Extrusion International 4-2024

9 Extrusion International 4/2024 potential employers come closer together than directly at the trade fair. Collaborations pursued by the exhibitors with partners all over the world provide talented young people with the chance of gain- ing intercultural experience along their career paths and tackling global challenges as part of a team. And thus the 29th Fakuma invites all pupils, students, teachers, uni - versity representatives and young professionals to visit the trade fair highlight free of charge on Career Friday, and to discover the world of plastics processing. Discussion about Digitalisation at the Roundtable This year’s Fakuma Roundtable is further highlight which focus on digitalisation in plastics processing at 15th of October. The discussion is entitled “Digitalisation – Top or Flop?”, and will examine the ques- tion of which digital tools really help the plastics industry. Panellists including professor Dr. Braungart, founder and scientific director of BRAUNGART EPEA, Philipp Lehner, chief executive officer of the ALPLA Group, Guido Frohnhaus, director of technology at Arburg, Professor Dr.-Ing. Hans-Josef Endres from the Institute of Plastics and Recycling Technology at Leibniz Universität Hannover and professor Thomas Seul from Schmalkalden University of Applied Sciences will discuss the current level of digitalisation in the industry, as well as what still needs to be done. The discussions are also intended to reveal the extent to which digitalisation can solve the challenges faced by the industry, i.e. sustainability and the shortage of qualified personnel. The Fakuma Roundtable will be moderated by Markus Lüling, editor-in-chief at K-Profi. All interested parties are invited to attend the discussion – participation is free of charge. One of the Most Important Working Trade Fairs For many companies, Fakuma is one of the world’s most important trade fairs. The industry highlight retains its relaxed atmosphere, even with high levels of internationality. Fakuma’s typical expert visitors are highly professional, thus making it possible to engage in intensive, top- quality discussions. They value the trade fair’s thematic focus on their own needs and requirements. Plastics processors get concrete answers to their questions at the event and find out how they can improve their op- erations, increase their efficiency and strengthen their business resilience. Fakuma is a genuine working trade fair – pragmatic and highly practical. www.fakuma-messe.de Great Interest in K 2025  Exhibition space at K 2025 is in high demand the world over. Under the motto “The Power of Plastics! Green – Smart – Responsible” the coming K will focus on the industry’s relevant fields of action: Circular Economy, Digitalisation and Social Responsibility. K 2025 will follow on from a suc- cessful event in 2022. After the offi- cial registration deadline in late May one thing is certain: all renowned companies in the international plas - tics and rubber industry will take part in this their leading trade fair held in October next year. Demand for stand space is high and all 18 halls of Düsseldorf Exhibition Cen - tre and the outdoor premises will be fully occupied again. To Erhard Wienkamp, Managing Director at Messe Düsseldorf, the great interest shown by the industry as a whole confirms the outstanding position of K Düsseldorf: “K 2025 will provide the complete overview of a plastics industry undergoing transformation and again have a plethora of impressive innovations in store. We know that many of our exhibitors are already preparing their product innovations and pre - sentations at full speed. Düsseldorf will once again provide forward- looking impetus for the entire plas- tics and rubber industry.” More than 3,000 exhibitors will participate in K 2025 from 8 to 15 October and introduce the global expert audience to their ranges in the areas of • Raw materials, aux- iliaries, • Semi-finished products, technical components and rein - forced plastic parts, • Machinery and equipment for the plastics and rubber industry. Especially well represented again will be the suppliers from Germany, Italy, Turkey, Austria, Switzerland and the USA while the number of producers from China, India and Taiwan has increased yet again. “The Power of Plastics! Green – Smart – Responsible.” reads the slogan of K 2025, which is comple- mented by three core messages “Shaping the Circular Economy”, “Embracing Digitalisation” and