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Page 93 The Hannover Fair Goes Digital


Hannover, Germany — Due to com- prehensive travel restrictions and bans on group gatherings, the Hannover Fair will not be staged this year. The fair is scheduled to be held from April 12 to 16, 2021. This is the first time in the show’s 73-year histo- ry that it will not take place. However, the organizers will not let the show completely vanish. “The need for orientation and


exchange is particularly important in times of crisis,” says Dr. Jochen Köckler, chairman of the board of management, Deutsche Messe AG. “That is why we are currently work- ing intensely on a digital information and networking platform for Hannover Messe that we will open to our customers shortly.” Various web-based formats will


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enormous investments by TSMC, Micron, Samsung, SK Hynix, STMicroelectronics, and Infineon. The largest investments are expected from the latter two companies, boost- ing Europe and Middle East semi- conductor equipment spending by more than 50 percent. SEMI® connects more than


2,100 member companies and 1.3 million professionals worldwide to advance the technology and business of electronics design and manufac- turing. SEMI members are responsi- ble for innovations in materials, design, equipment, software, devices, and services, which enable smarter, faster, more powerful, and more affordable electronic products. Contact: SEMI, 673 South


Milpitas Boulevard, Milpitas, CA 95035 % 408-943-6900 E-mail: semiconwest@semi.org Web: www.semiconwest.org r


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MD&M East, 3D Printing,


totype to production. The medtech hub will showcase advanced tech, such as artificial


intelligence,


machine learning and robotics, as well as disruptive digital health device design and innovative new materials. In the packaging hub, guests can see examples of sustain- able packaging, cannabis packaging and flexible packaging. Finally, the smart manufacturing hub will high- light how production can be improved through smart factory data, new technology and how to leverage AI successfully. Contact: Informa Markets, 2901


28th Street, Suite 100, Santa Monica, CA 90405 % 310-445-4200 Web: www.advancedmanufactur- ingnewyork.com r


enable the show’s exhibitors and vis- itors to exchange information about upcoming economic policy challenges and technological solutions. Live streams will transport interactive expert interviews, panel discussions and best-case presentations all over the world. The online exhibitor and product search is also being enhanced, for example, with a func- tion that enables visitors and exhibitors to contact each other directly. “We firmly believe that nothing


can replace direct, person-to-person contact and we are already looking forward to the time after Corona,” says Köckler. “But especially in times of crisis, we must be flexible


and act pragmatically. As organizers of the world’s most important indus- trial trade fair, we want to offer ori- entation and sustain economic life during the crisis. We are doing that with our new digital offering.” Thilo Brodtmann, executive


director of Germany’s Mechanical Engineering Industry Association (VDMA), said, “The cancellation of Hannover Messe 2020 is an unfortu- nate decision, but it is the only cor- rect one. The mechanical engineering industry must now concentrate on minimizing the consequences of the pandemic in its own operations so that it can start up again. In April 2021, the engineers will be back in Hannover in full force.”


Wolfgang Weber, chairman of


the ZVEI management board said, “The fact that Hannover Messe 2020 cannot be hosted is a bitter loss, but it is the right decision. For the elec- trical industry, the fair is the show- case to the world, which unfortunate- ly remains closed this year. So our companies will use the time until 2021 to manage the considerable con- sequences of Corona. Next year, they will then present the latest products and solutions for Industry 4.0 and the energy systems of the future.” Contact: Hannover Fairs USA,


Inc., 8755 W. Higgins Road, Suite 900, Chicago, IL 60631 % 773-796-4250 Web: www.hannovermesse.de r


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