I not too long ago attended a press briefing in regards to the upcoming automechanika present in Frankfurt. For these of us within the UK it’s a pretty brief flight to attend however this occasion is hybrid! Which means a digital model virtually mirrors the precise occasion. C19 or in any other case the time taken to go to may be a lot lowered by attending digitally – I feel I will probably be there nevertheless for the German beer (and ll the fascinating applied sciences after all)… Extra particulars under:
Tom
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What are the present points and tendencies within the aftermarket? What are the longer term challenges for automobile restore outlets, e.g. because of the quick enhance in different drive programs? This yr’s Automechanika Frankfurt Digital Plus will probably be held in a extra compact type, with a special mannequin tailored to go well with the prevailing scenario, and likewise with a variety of on-line services and products. There’s a robust demand for private interplay, as round 75 per cent of the approx. 200 exhibiting firms wish to have bodily stands on the exhibition. What’s new is that Automechanika will happen concurrently Hypermotion – the tradeshow of the logistics trade – on the Frankfurt Exhibition Centre. This may give the automotive sector priceless inspiration, e.g. with regard to resilient provide chains, fleet administration and IoT programs.
The aftermarket sector will lastly be assembly face-to-face once more at Automechanika, from 14 to 16 September 2021. Olaf Musshoff, Director of Automechanika Frankfurt, says: “I’m actually happy that our ‘plug & play’ provide of totally outfitted stands has been so effectively obtained and that so many firms who’ve signed up wish to meet in individual once more in Frankfurt. Nonetheless, even those that should not coming to Frankfurt can participate in our wide-ranging complementary programme. Because of our new on-line options, we’ll be offering further choices for presentation, for networking and for a large worldwide attain.” There was appreciable curiosity from different international locations as of late: exhibitors will probably be coming not solely from Germany, but additionally from Belgium, France, the UK, the Netherlands, Italy, Spain, Portugal, Switzerland, Denmark, Finland, Poland, Hungary, the Czech Republic, Bulgaria, Croatia, Lithuania, Georgia, Ukraine, Russia, Greece, Turkey, India, the United Arab Emirates, Korea, China, Taiwan and Australia.
The next firms, amongst others, will probably be exhibiting on the Frankfurt Exhibition Centre: Schaeffler, Hunter, Liqui Moly GmbH, SATA, Mercedes-Benz Gebrauchtteile Middle (Spare Components Centre), Snap-on Gear GmbH, Alfred Kärcher Vertriebs GmbH, Otto Christ, WashTec GmbH, AVL DiTEST GmbH, Hengst, Heinrich Eibach, ABBT Arnott, AJUSA Auto Juntas, Audatex, Adriateh d.o.o., BBT Automotive Elements GmbH, AUTOonline GmbH, MAPCO Autotechnik GmbH, DINEX A/S, Glaubitz GmbH, Saxon Junkalor, Inficon, ATH Heinl, Schumacher, Auger Autotechnik, Erich Jaeger GmbH, Nissens Automotive A/S along with AVA Benelux, Inforserveis S.L., Visomax Coating, TÜV Rheinland, ZDK (Central Affiliation of the German Motor Commerce), and lots of others. And listed below are a number of the firms that will probably be collaborating completely on-line: Continental with 4 enterprise items, together with the tyre division, ElringKlinger AG, Mahle, Mol-Lub KFT, Physique Store Information, Vogel Communications Group GmbH, Robert Bosch GmbH, who’re additionally supporting the Workshops for Automobile Restore Retailers, and BMW AG with its Authentic Spare Components division. The latter will probably be exhibiting at Automechanika Frankfurt for the primary time.
Programme highlights at Automechanika Frankfurt Digital Plus
As an innovation showcase, coaching centre and check lab for automobile dealerships and restore outlets, the Future Restore Store 4.0 will probably be working with the Institute for the Automotive Business (IfA), demonstrating tomorrow’s applied sciences, processes and enterprise fashions on the commerce present. There will probably be eight studying stations on the client journey with a give attention to aftersales, giving guests a hands-on expertise of technological change. Motor trade professionals can acquire priceless experience and contemporary inspiration for their very own enterprise sooner or later. Digitisation and new technical developments are posing new challenges to automobile restore outlets every day. To maintain up with all of it, it’s necessary to interact recurrently in skilled improvement.
As earlier than, hands-on workshops will probably be held on the commerce truthful. They are going to happen in cooperation with well-known companions and will probably be directed at automobile restore outlets, particularly. There will even be a number of reside accident restore demonstrations, hosted by FabuCar and the Automobile Medical doctors (Die Autodoktoren). As well as, the Automechanika Academy will probably be operating a wide-ranging programme on all three days. Latest developments on the subjects of Tomorrow’s Service & Mobility, Electromobility, 3D Printing and Automobile Wash will probably be introduced in a number of visionary talks, given by professionals, and will probably be debated in panel discussions. Anybody who runs a automobile restore store will probably be significantly desirous about Schadentalk (a automobile harm chat present) in addition to a variety of talks and panel discussions on the day-to-day enterprise of a automobile restore store. In occasions of local weather change and environmental safety, the subject of a round economic system and remanufacturing is changing into more and more related.
The primary Automechanika Remanufacturing Day will probably be due to this fact held on 15 September, in cooperation with APRA (the Automotive Components Remanufacturers’ Affiliation). On this event, a number of professionals will probably be presenting the subject from varied angles, with alternatives for questions.
Hypermotion Frankfurt on the interface of mobility and logistics
Hypermotion Frankfurt is all about good options in mobility and logistics, with quite a few conferences along with the normal exhibition. For instance, one thrilling function for an viewers from the automotive trade at Hypermotion would be the new container system of GH System GmbH. It is going to be introduced at a particular present and likewise within the Future Mobility Park. The brand new system can be utilized all through the availability chain, proper all the way down to the regional and native ranges. Utilizing a small standardised container, the modern system focuses on the end-to-end cargo of products. RepairFix, a start-up firm, is ready to current a software program utility that neatly networks drivers, fleet managers and restore outlets in coping with harm and servicing.
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