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"Integrated Industry - Discover Solutions" is the lead theme of HANNOVER MESSE 2016. "Integrated Industry is no longer a vision of the future. It is reality. Industry 4.0 is moving into more and more factories.

Power grids will evolve into smart grids," says Dr. Jochen Köckler, member of the managing board at Deutsche Messe. "To remain competitive, companies must recognize and fully exploit the potential of digitalization. HANNOVER MESSE 2016 will show them how."

The digitalization of factories and energy systems is the foremost topic at the world's leading trade fair for industrial technology. Köckler: "We expect for the first time at the fair more than 100 concrete examples of applications. That is unique worldwide. Partner Country USA will also demonstrate the newest Industry 4.0 technologies. HANNOVER MESSE is truly the global showcase for Integrated Industry."

In Hannover, visitors from the manufacturing industries learn step by step how to convert their production plants into Industry 4.0 factories. Visitors from the energy industry discover technical solutions for intelligent energy systems.

Today's world of energy generation, distribution and consumption is more complex than ever. Future energy systems require increasingly detailed solutions that interact with each other via an intelligent system. Electricity comes more and more from decentralized generators that need to be networked.

Energy storage and distribution also has to be digitally controlled. Power grids and data networks are converging. "Under the catchphrase ‘Integrated Energy', HANNOVER MESSE presents solutions for connecting the entire energy chain - from generation, transmission, distribution and storage all the way to alternative mobility solutions," says Köckler.

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