Hannover, Germany - With its clear focus on core technologies and services that enable industrial production, innovation and efficiency, Hannover Messe is valued by companies and organizations around the globe as the world's premier industrial technology showcase. "The positive feedback we've received from exhibitors and visitors alike and the excellent registration levels augur very well indeed for a strong Hannover Messe 2013," said Dr. Jochen K?ckler, a member of Deutsche Messe's Managing Board. The world's leading showcase for industrial technology is staged annually in Hannover, Germany. The 2013 edition will be held from 8 to 12 April 2013 and feature Russia as its official Partner Country.

Dr K?ckler sees this performance as doubly remarkable, given the current economic outlook for the next few months. "As the premier international meeting place for decision makers and investors from industry, business and government, Hannover Messe has shown time and again that it has the power and influence to kick off new trends and shape future developments," he added.

The global economic situation means that enterprises are looking to next April's event to inject fresh momentum into the industrial technology market. K?ckler: "Many firms have already registered display space. In fact, six months out from the start of HANNOVER MESSE, some 70 per cent of the available exhibition space at the Hannover Exhibition Center has already been booked - a level, which is unprecedented at this early stage in the planning cycle. That's because companies know that in Hannover they can turn opportunities into real sales."

The organisers of Hannover Messe, which will run under the motto of "Integrated Industry," anticipate that the Hannover showgrounds will be booked to capacity in 2013. "Given the high level of registrations at this early stage, we have every reason to be optimistic about next April's show," explained K?ckler. "And one other thing is for sure: the fair will again be an international showcase of the highest caliber, where visitors will find the full range of solutions for all the big challenges facing all sectors of industry today. Hannover Messe profiles the current state of the art in industry and previews key future trends."

Hannover Messe 2013 will comprise 11 flagship fairs: Industrial Automation; Motion, Drive & Automation (MDA); Energy; Wind; MobiliTec; Digital Factory; ComVac; Industrial Supply; IndustrialGreenTec; Surface Technology; and Research & Technology.

The upcoming event will place a strong emphasis on industrial automation and IT, energy and environmental technologies, power transmission and control, industrial subcontracting, manufacturing technologies, services and R&D.

Christian Riedel. Email: christian.riedel@messe.de