Exhibition shows world of automation today & tomorrow

Industry 4.0 will be the focus on many booths at this year’s exhibition. For the first time SPS IPC Drives is offering the ‘Industrie 4.0 Area’, in hall 3A, where visitors can gain comprehensive information about Industrie 4.0 – the networked and continuous digital production:

• Forum and joint stand 'Automation meets IT' presents data based business models and IT based automation solutions on the way into the digital production of the future
• Joint stand 'MES goes Automation' shows order transactions and production processes being optimized by the use of MES
• Special exhibition of SmartFactory^KL illustrates the intelligent factory across different manufacturers.

The German Electrical and Electronic Manufacturers' Association (ZVEI) in hall 2 and the German Engineering Federation (VDMA) in hall 3 offer expert presentations and podium discussions on key industry issues at the exhibition forums. At the joint stands 'AMA Centers for Sensors and Measurement' in hall 4A and 'wireless in automation' in hall 10, visitors can find comprehensive information about these topics. Personal consultations will enable solutions to be found for individual automation tasks.