Hannover LIGNA Expo 2025 offers you:

• the world’s most international and comprehensive hub for dialogue and knowledge-sharing among experts
• a unique showcase covering the full spectrum of plant, machinery and tools for the entire value-adding chain
• live demonstrations by all the market leaders
• a full grasp of all the latest innovations, trends and issues
• valuable inspiration on how to achieve greater efficiency in woodworking and the processing of wood and wood-panel products

Benefits of Exhibiting at Germany Woodworking Fair:

• Showcase your products at Germany Woodworking Tools Exhibition

Present your innovative products and technical developments to an international trade public. Whatever your area of expertise - timber harvesting and recovery, machinery, equipment or tools - at LIGNA you can offer potential customers exactly the right solutions to meet the growing needs of today's markets.

• Let Woodworking Machinery Fair Hanover lay the groundwork for your success

Make sure you're there in May when top decision-makers from around the globe gather in search of new products and new ideas to set themselves up for the future. LIGNA is the perfect place to meet up with your customers and generate new leads.

• Germany Wood Expo is your gateway to the world

Around 56% of the fair's exhibitors come from outside of Germany. In other words, you'll find all the global market leaders from all areas of the forest and wood industries at LIGNA. Imagine that: a single event where you can market your products to professionals from all around the world. Now that's efficiency!

• LIGNA brings together all segments of your target market

At LIGNA, you can reach all your target markets in just under a week. That's five intensive days in which to present your innovations to senior representatives from all parts of the forest and wood industries that are relevant to you.

At LIGNA you will once again have the chance to put your company and your product innovations at center stage and reap the rewards of unparalleled exposure to an international audience of key decision makers.

• Effective media relations

LIGNA is a major media event. The show itself is backed by a comprehensive and pro-active media relations campaign that gives exhibitors and their products international exposure across a wide range of trade and non-trade media.

Display Categories of Hanover Wood Industry Exhibition:

Furniture Industry

• Board processing
• Veneer processing
• Surface treatment
• Automation in the furniture industry
• Assembly and packing
• Handling, storage picking

Woodcraft Solutions

• Joinery trades
• Carpentry trades
• Engineered wood, materials, accessories, services
• Special displays: including the “Die Gute Form” competition and the Center for Joiners and Cabinetmakers

Solid Wood Working

Machinery and plant for solid wood processing

• Sawing machines
• Milling machines and planers
• Drying kilns for sawn timber
• Finger-jointing systems
• Pallet production
• Moisture meters

Machinery and plant for utilizing wood waste and extracting energy from wood

• Energy from wood
• Chippers/shredders
• Furnace installations

Machinery and plant for the production and maintenance of machine tools

• Grinding machines
• Soldering and welding equipment
• Tool manufacturers

Sawmill Technology

• Roundwood yards, transport of sawn timber, sorting and stacking equipment
• Sawn timber production
• Sawmill technology
• Measuring systems

Wood pased Panel & Veneer Production

• Production of chipboard, fiberboard, OSB (production of chips and fibers from wood waste, processing, press equipment, transport systems, measuring and control technology)
• Production of veneers, veneered plywood and laminated veneer board
• Production of paper-based coating materials

Forestry Technology

• Forestry and forestry technology
• Machinery, equipment, tools and other forestry resources
• New technologies and processes for the harvesting, recovery and transportation of timber
• Mobile sawmills
• Logistical and storage systems
• Information systems and communication
• Training for a career in forestry

Energy from Wood

• Forest management, timber harvesting, the use of wood as a construction material, the use of wood as a renewable energy source
• Technical solutions for using wood as an energy source; firewood crop planting, silviculture, harvesting, processing, storage and logistics; wood fuel quality standards and compliance with clean-air regulations
• Technical lectures and guided tours centered around compliance with Germany’s new, more stringent clean-air legislation