IT2Industry at a glance

IT2Industry is a pioneer, a trailblazer and a moderator. It supports companies as they make their way into the digitalized, networked industrial world. It creates sound foundations for the decision-making process and provides relevant guidelines for their transformation into the age of Industry 4.0.
One of the central challenges facing the industry is the increasing extent to which companies, man and machines network with one another. That also involves new forms of interaction between processes, data and objects. A key factor for successful production is the intelligent use of the latest technological capabilities and interfaces.
IT2Industry unites innovative areas of expertise
IT2Industry is a central trade fair with an Open Conference for intelligent, digitally networked working environments. It unites the key topics of production, automation, information technology and IT security at a single event. IT2Industy is an integrative platform that brings the latest research findings and existing solutions together with companies' concrete needs.
Open Conference: International gathering of pioneers and professionals
The accompanying IT2Industry Open Conference bundles best practices, innovative solution approaches and available products. It brings together domestic and international visionaries. This is where the industry's leading manufacturers meet with trailblazing scientists. Visitors benefit from an up-to-date and comprehensive market orientation.
IT2Industry deals with topics that cover the entire production process on the road to the smart factory—i.e. automation, industry software, data networks, infrastructure and production logistics, IT security, big data and the cloud, IT and energy, and machine-to-machine (M2M).
IT2Industry is embedded in international exhibitions and leading international trade fairs. It uses specific focus topics to give exhibitors and visitors a unique industry orientation.
The premiere of IT2Industry as part of electronica 2014 was an impressive success. More than 300 visitors gathered information at the exhibition. Attendance at the more than 30 lectures and panel discussions was very strong.
The show's excellent ratings do an impressive job of documenting the high level of visitor satisfaction. 99 percent of participants said they would recommend IT2Industry to others. 97 percent said that they plan to attend IT2Industry again. Additional facts and figures are available in the
IT2Industry addresses manufacturers and suppliers of software, network and storage technologies, IT infrastructures and security, industrial communication, telecommunications, system suppliers and representatives of research and education organizations, the public sector, trade associations and societies.
IT2Industry is ideal for manufacturers and users, especially in the following sectors: automotive, plant and machine manufacturing, industrial electronics, system integration, industrial services, aviation and aerospace, transport, storage and communication, energy management and supply, security, healthcare, medical technology, the food industry, research, science and public administration.
The high-tech location of Munich
Germany satisfies the best prerequisites for tapping the potential associated with digital industrialization. Southern Germany is the center of the IT industry, plant and machine manufacturing and the automation and manufacturing industries. As a business location, Munich satisfies the best prerequisites for reaching these industries' decision-makers—the majority of whom come from small and medium-size enterprises—with IT2Industry.