Turning Manufacturing Intelligence into Real Business Impact
Axivant at Hannover Messe 2026
On April 20-24, 2026, Axivant will be present at Hannover Messe 2026 in Hannover, Germany – the world’s leading industrial trade fair – as part of the booth of our global strategic partner, Infosys (Hall 14, Booth H18). Together with Infosys, we bring to manufacturers a powerful combination of enterprise AI, content intelligence, and sovereign cloud delivery – solutions that translate ambition into measurable operational outcomes.
Hannover Messe 2026
- Hannover, Germany — Hall 14, Booth H18
- April 20-24, 2026
- 4 Minute Read
About the Event - Partnering for Industrial Intelligence
Hannover Messe 2026 gathers the global manufacturing community under the theme “Intelligence for Impact in Manufacturing” – an arena where AI, cloud, engineering, and operational expertise converge to help manufacturers move from ambition to execution.
Axivant joins this year’s event as a strategic technology partner of Infosys, one of the world’s leading technology services and consulting companies, co-presenting at Hall 14, Booth H18. This presence reflects a growing global partnership aimed at helping manufacturers unlock the value trapped inside unstructured content – engineering documents, SOPs, maintenance records, supplier contracts, and quality certifications – that remains scattered across legacy systems, siloes, and paper-based processes.
SEAL, our next-generation platform for document management, AI-powered content intelligence, and process automation, extends and complements Infosys’s digital transformation and sovereign cloud capabilities. Together, we deliver solutions that are production-ready, enterprise-grade, and built for the real operational pressures of industrial organizations.
At Hannover Messe 2026, we don’t just talk about what AI could do for manufacturing. We show what it already does – in real enterprises, solving real problems, at scale. Because the gap between AI ambition and business impact is not a technology problem. It’s a data and content readiness problem. And that’s exactly what SEAL solves.
Catalin Paunescu
CEO, Axivant
Key Topics Explored
Join us at the Infosys booth, Hall 14, Booth H18, to explore real-life document-centric challenges and automation opportunities across the manufacturing value chain, including:
- Engineering documentation management and change control
- Supplier and procurement documentation across global supply chains
- SOP and compliance document control (ISO, AS9100, IATF)
- Plant maintenance, inspection records, and equipment lifecycle documentation
- Quality, Health, Safety and Environment (QHSE) management
- AI-powered processing and classification of technical documents and drawings
- Enterprise content offloading from SAP, PLM, and CAD platforms
- Sovereign cloud delivery for content management in European manufacturing
Why This Theme Matters Now
Manufacturing enterprises across Europe face unprecedented pressure to:
- Overcome the inefficiency and cost burden of fragmented, legacy document and content management systems
- Unlock AI capabilities on a foundation of governed, trustworthy, and well-structured information
- Ensure data sovereignty and regulatory compliance in a rapidly shifting geopolitical landscape – with European sovereign cloud investment projected to grow by over 83% in 2026 alone
- Automate document-intensive processes – from engineering change requests to supplier onboarding and CAPA workflows – that remain stubbornly manual
- Integrate content intelligence into enterprise ecosystems (SAP, PLM, CAD, ERP) without disrupting existing operations
- Achieve measurable ROI from AI investments – not just proof-of-concept demos, but production-ready solutions with quantifiable business impact
The most critical prerequisite for effective AI in manufacturing is not the model – it is the quality, accessibility, and governance of the content that feeds it. Organizations that have invested in content modernization and consolidation consistently report up to 70% cost reduction on information management and productivity boosts of up to 49%. AI is only as good as the information you give it.
Challenge & Win with SEAL
Axivant is running an exclusive “Challenge & Win” campaign at the Infosys booth at Hannover Messe 2026!
Share your organization’s biggest document or content management challenge for a chance to win a SEAL solution package valued at EUR 50,000 – including software licenses and professional assessment services – and kickstart your digital transformation at no cost.
Our Role - A Global Partnership for Manufacturing Transformation
As a strategic global partner of Infosys, Axivant brings the SEAL platform to the heart of Infosys’s manufacturing transformation portfolio. This partnership is grounded in a shared belief: that real AI value in manufacturing starts with the right information foundation – governed content that is unified, accessible, and AI-ready.
