EMO Hannover organizer VDW (German Machine Tool Manufacturers Association) invited visitors to attend the main preview of the event, which will take place on 5 and 6 July in Frankfurt am Main. Attendees give a sneak preview of what’s new about ten weeks before the event itself. Nearly 70 journalists from more than 30 countries came, saw, admired and asked for details from the participants.
“The EMO Hannover preview was held for the first time in Frankfurt am Main. The event has a long tradition and is both the climax and conclusion of our EMO Hannover World Tour. In around 60 events held in 40 countries, from Ja¬pan to Mexico and from Finland to South Africa, we have been presentingEMO Hannover 2023 to the EMO community since the beginning of the year,” said Dr. Wilfried Schäfer, Executive Director of the VDW, welcoming the guests.
Dr. Markus Heering, his Executive Director colleague at the VDW, continues: “Under the banner of Innovate Manufacturing. we have decided to focus on three megatopics at EMO Hannover this year: The Future of Business, The Future of Connectivity and The Future of Sustainability in Production. The aim here is to show that production technology is not merely of interest to experts, but that the industry is doing its part to solve the most pressing problems of our time. And that’s what exhibitors are showing - in impressive variety and depth - with their technical solutions here at the preview and at the fair itself in September.”
EMO Hannover to feature a wealth of offerings as the countdown begins
More than 1,750 exhibitors from 42 countries are currently expected at EMO Hannover 2023. They will present the entire spectrum of production technol¬ogy. Major points of interest include machining centers and lathes, cutting tools and clamping devices, measuring equipment and control systems. “The breadth of the technical offerings is unparalleled at the international trade fair for production technology,” emphasized Markus Heering. The event highlights the challenges that exist in production: greater efficiency, more flexibility, better quality, increased accuracy, the integration of AI, comprehensive factory-wide networking, and much more besides.
EMO Hannover is offering various joint stands aimed at drawing attention to specific trend topics: Additive Manufacturing, Connectivity, Cobots and Sustainability in Production. “In particular, latest developments such as those showcased in the Sustainability in Production Area are attracting a lot of inter¬est, as exhibitors are keen to reposition themselves in this field,” reported Wil¬fried Schäfer. Research institutes will also feature prominently on the stand, using it to present their sustainability projects.
Trend forum for the future of production technology
As the world’s leading trade fair for production technology, EMO Hannover aims to cover all the important topics relating to the industrial value chain, to present the current state of the art and to highlight possible scenarios for fu¬ture development. “In addition to the aforementioned topics, a further focus will be on the recruitment of skilled workers on the Special Training Stand. The range of services offered by the Nachwuchsstiftung Maschinenbau (Youth Ed¬ucation and Development Foundation for Mechanical Engineering) has been expanded beyond initial vocational training to include ongoing training and de¬velopment,” Markus Heering explained. The special umati stand will feature a major live demonstration aimed at showcasing the latest developments in the connectivity initiative for the mechanical and plant engineering industry as a basis for effective networking within and between factories. Finally, the Startup Area will be promoting pioneering collaboration with young companies, said Schäfer, describing two further examples.
The joint stands will be complemented by two forums in halls 9 and 16 of the Hannover exhibition center. They provide a platform for exhibitors’ presenta¬tions on technology topics and for in-depth presentations on special Future In¬sights topics. The program includes a conference on business opportunities in the Indian market, and two half-days entitled “New digital work - opportunity or disenfranchisement?” Both go into greater depth on individual aspects of the Future of Business. Further Future of Connectivity half-days will address the topics of umati and Energy efficiency through digitalization. Sustainability in production aspects will finally be covered in presentations and discussions on e-mobility, climate-neutral production, the potential of circular business models and best practices with regard to sustainability in production.
The presentations are closely linked to the EMO Hannover digital service, which was launched in the run-up to the trade fair. “Some of the presentations, conferences and key topics will be streamed live or recorded and will be avail¬able on demand via our website at www.emo-hannover.de - just like this Pre¬view, incidentally. Our aim here is to extend the reach of our exhibitors and to ensure that visitors who may not be able to take advantage of all the offerings are kept in the loop in terms of in-depth information and discussions,” ex¬plained Wilfried Schäfer of the VDW.
World’s leading trade fair supporting the cultivation and expansion of in¬ternational networks
All the above forums and events not only provide in-depth information, but also promote discussion and the sharing of ideas and experience among par¬ticipants. As the world’s leading trade fair for production technology, EMO Hannover is better suited than any other to grow the international network by attracting further manufacturing experts from the supplier and customer sides as well as from the scientific community.
