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The 2016 trade fair year shows a remarkable range of topics – from heavy industry and embedded systems to lifestyle and consumer goods. Leading international events such as bauma, embedded world, InnoTrans, LogiMAT and the International Toy Fair shaped the year and reflect the economic focus of this phase. The articles in this archive document a time in which digitalisation and automation increasingly permeated all industries.
In the field of construction and large-scale projects, the focus was on efficiency, specialisation and the first steps towards electrification. Compact excavators with electric drives, tunnel boring machines, conveyor systems for large-scale projects and solutions for trenchless pipe and cable laying demonstrate the technological depth of the industry. At the same time, digital systems gained in importance:
At embedded world 2016, the focus was on industrial IoT, innovative display solutions and integrated software and hardware development. Embedded systems were no longer viewed in isolation, but as part of networked infrastructures. Engineering software and industrial control solutions formed the foundation for later smart factory concepts.
Highly specialised solutions in grinding and tool technology were also on display at GrindTec. Filter technology, surface treatment and industrial water treatment illustrate the importance of precise manufacturing processes in industrial value chains.
In addition to industry and technology, the 2016 archive also documents social trends. Heim+Handwerk and Inhorgenta stood for individualisation, material quality and design orientation – from exclusive table tops and LED furniture to new jewellery and watches. Interviews with project managers, association representatives and decision-makers provide insight into market mechanisms and strategic perspectives. The 2016 Toy Fair showed how strongly technology has been integrated into classic product worlds. Robotics construction kits, drones, electronic vehicles and new brand worlds reflect an industry that is increasingly combining analogue and digital elements.
InnoTrans 2016 focused on the future of rail transport. Articles on metro systems, high-speed trains, vibration damping and autonomous transport concepts document the connection between infrastructure, safety and digitalisation. At the same time, LogiMAT showed how strongly intralogistics is organised by software. Mobile workstations, industrial tablets, scanner solutions and automated storage systems point to an industry that defines efficiency through system integration.
The 2016 archive thus provides a comprehensive picture of the mood at a trade fair year in which technological innovation, economic specialisation and digital transformation became significantly more concentrated. The articles make it possible to view developments in their temporal context and to understand which impulses from this year have had a long-term impact.
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