Lenovo Brings Production-Scale AI to Hannover Messe 2026, Delivering Up to 85% Faster Lead Times for Manufacturers

HANOVER, Germany--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Apr 21, 2026--

Manufacturers are under increasing pressure to improve efficiency, resilience, and responsiveness in the face of ongoing supply chain volatility and rising operational complexity. In this environment, AI is no longer a future ambition but an operational necessity. With 94% planning to increase AI investment in 2026 1 and an expected $2.86 return for every dollar spent 2, the priority has shifted from experimentation to execution.

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At Hannover Messe 2026, Lenovo in partnership with NVIDIA are demonstrating how manufacturers can close that gap by deploying AI solutions already proven at scale across its own global operations, delivering measurable improvements in lead time, cost, quality, and productivity.

“Manufacturers don’t need more AI pilots. They need AI that runs at scale in production,” said Jonathan Wu, Chief Technology Officer of Smart Manufacturing at Lenovo. “At Lenovo, we’ve already done this across our own global manufacturing operations, achieving significant improvements in lead time, cost, and productivity. At our largest site in North America, lead time was reduced by 85%, logistics costs by 42%, and productivity was boosted by 58% by deploying AI and Gen-AI enabled solutions. That experience is what we bring to our customers.”

Improve Quality and Performance with AI Across Connected Production Systems

Improving quality in manufacturing is no longer about isolated inspection points, but about connecting data and decision-making across the entire production system.

Lenovo applies AI across production environments to enable real-time detection, faster root cause analysis, and continuous improvement. By combining computer vision, edge AI, and digital twins, manufacturers can identify defects as they occur, reduce variability, and respond immediately to issues before they impact downstream operations. These capabilities extend beyond individual production lines, linking quality insights with material flow, equipment performance, and upstream inputs to create a more adaptive and resilient manufacturing system.

At facilities in Brazil, Hungary and Mexico, Lenovo has deployed its Automatic Quality Inspection Robotic Cell, delivering measurable improvements in quality, consistency and efficiency.

Maintain Production Flow with Autonomous Intralogistics

Production performance depends not only on what happens on the line, but on how effectively materials move across the factory.

Lenovo’s Multi Purpose Robots enable adaptive, real-time automation across workflows such as line-side delivery, picking, kitting, and material movement between production stages.

By improving material flow and reducing reliance on manual processes, manufacturers can maintain more stable production, increase overall equipment effectiveness, and better align operations with changing demand.

Strengthen Supply Chain Resilience with Real-Time, Multi-Tier Visibility

Building on its experience in deploying AI within manufacturing environments, Lenovo is also applying these capabilities across broader operational ecosystems, from supply chain coordination to real-time systems monitoring.

Scaling AI to Production with Proven, End-to-End Execution

Most AI initiatives in manufacturing stall before reaching production—not because of a lack of tools, but because those tools are not designed or proven to operate in live, complex environments.

Lenovo closes this gap by delivering AI solutions that are already running at scale across its own global manufacturing operations. This experience translates into faster deployment, reduced execution risk, and measurable business impact from day one.

Lenovo’s Hybrid AI Advantage brings together infrastructure, data, models, and services into a single, integrated environment that spans edge, cloud, and on-premises. More importantly, it is designed for real-world conditions—enabling manufacturers to move from pilot to production with greater speed, confidence, and control.

Lenovo’s manufacturing solutions are being showcased at Hannover Messe Hall 15, Stand G76.

For more information, visit: https://techtoday.lenovo.com/ww/en/solutions/manufacturing/offerings

About Lenovo

Lenovo is a US$69 billion revenue global technology powerhouse, ranked #196 in the Fortune Global 500, and serving millions of customers every day in 180 markets. Focused on a bold vision to deliver Smarter Technology for All, Lenovo has built on its success as the world’s largest PC company with a full-stack portfolio of AI-enabled, AI-ready, and AI-optimized devices (PCs, workstations, smartphones, tablets), infrastructure (server, storage, edge, high performance computing and software defined infrastructure), software, solutions, and services. Lenovo’s continued investment in world-changing innovation is building a more equitable, trustworthy, and smarter future for everyone, everywhere. Lenovo is listed on the Hong Kong stock exchange under Lenovo Group Limited (HKSE: 992) (ADR: LNVGY). To find out more visit https://www.lenovo.com, and read about the latest news via our StoryHub.

