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FEB 2016

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With a total exhibition space of 605,000 m 2 , bauma is the largest trade show in the world. The event takes place every three years in Munich. In 2013, bauma broke all previous records, attracting a total of 3,421 exhibitors from 57 countries, and more than 535,000 visitors from more than 200 coun- tries. From April 11-17, 2016, Messe München, the group that organizes bauma, is expecting another record turnout. Prior to the event, Messe München will present five companies with its highly cov- eted Innovation Award. For 2016, the orga- nizer is also experimenting with an exercise in cross-pollination: the Open Invitation. Also, they are starting a new tradition of giving back with a Charity Alliance. "Corporate societal and social commitment is no contradiction," said Klaus Dittrich, chairman and CEO of Messe München GmbH. "On the contrary: long-term success requires both factors to go hand-in-hand. Many bauma exhibitors have long since taken this on board and are acting accordingly." Inspired by the "Pilosio Building Peace Award," bauma has established the Charity Alliance to coincide with the forthcoming event. The network intends to promote dialog between members on the implementation of social projects and to attract additional interested parties to become actively involved. Applications are restricted to companies exhibiting at bauma 2016, who are carrying on projects in the fields of education, nutrition, health, social inte- gration or the environment and that bring about a lasting improvement in the living conditions of people in need living in, or hailing from, crisis areas, emerging or developing countries. Messe München is launching another platform related to improving business, the "bauma Open Invitation." The online plat- form allows bauma participants and other professionals interested in a particular sec- tor to solve their innovation-related chal- lenges by calling upon the expertise of Messe München's entire cross-disciplinary network of contacts. The object is to get companies to engage on this platform in applications or technology "scouting." For example, companies can seek out new industries or fields of application for their existing products and services, and/or find appropriate technological solutions to meet specific challenges they are facing. By trade show standards, bauma is huge and it's important. It's mostly a construc- tion event, but many European mining sup- pliers will be on hand and several of them are exhibiting new products and services. With this bauma Preview 2016, Coal Age offers a glimpse of what readers can expect to see this spring in Munich. Liebherr to Debut New Dozer and Excavator Delegates do not need a map to find the Liebherr Group at bauma. They simply look for the overhead cranes to get a bearing and then walk toward the 240-metric-ton (mt) haul truck. Liebherr will showcase its extensive range of construction machines, mobile and crawler cranes, material han- dling technology, mining, as well as com- ponents, on a total display area of more than 14,000 m 2 . For miners, the highlights 24 www.coalage.com February 2016 More than 535,000 turned out for bauma 2013. The event, billed as the largest machinery trade show, takes place again in April. bau ma p r ev i e w Munich Prepares for bauma 2016 The world's largest trade show offers something for everyone, including professionals in mining and mineral processing B Y S T E V E F I S C O R , E D I T O R - I N - C H I E F

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