Leading from the front in this space is Hexagon, with the recently-launched Nexus software platform (which has been co-engineered with Microsoft). The benefits of this are clear: greater speed, efficiency and flexibility. Walking the halls at Hannover Messe 2023, particularly in Hall 17 with Microsoft, Google and Amazon taking large areas of floorspace, it was evident that there is an accelerating shift to the industrial cloud. This is a very good assessment, but here are my take-aways from Hannover: Reaching for the cloud And it is precisely the interplay of these trends that demonstrate that the energy turnaround must also usher in a turnaround in energy efficiency.” Here is ZVEI President and Chairman of Hannover Messe Exhibitor Advisory Board, Dr Gunther Kegel’s view of the main themes this year: “Electrification, digitisation and automation: these three trends have shaped this year’s Hannover Messe and are already leading to solutions for achieving effective climate protection. During the ceremony, the President of Indonesia, Joko Widodo, emphasised the need for strong global industrial alliances and the enormous mutual benefits for those who choose to do so with countries in South East Asia, such as Indonesia. This was also a powerful theme during the opening ceremony, which proved to be a sensational celebration of the partner country for 2023, Indonesia, one of the world’s most populous countries. One of the strongest benefits of a physical event is the nurturing of relationships and collaboration. It was great to see such a pivotal exhibition back in a completely physical capacity, enabling people to get hands-on with demonstrations covering focus areas such as artificial intelligence, hydrogen, energy management, connected and intelligent production solutions. At this year’s Hannover Messe, more than 4,000 exhibitors took the opportunity to present their latest technologies to the 130,000 visitors walking the aisles at this key industry event.

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