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19. February 2024
“Questions? Get the Answers at Fakuma 2024!”
The regular work meeting of the Fakuma Advisory Board took place on 06.02.2024. From left to right: Andreas Wittur, P. E. Schall; Bernd Schäfer,…
6. February 2024
Fakuma 2024: Focus on Efficiency
Michael Wittmann, President of WITTMANN Technology GmbH, Vienna (photo: Wittmann) Efficiency in terms of materials, energy and operation – this is…
29. January 2024
Industry Characterized by Change
DI Dr. Friedrich Kastner, CEO / Managing Partner of COLLIN Lab & Pilot Solutions GmbH (image: COLLIN) For COLLIN Lab & Pilot Solutions,…
23. October 2023
Fakuma 2023 – Innovation Fireworks!
The 28th Fakuma international trade fair for plastics processing was held successfully from the 17th through the 21st of October, 2023. With 1636…
21. October 2023
Many thanks to all exhibitors, media partners and trade visitors for the successful 28th Fakuma!
Fakuma 2023 showcased the latest, most efficient and currently most sustainable cutting-edge technologies in the plastics processing industry –…
21. October 2023
Best of Fakuma 2023 | Best of “Digital meets Circular Economy
What a Fakuma 2023! The trade fair organizer had announced a celebration for plastic – and it truly was! The 28th Fakuma, international trade fair…
21. October 2023
New Life for Plastic Waste | Tide Ocean – Marc Krebs
Tide Ocean is setting new standards in environmental protection and innovation. Co-founder Marc Krebs and his team present at Fakuma 2023 how they…
20. October 2023
Fakuma 2023 – automated technologies, intelligent solutions, creative impulses
Digitalisation and automation support the efficient use of all resources in the production, processing, application and reuse or recycling of…
20. October 2023
Plexiglas® Innovations | Röhm – Siamak Djafarian
Siamak Djafarian, Vice President of Molding Compounds, presents Röhm at Fakuma 2023. The globally leading company in methacrylate chemistry and…
20. October 2023
Engineering Polymers | Nurel – Leyre Quibus
Nurel, a Spanish technology company, is setting new standards in the polymer industry! Leyre Quibus presents a range of products including Polyamide…
20. October 2023
Energy Efficiency for Plastic Processors | ONI – Rüdiger Dzuban
Rüdiger Dzuban from ONI highlights at Fakuma 2023 how the company manufactures energy-efficient systems for plastic processors. With a focus on…
20. October 2023
Flame Retardants and Stabilization Packages | Green Chemicals – Micaela Lorenzi
CEO Micaela Lorenzi presents innovative and sustainable solutions from Green Chemicals at Fakuma 2023. With a strong focus on environmental…
20. October 2023
Round Table at Fakuma 2023: Plastic – Resource Instead of Problem Material!
The five experts, Lothar Zapf, Prof. Dr. Werner Koch, Prof. Dr. Martin Bastian, Achim Haid, and Ingemar Bühler, emphasize that plastic is a valuable…
19. October 2023
At Fakuma 2023: Where business is generated in the plastics industry
The efficiency of the plastics industry is demonstrated at Fakuma 2023 in excellent moulding and colouring manufacturing processes, which are…
19. October 2023
Innovative Thin-Film Processes | Leonhard Kurz – Jörg Stierand
Jörg Stierand, Head of Divisional Sales Management Automotive at Leonhard Kurz, presents innovative thin-film processes for the automotive industry…
19. October 2023
Sustainability and Recycling of Technical Plastics and Additives | Marubeni – Tim Steltenkamp
As a leading distributor of technical plastics and additives, Marubeni offers optimal solutions to customers through compounding in Germany. Tim…
19. October 2023
Innovative Technical Plastics | Aurora Kunststoffe – Thomas Rätzsch
Thomas Rätzsch, Managing Director of Aurora Kunststoffe GmbH, presents a focus on innovation and sustainability at Fakuma 2023. The manufacturer of…
19. October 2023
PCR Recyclates, Bioplastics, and Screw Cleaners | WIS Kunststoffe – Daniel Römhild
Daniel Römhild, General Manager von WIS Kunststoffe, präsentiert auf der Fakuma 2023 spannende und nachhaltige Innovationen! – PCR-Rezyklate…
19. October 2023
Cooling and Temperature Control Solutions for the Plastic Industry | technotrans – Nico Küls
Nico Küls from technotrans solutions presents innovative cooling and temperature control solutions for the plastic industry at Fakuma2023!…
19. October 2023
Colors for Plastics | Deifel Buntfarbenfabrik – Bernd Schäfer
Since 1921, Deifel has been an expert in the field of colors, providing coloring solutions for various media, including masterbatches – highly…
18. October 2023
Fakuma 2023 – Experience the future of plastics processing live.
