Trade fair organizer P. E. Schall GmbH & Co. KG has a proven track record of designing Motek to be application- and practice-oriented and is now flanking the industry event for the 13th time with Bondexpo - International Trade Fair for Adhesive Bonding Technology. At Motek, designers and users will find basic systems, details and components as well as cross-sector solutions, networked and interlinked systems including software and industrial communication. The trade fair reflects the highly dynamic changes in industrial manufacturing practice. At no other trade fair can trade visitors get such a comprehensive picture of the latest products and systems for industrial production and assembly automation.

Production process mapped end-to-end
Trade visitors can work their way successively through the topic of production and assembly automation from material receipt through all process steps including quality assurance, labeling, packaging, order picking and intralogistics - or focus directly on a specific topic. The theme structure, which is consistently geared towards everyday production, ensures quick orientation and short distances for exhibitors and trade visitors alike. Assembly systems, handling technology, robots, joining and screwdriving technology, material flow and conveying systems, measuring and testing technology, as well as drives, control systems, sensors and software. However, no product or system stands alone any more - trade visitors are interested in the manufacturing process as a complete system within the framework of the ongoing, integrated digitalization of automation. They are looking for turnkey system solutions for modern production and will find answers at Motek to all current questions on the way to the smart factory.

Digitalization and virtualization
At Motek, digitalization is neither a buzzword nor a marketing tool, but the content. After all, networking, big data, artificial intelligence and the Internet of Things have long since arrived in many industrial manufacturing companies; many trade visitors will have unanswered questions about this, to which they will find practicable answers at Motek. Topics such as software for plant planning, digital twins, virtual reality, data security and digital services will be given a platform by many exhibitors and as part of special shows and specialist forums.

Robotics and handling technology
The trade fair duo Motek and Bondexpo is home to many well-known exhibitors from the fields of robotics and handling systems. Trade visitors will find these core Motek topics prepared in detail - the demand for robotics and automation remains high, human-machine collaboration is increasingly becoming part of everyday practice, and the associated topic of safety is more topical than ever.

Seven months before the industry event, Motek project manager Rainer Bachert from trade fair company Schall GmbH & Co KG has his hands full with registrations and stand planning. The trade fair team is expecting around 1,000 exhibitors on 63,000 square meters of hall space. Followers of assembly automation can stay up to date via Facebook, Instagram, YouTube and, of course, the homepage: www.Motek-Messe.de. pb