LIGNA 2017 at a glance  

Show dates: 22 – 26 May 2017 (Mon.– Fri.)

For further information:

www.ligna.de/en/tickets

Display categories: Tools and Machinery for Custom and Mass Production; Surface Technology; Wood Based Panel Production; Sawmill Technology; Energy from Wood; Machine Components and Automation Technology; Forestry Technology

Focus themes, group pavilions and special presentations

• LIGNA focus themes: Integrated Manufacturing, Processing of Plastics and Composites, Wood Industry Summit – Access to Resources and Technology (Hall 26/H28), LIGNA training courses
  
• Group pavilions: Surface Materials, Wood Industry Summit – Access to Resources and Technology (Hall 26/H28; group pavilion plus company presentations, matchmaking, forums on various topics including "Forest 4.0," "Firefighting," "Infrastructure/Development," and Guided Tours)
  
• Forestry Technology and "Energy from Wood" (open-air site, pavilions 32 – 35): Demonstration site (machinery presentation, moderated by KWF), "Forestry Get-together," "Lower Saxony Ministry of Food, Agriculture, Consumer Protection and Regional Development"; Firewood Production Line (incl. Guided Tours); LIGNA/KWF Entrepreneurial Expertise Center (On-Board Computers in Harvesters – Forestry Companies as Part of an Efficient Wood Logistics Chain; Every Second Counts – Forest Rescues; ELDAT – Data Standard for Wood Logistics (ELDATsmart, ELDAT Basic Viewer); NAVKE – Optimized Logistics Chain from Forest to Factory (Forest Navigation, Log Measurement Using Harvester Cranes, RFID Log Identification) incl. technical forums (log measurement, forest first-aid and survival); KWF demo area ("Drones in the forestry industry – a revolution in our woods," aerial forestry services, cable winch inspection) on the open-air site under the EXPO canopy; NRW "Making more out of wood;" 12th Lower Saxony Crane Driving Championships including women’s championship (Thursday, 25 May 2017), Various forums and congresses in the on-site Convention Center (CC)