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“Questions? Get the Answers at Fakuma 2024!” Exhibitors and expert visitors will meet at the 29th Fakuma international trade fair for plastics processing from the 15th through the 19th of October, 2024. Roughly eight months before the trade fair opens, it looks like the exhibition halls in Friedrichshafen will be jam-packed once again this year: approximately 1000 exhibitors from 35 countries have already registered – discussions and preparations are running at full bore. Twelve exhibition halls and several foyer areas were almost entirely booked out in October 2023 with 1636 exhibitors from 40 countries – 10% more than at the previous Fakuma in 2021. “It looks like Fakuma 2024 will also be close to fully booked out again,” says Annemarie Schur, Fakuma project manager at trade fair promoters P. E. Schall. “We’re extremely busy and our discussions are currently in full swing! High levels of internationalism, satisfied exhibitors, enthusiastic expert visitors, forward-looking topics – we’ll surely experience a plastics celebration once again this year,” confirms the project manager. “Fakuma is one of the world’s most important trade fairs on our agenda,” emphasises Michael Wittmann, president of Wittmann Technology in Vienna. “Fakuma has managed to retain its relaxed atmosphere, even though it’s becoming more and more important at the international level. Typical Fakuma visitors are highly qualified, thus making it possible to engage in especially intensive, top-quality discussions.” Wittmann stresses the strong thematic focus on the requirements of the trade fair visitors. Market-ready innovations are showcased at Fakuma, which yield immediate benefits for business operations. Fakuma is also a must-attend event for Dr. Friedrich Kastner, managing director of Collin Lab & Pilot Solutions in Maitenbeth, Germany: “Fakuma is one of the most important trade fairs for us in Europe, which is why we were on hand again in 2023 with three companies from the NGA Group. The clear-cut focus on the plastics industry is highly convincing and is also reflected by the large number of visitors at our booth, as well as the outstanding exhibitor mix.” Europe’s Most Important Trade Fair this Year At the beginning of February 2024, the Fakuma Exhibitor Advisory Board pushed the symbolic start button for the industry highlight at a committee meeting. “Fakuma is the 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, Deifel; Bettina Schall, P. E. Schall; Dr. Christoph Schumacher, Arburg; Annemarie Schur, P. E. Schall; Rüdiger Dzuban, Oni-Wärmetrafo; Prof. Dr. Werner Koch, Koch-Technik; Susanne Zinckgraf, Wittmann (Image: Schall) most important trade fair for plastics processors in Europe this year,” says Dr. Christoph Schumacher, head of global marketing at Arburg. “Processors get straight answers at the event. They find out what they can do to improve operations, and how they can increase their efficiency and firm up their resilience, which is especially important in economically difficult times.” Fakuma is a genuine working trade fair – pragmatic and highly practical. The triedand-tested format is highly esteemed by all involved parties. Rüdiger Dzuban, head of marketing at ONI-Wärmetrafo, also emphasises the direct benefits for Fakuma’s expert visitors: “For us, as well as for our customers and target groups, Fakuma is one of the most important trade fairs in the German-speaking regions extending as far as Italy and Poland. Emphasis is always focussed on how we can solve potential problems together!” For Werner Koch as well, managing director of Werner Koch Maschinentechnik, there’s no question that mutual, pragmatic problem solving is of the essence: “Fakuma is a very important trade fair because we bring people together here and show them how they can do an even better job.” Efficiency – in terms of energy, processes and resources – is a very pressing issue this year. “By taking a holistic approach, we’re able to identify and leverage enormous potential,” continues Koch, emphasising the major benefits. “In addition to maintaining customer relations, we’re also able to establish new contacts at Fakuma and generate orders, from which we benefit as a company. And not least of all, we greatly appreciate Fakuma’s unique charm!” Materials, Processes, Energy: the Focus is on Efficiency! Efficiency will be a key topic at Fakuma 2024 – on several levels and from a variety of perspectives. Increased efficiency in terms of materials and energy consumption is crucial, as are process efficiency and the efficient operation of production systems, because in light of the current shortages of qualified personnel, consistently high levels of quality can only be achieved reliably with easy-touse control systems and digital assistance. As a result of the new Energy Efficiency Act, German plastics processors will be challenged to a much greater extent to realise their full potential. Fakuma exhibitors will provide tools and solutions for the challenges of efficiency, the conservation of resources and sustainability. “There’s lots to be done – come to Fakuma and get the answers you’re www.reinraum.de | www.cleanroom-online.com NEWSLETTER | Edition EN 03-2024 page 24/33
