SPS 2020 takes place
The go-ahead has been given: SPS 2020 will take place from November 24 - 26. The protection and hygiene concept has been approved and numerous exhibitors have confirmed their participation.
Articles and background information on the topic
The go-ahead has been given: SPS 2020 will take place from November 24 - 26. The protection and hygiene concept has been approved and numerous exhibitors have confirmed their participation.

The search has come to an end: as of November 1, the Augsburg-based Kuka Group has a new Chief Technology and Development Officer, Prof. Dr. Peter Hofmann.

On August 1, Thorsten Wanner took over the operational management from his father Dr. Theodor Wanner, who founded the sensor company Sensopart Industriesensorik 25 years ago.
Industry 4.0 requires the convergence of IT and OT. How can a migration path from today's technologies to Industry 4.0 support this convergence without tearing down important bridges to the past?

At Hannover Messe 2019, exhibitors demonstrated what the networked production processes of the future will look like. In addition to AI, digitalization, 5G and I4.0, the Computer&AUTOMATION team has put together a selection of other things to see at the trade fair.

'Industrial Intelligence' - this is the guiding theme of the Hannover Messe 2019. Computer&AUTOMATION shows an excerpt of the products that can be seen in Hanover in a picture gallery.

Mobile communications / Hannover Messe 2019
What benefits will the upcoming 5G mobile communications standard bring to industrial applications? Visitors to Hannover Messe 2019 will find answers to these questions in Hall 16, where the organizer - Deutsche Messe AG - is bundling the topic in the '5G Arena'.

With its combination of strength, dexterity and fine motor skills, the human hand is one of nature's miracle tools. Festo has recreated this with its 'BionicSoft-Hand' robotic hand. Festo will be showcasing this and other bionics projects at the Hannover Messe 2019.
No, Siemens' trade fair appearance at this year's Hannover Messe does not suggest any absolutely revolutionary innovations! - Rather, the charm of the presentation lies in the continuous expansion of digital solutions for the implementation of Industry 4.0.
On January 1, 2019, Uwe Gräff was appointed Chief Technology & Quality Officer at the Harting Technology Group. He took over the position from Dr. Frank Brode.