Ausgabe zur HANNOVER MESSE & CEMAT 2018

5 Ausg.Nr._09/2018 Hannover Messe + CeMAT 2018 T he digital integration of industry, energy and lo- gistics is gathering pace, with traditional boundaries be- tween industries breaking down, productivity rising and new busi- ness models popping up like mushrooms. In April 2018, HAN- NOVER MESSE and CeMAT will lend their combined weight to this trend and take Industry 4.0 to the next level. Together they will open a window on a future in which digitized production, in- tegrated energy systems and in- telligent logistics solutions will radically change the ? Machine learning, IT platforms and integrated industrial robots The industrial landscape is changing fast. Factory technology is becoming ever more efficient, industrial IT platforms are readily available on the market, and more and more industrial subcontrac- tors are digitally integrated into their customer's value chains. And now, with machine learning, machines and robots are increas- ingly able to make autonomous decisions. "HANNOVER MESSE is the place to go to experience the rapid rise of Industry 4.0 and its benefits first-hand," remarked Köckler. "The world's leading man- ufacturers of automation technol- ogy, big-name robotics providers and global IT and software corpo- rations will all be there, making the show an absolute global hot- spot for Industry 4.0." The rapid rise of integration in production and logistics Digitization is already a critical success factor in logistics, where one of the main challenges lies in managing complex processes and making them more efficient. This is certainly true of the inter- face between logistics and on- line retail. "The customer is king – he expects the world and he wants it right now," is how Köck- ler described the challenge fac- ing online retail – a sector where automated processes are still the exception rather than the rule. The future of the sector depends on innovative logistics processes that can handle increasingly com- plex supply chains. The required logistics environment starts with automated warehouses, where all processes are managed by software and where robots work around the clock, moving autono- mously through the halls and de- livering goods to the right place, at the right time and in the right quantities. Similar things are happening in manufacturing, where produc- tion and logistics processes are becoming ever more closely inte- grated through intelligent technol- ogies as part of the ongoing quest to boost efficiency and flexibility and hence lower costs. At CeMAT , visitors will be able to experience the convergence of production and logistics for themselves. "Given the lightning pace of integration between logistics and production processes, we will be offering visi- tors from all around the world an unprecedentedly comprehensive overview of current and emerging solutions for the future of logis- tics," said Köckler.  Text & Image: Deutsche Messe Messegelände D-30521 Hannover Hannover Messe + CeMAT 2018: Taking Industry 4.0 to the next level 23.–27.04.2018 Tension / Compression Rods Fibre reinforced tubes FRP sleeves & bearings Visit us at hall 5, booth E48 CirComp GmbH Marie - Curie - Str. 11 67661 Kaiserslautern phone: +49 (0) 6301 7152 - 0 mail: info@circomp.de www.circomp.de CirComp is specialized in the development and manu- facturing of components from highperformance composite materials, tailored to the customer´s requirements.