Hannover Messe 2017

After five action-packed days starting April 24 at the world’s leading trade fair for industrial technology, the organizers of Hannover Messe 2017 spoke of a thriving event.

A large number of solution-seekers gathered in Hannover to immerse themselves in the potential of intelligent robots, adaptive machines and integrated energy systems, taking attendance to new heights.

“More attendees, more solutions, more international – that aptly sums up Hannover Messe 2017,” commented Dr. Jochen Köckler, Member of the Managing Board at Deutsche Messe. “Over the past five days, Hannover has served as a global hub for all things related to Industrie 4.0. Every sector involved in the digitalization of industry was on hand to showcase its answers to the key question faced by industrial enterprises everywhere.

Out of the 225,000 attendees (about 217,000 in 2015) more than 75,000 came from abroad. “This is an unprecedented figure in the 70-year history of Hannover Messe,” commented Köckler, adding: “This impressively proves that decision-makers from around the world rely on Hannover Messe as their definitive source of Industrie 4.0 orientation and solutions.”

The largest number of foreign visitors came from China (9,000), followed by the Netherlands (6,200), India (5,300) and Poland, whose 5,000 visitors set a new Partner Country record. The long-term impact of Partner Country participation was underscored by an impressive 3,000 visitors from the U.S. as last year’s Partner Country.