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LIGNA to serve as the hotspot for unveiling innovations

 Tuesday, February 5, 2019

Journalists from all over the world attended the curtain-raiser of LIGNA at the LIGNA Preview press conference held today at Hannover to get a sneak peek into what’s coming this LIGNA. 30 exhibitors were present at the Preview to give exciting insights to the journalists. Wood & Panel is proud to be a part of this preview.

 

Whether it’s about digitization, automation, loT platforms or collaborative systems, LIGNA is where innovations are shown for the first time- and on an unrivalled scale to be displayed on over 130,000 square meters.

 

“From 27 to 31 May 2019, exhibitors from over 50 countries will gather here at the Hannover Exhibition Center to showcase state-of-the-art processing solutions, applications and concepts for the entire forestry & wood industry. The presence of all the world’s leading technology providers will make Hannover the global hotspot for the wood-based industries during those five days. No other fair compares in terms of international appeal”, asserted Dr. Andreas Gruchow, Managing Board member at Deutsche Messe, during the LIGNA Preview press conference, adding: “Once again in 2019, LIGNA will serve as the industry’s showcase of choice for unveiling their innovations, with a great many exhibitors even timing their development cycles to coincide with the show’s staging every two years.”

 

Visitors can expect to see innovations across all display categories, from forestry technology, furniture and window manufacturing, through to tooling systems and surface technology. They will also see live demonstrations of fully functional furniture production plants, learn about loT platforms for Industry 4.0 plants and the latest R&D projects, and be able to participate at networking events throughout the show. Dr. Andreas Gruchow: “One of the big challenges is the ever greater trend to product individualization – a trend that is putting pressure on manufacturers to deliver customized products at least as quickly, profitably and efficiently as with series production.It’s these sorts of challenges for which LIGNA exhibitors will be presenting solutions.

 

LIGNA 2019 has three focus themes: “Integrated Woodworking – Customized Solutions”, “Smart Surface Technology# and “Access to Resources and Technology”. The latter is also the keynote theme of the Wood Industry Summit.

 

The primary wood industry is an integral part of LIGNA and will feature prominently in halls 25, 26, 27 and on the open-air site.”All the leading providers of plant and machinery for the primary wood industry have already registered for LIGNA 2019,” said Christian Pfeiffer, Deutsche Messe’s Global Director LIGNA & Woodworking Events. “That’s all the big names in sawmill technology,machinery for wood based panel production,technology for custom and mass production involving the processing of solid wood, wood energy technology and,of course, forestry technology. And I’m especially pleased to announce the premiere of a new sawmill technology group pavilion from Latvia,in Hall 25.”

 

“Access to Resources and Technology” is the focus theme for the 3rd Wood Industry Summit, which will be held in Hall 26. Organized by Deutsche Messe in partnership with the German Forestry Council (KWF),it is an international dialogue and technology showcase comprising a forum, lounge and exhibition area. Its purpose: to help visitors access new growth markets.For the first time, the summit will also feature the “Future Workshop for Forestry & Wood” showcase – a group pavilion for startups that is inspired by the German government’s “Charter for Wood 2.0” policy.

 

The outdoor demonstration site premiered successfully in 2017 and is back again for LIGNA 2019. It is a dedicated area where the latest forestry machines and technology developments are shown in action – all under careful expert moderation. The outdoor site is organized in partnership with the German Forestry Council (KWF) and will be located in the middle of the German Logging Championship area. It will feature moderated technology demonstrations on each day of the show.

 

Forestry 4.0: In today’s forestry industry,digitization starts among the trees, with all processes, from crop to log yard,now fully integrated. Large scale machines, such as harvesters and forwarders, now have onboard computers and are networked with each other.

 

The Forestry Get-together premiered successfully in 2017 as LIGNA’s primary meeting hub for forestry-industry networking and dialogue and will be back again in 2019.

 

For further news and information about LIGNA, the show’s supporting program, Guided Tours, special displays and important product launches, keep following us! We will update you with all the latest news from LIGNA.

 

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