looking for!”, exclaims Dr. Christoph Schumacher with reference to the plastics processor’s routine daily work. The overall focus of Fakuma is thus on 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 will also be at the top of the agenda in 2024. Innovations in the field of injection moulding technology are being eagerly awaited – systems with all-electric drives that make machines flexible and powerful, and raise them to a new level of efficiency. Traditionally, impressive injection moulding machines have always been fascinating eye-catchers and crowd-pullers. Recycling and Circular Economy are Becoming Increasingly Concrete Fakuma is advancing a significant development: holistic product conceptualisation and the promotion of recycling and degradability. Design for recycling – this goal is taking shape to an ever-greater extent. Future-proof solutions for packaging, recycling compounds and alternatives to metal are therefore just as much in focus at the trade fair as machines for grinding and crushing, cooling systems and energy-efficient mould temperature control technology, systems for process monitoring and data acquisition, as well as innovations from the field of industrial 3D printing. The increasing use of renewable instead of fossil-based raw materials will be a further topic for discussion as well. All plastics processors and users are cordially invited: the industry sector is 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. P. E. Schall GmbH & Co. KG D 72636 Frickenhausen ACHEMA Start-up Award: Ten start-ups that want to change the process industry Sustainability and digitalization are megatrends that are not only shaping the process industry as a whole, but also the list of finalists for this year‘s ACHEMA Start-up Award. For the fourth time, DE- CHEMA, High-Tech Gründerfonds and the Business Angels FrankfurtRheinMain were looking for entrepreneurial scientists and founders with an affinity for technology. The ten finalists have now been selected to present their companies and technologies in Frankfurt / Germany during ACHEMA 2024 from June 10-14 in the Start-up Area in Hall 6.0 and in the pitch session on June 12 on the Green Innovation Stage. At the award ceremony following the session, the overall winner will be announced, who will also receive prize money of 15,000 euros. These are the finalists of the ACHEMA Start-up Award 2024: – Biosimo AG wants to drive the transformation of the chemical industry towards greater sustainability with basic chemicals made from renewable raw materials. – ChemInnovation has developed the AI model METIS. It enables the automated structural elucidation of unknown molecules based on mass spectra. – co2ol catalyst uses a robust catalyst to produce methanol from CO2 - even from sources that could previously only be used with additional purification stages. – eco:fibr has developed an extraction process with which pulp for the paper and cardboard industry can be obtained from pineapple plant residues. – Graph-Co offers the digitization and migration of technical flow charts for the process industry under the brand name Graph-ID. – Inline Process Solutions GmbH analyzes particle flows in plants inline with the help of image-optical AI-based sensor technology. – LABMaiTE GmbH fully automatically optimizes the culture media for fermentative bioprocesses and thus accelerates their development. – Nanolope offers versatile insulating materials based on a phase change material. – PHABIOC develops innovative tools, microplates and analyzers for small-scalescreening on a small scale and with a high throughput rate in pharmaceuticals and biotechnology. – re.solution recycles textiles containing polyester using a chemical process with renewable energy and low water and chemical consumption. The significantly higher number of applications compared to previous years shows that start-ups are now an integral part of the process industry. Nevertheless, founders today still need staying power and a good network. The ACHEMA Start-up Award aims to contribute to this by literally putting start-ups in the spotlight. By participating in ACHEMA free of charge, they have the opportunity to present their technologies and products to the global community and to establish contacts with suppliers, customers and cooperation partners. The ACHEMA Founders‘ Award is sponsored by DECHEMA Gesellschaft für Chemische Technik und Biotechnologie e.V., DE- CHEMA Ausstellungs-GmbH, Business Angels FrankfurtRhein- Main e.V. and High-Tech Gründerfonds. The ACHEMA Start-up Award is also supported by the German Chemical Society (GDCh), the Association of German Engineers (VDI), the German Chemical Industry Association (VCI), the AiF InnovatorsNet, BCNP Consultants, the Business Angels Network Germany and the Forum Startup Chemie. DECHEMA Ausstellungs-GmbH D 60486 Frankfurt am Main www.reinraum.de | www.cleanroom-online.com NEWSLETTER | Edition EN 03-2024 page 25/33
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