{"id":4277,"date":"2023-10-23T13:45:17","date_gmt":"2023-10-23T11:45:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.fakuma-messe.de\/?post_type=specials&p=4277"},"modified":"2023-10-23T15:32:16","modified_gmt":"2023-10-23T13:32:16","slug":"fakuma-2023-innovation-fireworks","status":"publish","type":"specials","link":"https:\/\/www.fakuma-messe.de\/en\/specials\/fakuma-2023-innovation-fireworks\/","title":{"rendered":"Fakuma 2023 \u2013 Innovation Fireworks!"},"content":{"rendered":"

[vc_row][vc_column column_width_use_pixel=”yes” gutter_size=”3″ overlay_alpha=”50″ shift_x=”0″ shift_y=”0″ shift_y_down=”0″ z_index=”0″ medium_width=”0″ mobile_width=”0″ width=”1\/1″ uncode_shortcode_id=”413347″ column_width_pixel=”720″][vc_column_text uncode_shortcode_id=”745531″]The 28th Fakuma international trade fair for plastics processing was held successfully from the 17th through the 21st of October, 2023. With 1636 exhibitors (10% more than at the last Fakuma in 2021) in twelve exhibition halls and several foyer areas, the trade fair was booked out as a plastics celebration that sparked off a great barrage of fireworks. A full house, satisfied exhibitors, 39,343 enthusiastic expert visitors and forward-looking topics \u2013 the overall results are quite impressive.<\/em>[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text uncode_shortcode_id=”812339″]The trade fair promoters promised a plastics celebration \u2013 and that\u2019s exactly what Fakuma 2023 was! 1636 exhibitors showcased a wealth of innovations on 85,000 square metres of exhibition floor space and, above all, presented a promising outlook for the future in terms of plastics degradability and recyclability. All in all, trade fair subject matter was based on thematic focuses including digitalisation, automation, flexibility, energy-efficiency and sustainability. The establishment of closed-loop material flows, product optimisation targeted at recycling and the processing of recyclates for high-end applications were often at the top of the agenda. On the whole, the new technologies are pursuing the current challenges of resource conservation and net-zero emissions.[\/vc_column_text][vc_custom_heading text_size=”h4″ uncode_shortcode_id=”192315″]High Levels of Internationalism, Satisfied Exhibitors[\/vc_custom_heading][vc_column_text uncode_shortcode_id=”901860″]44% of the exhibitors journeyed to Friedrichshafen from outside of Germany: 134 companies from Italy, 120 from China, 79 from Switzerland, 70 from Austria, 58 from Turkey and 55 from France. Enthusiastic, affirmative voices prevailed throughout. Dr. Micaela Lorenzi, CEO of Green Chemicals, sees Fakuma as \u201ca fantastic trade fair\u201d. She and her team exhibited in Friedrichshafen for the first time this year \u2013 after two years, the Italian company finally got off the waiting list and into the exhibition hall. Green Chemicals presented environmentally friendly solutions for polymers and their recycling, and intends to participate again next year. \u201cBecause this is where the industry meets\u201d \u2013 this is the concise, hard-hitting argument in favour of participation put forward by Daniel R\u00f6mhild, General Manager of WIS Kunststoffe. \u201cFor us, Fakuma is an ideal platform for exchanging ideas with customers and highlighting the advantages of collaboration,\u201d emphasised R\u00fcdiger Dzuban, head of marketing at ONI in Lindlar, Germany.[\/vc_column_text][vc_custom_heading text_size=”h4″ uncode_shortcode_id=”236526″]Always Close to the Customer at Fakuma[\/vc_custom_heading][vc_column_text uncode_shortcode_id=”376080″]J\u00f6rg Stierand, sales manager for automotive products at Leonhard Kurz, regards Fakuma as \u201ca great platform\u201d for demonstrating products and machinery solutions, and for developing new fields of business with existing and potential customers. For Thomas R\u00e4tzsch, managing director of Aurora Kunststoffe, \u201cFakuma is the ideal setting for speaking with all of the partners we need in order to implement new, sustainable plastics solutions\u201d. Bernd Sch\u00e4fer, managing shareholder of Deifel Buntfarbenfabrik, described Fakuma as \u201cthe trade fair par excellence! It\u2019s an outstanding platform for connecting with customers and expanding our network. We\u2019re always close to the customer at Fakuma.\u201d[\/vc_column_text][vc_custom_heading text_size=”h4″ uncode_shortcode_id=”110692″]Injection Moulding Machines as Crowd-Puller[\/vc_custom_heading][vc_column_text uncode_shortcode_id=”802288″]Traditionally, large injection moulding machines have always been fascinating eye-catchers and genuine crowd-pullers. New products in this area included systems with all-electric drives, which make the machines flexible and powerful. Lots of sustainable concepts were also presented for packaging, recycling compounds and metal substitution solutions. Amongst other things, machines for grinding and shredding were showcased at the trade fair, as well as modern cooling systems and energy-efficient mould-temperature control technology, systems for process monitoring and data acquisition and, of course, innovations from the field of industrial 3D printing. The increasing use of renewable instead of fossil-based raw materials was also a wide-spread topic of discussion at Fakuma. One step at a time, the industry is working towards the use of bio-based raw materials in numerous applications.
\n[\/vc_column_text][vc_custom_heading text_size=”h4″ uncode_shortcode_id=”501520″]Step by Step to a Circular Economy[\/vc_custom_heading][vc_column_text uncode_shortcode_id=”911984″]Fakuma 2023 supported a significant development: holistic product conceptualisation and the promotion of recycling and degradability. Design for recycling: this is the fundamental maxim \u2013 as of immediately … because plastic is a valuable resource which needs to be perceived as such to a much greater extent by the general public. The roundtable discussion on the subject of \u201cPlastic \u2013 Recyclable Material Rather Than Problem Material\u201d has demonstrated impressively that lots of clarification is still required in this area. Circular economy is neither just waste management or an environmental policy, nor is it simply industrial or economic policy \u2013 it\u2019s everything together. This is why all involved parties are called upon to work together and tackle the challenges. The industry is now rolling up its sleeves in order to vigorously deal with the tasks of the months to come, and it\u2019s looking forward to meeting again in Friedrichshafen with many further developments and future-oriented solutions at the 29th Fakuma from the 15th through the 19th of October, 2024.[\/vc_column_text][vc_custom_heading text_size=”h4″ uncode_shortcode_id=”140900″]Keep yourself well informed![\/vc_custom_heading][vc_column_text uncode_shortcode_id=”140843″]Follow us on LinkedIn:<\/strong> www.linkedin.com\/company\/fakuma-messe\/<\/a>
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