The future of industry lies in intelligent networking and the application of artificial intelligence. Digital ecosystems enable companies to collaborate across platforms, securely share data and drive innovation collectively. Exhibitors at Hannover Messe, including Accenture, Aleph Alpha, Altair, Autodesk, AWS, Capgemini, Dell, Google Cloud, Ericsson, Hexagon, Formlabs, HPE, Microsoft, PTC and SAP, will show how these digital ecosystems work, both on their stands, as well on the Digital Transformation Conference Stage.
"With the Digital Transformation Stage, we are creating a key platform for actively addressing overarching issues related to digitalization,” said Thomas Möller, senior project director at Deutsche Messe. “The program reflects the up-to-the-minute trends at Hannover Messe and provides orientation when it comes to digitalized processes in industry."
Several new exhibitors, including IFS, infodas, EY and BCG, Comsol Multiphysics, Lenovo, EDAG and Stacklit, the Schwarz Group's cloud provider, have registered their participation in the 2025 Digital Ecosystems exhibition area. They plan to enhance the focus of the topics addressed in the area, for example, Industry 4.0. The networking of machines, plants and systems via the Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) and wireless technologies, such as 5G, LoRaWAN or NB-IoT, are prerequisites for competitive processes and new business models. Artificial intelligence and machine learning, as well as big data, data analysis or cloud computing, are other topics featured in the exhibition area. They provide the tools to monitor production processes and detect anomalies.
A special role is played by digital twins—virtual models of production facilities or processes that are connected to their physical counterparts in real time so as to conduct simulation and optimization measures before changes actually become necessary in the real world. The digital twin is designed to boost efficiency, cut costs, and contribute to the sustainable design of production processes.
The Digital Ecosystems exhibition area includes a group exhibit—the Industrial Security Circus—dedicated to the topic of cybersecurity. Technical offerings to protect companies from cyber attacks will be showcased at the group exhibit.
