Abstract :
IT´S THE WORLD´S leading annual showcase for industrial and related technologies, with last year´s visitor numbers exceeding 217,000 attendees and 6,550 exhibitors from 65 nations: Hannover Messe 2014 (Hanover, Germany, 7-11 April) will feature seven flagship fairs taking place under this year´s banner theme of ´Integrated Industry´ - a theme that signals the event´s key foci on the growing integration of all areas of industry, and a recognition of the steps industry needs to take in order to get from its smart-factory vision to a functioning, integrated Industry 4.0 factory.
