汉诺威国际木工及林业博览会（Ligna Hannover）是全球木材业、家具制造业及木材加工业最重要的展览盛会，创办于1975年，两年一届，在汉诺威国际展览中心举行，也是世界顶尖木工行业和木材加工工业的盛会。汉诺威国际林业木工展览会（LIGNA Hannover）为全行业设备和技术供应商提供了极佳的展示平台。在此，我们将向您展示各种各样的行业解决方案以及最新的创新成果、产品和生产标准。LIGNA涵盖了木材增值链中的所有环节，从林业技术、锯木业初级加工和板材制品业到成熟产业的二次加工，以及再生能源木材的生产等一应俱全。
世界各地的林业和木材加工业机械和设备制造商将齐聚LIGNA，为您带来一场行业技术盛宴。此外，随着该行业对材料使用的可持续性、高效率以及成本效益的重视度日益增加，LIGNA支持项目也相应凸显了这一主题，并就此开展了多个专题展示活动。
LIGNA已成为国际木工机械制造业最具有影响的展会，该展会无论是在展览规模、参展厂家及参观人数，还是从权威性、专业性、成交金额等方面都是世界上其它展会无可比拟的。
展品范围(Show Products):
林业机械、技术设备和服务；初加工机械及技术设备（生产半成品）；机械及技术设备进行二次加工（层压、加工、实木胶合）；机械及技术设备的表面涂装；装配、包装机械及技术设备；材料装卸、仓储和调试技术；机器人技术；特殊工艺的机械和设备；特别产品的机械和设备；辅助机器，设备和装置；便携式木材和塑料加工机器；工具及辅助；工具进行维护和制造的机器、设备和工具；机器设备的产品；剩余木（灰尘、芯片、柴、树皮）产生的能量和加热使用木材燃料的使用；节能，环保，职业安全，防火及空调；电子数据采集和数据处理设；测量，测试和控制系统；生产设备，表面处理材料，助剂，硬件；木结构建筑，内部装修，翻新；室内装修，装修及家具生产材料，半成品和成品；利用的木材，木制品；木材贸易和市场营销；交货的成套设备，融资租赁公司；独立计算机软件（CAD，ERP，生产计划和控制等）；木材行业的独立服务；研究和测试机构，木材和木工行业（大学，技术学院等教育机构）；木材和木工行业刊物出版社。
展会报告(Show Reports):
Position as the world's leading trade show further expanded
Over its five-day run, from 15 to 19 May, LIGNA 2023, the world’s leading trade fair for woodworking and wood processing featured a plethora of innovations, inspiration and networking. 1,300 companies from 50 different countries presented their solutions for the wood industry, the furniture-making industry, the woodworking trades and the primary sector.
Hannover, Germany. Over its five-day run, from 15 to 19 May, LIGNA 2023, the world’s leading trade fair for woodworking and wood processing featured a plethora of innovations, inspiration and networking. 1,300 companies from 50 different countries presented their solutions for the wood industry, the furniture-making industry, the woodworking trades and the primary sector. The focus was on the two megatrends of sustainability and digitization. The response from Germany and all over the world was commensurately high. 80 000 visitors from 160 countries took advantage of the opportunity to inform themselves about smart machines and resource-saving production processes.
Anticipation during the run-up to the trade fair was high. Exhibitors and visitors were thrilled to finally be able to assemble again in person after a four-year hiatus and witness first-hand the concentrated innovative power of the woodworking and wood processing industry. “LIGNA 2023 exceeded the high expectations of both our exhibiting companies and our visitors, demonstrating that the machinery, equipment and solutions presented at the show are paving the way for a sustainable and digitized wood, furniture and construction industry,” said Dr. Jochen Köckler, Managing Board Chairman of the Deutsche Messe group of companies. “An impressive 60 percent of visitors came from abroad. LIGNA has further strengthened its position as the world’s leading woodworking tradeshow.”
“LIGNA 2023 was not only a platform for presenting new technologies, but also a venue for knowledge transfer and networking,” said Dr. Bernhard Dirr, Managing Director of VDMA Woodworking Machinery. “The show demonstrated that the woodworking and wood processing industry offers its customers the necessary technologies for competitive, and at the same time, sustainable production. In view of the uncertain situation currently confronting the woodworking and wood processing industry, the success of LIGNA 2023 speaks volumes for its status as a source of momentum. Not only is it a driver for the industry in good times, but above all, it delivers solutions for the challenges ahead.”
As a result, smart, connected machines, systems and processes that make costs and production more efficient were particularly popular with the community. There was also strong demand for automation and process-optimizing solutions to cushion the impact of the shortage of skilled workers.
“Visitors were able to experience the transformation of industry live in our exhibition halls,” Köckler continued. The entire range of the value chain was on display, from woodworking machinery and equipment to tools and work processes, industrial robots and even exoskeletons to support experts from the skilled trades and forestry. The machines on display are often no longer exclusively limited to processing wood, but are also usable for glass, plastics and composite materials. According to Köckler: “Furniture or even construction elements, for example, are made from a wide variety of materials. So it’s only logical that LIGNA exhibitors are expanding their product portfolios and offering their customers a wide range of options.”
A key theme at the show consisted of the importance of wood as a renewable resource and its role in the overall decarbonization process. In the wake of this, timber construction is becoming increasingly important and opening up new market opportunities for mechanical engineering.
Exhibitors at LIGNA 2023 presented solutions that significantly optimize all of the process steps involved in timber construction. Not only does this save on costs, but the use of this precious raw material can also be designed to be as resource-friendly as possible. The flooring sector and the furniture industry are also increasingly turning to wood as their preferred raw material, as sustainability is becoming increasingly important to end consumers. For example, innovative adhesives based on renewable raw materials also help to reduce CO2 emissions.
LIGNA 2023 offered visitors a wide-ranging supporting program featuring conferences, live presentations, special displays and awards ceremonies. At the LIGNA.Stage in Hall 12, around 90 speakers presented the latest market developments and trends. The shortage of skilled workers and issues of recruiting were also addressed in a dedicated area promoting networking between skilled workers and potential future employers.
As Köckler sees it: "LIGNA 2023 has once again demonstrated that it is an indispensable platform for the woodworking industry. The show not only promoted the exchange of knowledge and experience, but also set the course for future-proof and sustainable woodworking and wood processing."
The next LIGNA runs from 26 to 30 May 2025.
