Panels & Furniture Asia March/April 2023

NEWS
LIGNA 2023 READY TO WELCOME
VISITORS IN MAY 2023
FORMAT
LIGNA 2023 will present itself in seven
product segments, categorised according
to their halls:
Halls 11-15 and 27 will be on tools and
machinery for customised and mass
production. Halls 16-17 will be on surface
technology. Hall 26 will be on woodbased
panel production. Hall 25 will be
on sawmill technology. Halls 25-26 and
an open-air site will be on wood energy.
Hall 16 will be on machine components
and automation technology, and P32-
35 and the open-air site will feature
machinery for forestry, roundwood and
sawn timber production.
At Hall 12, the LIGNA.Stage will present
a programme of solution- and useroriented
presentations and panel
discussions along the LIGNA focus topics
as well as recruiting and sustainability.
These talks will be streamed online as
well.
LIGNA 2023 Preview
LIGNA 2023 has announced that as of February
2023, over 105,000m 2 of the exhibition space is
booked and more than 1,100 exhibitors have
booked their stands, with reportedly 180 firsttime
exhibitors.
In addition to companies from Germany, firms
from Italy, Austria, Turkey, Spain, China, Sweden,
Slovenia, Denmark and the Netherlands account
for the largest proportion of exhibitors by area.
TRENDS
LIGNA will continue to explore key trends in the
woodworking industry. This year, the biannual
woodworking trade show will present talks
surrounding digitisation, bioeconomy, and
prefabrication.
Under the title ‘Woodworking Transformation’,
LIGNA 2023 will explore how digitisation is
shaping the industry’s development and has
become a prerequisite for production that
should be as resource efficient as it should be
flexible.
Exhibitors will show how far the networking of
machines, tools, components and materials has
gone and present innovations in the fields of
robotics, automation and software.
The trade show will also explore how
wood has become an important renewable
raw material as a pillar of the circular
bioeconomy.
On display will be development lines of the
wood-based bioeconomy and technological
innovations for the responsible use of
natural resources, as well as process
technologies for shaping chemically
digested wood fibres.
Under the topic of ‘Prefab Building
Processes’, LIGNA 2023 will explore wood as
an increasingly important building material
in the construction industry.
More specifically, the trade show will
explore solutions and approaches that
will spearhead the future of timber
construction, as the prefabrication and onsite
construction sector needs a technology
boost to produce in a contemporary and
efficient manner.
There will also be guided tours where in
groups of 25, interested parties will be
guided to selected exhibitors and given
presentations and live demonstrations
directly at their stands. The guided
tours will also be available online, ondemand.
In view of the shortage of skilled workers
and concerns about young talent, LIGNA
also provides an overview of research,
education and career opportunities in
the woodworking and wood processing
industry through the LIGNA.Campus.
"LIGNA offers a unique overview of the
entire value chain of the woodworking
and wood processing industry. It is the
international showcase for innovations
and the stage for world firsts. We have
been receiving a wave of euphoria from
the community ever since planning
began. The industry is looking forward to
the face-to-face experience in Hannover,"
concluded Dr Jochen Köckler, CEO of
Deutsche Messe.
LIGNA 2023 will commence from 15-19
May, at Hannover, Germany. P
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