The future is coming to Dortmund: With the Digital Workbench Touchpoint in Hall 4, elektrotechnik 2019 will offer an innovative manufacturer-independent platform for the most important future topic of our times – a unique exhibition format in the electrical engineering trade fair scene in Germany. The potential of digitalisation for industry and the tradesmen sector will be shown using practical solutions by renowned exhibitors including:

• ABB,
• Data Design System,
• ESSZET,
• Fraunhofer IDMT,
• Digital Craft Competence Centre (Kompetenzzentrum Digitales Handwerk),
• Rittal,
• Schneider Electric,
• Weidmüller

With the new #Businesstalk platform, the elektrotechnik trade fair offers managerial staff of small and medium-sized enterprises a unique platform for high-quality knowledge transfer and valuable networking. Under the heading, ‘Digitalisation – implementation, opportunities and risks and challenges in enterprises and society’, representatives from local government, industry, the science sector and society will discuss the central aspects of digital transformation with Roman A. Retzbach, an expert on the future of work, as presenter.  The event, which will take place in the ‚industry.automation.maintenance‘ Forum in Hall 5, will not only deliver important  impetus for the central topics that are decisive for the future of industry and society but also offer decision-makers from small and medium-sized enterprise the opportunity to network and exchange information on equal terms. Roman A. Retzbach, researcher on the future of work and managing director of future.intelligences will start the Business Talk with his opening speech titled

In|Die RegionRuhr: Innovationsnetzwerk für Industrie und Dienstleistung (In/The Ruhr Region: Innovation Network for Industry and the Service Sector) is a co-operation project of the Business Development Agencies and Chambers of Commerce and Industry of the Ruhr Region towns, Bochum, Dortmund, Hagen, Herne, and the Ennepe-Ruhr District and is subsidised by the State Government of North Rhine Westphalia with funds from the European Fund for Regional Development (EFRE). Within the scope of the ‘In|Die RegionRuhr’ joint stand (5.A10 and 5.B02) at elektrotechnik 2019, nine enterprises and institutes from the Ruhr Region will present their products and know-how to national and international trade fair visitors. 

Energie Impuls OWL will inform visitors about the latest developments in the sector decoupling project (SynErgieOWL) jointly with its project partners at the elektrotechnik 2019 trade fair. Jointly with nine project partners, primarily medium-sized enterprises, Energie Impuls OWL is working on a regulation method that is cheaper and optimised to the energy exchange price in order to establish the prerequisites for the future use of deregulated energy from renewable energy sources for heating and the charging of electric cars in private households.

From a City District into the Region – A joint exhibition with supporting convention by the Dortmund Smart City Alliance. The ‘Dortmund Smart City Alliance’ (Allianz Smart City Dortmund) will present itself with its alliance partners on an interesting joint stand in Hall 7. A three-day own convention programme with interesting topics will supplement the trade show stand. 

Hall 5, 5.D45:  Industry 4.0 area can be experienced on the basis of relevant exhibits on the Info Stand of the Competence Centre - Roadshow Digital in NRW