Hannover Messe 2007 will be feature 13 international flagship fairs for industrial technology at the same time and place at the exhibition grounds in Hannover, Germany. Together these events present a crosssection of all the latest technical innovations, trends and know-how for all the major industries. At least 6000 exhibitors are expected to occupy a display area of over 200000 square metres.

The core themes of the exhibition are industrial automation, power transmission and control, energy technology, industrial subcontracting and services, cutting-edge technologies and R&D. The featured Partner Country at the upcoming show will be Turkey.

Besides featuring a rich array of state-of-the-art products, the fair also puts a major spotlight on product interplay and holistic, interdisciplinary solutions.

As a leading technology fair, it affords a complete overview of new technologies and their place in the end-to-end industrial process chain.

The Motion, Drive and Automation (MDA) show held once every two years is a case in point. When it opens its doors next year, visitors will once again discover the entire spectrum of electric, mechanical and fluid power transmission in a display that embraces every aspect of industrial automation. Separate trade shows will showcase the related fields of compressed air and vacuum technology and surface treatment.

A new trade show – FM Solutions – has now joined the lineup. With its novel concept uniting both the supplier and user sides, FM Solutions illuminates the field of industrial facility management in a comprehensive and totally new way.

This year Turkey is Hannover Messe’s official Partner Country. The organisers expect up to 200 Turkish exhibitors on a display area of about 6500 square metres. The Turkish presentation will consist of a central pavilion located, plus numerous joint presentations staged by Turkish exhibitors in corresponding fairs.

European companies are increasingly looking to Turkey as an important springboard to business in North Africa and the Middle East. As a forum for global politics and business, Hannover Messe aims to facilitate the establishment of business and economic ties with Turkish business institutions and economic agencies.

Turkey’s exhibition programme is likely to span a diverse range of technologies and industrial sectors, with the emphasis on engineering and services in the OEM and subcontracting sectors. Other key areas that will be covered by the Partner Country display are R&D, process and building automation, energy and pipeline technologies as well as industrial facility management.

Hannover Messe also boasts hundreds of special events, presentations, themed displays, symposia, congresses and talks by experts to enrich each of its flagship fairs.

In addition to these technology-specific offerings, Hannover Messe will also feature numerous special events of interest to the entire industrial community, eg the presentation of the Hermes Industry Award.

Another highlight is the Global Business Forum, where international fact-finding, networking and cooperation-building are the name of the game. On a display covering about 2500 square metres, service providers, trade associations, chambers of commerce, government and public bodies from around the world will demonstrate various ways in which enterprises can tap into foreign markets.

Another high-profile event at the show is the World Energy Dialogue, which will take place for the second time in 2007. This discussion forum with top expert involvement will be held on-site Convention Centre. The conference will be devoted to the topic of energy efficiency and strategies for achieving a reliable energy mix for the future.

For more information, visit www.hannovermesse.de