UPDATE - FAKUMA

Coronavirus alters attendance plans / Engel, KraussMaffei, Motan-Colortronic and Sumitomo not participating “actively” / Thermoformer Swissplast absent / State ministry to decide on special status of trade fairs

TRADE FAIRS

"Fakuma" to take place in October with caution / Visitor numbers presumably much lower / What does "without active participation" mean? / Video technology will monitor social distancing rules at "Formnext"

CORONAVIRUS

Industry firms continue contributions for plastic masks and shields / Multiple collaborations and networks set up in Spain

CORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC

Start-up mentality in plastics processing sector / Creative solutions to supply bottlenecks for masks and medical supplies / More nonwovens production required

PLASTICS MACHINERY

Manufacturing in Europe resumes following Covid-19-related shutdowns / Restrictions apply to tooling, assembly and commissioning / Shift to production of medical supplies

ARBURG

Safety eyewear in collaboration with Uvex and Ems / Respirator mask production planned

PLASTICS MACHINERY

Operations continue amid production stoppages and Covid-19 measures / Supply chains largely intact / Automotive ordering grinds to a halt / Some services offered at the weekend

EVENTS

IKV colloquium in Germany postponed / VDI's automotive plastics conference and “Fakuma” secure for now

EVENTS

Disruptions abound from coronavirus outbreak / "Interpack" still set to take place in May

ARBURG

Purchase of 3D printer systems maker / German RepRap to remain independent

CHINA

Country's economic recovery from coronavirus epidemic not expected until mid-year / Automotive industry projects significant slump / European machinery companies are contemplating a two-year cycle for "Chinaplas"

ENGEL

Injection moulding machinery manufacturer reports “drastic declines” / Slump in automotive business

ARBURG

Injection moulding machinery manufacturer reports declining orders / Automotive crisis and trade conflicts are the main burdens

PLASTICS MACHINERY CHINA

Wages rising sharply / German and Austrian machinery manufacturers continue to hire local employees / VDMA survey

CHINAPLAS 2019

Record number of visitors at Guangzhou venue / Strong focus on innovations in digitisation and e-cars / Trade dispute with US casts a shadow

ARBURG

New centres in Portugal and Thailand opened / Assembly hall being built in Germany

ARBURG

Raffaele Abbruzzetti becomes new subsidiary manager in Italy / Expansion of partnership with Sverital

ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING

“Formnext” trade fair showcases advancing technology / Increasing use in production / Plastics still most common material / Further success depends on material availability and costs

FAKUMA

Record number of exhibitors registered at trade show in Germany / Injection moulding still a key area / KI Group summit on digitalisation

CHINAPLAS

World's second-biggest plastics fair opens its doors / More than 3,400 exhibitors in Guangzhou

K 2019

First exhibitors' council meeting / Ulrich Reifenhäuser confirmed as chairman

CHINAPLAS 2017

"Industry 4.0" conference in Guangzhou / Chinese automotive and packaging industries growing

K 2016

World's leading plastics fair opens its doors / Focus on feedstock supply, “Industry 4.0”, additive manufacturing and marine litter / Packaging increasingly important to machinery manufacturers

FERROMATIK

Relocation of production capacities a done deal / Some sales functions to move as well / Parent company Milacron on shakey grounds

ARBURG

First independent machinery subsidiary set up in Taiwan