Hannover Messe abuzz
Hannover Messe abuzz with Industry 4.0 and Partner Country USA Five action-packed days and with a significant upswing in attendance: With its keynote theme of “Integrated Industry – Discover Solutions” and the USA as its official Partner Country, the 2016 edition of the world’s leading trade fair for industrial technology Hannover Messe reverberated around the world. NEWS AND MARKETS Wearing virtual reality glasses, German Chancellor Angela Merkel reached out to shake a hand in digital space, and U.S. President Barack Obama responded by shaking hers in reality. This will no doubt go down as one of the most memorable images from Hannover Messe 2016, and it also aptly portrays the close partnership shared between the two nations as they move down the road towards Industrie 4.0. “Hannover Messe 2016 has shown that the United States and Germany are equal partners in the pursuit of digitalized manufacturing and energy,” remarked Dr. Jochen Köckler, member of the Managing Board at Deutsche Messe. “In order to connect products, machines, industrial enterprises and people across countries and continents, we need to arrive at universally applicable technologies and standards. Here at this fair, the USA and Germany – along with other leading industrial nations – have sparked the dialogue needed to make that happen.” And even a quick look into the lively, jam-packed exhibition halls at Hannover Messe clearly revealed this was exactly the right place at which to be pursuing such goals. No other trade fair has ever featured so many real-world application scenarios with smart technology for the world of manufacturing, thus making Industrie 4.0 a tangible experience. The solutions on display ranged from retrofits of individual machines right on up to full production-line integration, complete with data capture and analysis in the cloud. “This marks the breakthrough for Industrie 4.0,” said Köckler. “Next on the agenda is the commercialization phase. The technology is ready to roll, and about to make its way onto the factory floor.” z MDA Technologies 3/2016
Worldwide News The partner country for Hannover Messe 2017 trade fair has been set Poland is becoming the partner country for Hannover Messe 2017 trade fair in Germany. At the joint Polish exhibition stand at this year’s trade fair Mr. Paweł Chor y, Secretary of State in the Ministry of Economic Development and Jochen Köckler, Member of the Board of Deutsche Messe AG signed the partner country agreement. “Polish industry impresses us in numerous sectors with their innovations and growth”, Köckler said. “This interests businesses and investors from all parts of the world. This is why Hannover Messe trade fair is a suitable location to present the Polish economy in the focal point and to further intensify economic relationships – especially also those between Germany and Poland.” Currently the Polish Ministry for Economic Development is following a program of reindustrialization, development of innovative companies, forming development capital, opening up foreign markets and social and regional development. www.messe.de/home DERANTRIEB■ Reliable ■ Versatile ■ Global NORD DRIVESYSTEMS: ■ Worldwide available ■ Subsidiaries in 36 countries ■ Agents in 52 countries www.nord.com/locator Headquarters: Getriebebau NORD GmbH & Co. KG Fon +49 (0) 4532 / 289-0 info@nord.com Member of the NORD DRIVESYSTEMS Group The Gear Unit ■ Strong bearings ■ Quiet running ■ High power density The Motor ■ High efficiency ■ Global standards ■ All operating conditions The Drive Electronic ■ Compact design ■ Easy implementation ■ Scalable functionalities
