Hannover Messe is being realigned
The question that many have been asking has now been answered: Hannover Messe will make adjustments and also take up topics from Cebit.
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The question that many have been asking has now been answered: Hannover Messe will make adjustments and also take up topics from Cebit.

The German electrical and electronics industry started the new year with mixed results: While sales and exports rose in January, incoming orders and production declined. The ZVEI 5G continues to see great potential in 5G technology.
Collaborative assembly needs to be practiced
The University of Bremen has developed a simulation environment for the virtual testing of human-robot collaboration based on a mechatronic system simulation that supports real-time interaction between humans and robots.
In the future, sensors and sensor systems will play a key role in manufacturing. The focus will be on smart sensors that provide signal preparation and processing.
The VDE warns of a loss of Germany's pioneering role. VDE Managing Director Hinz calls the self-assessment of companies and universities in Germany with regard to AI and Industry 4.0 "a fundamental misjudgement".

From 2020, there will be seven exhibition areas at Hannover Messe, which will bring together the previous trade fairs. Cemat will no longer exist as a brand in Hanover, but the Logistics area will be held every two years. The layout of the exhibition grounds will also change.

From 7 to 10 May in Stuttgart, the trade fair for quality assurance will be showcasing digitalized systems for the real-time visualization of measurement data, making production even more efficient.
Study on digitalization in mechanical...
There is no way around digitalization in mechanical and plant engineering. The digital transformation offers completely new approaches to optimizing workflows and production processes. Nevertheless, small and medium-sized companies in particular see increasing digitalization as more of a threat than an opportunity for long-term competitiveness.

New functions of the NX software use machine learning and artificial intelligence. This allows user interfaces to be created automatically based on the expected tasks and increases user acceptance and productivity.

With a total turnover of 913 million euros and a growth rate of around 13% compared to the previous year, Italian drive specialist Bonfiglioli recorded a record year for the third time in a row in 2018.