
Record number of foreign visitors
On April 5, Hannover Messe 2019 came to an end after five days - with an overall positive outcome according to organizer Deutsche Messe.
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On April 5, Hannover Messe 2019 came to an end after five days - with an overall positive outcome according to organizer Deutsche Messe.

At Hannover Messe 2019, Prof. Friedhelm Loh, Chairman of the Exhibitors' Advisory Board, and Dr. Jochen Köckler gave an outlook on the future of the trade fair. The Chairman of the Board of Management of Deutsche Messe on the further development of the world's largest industrial trade fair.

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.
Hannover Messe is restructuring: From 2020, seven exhibition areas will bring together the previous trade fairs - with a change in site layout. Also new from fall 2020 is the 5G trade fair '5G CMM Expo'.
First place in the Robotics Award 2019 went to OnRobot from Odense, Denmark. It entered the competition with a new type of gripping technology for lightweight robots. Computer&AUTOMATION lists the three finalists for the Robotics Award.

Electrical automation technology
All segments in the automation industry performed well at the start of the year, as Dr. Gunther Kegel, Chairman of the Board of the ZVEI Automation Association, announced at the Hannover Messe 2019. A look back at the previous year is also positive for the association.

The start-up NanoWired has won the 'Hermes Award 2019'. It received the 100,000 euro industry prize for its innovative 'KlettWelding' connection technology, which allows electrical components to be easily joined together at room temperature.

Mechanical and plant engineering
At the VDMA's economic press conference, association president Carl Martin Welcker lowered the production forecast for the German mechanical and plant engineering industry. The reason for this is the smouldering trade disputes between the world's major economic blocs.

An innovation from Lapp aims to help make cable storage more efficient: The intelligent cable drum was developed in cooperation with Schildknecht and presented for the first time at the Hannover Messe 2019.
Artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning will be in the spotlight at this year's Hannover Messe. Around 6500 companies will once again be exhibiting at the world's leading trade fair for industry from April 1 to 5.