With the guiding theme "Empower Green Production" of AWK 2023, new technologies and concepts for more crisis-resistant and at the same time greener production can be seen in the future, with which independence from conventional energy suppliers can be achieved. Global crises such as climate change, the Corona pandemic and now also the latest developments in Ukraine show that there is far more at stake than politically determined sustainability goals or supply bottlenecks in individual sectors. Today, the manufacturing industry is still highly dependent on global logistics chains, fossil energy and rare raw materials. Unpredictable natural events and political upheavals challenge companies in ways never seen before.

A circular economy that operates more independently of the "black" fossil fuels such as oil, gas and coal can help them achieve greater resilience and security, while also helping to meet global emissions and climate targets. With AWK 2023, the Machine Tool Laboratory WZL of RWTH Aachen University and the Fraunhofer Institute for Production Technology IPT offer one of the world's most renowned network meetings for experts and leaders from manufacturing industry, business, science and politics.

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