Together with Infosys, we help manufacturers achieve:
- Radical cost savings: Replace expensive legacy ECM platforms with modern, metadata-driven architecture – achieving up to 74% cost reduction on information management
- Unified content governance: Centralize and automate the management of unstructured content across engineering, operations, procurement, and compliance functions
- Reduced risk: Replace outdated platforms with AI/ML-ready architecture, ensuring critical documents are preserved and accessible during audits, legal investigations, or regulatory requests
- Seamless enterprise integration: Connect with SAP, SAP PLM, 3DEXPERIENCE, Teamcenter, Windchill, CATIA, AutoCAD, Oracle, Salesforce, and Microsoft 365 through open APIs and pre-built connectors
- Improved process efficiency: Boost efficiency and collaboration by up to 49% through unified document repositories, automated workflows, and AI-powered insights
- Stronger regulatory compliance: Built-in governance, audit trails, and retention policies ensure continuous adherence to ISO, AS9100, IATF, and GDPR requirements
SEAL Online: Enterprise-Grade Content Intelligence from a Sovereign European Cloud
Aligned with Infosys’s strategic focus on sovereign cloud for manufacturing enterprises, Axivant spotlights SEAL Online and SEAL DocsIQ as a Service at Hannover Messe 2026 – two cloud-native offerings designed to give European manufacturers the power of AI-driven content intelligence, without the burden of heavy infrastructure investment, and with full data sovereignty guarantees.
SEAL Online - Enterprise Content Services, Delivered as a Service
SEAL Online is the cloud-native delivery model of the SEAL platform, hosted on sovereign European cloud infrastructure. It combines enterprise document management, governance, compliance, and process automation with the flexibility and affordability of a SaaS model:
- CAPEX-free deployment: No upfront IT infrastructure investment. Consumption-based pricing that scales with your needs.
- European data sovereignty: Data residency and control fully within European jurisdiction – aligned with GDPR, the EU Data Act, and emerging EU sovereign cloud frameworks.
- Enterprise-class SLAs: Production-grade availability, security, and performance guarantees.
- Rapid deployment, instant scalability: Start with a focused use case and expand effortlessly as your content volumes and business needs grow.
- Powerful integration: Seamless connectivity to SAP, Salesforce, Oracle, Microsoft 365, and industry-specific PLM and CAD platforms.
SEAL DocsIQ as a Service - AI-Powered Intelligent Document Processing
SEAL DocsIQ as a Service extends the cloud offering with fully managed AI capabilities – delivering Intelligent Document Processing (IDP) without the need for organizations to invest in or manage AI infrastructure:
- Outcome-based pricing: Pay for what you consume and the value you receive – no rigid licensing structures.
- OCR and multi-modal document ingestion: Convert scanned documents, handwritten notes, engineering drawings, and mixed-format content into machine-readable data in over 200 languages.
- Automated classification and metadata extraction: Machine learning classifiers automatically categorize documents and extract key metadata, reducing manual effort and improving searchability.
- Generative AI integration: Automatically generate document summaries and enable natural language queries across your entire document corpus.
- Tailored LLM training: Train AI models on your organization’s specific data, terminology, and processes – ensuring the AI adapts to your manufacturing context, not a generic one.
Key SEAL Use Cases for Manufacturing
- Engineering documentation management: CAD files, drawings, product specifications, BOMs, and change orders
- PLM content integration and product lifecycle support across design, testing, and production
- SOP and compliance document control with automated versioning, approval workflows, and audit trails
- Plant maintenance and technical records: manuals, equipment inspection logs, calibration records, and technician reports
- Procurement and supply chain documentation: contracts, RFQs, vendor qualification records, and goods acceptance reports
- QHSE (Quality, Health, Safety & Environment) records management and audit readiness
- AI-powered processing of incoming unstructured documents (invoices, work orders, field reports, inspection forms)
- Compliant e-archiving for regulatory requirements (ISO, AS9100, IATF, GDPR)
Meet the Infosys Leaders at Hannover Messe 2026
Hannover Messe 2026 will feature Infosys’s leading manufacturing executives and thought leaders:
Jasmeet Singh – EVP and Global Head of Manufacturing, Infosys
Ruchir Budhwar – EVP and Industry Head of Manufacturing, Infosys
Raghavendra K.A – SVP, Global Head of Engineering – Integrated Product Development, Engineering Systems & IoT, Infosys
Rajiv Puri – VP, Manufacturing Strategy, Solutions and Partnerships, Infosys
Siddhartha Das – VP and Group Manager – Client Services, Infosys
Jens Nullmeyer – VP, Sales Head for Manufacturing and Automotive, Infosys
Rajesh Prasad Chaurasia – AVP, Senior Practice Engagement Manager, Engineering Services, Infosys
Madhura Khasnobis – Director – Marketing, Manufacturing, Infosys
Manoj Shukla – Senior Director – Client Services, Infosys
Steel Industry
Liberty Steel replaced its legacy OpenText DM10 with SEAL, streamlining content consolidation and SOP management. SEAL’s certified SAP connector improved traceability, compliance, and technical documentation access while enhancing SAP performance. The solution increased productivity, reduced costs, and ensured employees have the latest procedures for greater safety and efficiency.
