On 5th February 2019, at the LIGNA Preview – the most important and most international media event in the run-up to LIGNA – more than 30 enterprises gave attending journalists an advance look at the many solutions, products and application scenarios they will be showcasing at LIGNA 20197 from 27 to 31 May, in Hannover, Germany.
"From 27 to 31 May 2019, exhibitors from over 50 countries will gather here at the Hannover Exhibition Center to showcase state-of-the-art processing solutions, applications and concepts for the entire forestry & wood industry. The presence of all the world's leading technology providers will make Hannover the global hotspot for the wood-based industries during those five days. No other fair compares in terms of international appeal", asserted Dr. Andreas Gruchow, Managing Board member at Deutsche Messe, during the LIGNA Preview press conference on 5 February in Hannover, adding: "Once again in 2019, LIGNA will serve as the industry's showcase of choice for unveiling their innovations, with a great many exhibitors even timing their development cycles to coincide with the show's staging every two years."
At the LIGNA Preview 2019, woodworking and processing companies gave journalists from allover the world an insight into their innovations. This year’s LIGNA, with the motto "People, Machine, Innovation" will once again set standards for the industry.

