LIGNA, a world leading trade fair for machinery, plant and tools for the woodworking and timber processing industry, is gearing up for its 2017 season. Source: Fordaq
While the opening day is still about six months away, the organizers, Deutsche Messe and the German Woodworking Machinery Manufacturers’ Association, already speak of an excellent turnout: 90% of the available exhibition space has been booked.
“LIGNA is on track for success. In fact, compared with the same stage in the planning cycle for the last show, we are well ahead in terms of booked space,” Christian Pfeiffer, the Director in charge of LIGNA at Deutsche Messe said.
“For the upcoming show we are partnering with the German Woodworking Machinery Manufacturers’ Association and our regular exhibitors to develop a new thematic layout that reflects the changing ways in which customers of all sizes use woodworking and timber processing technology.
“And I’m pleased to say the initiative has really paid off.”
Exhibitor locations at the show are based on salient aspects of technology use, giving rise to completely new display clusters.
Visitors will benefit considerably from this revamped layout plan which is designed to make their visit even more efficient by giving them quick, convenient access to the themes that matter most to them.
Exhibitors have given a “thumbs up” to the new hall layout scheme, which in some cases has even led to exhibitors booking more space for enlarged presentations.
The central focus of the show will be on intelligent concepts for integrated manufacturing across all links in the wood processing chain.
LIGNA 2017 will showcase the close interplay between and ongoing integration of the virtual and real worlds – across the entire value chain of the timber processing and woodworking industries.
In 2017, LIGNA is expected to attract around 1500 exhibitors.
