Fakuma is bringing the digitisation, electrification and resource conservation trend to European plastics when it opens its doors in October 2017.
Fakuma
At 25 years of age, the show is deeply rooted in the plastics processing marketplace in Europe and the world and witnesses the changes being made at the cutting edge of manufacturing to bring efficiency, quality and sustainability improvements up and down the value chain.
In addition to resource efficiency and lightweighting, plastics processors are embracing micro injection moulding, two-component and multi-component processes, process and functions integration with creative tooling design, CFRP lightweight engineering and reduced metal consumption thanks to thin-wall technologies, new dimensions of extrusion precision, thermoforming with high reproduction accuracy, and 3D printing. All of these trends are bringing more dynamism and innovation to plastics than ever before and these themes will be on show across the halls at Fakuma 2017.
Moreover, the trend for electrifying drive units for injection moulding machines will be represented and there will be a spotlight on automation and material flow, as well as the ability to integrate components, modules, subsystems and equipment into Industry 4.0 structures. Digitalisation evolves in parallel with automated plastics processing, from CAD and design engineering, through to quality assurance, further processing and packaging, and logistics and distribution.
Fakuma
Returning to Messe Friedrichshafen on Lake Constance, Fakuma 2017 is anticipating 1,700 exhibitors to set up shop across the 85,000 m sq show floor.
"Not only will all of the European and global market leaders be on hand, the big players from Asia will demonstrate increased presence as well," said Fakuma Project Manager Annemarie Schur. "Numerous mid-sized companies from all of the industrialised nations and emerging countries will also be on-hand, so we'll be able to present products and services from distributors and manufacturers from all over the world to the expert visitors."
