36 EVENT REVIEW PETplanet Insider Vol. 22 No. 11/21 www.petpla.net Fakuma 2021review part 1 The 27th Fakuma international trade fair for plastics processing celebrated an inspiring restart in Friedrichshafen from October 12-16, 2021. 1,470 exhibitors from 39 countries came to Lake Constance for the first major international on-site event for the plastics industry this fall, and presented injection moulding, extrusion technology, thermoforming and 3D printing on a world-class level. Overall emphasis was placed on the issues of sustainability, circular economy and recycling. PETplanet Insider asked its customers three questions after the show: 1) Fakuma 2021 in Friedrichshafen was the first attendance event for many exhibitors and visitors. How was the trade fair for you? 2) What changes and new needs, also in the area of investments, have you registered with your customers that you will address? 3) Which markets have developed particularly for you in the Corona years? Ms Nathalie Fabbro, Global Sales & Marketing Coordinator at Plastisud 1) Actually we were happy that this show was not cancelled at the very last minute. However, we didn’t have too many expectations, knowing that the visitors would be much less than previous years – so we did the show with limited personnel on our booth. It was important to be present, to start it all again, but this was a “quiet” show for us, although we had the chance to exhibit on the Engel booth with our “patented” injection/compression technology on stack moulds, with a 4+4-cavity mould for 425g rectangular “ultra-light weight” tub. We enjoyed meeting our “regular” customers but didn’t really make new contacts, or only a few, compared with other Fakuma shows. 2) We were already present in Medical Device for more than 30 years, with 20 to 30% of our turnover dedicated to this industry, depending on the years. We presented a new mould in K 2019, with Sumitomo Demag machine and Hekuma robot: a 64-cavity mould for pipette tips. A good opportunity to show that we were real actors for high cavitation and high precision moulds for these parts. This came exactly on time in 2020, as this sector grew a lot, with higher volume requirements – we anticipated this with the purchase of new machines and tools dedicated to the machining of cavity elements for our moulds (we will not tell more…) and we are now full power with orders and deliveries. 3) Amongst the three markets we are working with (beverage closures, food packaging and medical parts) - and thanks to new developments made and presented during last K 2019 - we had a significant growth of or medical activity. Now it has become 40% of our turnover (was previously between 20 to 30% depending on the years). www.plastisud.com Ms Manuela Feuerstein, Sales Manager at Eisbär Trockentechnik GmbH 1) The trade fair was a huge success for us. It was very important that the sector was able to meet once again in person. Many of our customers were themselves exhibitors and our stand welcomed a host of visitors right up to Saturday. It was a great shame of course that the international audience was lacking. Nevertheless, the trade fair was much better than expected. 2) More than ever, recycling is a top theme for all customers. Many are ready to invest or have already invested. 3) China, Mexico, Thailand and Japan were notably good for us. However, a great many markets throughout Asia, North America and Europe have developed well. www.eisbaer.at
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