Hannover Messe 2026: Industrial transformation remains a key topic in Europe

Hannover Messe 2026 once again demonstrated that industrial transformation remains one of the central priorities for Europe’s industrial landscape. Across the exhibition halls, it became clear that topics such as artificial intelligence, simulation, digital twins, data-driven processes, automation, and energy-efficient industrial solutions are no longer future visions alone, but are increasingly becoming part of industrial reality. EXCELLERAT participated with a shared booth for the first time.

One particularly relevant observation was the growing integration of digital technologies into industrial strategies and processes. Many companies presented solutions or partnerships aimed at strengthening their capabilities in AI, simulation, data analytics, and digital engineering. This shows that the industrial market continues to move toward more connected, data-driven, and collaborative innovation models.

For EXCELLERAT, this development is especially relevant. The fair confirmed that topics such as large-scale simulation workflows, data management, high-performance computing, AI, and advanced industrial applications are highly visible and increasingly important for industry. The demand for solutions that support more efficient product development, testing, optimization, and decision-making is clearly growing.

At the same time, Hannover Messe also reflected a broader market reality: many companies are not developing all these digital capabilities entirely in-house. Instead, collaborations with technology providers, software developers, research institutions, consultants, and innovation partners are becoming increasingly important. This creates a dynamic environment in which cross-sector cooperation and ecosystem-based approaches are gaining in relevance.

For EXCELLERAT, Hannover Messe therefore remains valuable above all as a place to observe how industrial needs are evolving and how digital and simulation-based technologies are being positioned in the wider European industrial context. It also highlights the importance of continuing to connect research excellence with industrial challenges, practical applications, and collaborative innovation formats.

Overall, Hannover Messe 2026 showed that Europe’s industry is continuing to invest in transformation. Artificial intelligence, simulation, digitalisation, and collaborative innovation are now firmly part of the industrial agenda. For EXCELLERAT, this confirms the relevance of its core topics and the importance of further strengthening the bridge between advanced research, technological development, and industrial uptake.