About 200 companies from India are expected to participate in the Hannover Messe 2017, to be held during April 24-28, 2017 at Hannover, Germany. The theme of the event is ?Integrated Industry - Creating Value?. Addressing the media in Mumbai, Marc Siemering, Senior Vice President, Hannover Messe, said, ?Manufacturers must realise that digitalisation adds value not only with better facilities and machinery, but also by creating new lines of business and improving productivity and satisfaction among employees.? According to him, about 140 Indian exhibitors participated in the 2016 edition of Hannover Messe. Mehul Shah, Managing Director, Hannover Milano Fairs India Pvt Ltd, and Rajat Srivastava, Regional Director, EEPC India, also addressed the meeting.

Hannover Messe unites seven trade fairs at the Hannover Exhibition Centre. About 6,500 companies from 70 countries present their products and services to more than 200,000 visitors from 80 countries.