Ausgabe zur HANNOVER MESSE 2019

5 Ausg.Nr._05/2019 Hannover Messe 2019 H ANNOVER MESSE is booming: From 1 to 5 April, an anticipated 6,500 companies from 75 nations will be exhibiting at the world's leading trade fair for industrial technology. Global corporations, small and medium-sized enter- prises and startups alike will all be showcasing their components and system solutions for tomor- row's industrial production and energy systems. All of the lead- ing providers of automation, robotics, industrial software, drive systems and fluid power technology, energy technologies, subcontracting and research and development will be represented at the show. "HANNOVER MESSE is the world's only platform to highlight the way mechanical and electrical engi- neering components and systems mesh with the digital technolo- gies offered by software and IT companies," declares Dr. Jochen Köckler, Chairman of the Deutsche Messe Managing Board. "It is the only place where visitors from the production and energy industries can get a panorama view of the fu- ture of industry." More than 100 user examples of machine learning Industrial companies are in- creasingly taking advantage of innovative digital technologies, employing data analysis to gain relevant insights into optimiza- tion potential, to enhance ex- isting products by adding new digital services or launch com- pletely new business models on the market. Machine learning and artificial intelligence play a key role here by linking data from different sources, predicting errors and solving problems. As Köckler sees it: "More than 100 concrete ap- plication examples for machine learning will be displayed at HANNOVER MESSE – something you can't find anywhere else in the world." 5G for industry From 2020 onward, the new 5G mobile communications stand- ard is set to lay the cornerstone for the sweeping digitization of German economy and society. Leading-edge technologies like machine learning in production and autono¬mous driving will then become ready for application. As Köckler explains: "5G is going to enable industry to realize the full potential of Industry 4.0." Here, too, HANNOVER MESSE will be offering a concrete glimpse of the future. In Hall 16 there will be a first-ever 5G test field. Together with network equipment provider Nokia, the "5G Arena" will dem- onstrate the potential for industry opened up by the fifth generation of mobile communications. The future of work But the lead theme of "Industrial Intelligence" means more than just smart technology: i.e. the digital networking of people and machines in an age of artificial intelligence. "When we talk about the advantages of artificial intel- ligence, this doesn't mean we can do without human intelligence – on the contrary," says Köckler. "Re- sponsibility, creativity and leader- ship – with these qualities, people will continue to play the most im- portant role in tomorrow's indus- try." Which is why cooperation between people and machines will be one of the central themes at HANNOVER MESSE 2019. The new "Future of Work in In- dustry" conference will make a significant contribution to this. On April 3, some 300 experts, thought leaders and industry leaders will meet to discuss the impact of digitization on labor skills and organization. These include philosopher and author Richard David Precht, Siemens Chief Human Resources Officer Janina Kugel and "human cyborg" Ralf Neuhäuser. Energy infrastructure and lightweight design for tomorrow's mobility Mobility is a cornerstone of our in- dustrial society. It shapes our lives and is the dominant megatrend of our time. The automobile remains at the core of individual mobil- ity. Here, too, HANNOVER MESSE delivers a decisive impetus: The energy infrastructure for electric mobility plays a key role at the world's leading trade fair. The so- lutions presented by exhibiting companies there create the neces- sary conditions for the success of the mobility turnaround. Industrial Pioneers Summit Looking into the future also in- cludes the question of what will come after Industry 4.0. Special- ists in digitization, AI, human- machine collaboration and plat- form economics will address these issues at the first Industrial Pioneers Summit, which is also slated to attract more than 500 participants on Tuesday at the show. The aim is to develop a vi- sion for the year 2025. Sweden is the official Partner Country at HANNOVER MESSE 2019, high- lighting a country which likewise stands for progress and innova- tion. Sweden will be showcas- ing itself as a driver of the digi- tal transformation of industry – something which is by now unthinkable without AI.  Text: Deutsche Messe Messegelände D-30521 Hannover Hannover Messe 2019 Spotlight on industrial intelligence: From components to systems solutions