Expectations are high for this year’s Electronica event. The last time the trade fair was held in real life, it attracted a record 80,000 visitors from over 80 countries. Skipping over the expo’s purely virtual outing at the height of the pandemic in November 2020 (which still managed to attract over 8200 participants), this year‘s edition looks set to be just as popular. “Exhibitors, top decision makers and thought leaders want to discuss innovations and trends in person again at last and they’re already looking ahead to the Fall with confidence,” said Dr. Reinhard Pfeiffer, Deputy CEO of Messe München. “For them, electronica is the world’s most important industry get-together and the only one this year that seamlessly covers the complete spectrum of electronics.”
Companies from over 40 countries, ranging from start-ups to global corporations, will come together across 13 halls to present products and solutions, and exchange ideas about the future of the industry.
“Driving sustainable progress”
The motto for this year’s event is cleverly worded. In addition to a strong emphasis on electronics as a driver of sustainable technologies, the development of sustainable automotive (or ‘driving’) technologies themselves will also be in focus. As well as electromobility, key topics at the expo will include smart energy, industrial electronics and sensors – many of which will be discussed in depth at the supplementary conferences and forums.
The issues and challenges in the field of microelectronics will be addressed separately at the co-located event Semicon Europa, recognized as one of the largest international trade fairs for semiconductor manufacturing in Europe.
Smart energy
Recent events mean that the question of how we attain energy sustainably is perhaps more pressing than ever before. The 2022 show will highlight the vital role of electronics technologies in the transformation of energy infrastructures.
Smart energy refers to intelligent technologies and solutions aimed at achieving efficient production, distribution, use and storing of energy, across the entire value chain. According to a study by the IMARC Group, the global market for smart energy is expected to increase at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 9.82 percent from USD 138.8 billion in 2021 to USD 247.8 billion by 2027. Analysts identified the growing demand for intelligent electricity grids—“smart grids”—as a main driver of this growth.
Power electronics are also of high importance when it comes to energy saving. According to a study by the European Center for Power Electronics (ECPE), more than a quarter of electrical energy could be saved through the use of modern power electronics.
