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<strong>cpp</strong> EDITORIAL Industrie Spotlight Hannover Messe and Powtech Hannover Messe is booming. From 1 to 5 April, an anticipated 6500 companies from 75 nations will be exhibiting at <strong>the</strong> world’s leading trade fair <strong>for</strong> industrial <strong>technology</strong>. Automation, robotics, industrial software, drive systems & fluid power, energy technologies, subcontracting and research & development will be taking centre stage at <strong>the</strong> 2019 show. Throughout <strong>the</strong> first week of April, this pivotal confluence of technologies will be clustered at Integrated Automation, Motion & Drives (IAMD) spanning 14 exhibition halls. Smart sensors, intelligent drives, modular production and holistic solutions <strong>for</strong> intelligent manufacturing <strong>–</strong> <strong>the</strong> close integration of automation, drive systems & fluid power and software & IT will be <strong>the</strong> focus of <strong>the</strong> upcoming event, which will also serve as a <strong>for</strong>um <strong>for</strong> presentations and debates under <strong>the</strong> motto “Integrated Industry <strong>–</strong> Industrial Intelligence”. Comvac, <strong>the</strong> leading international trade show <strong>for</strong> industrial compressed air and vacuum <strong>technology</strong>, is likewise continuing to grow. The organisers are expecting 15 % more exhibitors at Comvac in comparison to 2017. Industry 4.0 will be <strong>the</strong> top <strong>the</strong>me, <strong>for</strong> instance in <strong>the</strong> area of predictive maintenance. Our Special Subject section on Hannover Messe, in which we cast a spotlight on several of <strong>the</strong> above-mentioned topics, begins on page 40. From 9 to 11 April, <strong>the</strong> week following Hannover Messe, Nuremberg Exhibition Centre will open its doors <strong>for</strong> experts from all over <strong>the</strong> world <strong>–</strong> both established and aspiring <strong>–</strong> in powder and bulk solids <strong>technology</strong>. Around 800 exhibitors will showcase <strong>the</strong>ir latest developments <strong>for</strong> mechanical processes like size reduction, agglomeration, separation, screening, mixing, storage and conveying in six exhibition halls. You can learn more about <strong>the</strong> new products and solutions awaiting you in Nuremberg starting on page 16. The network of expertise <strong>for</strong> <strong>industry</strong> 18 media brands <strong>for</strong> all major sectors of <strong>industry</strong> In<strong>for</strong>mation, inspiration and networking <strong>for</strong> professionals and <strong>industry</strong> executives Practical knowledge spanning all media channels: Trade journals, websites, events, newsletters, whitepapers, webinars Günter Eckhardt, Editor-in-Chief Discover <strong>the</strong> appropriate media <strong>for</strong> your specific <strong>industry</strong> sector: konradin.de/industrie media.industrie.de <strong>cpp</strong> 01-2019 3