LIGNA

About LIGNA

LIGNA is the world's leading trade fair for woodworking and wood processing plant, machinery and tools, held every two years in Hannover, Germany. Organized by Deutsche Messe, LIGNA serves as a world summit for suppliers to the primary and secondary wood industries, covering the entire value chain from the forest and the sawmill to panel production, furniture manufacturing and the craft workshop. Exhibitors present new machines, automated production lines and digital solutions that help the industry work more efficiently and make more out of wood.

Event Focus

Machinery & Tools for Custom and Mass Production | Surface Technology | Wood Based Panel Production | Sawmill Technology | Forestry Technology | Machine Components & Automation | Energy from Wood | CNC Machining | Robotics & Handling | Digital Production & Software | Timber Construction | Hand Tools & Power Tools | Woodworking Crafts | Sustainable Wood Processing

Event Highlights

1,400+ Exhibitors from 49 Countries and around 78,000 Visitors from 156 Countries make LIGNA the most important meeting place for the international woodworking community. More than half of all visitors come from abroad and the vast majority are trade professionals with concrete investment plans. Highlights include live machine demonstrations, forestry equipment on the outdoor grounds, LIGNA.Builds with a timber frame house built live during the show, the LIGNA.SmartWood hub for digital innovations, LIGNA.Campus for the next generation, and LIGNA.TruckStop for craftsmen. Five full business days dedicated to the future of wood processing.

Why Attend

LIGNA is where the wood industry plans its next investments. See complete production lines in action, compare machinery and tools from the world's leading manufacturers, discover automation, robotics and digital solutions for custom and mass production, and meet suppliers, buyers and experts from every continent. LIGNA is essential for furniture and kitchen manufacturers, sawmills, panel producers, joiners and carpenters, timber builders, forestry companies, and anyone working with wood.