-level solutions, regulatory compliance, and B2B networking provides additional engagement opportunities for visitors and exhibitors. The 2026 edition features an expanded hall concept with additional exhibition space, the Chillventa CONGRESS, and the new hall configuration across Halls 1, 4, 4A, 5, 6, 7, 7A, 8 and 9.

Planning to exhibit rather than visit? Explore the Chillventa Nuremberg Strategic Exhibitor Guide.

Continue Your Research

Research companies participating in the exhibition — explore the Chillventa Nuremberg Exhibitor List to identify compressor and heat-exchanger manufacturers, refrigeration component suppliers, commercial and industrial cooling companies, heat pump providers, air-conditioning and ventilation specialists, insulation manufacturers, refrigerant suppliers, control and automation companies and service partners before your visit.

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At Chillventa Nuremberg, a productive visit depends on evaluating system-level performance, energy efficiency, regulatory compliance, and strategic fit across the refrigeration and climate technology ecosystem.