Fakuma · Friedrichshafen · October 2018
Fakuma 2018 — new materials, 3D printing and digitalisation
The 26th Fakuma took place from 16 to 20 October 2018. 47,650 visitors from 126 countries came to see 1,933 exhibitors from 40 countries.
The 26th edition of Fakuma ran from 16 to 20 October 2018. According to the organizer, P. E. Schall GmbH & Co. KG, 1,933 exhibitors from 40 countries presented their offer and 47,650 people from 126 countries visited the fair (48,375 the year before).
The organizer named new materials, more efficient production processes, 3D and 4D printing, digital and automated manufacturing and lower machine energy consumption as the most important topics. Plastics recycling, lightweight construction and bio-based materials were also widely discussed.
In line with the fair's usual cycle, there was no Fakuma in 2019; that year the industry met at K in Düsseldorf.
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Figures and dates come from the organizers and the trade press. Colorton is not the organizer of these fairs.
