TPT September 2022

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Hannover Messe: perfect moment for comeback event AFTER two years of the Covid-19 pandemic, the first Hannover Messe has come to a close, with exhibitors and organisers delighted with the result. Hannover Messe demonstrated how the process of industrial transformation is progressing, and that industry has the answers to the dual challenge of climate protection and energy security. At the same time, it became clear that trade fairs, as a concrete networking venue for face-to-face contact, will remain a key business and innovation driver. “The comeback of Hannover Messe came at just the right time,” said Dr Jochen Köckler, chairman of the managing board of Deutsche Messe. “In the face of disrupted supply chains, rising energy prices, inflation and climate change, it was all the more important to meet again face-to-face in the exhibition halls after two years marked by a pandemic, to take in the latest technology trends and get a window to the future. After four days at the tradeshow, industry, politics and research are all sending a clear signal from Hannover: pandemics and wars must not and will not slow down the process of industrial transformation – to the contrary, we must move even faster to achieve the process of digitisation and sustainability,” he added. German economics minister, Robert Habeck, summed up the situation after a tour of the tradeshow. He said: “Just taking in all the technologies on display here into account, we have the solution to all our current crises. What we see here at the trade fair is the reflection of the major problems of our time with concrete answers – which is a fascinating development.” About 75,000 visitors networked with 2,500 exhibitors on ways and means of making their value chains fit for the future. Nearly all exhibitors have already announced that they will be back next year. ZVEI president and chairman of the Hannover Messe Exhibitors’ Advisory Board Dr Gunther Kegel said: “The relaunch of Hannover Messe has been a great success and has come at exactly the right time. It is irreplaceable for the dialog between politics and industry, especially in changing political and social times like these. On the basis of their innovations, the companies in the electrical and digital industries have shown they can be relied on in the transformation toward a climate-neutral industrial society. “It is important that politicians now keep their word and provide the appropriate framework conditions so that the momentum of the trade fair can be translated into concrete action. We are looking forward next year to welcoming even more guests from abroad,” Dr Kegel continued. Tradeshow attendees also learned how they could use automation and digitisation to reduce energy consumption in their factories and production facilities. The next event takes place from 17 to 21 April 2023.

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