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PITTSBURGH (AP) — Dan Vladar stopped 27 shots, rookie Porter Martone scored for the second straight game and the Philadelphia Flyers shut out Sidney Crosby and the Pittsburgh Penguins 3-0 on Monday night to take a 2-0 lead in their best-of-seven first-round series.

The 19-year-old Martone became the sixth-youngest player in NHL history to score in each of his first two playoff games when he beat Stuart Skinner deep into the second period to put Philadelphia in front. Garnet Hathaway added a short-handed goal a few minutes later, and Luke Glendening chipped in an empty-netter late in the third.

Vladar made it stand up as the red-hot Flyers, who needed a scorching finishing stretch just to reach the playoffs, frustrated the suddenly offensively challenged Penguins all night.

Game 3 is Wednesday night in Philadelphia.

HURRICANES 3, SENATORS 2, 2OT

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Jordan Martinook beat Linus Ullmark from the slot at 13:53 of the second overtime to help Carolina beat Ottawa and take a 2-0 lead in their first-round series in the NHL playoffs.

Martinook — who was stopped on a penalty shot in the first OT — kept the winning play alive by chasing down a loose rebound toward the boards to keep the possession in the offensive zone. Moments later, Nikolaj Ehlers found Martinook between the circles to beat Ullmark, who was partially shielded by Carolina captain Jordan Staal at the top of the crease.

That set off a mob celebration by the Hurricanes around Martinook in a corner of the ice, ending a game that saw them hang on despite blowing a 2-0 lead and having an apparent winner by Mark Jankowski waved off in the first overtime due to an offside call on review.

The series moves to Canada’s capital for Game 3 on Thursday.

STARS 4, WILD 2

DALLAS (AP) — Wyatt Johnston had two unusual goals, Matt Duchene scored a tiebreaking power-play goal and had an assist, and Dallas beat Minnesota in Game 2 to even their first-round Western Conference series.

The Stars went ahead to stay with a power play winding down about four minutes into the penalty-filled second period when Duchene made a quick pass to Mikko Rantanen and then got the puck back just in front of the crease. That made it 2-1.

Dallas goalie Jake Oettinger stopped 28 shots, including a point-blank attempt by Kirill Kaprizov with 2 1/2 minutes to play when the Wild were on a power play after Dallas was penalized for too many men on the ice.

Brock Faber scored his first two career playoff goals for Minnesota, which won the opener 6-1 on Saturday but missed a chance in its 15th playoff appearance to take its first-ever 2-0 series lead.

Jason Robertson, who like Johnston scored 45 goals in the regular season, also scored for Dallas. Nils Lundkvist had two assists.

Game 3 is Wednesday night at Minnesota.

OILERS 4, DUCKS 3

EDMONTON, Alberta (AP) — Kasperi Kapanen scored his second goal of the game with 1:54 left in the third period to give Edmonton a victory over Anaheim in the opener of their first-round playoff series.

Jason Dickinson also scored twice for the Oilers, who trailed 3-2 entering the third.

Oilers star Leon Draisaitl returned to the ice after missing the final 14 regular-season games with an injury. Draisaitl and Jake Walman each had two assists for Edmonton.

The Oilers are seeking their third consecutive trip to the Stanley Cup Final, having lost each of the last two seasons to the Florida Panthers, who missed out on postseason play this year.

Colorado Avalanche goaltender Scott Wedgewood (41) makes a save against Los Angeles Kings right wing Alex Laferriere (14) during the second period of Game 1 in the first round of the NHL hockey Stanley Cup playoffs, Sunday, April 19, 2026, in Denver. (AP Photo Jack Dempsey)