NexGeM - Next Generation Metalworking
The machine tool is the heart of industrial production—and that heart is beating faster than ever! Thanks to digitalization, it is becoming much more than just a machine: it is transforming into the intelligent hub of a connected manufacturing world. The VDW is now showcasing this very development for the first time with a new trade show: NexGeM brings together data, software, and production technology to demonstrate what the next generation of metalworking looks like.
The perfect Stage for your digital Innovations
Whether it’s industrial AI, digital twins, or data-driven cloud computing—innovative technologies like these are shaping the future of manufacturing. As an exhibitor, showcase your digital solutions right where industrial transformation is taking shape. With its debut in 2027, NexGeM brings digitalization and manufacturing technology together on one stage—running parallel to Hannover Messe and offering direct engagement with industry decision-makers, end users, and innovation leaders.
The NexGeM Themes
Artificial Intelligence within Metalworking
How is artificial intelligence changing the machine tool? NexGeM will demonstrate how Industrial AI, Machine Learning and Predictive Analytics are being used in production, maintenance, and quality management.
Digital Process Chains and Digital Twin
Digital twins are virtual replicas of physical machines and processes. Explore comprehensive and end-to-end solutions for simulation, virtual commissioning, and process optimization at NexGeM.
Smart Factory and Connected Manufacturing
Networked machines, industrial data rooms, and digital platforms are the basis of a smart factory – even for systems that have long been in operation.
NexGeM at a Glance
The VDW’s new trade show for the digital future of metalworking bridges the gap between traditional machine tool expertise and a data-driven, connected, and increasingly AI-supported industry, demonstrating how individual machines are transformed into intelligent production systems.
NexGeM – Next Generation Metalworking – will take place from April 5 to 8, 2027, in at the Hannover Exhibition Center – concurrently with HANNOVER MESSE.
Exhibitors—including machine builders, software providers, automation specialists, and technology partners—will find the perfect platform for their solutions here. Visitors who will benefit most include industrial users, decision-makers, and anyone looking to actively drive the digital transformation of their production processes.
Thanks to the proximity to HANNOVER MESSE, exhibitors can reach an international trade audience, position themselves as pioneers in an emerging market segment, and establish early connections with tomorrow’s decision-makers. As part of this premiere event, you’ll help shape the new trade show from the very beginning.
Four Reasons to exhibit at NexGeM in 2027:
Whether it’s machinery, software, automation, service, or retrofitting: NexGeM connects the key investment and business areas in metalworking. This allows you to position your solutions where they will be noticed in conjunction with other technologies and services.
NexGeM takes place alongside the HANNOVER MESSE. This means you will also meet national and international contacts from the fields of digitalization, software, automation, and industrial IT – connections that are missing from traditional machine tool trade shows.
The future of metalworking extends beyond machines, tools, components, and control systems. AI and data-driven manufacturing are currently evolving from individual pilot projects into areas for investment.
NexGeM launches for the first time in 2027. As an exhibitor from the very beginning, you can stake your claim on your field before others do.
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