Preparations for this year's Motek and BONDexpo of the trade fair organizer PE sound run in Stuttgart. It should finally take place again as a face-to-face fair after the 2020 event was only held virtually due to the corona pandemic. Software for assembly and the arena of integration will occupy a central place in Hall 1.

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Motek 2021 focuses on two topics

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Motek 2021 awaits with the new exhibition area Assembly software on. The unique platform is intended to help trade fair visitors with their digitization of production and assembly. The presentation covers the topics of software for product lifecycle management, sales, service as well as development and construction along the product lifecycle. Great attention is paid to the software for production and assembly as well as the machine-related software and Control Technology.

The Arena of Integration (AoI) is being prepared as a highlight: "AoI will be further developed for Motek 2021 as the living centerpiece of the software for assembly exhibition area" Mike Doring, Project management at the trade fair organizer PE Schall GmbH & Co. KG. "Here, the networking of software and assembly technology in motion should make the business processes mapped by software clearly visible and tangible through exhibits."


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Offering one of the largest markets for business software Assembly companies and their suppliers of assembly technology. For the target groups traditionally represented at the Motek trade fair, the digitization of assembly is a current and central challenge. "Decision-makers from sales and construction are present on site as regular Motek exhibitors," explains Mr. Döring. “We bring you together with the right trade visitors at Motek and Bondexpo: operations managers, planners and buyers.” Here, users receive direct answers from the series-variant product manufacturers to their specific questions.

Motek and Bondexpo support networking

Automation intelligence for production and assembly is the trade fair motto. Against this background, Motek and Bondexpo transfer the topics of industrial manufacturing, networking, digitization and Automation in the doctor's office. Exhibitors can present themselves on their own space or on a joint stand.

"We support networking that is lived in practice," explains Mike Doring the cooperation on different levels. Therefore, many interesting total solutions will be on display at the fair, also for new markets.

Motek trade fair will take place in 2020 - virtually

Motek virtualThe Motek trade fair and Bondexpo are starting today virtually and offer a digital trade fair for the industrial automation. Together with its exhibitor advisory board for the two trade fairs, the trade fair organizer Schall recently decided not to hold Motek / Bondexpo. This is particularly bitter because those responsible only decided to hold the two trade fairs at the end of June. All those involved are now looking confidently towards the virtual trade fair and into the year 2021.

Immediately after the decision not to hold a Motek exhibition / Bondexpo in 2020, the exhibition company Schall has one digital meeting point launched for providers and users of industrial automation. The exhibitors will now present their trade fair innovations in virtual showrooms.

Special solution approaches on the Motek virtual

Using a thematically focused search engine, trade visitors to the virtual trade fair can use the trade fair nomenclature to select the topics they are looking for, or they can target relevant hits for their business by entering keywords. The user can then send an individual request to the exhibitor to solve the problem. Like at real trade fairs develop special solutions in an intensive exchange.

The product and service portfolio of Motek / Bondexpo with components, assemblies, subsystems and complete systems for automated production and assembly including joining technology as part of industrial manufacturing is always available to trade visitors in the new virtual technology meeting point.

Oliver Cyrus comments

Oliver Cyrus Igus“We are convinced that the Motek virtual in the current situation is a promising alternative for finding out about the trends in the industry in an uncomplicated way. Online visitors have the opportunity to get to know many innovations in a very short time. At Igus these are under the motto Tech up, cost down. It's our job. this year alone 100 Motion Plastics newsthat improve technology, reduce costs, and that has been proven and sustainable, "comments Oliver Cyrus, Head of Press + Advertising, Igus GmbH, Cologne.

Ralph Weidling confirmed

Weicon Ralph Weidling“... The lack of exchange with potential customers and the missed opportunity to present new products means above all a major challenge for the B2B sector. That is why we are very grateful to the Schall company, which set up the Bondexpo as a virtual event without further ado. The virtual alternative can be used very comfortably without risk and effort. This gives us the opportunity to present our innovations to the interested specialist audience ... ”, says Ralph Weidling, managing partner at Weicon.  

On the part of the trade fair organizer, the Motek trade fair and Bondexpo could have taken place from October 5 to 8, 2020. "We fought for it for a long timeto adapt the general conditions required by the corona with all those involved so that Motek and Bondexpo 2020 could have been successful, ”says Bettina Schall, Managing Director of PE Schall GmbH & Co. KG.

The hygiene concept for Motek 2020 was already in place

Bettina Schall MotekTo this end, the organizers have developed a hygiene and safety concept for the safe implementation of the event. The Motek - International Trade Fair for Production and Assembly Automation and Bondexpo - International Trade Fair for Adhesive Technologies - got ready to go. In close coordination between the competent authorities, Messe Stuttgart and Schall-Messen, an implementation concept was created to meet all the requirements resulting from the corona pandemic.

The declaration of intent of the state government of Baden-Wuerttemberg from June 23, 2020 is again effective from September 1, 2020 Trade Shows with more than 1000 people to. The trade fair organizer PE Schall GmbH & Co. KG thus switched from the forced waiting mode to the offensive execution mode.

Based on the latest resolutions of the federal and state government as well as the requirements of the responsible health and regulatory authorities, the trade fair organizer was in close contact with the operator of Messe Stuttgart to ensure that the 39th Motek and 14th Bondexpo 2020 under the given Hygiene, distance and safety regulations to be able to perform properly.


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The Visitor numbers At large trade fairs, a differentiated approach is taken because not all visitors are at the event at the same time. The flow of visitors would be spread over the individual day of the fair and over all days of the fair. This allows a controlled steering. In coordination with all those involved, an implementation concept was created and the aim was to do so for exhibitors and cooperation partners by the end of July 2020 at the latest GO! for the two trade fairs. 

“But together with the exhibitor advisory board, we have now decided to postpone Motek / Bondexpo 2020 to October 2021.” This decision was borne by Reason and a sense of responsibility, emphasizes Bettina Schall: “As a trade fair company, we see ourselves as a service provider for our exhibitors and trade visitors. The current uncertainties among exhibitors and visitors, for example with regard to possible trips and the sufficient posting of employees, now make it necessary to look pragmatically and confidently into the year 2021. "

Intelligent production solutions and assembly were planned

 

The corona pandemic has kept the entire world in a state of emergency and waiting mode for months. In times of difficult economic conditions, industrial companies need practical and economical solutions all the more Automation in handling as well as solutions for rationalization. The leading trade fair Motek wanted the Digitalization thematize. In addition, should Start-up-Companies get a special platform.


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But also now advanced time was one aspect of the shift. For weeks, exhibitors and organizers had to be patient because of the delays in the decision of the responsible authorities. But now they are turning theirs Looking forward: “In 2021, exhibitors and trade visitors alike should build on the successes of the past industry highlights at the trade fair for production and assembly automation. That is why we are all now going into solid and thorough planning for the next year together, ”says Bettina Schall.

The joint decision made by the exhibitor advisory board and the trade fair organizer to postpone the two trade fairs underlined the care, the foresight and the consideration for the Issues of exhibitors and trade visitors. The commitment now applies to the intensive preparation of the Motek trade fair 2021 with the aim of preparing for the future.

Concept of Motek

With components and system solutions for material flow, assembly automation, feeding technology, production and handling technology, the product and service portfolio of the Motek trade fair aims at a fully automated, flexible production .

Concept of the Bondexpo

The Bondexpo complements the Joining technology the Motek trade fair as an elementary component of industrial production. This year, start-ups will deliver a breath of fresh air and new approaches to Smart Solutions for Production and Assembly. In a specially designed Start-up arena present your portfolio.     
 

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