EMO Hannover 2023 Preview – Digitalisation and sustainability in focus
Published on : Wednesday 12-07-2023
EMO preview held in Frankfurt am Main ring in the hot phase of trade show preparations.
Frankfurt am Main, July 2023 – The German Machine Tool Builders Association (VDW), organiser of EMO Hannover 2023, held a press preview of the show in the first week of July 11, 2023. EMO Hannover is scheduled to take place from September 18 to 23, but 31 exhibitors offered a sneak preview of their innovations a good ten weeks before the event itself. Almost 70 journalists from over 30 countries came, saw, marveled and asked the exhibitors for details.
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 Japan to Mexico and from Finland to South Africa, we have been presenting EMO 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 thats what exhibitors are showing – in impressive variety and depth – with their technical solutions here at the preview and at the fair itself in September.
More than 1,750 exhibitors from 42 countries are currently expected at EMO Hannover 2023. They will present the entire spectrum of production technology. 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, and 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 interest, as exhibitors are keen to reposition themselves in this field, reported Wilfried Schäfer. Research institutes will also feature prominently on the stand, using it to present their sustainability projects.
As the worlds 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 future 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 Education and Development Foundation for Mechanical Engineering) has been expanded beyond initial vocational training to include ongoing training and development, 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.
After a four-year break, EMO is returning to Hannover – with a new concept, with a new look and with renewed energy, concluded Wilfried Schäfer. The mood is buzzing. That much emerged clearly from the Preview. Our exhibitors and we, the organisers, are very much looking forward to reconnecting with our customers and business partners.