Experiencing artificial intelligence: The AI Hub@EMO 2025

Frankfurt am Main, July 10, 2025 – Is artificial intelligence (AI) crucial for the future competitiveness of the industry and does it represent a great oppor-tunity? Current surveys show that eight out of ten companies believe that this is the case. According to the surveys, 42 percent are already using AI in pro-duction to monitor machines, intelligently control robots or optimize energy consumption. “Artificial intelligence is one of the focus topics at the EMO 2025. There is currently an ongoing global debate about whether it is a game changer for the production of tomorrow and what promising possible applica-tions there are for this technology”, explained Dr. Markus Heering, Executive Director of the VDW (German Machine Tool Builders’ Association), which is re-sponsible for organizing the EMO event, at the EMO 2025 Preview in Frankfurt am Main.

The AI Hub @EMO2025 is intended to provide answers and further material for discussion around the use of AI in production. From September 22 to 26,this special stand will put the topic under the spotlight for EMO visitors. As part of this, the EMO is cooperating with ProKI Netz, a network that aims to demonstrate and transfer production-related AI expertise, under the aegis of the WGP (Wissenschaftliche Gesellschaft für Produktionstechnik/German Aca-demic Association for Production Technology). Dr. Markus Heering describes the concept: “Demonstrators at the AI Hub will show application scenarios and prototype solutions for the use of AI in the metalworking sector”. Experts from the research sector will be on hand to provide general information or to answer more in-depth questions.

More efficiency through a process-driven approach
“For the first time, we are pursuing a process-driven approach rather than a data-driven one – and that makes a big difference,” adds Prof. Jürgen Krüger. He is an AI expert at the WGP and one of the main authors of the WGP posi-tion paper entitled AI in production. “As a rule, companies look at the data they have collected and try to use it to gain new insights and thus create more added value. What we do differently, is to look at the processes that we know very well. And from this we work out the areas where we need to collect data in a targeted manner and, on the other hand, the areas where AI can be used specifically to optimize processes. This makes the integration of AI into pro-duction much more efficient.”

The AI Hub@EMO 2025 goes even further and links the offerings of the EMO exhibitors to respective portfolios of solutions. The requirements of and solu-tions demanded by the metalworking sector are very different to those of ma-chine tool builders, for example. While AI-supported image processing might contribute to more flexible automation for one supplier, another might rely on AI to optimize the production process to achieve higher energy efficiency,better surfaces or shorter processing times, for example. Others are using AI for their human-machine interfaces, to make error messages and manuals more accessible. In addition, there are many possible applications for AI in company processes. AI-supported control system programming, commission-ing, condition monitoring – the possibilities are endless.

The AI Hub@EMO 2025 will address this diversity of possible applications. This will allow visitors to find the solutions that are relevant to them and talk di-rectly to experts on the exhibitors’ stands about their requirements and obtain further information.
“The good news is that several manufacturing nations such as Germany are also at the forefront of industrial AI. We benefit from our engineering expertise with regard to industry-specific models and in-depth knowledge of supply chains. There is a great deal happening in the entire industry and the EMO will play its part in highlighting this”, explains an enthusiastic Dr. Markus Heering.
The AI Hub@EMO 2025 can be found in Hall 6, Stand A22. For further infor-mation, please contact Dr. Alexander Broos, a.broos@vdw.de or Gerda Kneifel, g.kneifel@vdw.de.

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