With more than 1,600 exhibitors representing 45 different countries, the world’s leading trade fair for production technology, EMO Hannover 2025, finally kicked off on Monday. EMO General Commissioner Carl Martin Welcker and AI expert Prof. Christian Brecher from RWTH Aachen spoke to the international media about industry perspectives and the highlights of EMO 2025. Welcker promised plenty of inspirational content for companies, as well as a strong boost for manufacturing industries and (…)

Around 50 startups from eight countries will be exhibiting at the EMO Hannover 2025 from September 22 to 26 in Hall 6, Stand C11 and F18. "This is now the fourth time that we are running the Startup Area at the EMO. It is a concept which helps to create con- nections between well-established companies in our industry and up-and-coming technology companies," says Stephanie Simon, who is in charge of organizing the EMO Startup Area on behalf of the VDW. "Our Startup Area is sold out. The (…)

According to the IFO Business Climate Index, the mood among companies improved slightly in July. However, there is still a great deal of uncertainty when it comes to expectations. This is reflected not only in very cautious investment activity, but also in trade fair participation. This situation has now led the organizer of Parts Finishing to cancel the event planned for November 2025. Parts Finishing 2025 was set to launch with an innovative trade fair concept: presenting three topics (…)

The EPHJ Show, Switzerland’s largest trade event dedicated to high precision in the watchmaking, jewelry, microtechnology and medtech sectors, opens its doors today for its 23rd edition at Palexpo Geneva. Inaugurated by Delphine Bachmann, State Councillor of the Canton of Geneva, EPHJ is sold out, with 800 companies in attendance. A further demonstration, in a more delicate market context, of its strategic role in terms of innovation, diversification and business development. The 2025 (…)

The 6th Lightweighting Summit under the patronage of Germany’s Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Climate Action (BMWK) will be held on April 1, 2025, as part of HANNOVER MESSE. It will offer companies, scientists, and experts from all sectors the opportunity to find out about the latest developments in lightweight construction, as well as discussing future-oriented technologies. Dr. Robert Habeck, Vice-Chancellor, Federal Minister for Economic Affairs and Climate Action, will (…)

The early-booking phase for next year’s EMO Hannover ended on 15 October 2024, by which time more than 1,100 exhibitors from all over the world had registered. That is just over 10 percent more than at the same time in the run-up to EMO 2023. "Our attractive early-bird offer has clearly motivated companies to sign up, despite the challenging economic conditions," says Dr. Markus Heering, Executive Director of EMO organizer VDW (German Machine Tool Builders’ Association). He is convinced (…)

All companies and partners participating in the upcoming HANNOVER MESSE are invited to submit their contributions to the forum program by 31 December 2024. These should relate to the trending topics at HANNOVER MESSE and include innovative and forward-looking ideas. The topics: Industrie 4.0, Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning, Energy for Industry, CO2-neutral Production or Hydrogen and Fuel Cells. With its conference stages and forums, HANNOVER MESSE provides the ideal (…)

The International Exhibition for Metal Working was officially opened yesterday by Roland Bleinroth and Dr. Florian Stegmann. The opening ceremony attracted the trade press, visitors and exhibitors. This successful opening marked the start of the 21st edition of AMB. Roland Bleinroth, President and CEO of Messe Stuttgart, welcomed everyone at midday on the AMB Stage: "We have been successfully staging AMB for many years. In 2024 the exhibition will again become THE meeting point for the (…)

Never before has the industry changed as rapidly as it is doing today. This fact also affects the requirements made on trade fairs. DeburringEXPO will therefore no longer take place as an independent event, but will be incorporated into the new trade fair called PARTS FINISHING, taking place for the first time next year on 12 and 13 November 2025. The new two-day event will combine the subjects of deburring technologies, component cleaning and surface finishing and will be held at the (…)

Five production technology research institutes will be showcasing their current grinding technology projects at GrindingHub, which takes place in Stuttgart from May 14 to 17. They can be found at the Grinding Solution Park Science in Hall 10, Stand 10D20 and represent the who’s who of grinding technology research in Germany. The IFW (Institute of Production Engineering and Machine Tools) at Leibniz University Hanover, inspire AG, Zürich, the ISF (Institute of Machining Technology) at TU (…)