Preparing for EMO 2025: Insights from Experts on the EMO World Tour
The Lowdown on EMO Hannover 2025: A Tech-Driven Industrial Showdown
Get ready to be blown away by the EMO Hannover 2025, the global benchmark for machine tools and production technologies! From September 22 to 26, 2025, the event returns to Hannover under the theme "Innovate Manufacturing." This 50th anniversary edition couldn't come at a more critical time—European industry is facing some major hurdles: competitiveness, energy transition, technological sovereignty, automation, and resilience.
What's on the horizon for EMO 2025? Our Editor-in-Chief, Camille Rustici, moderated a roundtable in Paris as part of the EMO World Tour, shedding light on what attendees can expect. Here's the skinny on the whole shebang.
- Markus Heering, Managing Director of *VDW, the German Machine Tool Builders' Association*;
- Hartwig von Saß, representative of *Deutsche Messe*, organizer of the EMO trade fair;
- Marc Troia, CEO of the French machine tool manufacturer *Huron*;
- Thierry Bouchaud, Head of the Motion Control Business Unit at *Siemens France*
Each of these industry heavyweights shared insights on attending industrial trade fairs, the key themes of the upcoming show, and strategies for success in attracting visitors and preparing for the event.
50 Years of Machinery Evolution
The 2025 edition of EMO Hannover marks a strategic milestone. The first EMO was held in Paris back in 1975, and since 1977, Hannover has been hosting the show alternately with Milan. In 2023, the previous edition in Hannover welcomed 1,800 exhibitors from 45 countries and 92,000 visitors, further solidifying its global significance.
The Dominant Megatrends at EMO 2025
Under the theme "Innovate Manufacturing", EMO Hannover 2025 will highlight four significant megatrends:
- Automation: With labor shortages across Europe, automation and robotics are crucial for productivity and competitiveness.
- Sustainability: Protecting the environment is now a top priority. This means energy-efficient machine tools and sustainable production processes for energy-intensive sectors like mechanical engineering.
- Digitalization & AI: AI is transforming the manufacturing industry. Real-time data collection enables predictive maintenance, process optimization, and hyper-personalized production.
- Additive Manufacturing: Once primarily used for prototyping, 3D printing now supports full-scale production. EMO 2025 will boast a dedicated area for this revolutionary technology.
Why Attend EMO 2025?
Attending a trade fair offers the potential to discover innovative solutions and answer burning questions. Markus Heering, from VDW, shares that technologies continue to advance, and customers always need to keep their production tech up-to-date. Exhibitors provide the answers and demonstrate innovations. As Thierry Bouchaud from Siemens says, "Our booth will demonstrate how machines are connected, how we collect data from them, and how this data delivers real value."
Get Ready to Spot Weak Signals at EMO 2025
But what about those "weak signals" that Hartwig von Saß from Deutsche Messe mentioned? While EMO is widely known as the premier trade fair for production technologies, its worth extends far beyond the discovery of new machines and innovations. Many industry professionals search for those subtle, sometimes unexpected clues that reveal underlying industry trends, drive progress, and may reveal opportunities for enhanced production processes.
Don't miss out on EMO Hannover 2025—the cutting edge of tech, the pulse of industry, and the spark of innovation. Get your tickets now, and let the journey begin!
- The upcoming EMO Hannover 2025, a global benchmark for machine tools and production technologies, promises to be a significant event showcasing the latest advancements in manufacturing.
- With the theme "Innovate Manufacturing," EMO Hannover 2025 will spotlight key trends such as automation, sustainability, digitalization & AI, and additive manufacturing, paving the way for a more productive, eco-friendly, and tech-driven industry.
- A roundtable discussion, led by industry experts including Markus Heering, Hartwig von Saß, Marc Troia, and Thierry Bouchaud, has provided insights into what attendees can expect from EMO 2025, including innovative solutions, real-time data collection, predictive maintenance, and hyper-personalized production.
- As Europe’s industrial sector confronts challenges such as competitiveness, energy transition, technological sovereignty, automation, and resilience, EMO Hannover 2025 offers an opportunity to explore potential strategies and collaborations, setting the stage for a more competitive and innovative future.
- Beyond discovering new machines and innovations, EMO Hannover 2025 may also offer "weak signals" of underlying industry trends, drive progress, and uncover opportunities for enhanced production processes—making it an essential event for those seeking to stay ahead in the rapidly evolving business landscape.
- Securing a ticket to EMO Hannover 2025 is your gateway to the future of manufacturing, offering access to the latest technologies, industry leaders, new business opportunities, and the chance to shape the direction of the industry, making it an unmissable event for anyone involved in the manufacturing, aerospace, automotive, and technology sectors as well as finance and business management.
