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Dr. Jochen K\u00f6ckler, chairman of the Managing Board at Deutsche Messe: \u201cIndustry 4.0 and Logistics 4.0 solutions are already available now, and manufacturers can already deploy them in their own operations.\u201d<\/p><\/div>\n
CeMAT features high-caliber forums<\/strong><\/p>\n Together with its partner associations and institutions, Deutsche Messe is organizing two supporting forums next year at CeMAT. First, there is the Logistics 4.0 Forum in Hall 19, where future-oriented topics like the blockchain, IT security, human-robot communication, digital shadows, artificial intelligence, 3-D printing, augmented reality, intralogistics drones, platforms and agile project management will be discussed.<\/p>\n The Logistics Solutions Forum in Hall 21 will explore best-practice examples from a wide array of industries. Apart from production examples, the spotlight will be on logistics solutions for retailing and the food industry. This covers the use of intelligent containers for returns management as well as themes relating to the digitization of warehouse logistics. Industry experts at CeMAT will discuss and demonstrate the kind of warehousing tasks which can be performed in the future by autonomous vehicles and mobile robots.<\/p>\n New at CeMAT is the subject of urban logistics. Today\u2019s fast-growing metropolises are confronted by ever new challenges in both their internal and external logistics. \u201cIn an age of Logistics 4.0 and increasing online sales, the supply chain needs to be rethought. What contribution can intralogistics make to guaranteeing smooth delivery within our steadily growing metropolises and what technology options are already out there to make things easier for people over the last mile,\u201d muses K\u00f6ckler.<\/p>\n Startups at CeMAT<\/strong><\/p>\n When it comes to innovations and new business models, the talk quickly turns to startups. At CeMAT they will have their own special display sector \u2013 Young Tech Enterprises. In 2018 the main stand for Young Tech Enterprises will be located in Hall 17, serving as the hub for the startup community at Hannover Messe. The exhibits there will be complemented by a forum, pitches, matchmaking events and workshops.<\/p>\n The Young Tech Enterprises Forum combines presentations by startups as well as startup networks, incubators and business promoters. The \u201cStartup Pitches @ Young Tech Enterprises\u201d competition invites young companies to provide short and sweet presentations of their products and developments. The participating founders can compete for cash and other prizes as well as media and investor attention.<\/p>\n \u201cWhether it consists of an info counter, a stand at the Cluster Park or a simple tryout day, our offerings for startups are targeted at young enterprises,\u201d explains Siemering. \u201cAny startup at CeMAT can also participate in the live events staged in Hall 17, but the main purpose is to bring startups together with investors and promoters.<\/p>\n At last year\u2019s Hannover Messe some 100 startups already took part in the Young Tech Enterprises segment of the show, with about 50 of them appearing at group pavilions organized by countries or other organizations and the other 50 as individual exhibitors with their own stands.<\/p>\n