Production engineers visiting
EMO Hannover 2023 — being held 18-23 September 2023 — will be able to explore the latest trends at four joint stands focusing on additive manufacturing (AM), connectivity, open-space cobot solutions, and sustainability.
Martin Göbel, director of exhibitions at the
EMO organiser VDW (German Machine Tool Builders’ Association), said: “Nowhere else can production specialists experience the sector’s innovations so close up — presented in thematic packages over the entire process chain, and up to date at all times.”
The VDW says AM methods are growing in importance in production, and that business prospects are good — as verified by a recent survey among member companies of the Additive Manufacturing Working Group within the VDMA (German Engineering Federation), with almost three quarters of those surveyed expecting an upward trend in their business in Germany in the coming 24 months. In the Additive Manufacturing Area, companies will be presenting pioneering concepts across the additive process chain, including direct and indirect 3-D printing technologies, engineering materials, and rapid product development (RPD).
The
Future of Connectivity Area will focus on the fact that digital production, machines must be able to communicate with each other, irrespective of their make, age, or controller. Here visitors will see new applications, automation processes, smart production, Industry 4.0, machine learning, predictive maintenance, IIoT (Industrial Internet of Things) — and other aspects of connectivity. The editorial series
Future of Connectivity will be reporting on these subjects in the run-up to
EMO Hannover 2023.
Meanwhile, the
Open Space Cobot Solutions Area will be dedicated to the interactions between humans and industrial robots and their actual and potential applications. Manufacturers be presenting automation solutions based on cobots and their innovative use, along with grippers, image processing, measuring systems, software, industrial electronics, feed systems, and much more.
In the
Future of Sustainability in Production Area, visitors can learn about the current trends in energy efficiency, the integration of renewable energies, circular economy, and lifecycle concepts.
Further details of the thematic packages can be found at the website (
emo-hannover.com/thematic-sections).