At Fakuma, the international trade public will experience the latest, most efficient and currently most sustainable cutting-edge technologies of the…
18. October 2023
Innovations in Clamping Technology | Jens Götze – AMF
Whether for injection molds or machine tools, the goal is to minimize setup times and keep machines running efficiently. Jens Götze, Head of Inside…
18. October 2023
Injection Molding Machines and Additive Manufacturing | Christoph Schumacher – ARBURG
Dr. Christoph Schumacher of ARBURG, the leading manufacturer of injection molding machines and additive manufacturing technology, emphasizes the…
18. October 2023
Smart and Efficient Plastic Recycling Systems | Robin Roth – Erema
As a pioneer in the recycling industry, Erema has been bringing innovations to the plastics industry for 40 years. Erema’s Managing Director,…
18. October 2023
Innovation Drivers in Plastic Processing at Fakuma 2023
Experience the innovations in plastic processing and technology at Fakuma 2023. The three innovation drivers, – Ingemar Bühler (CEO of Plastics…
17. October 2023
Fakuma 2023 – energy-efficient applications, resource-saving processes and future-oriented business models
Digitalisation and circular economy, cutting-edge technologies and forward-looking innovations, intelligent and practice-oriented solutions: Fakuma…
26. September 2023
Austrian Plastics and Plastics Processing: Surprisingly Ingenious
Austria boasts a diverse landscape of companies within the plastics industry, ranging from global giants to trailblazers in niche segments. The…
22. September 2023
Round table discussion “Plastics – recyclable material instead of problem material!”
Fakuma 2023 makes the value of plastics and its special significance a topic for everyone. Plastics must meet the requirements of the present and the…
14. September 2023
The Start-up Area – for pioneering networking
In recent years, numerous young start-up companies have established themselves that are really turning the plastics processing of tomorrow on its…
13. September 2023
Fakuma 2023: Plastics Festival in Friedrichshafen
Roughly four weeks before the 28th Fakuma international trade fair for plastics processing opens its doors in Friedrichshafen from 17 to 21 October…
7. September 2023
Plastics Headed for the Future
Christian Salihin, Head of Sales and CEO of Neo GmbH (left) and Boris Gebauer, Owner and Development Manager of Gebauer GmbH (right) “For us,…
25. June 2023
Exhibitor forum, technical presentations and webcasts
The Exhibitor Forum in the Conference Center East, Room Berlin, which is free of charge for trade visitors, has been very popular for years.…
14. June 2023
Fakuma 2023: Focus on Plastic as a Recyclable Material!
With excitement and anticipation, the industry is looking forward to the 28th Fakuma international trade fair for plastics processing in…
26. April 2023
Plastics for the Future
Remaining booth locations are filling up in the exhibition halls in Friedrichshafen for the 28th Fakuma international trade fair for plastics…
24. April 2023
Practical Relevance and Continuity are Fakuma’s Success Factors
Nicolai Kühls, Managing Director technotrans solutions GmbH Ever since its premiere in 1981, Fakuma has had a firm foothold in the trade fair…
24. March 2023
Fakuma 2023 – Highly Dynamic and Packed with Innovative Power
The 28th Fakuma international trade fair for plastics processing is being eagerly awaited with great anticipation. The world’s leading trade fair for…
27. February 2023
“Fakuma is the Most Important Trade Fair for Our Company”
Bernd Schäfer, Managing Director of Deifel GmbH & Co. KG Buntfarbenfabrik, Schweinfurt, Germany “Only those products which are optimally…
21. February 2023
Fakuma with high international attention
For us, Fakuma is one of the foremost trade fairs anywhere in the world and we always look forward to it with great anticipation. We engage in very…
16. February 2023
Full Exhibition Halls and Great Enthusiasm for Fakuma 2023
It’s filling up at the Friedrichshafen Exhibition Centre: The 28th Fakuma international trade fair for plastics processing will take place from the…
7. April 2022
28th Fakuma in October 2023 – Booking Levels Already High
The next Fakuma international trade fair for plastics processing will take place in Friedrichshafen on Lake Constance from the 17th through the 21st…
19. October 2021
Fakuma 2021: Inspiring Plastics Live!
The 27th Fakuma international trade fair for plastics processing celebrated an inspiring restart in Friedrichshafen from the 12th through the 16th of…
16. October 2021
Fakuma 2021 – Statements, Highlights & Scenes – Thank you and see you again in 2023!
Our sincere thanks go out to all exhibitors and expert visitors for a successful 27th Fakuma at the Friedrichshafen Exhibition Centre! We published…
15. October 2021
FAKUMA latest news – the exhibition-news from plas.TV
FAKUMA 2021 I BEST OFFAKUMA 2021 I Messe Talk I Prof. Dr. Hans-Josef Endres Only the look of an expert allows a realistic assessment and an answer to…
29. September 2021
Exclusively for the 27th Fakuma – U.S. Plastics Market Update
This report provides an update of the U.S. plastics market since the coronavirus pandemic that resulted in the COVID-19 recession in the U.S. This…
14. September 2021
Fakuma 2021 ready for the starting gun
Only a few more weeks until the first major international presence event for the entire plastics industry in Germany: the 27th Fakuma –…
6. August 2021
Circular Economy at the Fakuma 2021 industry highlight
The 27th Fakuma – International Trade Fair for Plastics Processing – invites you to Friedrichshafen, Germany, from October 12 to 16,…
3. August 2021
The personal contact is not replaceable
Personal contact with customers, partners and interested parties at trade shows cannot be replaced by digital formats. This clear statement by Sandra…
16. July 2021
Digitization in mechanical engineering – an evolutionary process!
