From 6 to 9 September, the maritime industry’s opinion leaders and decision-makers will meet again in Hamburg for the sector’s leading international trade fair. In its press conference the fair organizer, Hamburg Messe und Congress, will announce key facts and figures about SMM 2016 as well as the top items on the fair agenda. Furthermore, renowned speakers from politics and business will report about recent findings from the maritime sector. Journalists may also follow the live press conference online from 11:30 am and direct questions to the panel experts afterwards.

The Eurobike 2016 exclusively presents the international bicycle industry’s newest innovations and provides a complete range of offerings related to bicycles. As part of the press conference, a selection of some of the latest innovations in the bike industry as well as everything that the bicycle exhibition has to offer will be presented.

WindEnergy Hamburg, the world’s leading expo for wind energy, will be held for the second time from 27 to 30 September 2016. Following the successful premiere in 2014, the Hamburg Fair site will again be the meeting point for decision makers in the energy business from all parts of the world. WindEnergy Hamburg covers the whole value chain of both the onshore and offshore wind industry, and is expanding this year, with an additional exhibition hall. We inform you at our online press conference on June 2, 2016 - about the highlights of the world’s leading wind energy expo as well as the newest developments in the global wind industry.

From 27 to 30 August 2016, the international consumer-goods fair Tendence will present an unparalleled range of products for the autumn, winter, and Christmas business, and offers a preview of the trends for the coming spring season. Tendence strives to be the perfect destination for the international consumer-goods industry and retailers from more than 80 countries. At our international online press conference, we would like to inform you about a new hall layout, new synergies and new offers such as the Ethical Style Guide, the programme of events, concurrent events and many other highlights.

Superconductors are materials which below a certain temperature can "freeze" the field of a permanent magnet at a predefined distance and can thus hold it in suspension. With its three current SupraMotion exhibits, Festo is further extending the spectrum of storage and movement possibilities shown to date and is showcasing three new possible applications.

Just like a caterpillar, the 3D Cocooner spins delicate lightweight structures freely in space. With the help of a high-speed handling system, the spinneret is precisely controlled and glues a glass fibre into the desired bionic lattice shape with UV-curing resin.

With the ultra-light FreeMotionHandling indoor flying object, Festo has for the first time combined gripping and flying in a single future concept. The autonomous indoor flying object can manoeuvre freely in any direction, independently picking up and dropping off items where they are required.  

At the official Opening Press Conference of Heimtextil 2016, the Heimtextil management – Detlef Braun, Member of the Board of Management of Messe Frankfurt, and Olaf Schmidt, Vice President Textiles & Textile Technologies – will provide an overview of the product segments and themes covered by the world’s leading trade fair for home and contract textiles. Where are the main areas of growth for the fair? What are the dominant themes at the ‘Theme Park’ trend area? What activities does Heimtextil offer in relation to the subjects of sustainability, hotel furnishings and architecture? And what are the other highlights of the trade fair? The Heimtextil management is delighted to welcome actress and hotelier Jessica Schwarz as guest of honour who, as director of the "Die Träumerei" hotel is closely involved with the question of textile furnishings in the hotel and will give insights into her furnishing concept.