Wednesday, December 21, 2016
LIGNA, the world’s leading trade fair for machinery, plant and tools for the woodworking and timber processing industries, next runs from 22 to 26 May 2017. And when it does, its forestry technology section will sport a number of exciting new features. The open-air site will be arranged in various “theme avenues” dedicated to key aspects of the wood production chain, and will also feature a central demonstration site.
Check out the area in front of Pavilion 33 for an activity zone .
The theme avenues will be located to the north and south of the demonstration site and will cover five main themes: mobile sawmills ∙ logistics ∙ logistics and transport ∙ large-scale forestry machinery plus forestry tools and energy from wood ∙ firewood production lines and tools. On each day of LIGNA, the demonstration area will feature live demos of all kinds of machinery, both large and small. The demonstrations of each item’s technical highlights and associated operating methods will be moderated by the German Forestry Council (KFW) in partnership with the manufacturers. Spectator areas will be set up around and within the demonstration site, so visitors will have a clear view of each day’s live demonstrations. As well as these moderated demonstrations, the site will feature ongoing displays by participating exhibitors.
2017 will in fact be the eighth time that the German Forestry Council (KFW) has partnered with Deutsche Messe to stage special presentations of forestry technology on the open-air site and in the pavilions beneath the EXPO canopy. Pavilion 33 will feature a completely new layout of themes. The pavilion, itself, and the open-air site in front of it will be home to the “Forestry Technology Trends Showcase”.
Pavilion 33 – the “KWF Business Pavilion”
• “Every Second Counts – Forest Rescues”
• “ELDAT – Data Standard for Wood Logistics”
• “Forest and Game – Safety First!”
• “Winch-assisted motor-manual felling of large-diameter trees”
Open-air site in front of Pavilion 33:
• “Drones in the forestry industry – a revolution in our woods”
• “On-Board Computers in Harvesters – Forestry Companies as Part of an Efficient Wood Logistics Chain”
• “Forestry from the Air”
• “Ground-based forest firefighting”
• “Building hunting blinds and shelters”
• “Cable winch inspection”
These presentations will be complemented by a range of forums, workshops and meetings held on the upper level of Pavilion 33. Plans here include technical forums and workshops on log measurement and forest first-aid and survival.
Tags: Forestry Technology, German Forestry Council, KWF, ligna, LIGNA Hannover, Pavilion 33
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