LIGNA.IN connects the woodworking and wood processing industry

The first edition of LIGNA.Innovation Network (LIGNA.IN) kicks off today: The new digital meeting place for the woodworking and wood processing industry will connect international companies, suppliers, users, research and education, promote dialogue around the focus topics of Woodworking Transformation, Prefab Building Processes in timber construction and Green Material Processing, and highlight opportunities for the industry.

More than 110 national and international exhibitors will showcase comprehensive product overviews and best-case applications in the EXPO area and provide information on concrete solutions via livestream and video chats. These include companies such as Biesse, Bürkle, Dieffenbacher, Homag, Siemens, Siempelkamp and Weinig. Networking functions will enable visitors to find suitable contacts and get in touch directly with exhibitors and other participants.

The two-day conference programme in LIGNA.Innovation Network starting from September on 27 and 28 with more than 80 international speakers also offers new formats for learning about trends and initiating contacts. It will be streamed live from the H’Up in Hall 18 at the Hannover Exhibition Center.

The LIGNA.Forum digital in LIGNA.Innovation Network will focus on Woodworking Transformation by means of digitization and networking. Another topic is dedicated to Prefab Building Processes in timber construction. The agenda includes presentations and discussion panels on topics such as automation and efficient manufacturing processes in wood construction and ways to network woodworking.

In the Wood Industry Summit digital, everything revolves around Green Material Processing. There, experts will show the economic and technical innovations that result from new processing technologies of wood and wood components as the most important renewable resource for new materials and uses.

On September 29, 2021, the DIPA (Digital Printing Association) Symposium on Surface Design with Digital Printing will be streamed live from the H’Up in Hall 18 as a hybrid event. Under the motto “Create your own surface”, experts will highlight current trends for the design of high-quality and individual surfaces and report on their experiences.