LIGNA has opened a window on the future of the wood processing and woodworking industries. The trade show features all the latest smart technologies, automated systems, digital platform solutions, wood industry trends and innovations, and a wealth of live machine demonstrations. 1,500 companies from 50 countries is present with their solutions on the open-air site and indoors on 132,000 square metres (1.42 million sq. ft.) of net space…

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 …

The show will feature comprehensive coverage of the latest surface finishing trends and technologies, including haptic, matt and glossy surfaces, digital and decorative gravure printing solutions, print inspection systems, spray coating systems and robotics applications. Themed “Smart Surface Technologies”, the …

The next LIGNA to be staged between May 27 and 31, 2019, and its organisers, Deutsche Messe and the German Woodworking Machinery Manufacturers’ Association (VDMA Holzbearbeitungsmaschinen), have announced that exhibitor registrations are coming in at a very pleasing pace.   …

With a little more than a year to go, the organizers of LIGNA, the world’s leading trade fair for machinery, plant and tools for the woodworking and timber processing industry, have announced the main topics to be highlighted at the …