Ausgabe zur FAKUMA 2018

5 Ausg.Nr._21/2018 Fakuma 2018 F rom sports cars to consum- er products, from ophthal- mic lenses and packaging materials right on up to yogamats – today, more and more products are made of high-tech plastic ma- terials. End-user requirements with regard to precision, durabili- ty andweight are increasing along with demand for low-cost items. Top-quality supplywill once again meet with unbroken demand at the Fakuma international trade fair for plastics processing at the Friedrichshafen Exhibition Centre from the 16th through the 20th of October, 2018. Technical Trade Fair Presents Innovations in Plastic The international plastics industry is doing very well. More and more products are being manufactured today with the help of plastics and composites. Simultaneously rising demand for better and better per- formance, as well as top-quality, necessitate a consistent innovative spirit and an unceasing stream of new development. This is also made apparent at Fakuma. Whether injection moulding, extrusion, ther- moforming, foaming or 3D printing is involved – raw materials produc- ers, machine builders and manu- facturers of precision parts will pre- sent all they have to offer in the way of innovation throughout the entire value chain in Friedrichshafen. “As the world’s number one event for plastics processing through injec- tion moulding, numerous exhibi- tors take advantage of Fakuma in order to unveil their new products to the public for the first time”, con- firms project manager Annemarie Schur. Private trade fair promoters P.E. Schall GmbH & Co. KG will once again count on their time-tested combination of technical innova- tion and practical application at Fakuma 2018. After all, the latest developments of universities and scientific institutes are only as valu- able as the benefits they provide for industrial applications. International Industry Meet Brings Experts Together Speaking of new developments: The fact that everyone who’s any- one in the field of plastics pro- cessing anywhere in the world will come together at this industry meet is made apparent by the ris- ing levels of internationalism at this repeatedly booked out trade fair as well. Expert visitors, spe- cialists and decision-makers jour- neyed to the last Fakuma in 2017 from more than 120 countries. 48.375 expert visitors accepted the invitation of the roughly 1900 exhibitors to attend the event in Friedrichshafen on Lake Constance where Germany, Austria and Swit- zerland meet – and the numbers continue to rise. In addition to in- numerable participants from Ger- many and elsewhere in Europe, above all the number of visitors from Asia is increasing. Top Issues: Efficiency and Digitalisation One of the major issues currently occupying the world of plastics is efficiency – with regard to energy- saving processing steps, electri- fied and thus more economical machines, and more efficient processes. The users intend to get these challenges under control through, amongst other things, the increasing implementation of digitalisation. And in an age of lightweight design and the cli- mate change, materials efficiency is also a significant factor. Beyond this, solutions will be presented in October which are occupying many of the plastics processing industry sectors such as innova- tive recycling, digitalised pro- cesses and “green” materials.  Text & Image: P. E. Schall GmbH & Co. KG Gustav-Werner-Straße 6 D - 72636 Frickenhausen Plastics Industry: Unbroken Demand Fakuma Brings Together Current Range of Offerings and Concrete Demand 16.–20.10.2018