Current topics in the plastics processing industry include increasing energy efficiency in production, the circular economy, and the development and…
1. June 2021
Fakuma 2021 will be exciting – and characterized by change
Exhibitors and trade visitors are eagerly awaiting the 27th Fakuma – International Trade Fair for Plastics Processing – from October 12…
11. March 2021
Fakuma 2021: Topics of the future
For the plastics processing industry, in addition to the digital transformation, the change from a linear to a circular economy is also on the…
10. February 2021
Plastics are indispensable!
With Julia Große-Wilde, the Gesamtverband Kunststoffverarbeitende Industrie (GKV) in Berlin has a new managing director since the beginning of the…
9. December 2020
Switching to a circular economy
he next Fakuma – International Trade Fair for Plastics Processing – will take place from October 12 to 16, 2021. The 27th trade fair,…
1. December 2020
“The transformation of the plastics industry toward greater sustainability has begun”
Interview with Dr. habil. Thomas Probst of the German Federal Association for Secondary Raw Materials and Waste Disposal e.V.The Corona crisis has…
5. November 2020
Fakuma 2021: Industry and technology barometer in preparation
The 27th Fakuma – International Trade Fair for Plastics Processing – from October 12 to 16, 2021 is in intensive preparation. The trade…
5. October 2020
Interview with HNP Microsystems
They would have exhibited at Fakuma for the first time this year. What opportunities does Fakuma offer you for your products and your company?We have…
25. September 2020
Fakuma-Virtuell: Online meeting place for the plastics industry
The digital trade fair marketplace Fakuma-Virtuell is all about plastics processing and machining. Here, exhibitors at the 27th Fakuma –…
3. August 2020
Official start of Fakuma-Virtuell! The new marketplace for implementing digital transformation in the plastics industry
Fakuma, the international trade fair for plastics processing, has officially launched its new digital trade fair platform Fakuma-Virtuell.…
23. July 2020
Special press release: Next Fakuma in October 2021!
Together with the Fakuma 2020 exhibitor advisory board, the Schall trade fair company has decided to postpone the 27th Fakuma – International…
29. June 2020
Special press release: Fakuma 2020 gets ready for takeoff!
The 27th Fakuma – International Trade Fair for Plastics Processing – is gearing up for its next trade show appearance from Oct. 13 to 17,…
21. April 2020
Fakuma 2020: Implementing the digital transformation
From Oct. 13-17, 2020, trade visitors will get an overview of all modern plastics technologies when some 2,000 exhibitors present themselves in…
20. February 2020
Fakuma 2020: Digitalization and the circular economy
Around 2,000 exhibitors are expected to attend the 27th Fakuma – International Trade Fair for Plastics Processing – from Oct. 13-17,…
4. July 2019
Fakuma 2020: Digitization, networking and sustainability
Further development at a gallop: all the big names in plastics processing will meet at the 27th Fakuma – International Trade Fair for Plastics…
19. March 2019
On trend: digital transformation and circular economy
Fakuma 2020 focuses on advancing networkingFakuma – International Trade Fair for Plastics Processing, recognized as an industry and technology…
19. March 2019
On trend: digital transformation and circular economy
Fakuma 2020 focuses on advancing networkingFakuma – International Trade Fair for Plastics Processing, recognized as an industry and technology…
21. November 2018
In trend: digital transformation and resource-saving future technologies
Fakuma 2020 Focus on growing networkingFakuma – International Trade Fair for Plastics Processing, for years the sector and technology barometer…
22. October 2018
Plastics processing in digitization mode
In the border triangle at Lake Constance, everything that is important in the world of plastics gathered for the 26th time at Fakuma – the…
22. August 2018
Plastics processing: injection molding and more
Fakuma presents lightweight construction solutionsHighly stressable, continuous fiber-reinforced and functional plastic components offer great…
12. July 2018
Demand for plastics and plastics processing increases
Fakuma benefits from positive industry trendPlastics are booming. However, not only the demand is increasing, but also the demands on material and…
24. May 2018
Plastics can also be “green”!
Fakuma: Intensive recycling and "green" materials shape the plastics marketThe ecologically responsible use of plastics includes the entire…
4. April 2018
Foam and composite plastics save weight!
Plastics technology pushes lightweight constructionFakuma – International Trade Fair for Plastics Processing presents a comprehensive overview…
8. February 2018
Plastics industry: demand unbroken
Fakuma brings together current range of products and concrete demandFrom sports cars to consumer goods, from eyeglass lenses to packaging materials…