2,000 exhibitors are expected to take part in this year’s Fakuma international trade fair for plastics processing in Friedrichshafen, Germany (13-17 October).
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Fakuma to focus on digitalisation and circular economy
Friedrichshafen, Germany
Alongside injection moulding, extrusion, thermoforming and 3D printing expertise, exhibitors will bring digitalisation, resource conservation and circular economy specialists to discuss societal megatrends.
Fakuma will occupy all available hall floor space in the modern exhibition centre on Lake Constance. 1,933 exhibitors and 48,000 expert visitors came from all over the world to Lake Constance in 2018.
Sandra Füllsack, CEO of Motan Holding GmbH in Constance, Germany, will be bringing her circular economy expertise: “We’ll present new products, as well as optimisations that contribute to energy efficiency and resource conservation in the field of materials management. The responsible use of plastics starts with product design and doesn’t end until we finally go full circle at the end of the product’s lifecycle. Making it possible to process recyclates and new bio-based or biodegradable materials is the job of mechanical and plant engineering, while at the same time fulfilling the end product’s strict quality requirements. There are numerous possible solutions, not all of which involve the material itself or its processing. For example, digitalisation also contributes to the recycling process by furnishing the end product with its material data along its journey through life. It’s important to consider the entire value chain in everything we do.”
Exhibitors and expert visitors will be able to engage in technical discussions and exchange ideas in a pleasant and inspiring environment at Fakuma.
