Hannover, Germany and Chicago, Illinois – Hannover Fairs USA (HFUSA), the U.S. subsidiary of Deutsche Messe, in partnership with AMT - The Association For Manufacturing Technology, announced that its five industrial technology trade shows co-located at IMTS 2016 at McCormick Place in Chicago successfully mirrored the HANNOVER MESSE 2016 “Integrated Industry” theme. The five trade shows and corresponding educational conferences organized by HFUSA showcased industrial technology solutions that support Industry 4.0 factory operations and help manufacturers implement equipment with Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) capabilities. HFUSA introduced three new industrial technology trade shows at IMTS this year - Surface Technology North America, ComVac North America, and Industrial Supply North America. The three new events were staged in the East Hall together with Industrial Automation North America launched at IMTS 2012 and Motion, Drive & Automation North America (MDA North America) introduced in 2014. All five industrial technology trade shows demonstrated solutions, ranging across industrial sectors from automation to motion drive and fluid technologies to surface cleaning and sealing treatments, as well as air & vacuum technologies and industrial supply parts, components and systems. Larry Turner, president/CEO of Chicago-based HFUSA, said, “Industrial Automation North America and MDA North America continue to be very popular with IMTS attendees. IIoT and digital factory solutions were demonstrated in almost every booth across these two shows. The addition of three new industrial technology events allowed us to create and demonstrate the full range of Internet 4.0 solutions at IMTS this year. The entire IMTS 2016 event attracted more than 115,612 registered visitors and hosted 2,407 exhibiting companies, the highest number of exhibitors in its history. HFUSA’s five industrial technology trades shows co-located at IMTS 2016 accounted for 90,750 net square feet of exhibition space, or double the space in the East Hall compared to IMTS 2014. The five co-located events hosted 490 exhibiting companies and visitors from more than 18 countries. HFUSA also expanded its educational conference offerings at IMTS 2016. On Tuesday, September 13, the new Integrated Industries Conference featured a global lineup of experts who shared best practices and new technological advancements demonstrated on the floor of Industrial Automation North America, MDA North America and Surface Technology North America. As an extension of the Integrated Industries Conference, HFUSA introduced the Fluid Power Track on Wednesday, September 14, highlighting energy conservation, productivity, and machine safety themes. The Fluid Power Track also reflected the various technologies demonstrated on the floor of MDA North America. HFUSA again hosted the Global Automation & Manufacturing Summit at IMTS 2016 on Wednesday, September 14. This year’s summit highlighted Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) discussions and was an extension of Deutsche Messe’s globally focused manufacturing technology trade show, HANNOVER MESSE. Cloud-based manufacturing, robotics and maintenance in the age of IIoT were highlighted. “All five of our trade shows and new conference offerings were a perfect extension of HANNOVER MESSE and this year’s U.S. partner country,” added Turner. Industrial Automation North America doubles exhibition space Industrial Automation North America doubled its exhibition space this year, ramping up its focus on digital factory systems and intelligent solutions. New and returning exhibitors demonstrated a range of technologies from Industry 4.0 innovations and advances in robotics to entire building automation processes. Beckhoff Automation of Savage, Minnesota, showcased its wide range of advanced automation solutions for the machine tool, metalworking and additive manufacturing industries, including robotics, advanced CNC systems, and high-performance servo systems with One Cable Technology (OCT). The firm also demonstrated its TwinCAT IoT, TwinCAT Analytics, and new IoT Bus Coupler, showcasing how manufacturers can connect the plant floor with higher level production networks, enabling them to communicate with databases, perform remote maintenance over the Internet or request cloud-based services. “Our IoT hardware and software solutions demonstrated at Industrial Automation North America drew a huge number of high-level engineers, machine builders and household name manufacturers who attended this year’s show,” said Shane Novacek, Beckhoff Automation marketing communications manager. “Also a big draw, Beckhoff’s IoT demos incorporated a Microsoft HoloLens as a ‘wearable HMI’ that can be used in plant floor applications. Many attendees came to our booth to evaluate this brand new augmented reality technology concept for their automation projects. Beckhoff has been demonstrating its solutions at Industrial Automation North America since the inaugural show in 2012. We have consistently exceeded our trade show return on investment.” Mitsubishi Electric Automation Inc. of Vernon Hills, Illinois, demonstrated its new M8 series CNC’s, as well as its e-F@ctory automation products that provide connectivity, improved visibility and analytics across the factory floor. Scott Rohlfs, director of marketing at Mitsubishi Electric Automation, said, “Industrial Automation North America 2016 was an outstanding show for us. We targeted users from all over the Americas and were very satisfied with the new business contacts this year’s show produced. We look forward to returning to Industrial Automation North America 2018.” Phoenix Contact of Middletown, Pennsylvania, launched its new line of Quint Gen 4 power supplies and power solutions. Michael Brooks, industry manager automotive at Phoenix Contact, said, “Our solutions were very well received among the U.S.-based visitors. Also, we secured additional credibility and a spike in booth attendance following Phoenix Contact USA President’s, Jack Nehlig, Industry 4.0 specific keynote address at the Global Automation & Manufacturing Summit.” - See more at: http://www.whyps.com/News/Hydraulic-industry-articles/industrial-technology-eve/62335#sthash.B0fzk3cu.dpuf
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