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Fakuma · Friedrichshafen · October 2023

Fakuma 2023 — full halls, digitalisation and sustainability

The 28th Fakuma (17–21 October 2023) brought together 1,636 exhibitors and 39,343 visitors in Friedrichshafen. The main topics included digitalisation, automation, energy efficiency and sustainability.

Injection moulding machine with a robot placing small colorful parts on a conveyor, visitors watching
Illustrative image; does not show the Fakuma fair.

The 28th edition of Fakuma took place from 17 to 21 October 2023. According to the organizer, 1,636 exhibitors, 10% more than at the previous Fakuma in 2021, filled twelve halls and part of the foyer. 39,343 trade visitors attended.

The organizer named digitalisation, automation, flexibility, energy efficiency and sustainability as the main topics. Discussions often concerned closed material loops, design for recycling and processing recyclate for demanding applications.

44% of exhibitors came from abroad.

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Figures and dates come from the organizers and the trade press. Colorton is not the organizer of these fairs.