Interpack is regarded as the world’s leading trade fair for processing and packaging. From May 7 to 13, 2026, approximately 2,800 exhibitors from 67 countries will gather in Düsseldorf to showcase new technologies, materials, and automation solutions. The focus will be on topics such as smart manufacturing, innovative packaging materials, and new skill requirements. Interpack will be accompanied...
Three companies have been nominated for the 2026 Hermes Award. An independent jury led by Fraunhofer President Holger Hanselka selected Festo, Schaeffler, and Ziehl-Abegg. The prestigious industry award is traditionally presented at the opening of the Hannover Messe. The nominated innovations range from microfluidic platforms and actuators for humanoid robotics to elevator drives that do not...
ABB Robotics is integrating Nvidia's Omniverse libraries into RobotStudio. This will enable robotics applications to be developed entirely virtually and transferred to real production environments with a high degree of accuracy. The aim is to enable the widespread use of physical AI in industrial manufacturing.
Hannover Messe is getting a new organizational structure within Deutsche Messe: since March 2026, a separate business division has been bundling all activities related to the world's leading industrial trade fair. With this organizational realignment, Deutsche Messe aims to drive forward the strategic development of Hannover Messe in a targeted manner and further strengthen its international...
The pharmaceutical company Bayer achieved sales of €45.6 billion in the financial year 2025, meeting its forecast. Despite difficult market conditions and currency effects, business developed steadily. Bayer expects sales and earnings to remain largely stable in 2026 and is continuing its strategic transformation process.
Today, food packaging is much more than just a product wrapper. It must ensure maximum product safety, reduce material usage, be recyclable, and at the same time meet increasingly stringent regulatory requirements. Against the backdrop of global food losses and increasing sustainability requirements, innovative packaging concepts are increasingly becoming the focus of the food industry. From...
BASF looks back on a challenging financial year 2025. Despite a volatile market environment and negative currency effects, the chemical company pushed ahead with key strategic projects, accelerated its cost-saving programs and further strengthened its balance sheet. While operating income came under pressure, BASF is focusing on efficiency gains, portfolio adjustments and growth in selected...
Nestlé achieved solid organic growth in fiscal year 2025 despite a challenging economic environment and is accelerating its strategic transformation. Targeted price adjustments, positive real internal growth, and improved market share performance supported the results. At the same time, currency headwinds weighed on reported figures. The company is now sharpening its strategic focus and...
Industrial cyber security is becoming a key strategic issue for industry amid geopolitical tensions, new regulations, and generative AI. Manufacturing companies need to realign their security architectures both technically and organizationally. At Hannover Messe, experts and solution providers will demonstrate how current threats can be assessed and which concepts are suitable for making...
Krones confirms profitable growth trajectory for 2025 and meets its own forecast despite geopolitical uncertainties and currency effects. Order intake, sales, and earnings developed positively, with a noticeable improvement in the EBITDA margin. The manufacturer also expects further growth in 2026. A look at the current preliminary figures reveals which key figures stand out in particular and how...
