Invitations and registration forms for
EMO Hannover 2023 are currently being sent out to around 60 countries, as after a four-year break, this leading trade fair for production technology will be opening its doors again in Germany.
Carl Martin Welcker,
EMO’s general commissioner, said: “We have been working very hard over the past few weeks and months to develop the fair, while taking into account the changed circumstances following the pandemic. The German
EMO organising team of the VDW (German Machine Tool Builders’ Association) in Frankfurt is thrilled that things are finally getting underway again and that so many ideas are now being put into action. Some preliminary data can be viewed on the new website (
www.emo-hannover.com).
“The theme of the show is ‘Innovate Manufacturing’. Industry, exhibitors and visitors are all facing major challenges and must constantly reinvent themselves if they are to survive. The three ‘Future Insights’ fields — ‘Future of Business’, ‘Future of Connectivity’ and ‘Future of Sustainability in Production’ are currently dominating the business, political and social discussion in most industrialised countries. Production technology is helping to put forward solutions in all three fields, and
EMO Hannover 2023 will show everyone how.”
Companies can find out more at the website (
www.emo-hannover.com/news) about topics such as establishing new markets, ensuring the security of supply for energy and vendor parts, networking, data security and new business models, the introduction of artificial intelligence to production, sustainability and energy efficiency, digital training and support in combating the shortage of skilled workers, as well as new products, solutions and services for production — to name just a few.
Mr Welcker added: “Production experts, machine suppliers, scientists, economic experts, company leaders and political decision makers will all be on hand to give their views. The broad range of topics is evidence that production technology sees the importance of the bigger picture and is not an end in itself.
“Innovation in production technology is increasingly being triggered by software solutions, which is why
EMO Hannover 2023 is featuring a separate IIoT in Production exhibition area. This will bundle IT solutions of all kinds, from data analytics, data management, digital twins and cloud services through to process monitoring, predictive maintenance, AI, and cyber security. The target group is international IT manufacturers looking to appeal both to manufacturers and SMEs, as well the many small and medium-size providers of digitalised manufacturing solutions.”
He concluded: “Another area of focus will be sustainability, a topic that is set to occupy business and society in general for many years to come, which is why it has been included as one of the Future Insights at
EMO Hannover 2023; and as an enabler for greater sustainability in industry, production technology is at the heart of the inevitable transformation process. Technical solutions incorporated into machines to minimize CO
2 emissions are one side of the coin, improving the energy efficiency of the production process is the other.”