As the world’s leading trade fair for metalworking, EMO is known for innovation, international collaboration, and forward-looking manufacturing solutions. Around 80,000 visitors and more than 1,600 exhibitors from across the globe participated in this year’s edition under the motto Innovate Manufacturing. 

At the exhibition booth, SurFunction, a consortium member of the CLASCO project, presented the project’s current research and objectives. CLASCO focuses on advancing laser-based surface functionalization as a key technology for sustainable manufacturing. These methods aim to enhance product performance, reduce material and energy consumption, and enable new approaches to surface engineering. 

By communicating CLASCO’s goals to a broader audience beyond the project’s direct industrial use cases, SurFunction created valuable connections and opened discussions about potential new exploitation areas for laser surface processing. The strong interest shown by visitors demonstrated the growing relevance of such technologies for the transition toward more resource-efficient and resilient manufacturing. 

🔗 Further event information: https://emo-hannover.de/impressionen-2025