Know today what will be important tomorrow - stay up to date with the Automechanika Academy 2026 and practice-orientated workshops. For the next generation and young professionals, the trade fair is the ideal platform to find out about career and employment opportunities in the automotive aftermarket.
Training: Automechanika Academy & seminars
Increasing digitalisation and new technological developments present automotive businesses with new challenges every day. That's why regular training is important. Take advantage of the Academy's diverse and free programme, which covers a wide range of lectures, panels and tech talks on current topics and developments.
Stage programme at a glance
Body & paint seminars
Automotive professionals can continue their education at free, hands-on workshops offered by renowned body & paint companies right at Automechanika in Hall 11.0. The following workshops are available in German and English:
- Systematic damage assessment of cars involved in accidents
- Repair Cost Calculation with SilverDAT3 - German engineering meets modern AI
- Bodywork straightening bench repair (including electronic body measurement)
- Sustainable plastic repair of bumpers
- External body panel dent repair (steel, large areas)
- Combined joining techniques (bonding, riveting, welding) – methods for process optimization
- Modern vehicle glazing processes as an integrated system – from damage assessment to the calibration of ADAS components
- Tradition meets modernity – digitalisation & paintwork
- ADAS calibration for vehicles with Level 2+, 3 and higher automated driving capabilities, and diagnostics with fault code reading
- High-voltage safety in everyday workshop practice – Precautions for accident repairs
- The AI revolution – AI-assisted robotic painting for the trade
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Videos: Insights into the Trainings
AMBITION – what’s up next…
Live entertainment in a relaxed atmosphere, discovering innovative technologies in a playful way, competing with others in gaming, and experiencing how exciting and diverse the automotive aftermarket is – all this and much more can be experienced at AMBITION in the special area in Hall 2.0 / Festhalle.