Report from Hannover: Looking for an attendance bump at Hannover Fair

Day 2 at the 2009 Hannover Fair could be a pivotal one for this year’s event. Day 1 attendance, less than last year, was impressive by just about any other standard in the U.S. The economy remains a concern for this year’s event.

By Control Engineering Staff April 21, 2009

On location at Hannover Fair

Control Engineering editorial director David Greenfield, Consulting-Specifying Engineer editor Michael Ivanovich, and Plant Engineering editor Bob Vavra will be reporting from Hannover Messe this week on the new ideas and new technologies from the 2009 event. Monday – Flying penguin, innovations, efficiency – Phoenix Contact shows new networking, safety relay, junction box – Report from Hannover: Daily Innovation Focus Tuesday – Wind in the sails for Hermes Award winner – Looking for an attendance bump at Hannover Fair – Voice of youth at Hannover Fair Wednesday – Buzzwords include ‘Pleasantly surprised’ – Product focus is on innovation, energy, says Siemens executive – Daily Innovation Focus: sensors, Ethernet switches, safety, controllers – World Energy Dialogue says lead environmentally to succeed Thursday – New SEW system designer packages, stainless steel gear motor Friday – New Beckhoff automation hardware, software – Daily Innovation Focus: explosion-proof sensors, efficiency certification

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Hannover, Germany – Day 2 at the 2009 Hannover Fair could be a pivotal one for this year’s event. Day 1 attendance, while impressive by just about any other standard in the U.S., was down noticeably from last year. That show preceded the sharp drop in the economy which has fueled so much concern at this year’s event. Solid traffic, busy product managers In major automation booths such as ABB, Phoenix Contact and Siemens, traffic has been constant and solid, with product managers staying busy at all times. Still no one is suggesting that the opening day traffic would signal that the fair would attract the anticipated 250,000 attendees Exports for manufacturing Every major political and business leader speaking at this year’s show has acknowledged the economic challenges, but all have encouraged a continued outreach to exports and growth for the manufacturing sector.Fair organizers Deutsche Messe and the b2fair European networking initiative are actively promoting international partnerships at the fair. International partnerships “Companies have realized that now is the time to seek out the opportunities afforded by international partnerships,” says Jürgen Schäfer of Handwerk International, one of the co-founders of b2fair.Concerned about manufacturing economics? Also read, from Control Engineering : Economy:

Several indicators suggest growing optimism among manufacturers

.– Bob Vavra, editor, Plant EngineeringEdited by Mark T. Hoske , editor in chief, Control Engineering News Desk, www.controleng.com Register here to select your choice of free eNewsletters.