Fakuma is a honeypot event for the entire European plastics processing value chain and in 2017 the exhibition will be giving new technologies a platform without abandoning the core processes the industry is based around.
Sebastian Hauenstein
Fakuma
Marking a quarter of a century from October 17th to 21st, the must-attend event for Europe's plastics industry will focus on injection moulding, extrusion, thermoforming and 3D printing, providing a complete platform for plastics processing, from product development to the mass production of marketable parts.
The show floor has already sold out and will house some 1,500 exhibitors from 35 countries occupying 915,000 sq ft of exhibition space at the Friedrichshafen Exhibition Centre on Lake Constance. An anticipated 45,721 expert visitors will be attending the 'leading trade fair for plastics processing' from 120 countries, who will take in the exhibitions ranging from tool and mould-making, prototyping and materials science at the beginning of the supply chain, to finished parts coming off the production line in live displays, labelled and shiny and hot from the machine. Fakuma prides itself on focusing on new technologies such as generative manufacturing processes without diluting or neglecting the core processes upon which the European plastics processing industry is built.
Sebastian Hauenstein
Fakuma
New technologies means new exhibiting companies, and Fakuma 2017 is expanding into the foyer floors in the East and West entrance areas to allow more organisations to showcase their innovations.
Sebastian Hauenstein
Fakuma
"The hype surrounding 3D printing technology is causing more and more new suppliers to appear on the scene, who appropriately supplement Fakuma’s portfolio with interesting solutions at the trade fair for plastics processing," said Fakuma Project Manager Annemarie Schur.
"Returning exhibitors, as well as numerous new exhibitors, had already decided to participate at Fakuma at a very early stage, and we were able to reckon with strong bookings during the planning phase."
