Schneider Electric unveils new technologies at Hannover Messe

Schneider Electric is presenting its advancements in automation, electrification, and digitalisation that aim to enhance industrial competitiveness, sustainability, and resilience at Hannover Messe 2025.

With industries currently navigating a series of challenges such as evolving competitive landscapes, rapid technological advancements, rising energy costs, environmental regulations, and supply chain resilience issues, Schneider Electric's focus lies on demonstrating strategic interventions to ensure viability and competitiveness in the long term.

Automation stands central to this strategy. Schneider Electric's EcoStruxure Automation Expert exemplifies this focus with its open, software-defined automation approach designed to equip industries with the tools to rapidly adapt to market and technology shifts. This system facilitates the integration of digital technologies infused with artificial intelligence, enhancing both engineering and operational efficiency. Attendees of the company's booth can observe demonstrations of these systems, particularly within a circular manufacturing campus model tailored for the food and beverage sector.

"Embracing innovation in automation is essential for industries to be adaptable and competitive at the rate of change required today. By integrating next-generation Information (IT) and Operational Technology (OT) through open, software-defined automation, we empower customers to achieve new levels of industrial performance that closed systems will not be able to match," stated Barbara Frei, Executive Vice President, Industrial Automation at Schneider Electric.

Frei said, "Our solutions go beyond virtualization and support integration of any third-party software and hardware based on the open standard of UAO.org, fostering a growing versatile ecosystem for companies to choose from. UAO.org's growth to over 100 members confirms broad industry interest in this new paradigm."

Building upon the EcoStruxure Automation Expert's foundation, Schneider Electric has introduced the EcoStruxure Automation Expert Platform. This unified automation environment offers comprehensive control and management functionalities across various processes including Control Logic, Motion, HMI, Safety, and Simulation. It enables collaborative project development, allowing multiple users to work concurrently using popular programming environments, thus enhancing project efficiency and expediting the deployment cycle.

Further innovations on display include a Next Generation Motion System featuring the Modicon M660 Industrial PC controller and Modicon Edge I/O NTS. These innovations leverage edge computing, AI, and advanced algorithms to optimise performance and decision-making processes.

The company is also showcasing enhanced visual inspections with AI, employing cameras combined with EcoStruxure Automation Expert. This technology significantly simplifies complex visual inspections, optimising productivity and precision in quality control processes.

In motor control, the TeSys Deca Advanced introduces a toolless contactor with SNAP IN technology engineered to withstand harsh environments. This development aims for seamless connections, improving installation efficiency considerably.

Additionally, Schneider Electric has unveiled the Harmony XVB7 Tower Lights, which offer energy efficiencies and flexibility through an updated design incorporating integrated LED technology.

For critical infrastructure, the new Galaxy VXL UPS promises significant efficiency improvements with a high-density design suited for AI-ready data centres and industrial manufacturing sites.

Capping off their innovations, Schneider Electric features a data-driven oat milk production demonstrator, developed in collaboration with Technische Hochschule Ostwestfalen-Lippe University, which seeks to explore new processes and technologies for plant-based drinks.