Be an Exhibitor
Fakuma is an outstanding industry meeting place with global appeal. In the overall ranking of international plastics trade fairs, it occupies second place. However, its event rhythm makes it the most important industry event in the Fakuma years. With its location in Friedrichshafen, Fakuma takes place right in the European center of the industry and offers a high-caliber and comprehensive range of products and services covering all aspects of injection molding technology – where Fakuma is the world leader – as well as extrusion and thermoforming, where it also occupies a leading position. Whether raw materials, processing machines, peripherals, automation solutions or C-technology – Fakuma is an information provider, trend barometer and idea generator all in one, while maintaining its very special personal and familiar atmosphere.
Nomenclature
- Injection molding technology
- Thermoforming and forming technology
- Extrusion Technology
- Additive Manufacturing / 3D Printing Technology
- Tools, materials, process engineering and services
Exhibitor Downloads
Exhibitor Login
The online ordering system provides you with convenient online booking and processing of your trade fair appearance at all Schall trade fairs, as well as automatic integration of your company information into the website tools of the respectively booked event.
Take advantage of the opportunity of presenting yourself as an exhibitor to Fakuma’s expert audience by holding a presentation at the exhibitor forum, or by means of a webcast
You can reach our service hotline by phone at +49 (0) 7025 9206-700
Fakuma is the world's leading trade fair for plastics processing.
1,639Exhibitors
40 nations
85,000m2
Exhibition Floor Space (gross)
36,675Visitors
86 nations
Schallinklusive
Schall makes trade fairs for markets – significant, internationally established trade fairs which have been around for many decades. With their clear focus on content, each of our technically specialised events is held at an ideally located trade fair venue in Europe’s respectively leading technology regions. It’s especially important for us to provide exhibitors with clearly defined trade fair offerings, including practical marketing services. After all, agreements are always best when they’re simple – and with us simply everything is included.
Your exhibitor package includes everything you need for a successful trade fair presentation:
- Unlimited number of co-exhibitors
- Second-storey free of charge
- Free exhibitor IDs depending on booth size
- Unlimited number of expert visitor tickets – chic and digital
- Inclusion in the exhibition hall floor-plans at the entrances
- Entry in the trade fair directory
- Four nomenclature entries for structured product allocation
- Visitor flyer online in PDF format
- Listing in the exhibitor index on the trade fair website
- Unlimited use of digital ad banner tools with five optimised formats
- Showroom with logo, image, video, product overview, product groups, new products, job offerings, social functions and contact data
- New products display in separate website area
- YouTube videos with exhibitor statements
- Press releases with exhibitor statements in the press folder
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20. October 2023
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19. October 2023
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19. October 2023
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18. October 2023
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18. October 2023
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18. October 2023
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18. October 2023
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1. June 2021
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10. February 2021
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Fakuma Specials
FAKUMA covers the most important topics in plastics processing
Injection Molding // Thermoforming and Forming // Extrusion // Additive Manufacturing // 3D Printing // Tools // Materials // Process Technology // Services //
Trade Fair Advisory Board
The Fakuma international trade fair for plastics processing is supported by a trade fair advisory board made up of renowned players from the industry.
ARBURG GmbH + Co. KG
Dr. Christoph Schumacher
Leiter Marketing und Unternehmenskommunikation
Aurora Kunststoffe GmbH
Thomas Rätzsch
Geschäftsführer
Deifel GmbH & Co. KG Buntfarbenfabrik
Dipl. Wirtsch.-Ing. (FH) Bernd Schäfer
Geschäftsführender Gesellschafter
ENGEL AUSTRIA GmbH
Markus Hanetseder
Vizepräsident Produktmanagement, Marketing & Kommunikation
Werner Koch Maschinentechnik GmbH
Prof. Dr. Werner Koch
Geschäftsführer
NGA Next Generation Analytics GmbH
Dr. Friedrich Kastner
CEO / Managing Partner
Oni-Wärmetrafo GmbH
Rüdiger Dzuban
Leiter Marketing
technotrans solutions GmbH
Nicolai Küls
Geschäftsführer
Wittmann Battenfeld GmbH
Susanne Zinckgraf
Head of Strategic Marketing
Consultation and contact
Trade fair project manager
Annemarie Schur
P. E. Schall GmbH & Co. KG
Gustav-Werner-Strasse 6
72636 Frickenhausen
Germany
+49 (0)7025 9206-650
+49 (0)7025 9206-88650
schur@schall-messen.de
Foreign representatives
Belgium, Luxembourg, Netherlands
InterMundio BV
Sigrid Jahn
Netherlands
China, Hongkong
Dragon Invest Co., Ltd. Shanghai
Hermann Bohle
P. R. China
+86 21 62 15 56 68
hermann.bohle@dragon-invest.com
www.dragon-invest.com
Italy
Emtrad
Edgar Mäder
Italy
Südkorea, Taiwan
THETW Co, Ltd.
Ben Huang
Taiwan
Türkiye
RFL FAIR
Mehmet Ali Dincer
Türkiye
Foreign representatives
Annemarie Schur
P. E. Schall GmbH & Co. KG
Gustav-Werner-Strasse 6
72636 Frickenhausen
Germany
+49 (0)7025 9206-650
+49 (0)7025 9206-88650
schur@schall-messen.de
InterMundio BV
Sigrid Jahn
Netherlands
Dragon Invest Co., Ltd. Shanghai
Hermann Bohle
P. R. China
+86 21 62 15 56 68
hermann.bohle@dragon-invest.com
www.dragon-invest.com
Emtrad
Edgar Mäder
Italy
THETW Co, Ltd.
Ben Huang
Taiwan
RFL FAIR
Mehmet Ali Dincer
Türkiye