Portugal, the partner country of HANNOVER MESSE 2022, is a global player in the market for technical parts and solutions. In this business field, the range of services offered by Portuguese companies has demonstrated enormous international competitiveness. Engineered Parts & Solutions is one of the central areas in which Portugal will present itself at HANNOVER MESSE 2022 - represented by 69 companies in Hall 3.

An independent jury of top-class experts from politics, business, research and society, chaired by Prof. Dr.-Ing. Reimund Neugebauer, President of the Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft, has nominated three companies for the HERMES AWARD from among the numerous submissions: Bosch Rexroth, Harting and Sumitomo Cyclo Drive Germany (listed in alphabetical order). The winner will be announced at the opening ceremony of HANNOVER MESSE on 29 May in the presence of German Chancellor Olaf Scholz.

Two years of the pandemic and the war in Ukraine are having a lasting impact on the growth-oriented global economy. Until now, globalisation has been the guarantor of rising international prosperity, but even during the pandemic borders were closed and supply chains interrupted. What effects these developments will have on the global economy in the medium and long term and what technologies can be used to meet these challenges will be discussed by the exhibitors at MESSE

Critical Manufacturing will unveil the latest version of its ground-breaking Manufacturing Execution System (MES) at Hannover Messe 2022. Advancements in Critical Manufacturing MES version nine (V9) will help high-tech manufacturers prevail amidst changing market conditions. Capabilities include more flexible deployment architectures, faster revision handling, enhanced big data management, and robust security.

5G, the fifth-generation cellular network, brings new and exciting possibilities for global business, transportation, health care, entertainment and more. Organizations like 3M’s Advanced Materials Division (AdMD) are hard at work creating and advancing 5G infrastructure to help quick and efficient processing of huge amounts of data to expand access, widen applications and enable our connected society.

Global Shop Solutions, a leading provider of ERP software with more than 3,000 successful implementations around the globe, has launched a new Fast Track ERP Implementation to reduce the time it takes manufacturers to Go Live with ERP software and achieve a quicker return on investment. Developed after analysis of why some companies lose momentum during implementation, the Fast Track ERP Implementation process provides a blueprint based on best practices for helping manufacturers stay on course and Go Live faster.

Kassow Robots, a developer of 7-axis cobot solutions for machine tending, material handling, and related applications, has partnered with Gibson Engineering (Norwood, Massachusetts, USA), a subsidiary of Applied Industrial Technologies. Gibson Engineering is a value-added distributor of automation solutions serving manufacturers in all industries in the northeastern U.S., from Maine to Maryland.

Customer loyalty can be hard to find in today’s highly competitive manufacturing industry – unless you happen to be Global Shop Solutions. A leading provider of ERP software to manufacturers around the globe, the company is proud to announce that Genesee Global, a manufacturing services provider based in Rochester, N.Y., recently passed the 20-year mark as a loyal Global Shop Solutions customer.

STXI Motion, a global motion control and servo solution company, will present a variety of low-voltage mobile motion platform solutions intended for autonomous mobile robots (AMRs), automated guided vehicles (AGVs), and shuttle system deployment at MODEX 2022, held March 28–31 in Atlanta, Georgia.

In 2016, Moderna partnered with United VARs member, Answerthink, to build an integrated finance and supply chain system. Phase 1 included a full finance and procurement system based on S/4 HANA, LMS, Concur, SuccessFactors, and Business Objects. In 2020, Moderna developed their COVID-19 Vaccine, which led to unprecedented growth due to the pandemic. They went from pre-commercial biotech to sales of $28+Billion in one year.

When looking to improve their business with technology solutions, B2B manufacturers in the mid-market tend to focus on transforming their ERP and integrating, and where possible automating, core business processes.

LASER - World of PHOTONICS: Aerotech in Hall A6 Stand 245

Aerotech, manufacturer of high-performance motion control and positioning systems, will present its innovative motion control solutions at the 25th world's leading trade fair, "LASER - World of PHOTONICS" in Munich (26-29 April 2022, Hall A6 Stand 245).