Fakuma 2026 with New Scheduling

The 30th Fakuma international trade fair for plastics processing will take place in just less than two years with new event scheduling: Fakuma’s anniversary event will take place in Friedrichshafen from Monday the 12th through Friday the 16th of October, 2026, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. This change represents the majority preference based on a survey regarding event scheduling.

Beginning with Fakuma’s upcoming anniversary event, revised scheduling will apply – the doors will open already on Monday: The 30th Fakuma will be held in Friedrichshafen from Monday the 12th through Friday the 16th of October, 2026, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. “This has been agreed upon together with the Fakuma exhibitor advisory board,” reports Bettina Schall, managing director of trade fair promoters P. E. Schall. “All involved parties spoke out in favour of conducting an exhibitor survey regarding event scheduling at the last meeting with the exhibitor advisory board. The result was unequivocal: the majority voted in favour of revised scheduling for the trade fair,” explains Bettina Schall. “We look forward to opening the great family celebration of the plastics processing industry already on Monday in just less than two years!”

The 29th Fakuma in October 2024 was a great success with 1639 exhibitors, 47.5% of whom came from outside of Germany, and provided fresh impetus for the future. “After the trade fair is before the trade fair – for the exhibitors as well,” says Annemarie Schur, Fakuma project manager at trade fair promoters P. E. Schall. “That’s why so many companies have already booked their booth locations and registered for the 2026 and 2027 trade fairs,” explains Schur. Lots of valuable customer contacts and good discussions between suppliers and users, as well as world-class, well-attended supplementary events including a forum, a round table discussion and a career day made Fakuma 2024 a complete success. “All of the participants continue to build on this momentum and have already started preparing for the trade fair in 2026,” affirms the project manager.

Fakuma will celebrate a major birthday in two years’ time. And thus the highly specialised expert community in the plastics processing sector can look forward to another brilliant industry event with lots of attractive highlights in the trade fair programme from the 12th through the 16th of October, 2026. Until then, we can expect further technological developments which point the way to the future and continue to significantly advance the current topics of efficiency, digitalisation, profitability and sustainability. “We’re looking forward to Fakuma 2026,” says Bettina Schall with confidence. “Each and every participant will contribute to providing constructive impetus for tackling current challenges and filling the exhibition halls with life during the five-day trade fair.” Save the dates for Fakuma 2026 now and look forward to celebrating the trade fair anniversary!

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Schall has developed successful business platforms with internationally recognised trade fairs for quality assurance (Control), optical technologies, components and systems (Optatec), stamping technology (Stanztec), automation in production and assembly (Motek), bonding technology (Bondexpo), plastics processing (Fakuma), sheet metal working (Blechexpo) and joining technology (Schweisstec). This has given rise to entirely new markets in various sectors, whose protagonists are distinguished by tremendous innovative strength, comprehensive systems competence and practical application solutions.