Hannover Messe: Exhibitors and organizers draw positive conclusions
The first Hannover Messe after two years of pandemic closes its doors today. Exhibitors and organizers draw a consistently positive conclusion. It became clear that trade fairs as a meeting place for people will remain central business and innovation drivers in the future.
With thematic focuses on energy, security of supply and industrial transformation, the first Hannover Messe after two years of pandemonium was a success. The roughly 75,000 visitors learned from the 2,500 exhibitors how they are using automation and digitization to reduce the energy consumption of their factories and production facilities. How they are powering their production with electricity from hydrogen, or how they are building resilience into their supply chains. From big solutions such as the digitalization of development and production processes in automotive manufacturing, to algae as a substitute for plastic, to the targeted use of software to record and reduce the C02 footprint, Hannover Messe offered a broad picture of the technological possibilities for the industry of today and tomorrow.
Hannover Messe's comeback came at just the right time," said Dr. Jochen Köckler, CEO of Deutsche Messe AG. "In light of disrupted supply chains, rising energy prices, inflation and climate change, it was even more important to meet again in person in the exhibition halls after two years of pandemic, to experience technology trends and to look ahead. After four days at the trade show, industry, politics and science are sending a clear signal from Hannover: Pandemic and war must not and will not slow down industrial transformation - on the contrary, we need even more speed in digitization and sustainability."