FAKUMA 2024 | EVENT PREVIEW
Fakuma puts its focus on plastics sustainability
The 29th Fakuma fair takes place in Germany in October. Ahead of the show, we preview some of the main exhibitors connected with compounding
From 15-19 October, the 29th Fakuma show will take place at the Friedrichshafen exhibition centre in Germany. The event is known as a showcase for injection moulding technology, but there is also a strong showing in 2024 from exhibitors in the materials, extrusion and compounding sectors. “Last year, we welcomed 1,636 exhibitors from 40 countries in 12 halls,” said Annemarie Schur, Fakuma project manager for exhibition organiser PE Schall. “Foreign participants made up 38%, and similar numbers are expected this year.” The event in 2023 marked a recovery from the covid pandemic period when Fakuma was not able to take place as an in-person exhibition. Fakuma 2024 will have a focus on sustainability. As well as energy efficient machinery, it will feature many sustainable materials, including many recycled grades. One highlight of this year’s event is a ‘Round
Table’ session on Tuesday, 15 October. Five panellists will discuss digitalisation in plastics processing under the heading ‘Digitalisation – Top
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or Flop?’ The panellists are: Michael Braungart, founder and scientific director of Braungart EPEA; Philipp Lehner, CEO of Alpla; Guido Frohnhaus, managing director for technology at Arburg; Hans-Josef Endres from the Institute of Plastics and Circular Economy at Leibniz University Hanover; and Thomas Seul from Schmalkalden University of Applied Sciences.
On the following pages, we take a look at some
of the companies that will be showing materials or equipment of interest to the compounding sector.
About the show
Organiser: PE Schall Dates: 15-19 October 2024 Location: Messe Friedrichshafen, Neue Messe 1, 88046 Friedrichshafen, Germany
Hours: Tuesday-Friday 09:00-17:00, Saturday, 09:00-15:00 Tickets: €30 day ticket (€22 students)
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Main image: Visitors at last year’s Fakuma exhibition in Friedrichshafen, Germany
IMAGE: PE SCGAKK
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