Connecting Ideas 2022
Dear Readers,
Our slogan for this year‘s InnoTrans in Berlin was Connecting Ideas. With this tagline, we were not just referring to our technical product called ConnAct®, but to exchanging ideas actively with you at the leading international trade fair for transport technology. Thank you very much for visiting our stand and for the many interesting talks we had. We all enjoyed it! If you would like to review the fair, visit innotrans.hanning-kahl.com.
And what do we think the new year will bring?
Rail-based public transport remains a hot topic and a vital cornerstone for decarbonization as proven by the many projects on all continents in which we are involved. In the hope that the Covid 19 pandemic won’t give us such a hard time as it did in the last two years, our fair calendar for 2023 already has dates for participation at eleven trade shows outside Germany. However, we consider our customer events to be the most important events ahead. These will culminate in our Service Days for “Brakes” and “Infrastructure”. We look forward to your participation!
Wishing you, your families and friends all the joys of the holiday season and a good start to 2023, I look forward to seeing you all hale and hearty in the new year.
Best wishes from Oerlinghausen
Christian Schmidt
Managing Director
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