EMO 2025 - the world's leading trade fair for production technology – returns to Hannover Messe from 22 to 26 this year under the banner ‘Innovate Manufacturing’.
The event showcases the entire metalworking value chain with focus on innovation, internationality, inspiration and the future of metalworking.
The scope of the event ranges from machine tools, production systems, additive processes, precision tools and automation through to measuring technology, quality assurance, software, and accessories.
Target audiences for EMO include global industrial trendsetters in mechanical engineering, automotive industry, aerospace engineering, metalworking and metal processing, medical technology, energy suppliers, but also the electronics industry and many other branches of industry.
Speaking at the London event of the EMO 2025 World Tour, Dr Markus Heering, Executive Director of the German Machine Tools Builders' Association (VDW), the organizer of EMO, said: "As the platform for business and discussions between all the international players in the industry – manufacturers and users, EMO is unique in the world,”
At the 2023 event more than 1,800 exhibitors from 45 countries attracted around 92,000 trade visitors from almost 140 countries. Of these 1,030 visitors came from the United Kingdom.
13 companies from the United Kingdom will be exhibiting including Renishaw, Matrix, Castrol, Vision Engineering, Filtermist and CloudNC.
"Trade visitors at EMO come from all over the world. Every one of them is a potential customer", said Markus Heering. "However, they come to EMO to obtain information on the latest range of machine tools, solution services worldwide, become acquainted with new suppliers and prospects, and initiate potentially new supplier relationships.
Key trends will be automation, digitalization, including artificial intelligence, and sustainability.
Visitors to EMO 2025 can look forward to a wide range of automation systems since many exhibitors are continuing to upgrade their machines with these solutions. The joint stand Cobot Area will focus even more closely on automation, looking at collaborative robots, their potential uses and applications.
The Sustainability Area at EMO 2025 will be the ideal meeting point to experience state-of-the-art solutions for sustainable production in future. Exhibitors will provide information there on trends in energy efficiency, the integration of regenerative energies, recycling, and lifecycle concepts. These not only promote climate protection but also reduce production costs in times when energy and raw materials are scarce.
The AI + Digitalization Area during EMO 2025 will show investors from industry and administration the latest networking methods coupled with artificial intelligence.
Advances in these areas are stimulating investments and boosting demand for production technology.
As the organizer of EMO, the German Machine Tool Builders' Association (VDW) will also cover important topics relating to metalworking. These topics will be reflected, for example, at the Additive Manufacturing joint stand which will present the latest applications in this area, while with an eye on the future and young talents, the Mechanical Engineering Youth Foundation is strengthening young specialists for future challenges.
In 2025 EMO will celebrate its 50th anniversary and for half a century it has played a leading role in shaping the future of metalworking. EMO has become a global institution and a fixed date in the trade fair calendar.
Mr Heering concluded: "In 2025 EMO in Hanover will again be the festival for the entire international metalworking industry. The trade fair will clearly show how far we have already come and how much future potential we still have.
"The current EMO motto Innovate Manufacturing is therefore more than just a slogan. It is an appeal to British suppliers and users to bravely exploit the possibilities of new technologies. The products and services on offer during EMO will provide lots of inspiration and new ideas in this respect."
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