Fakuma 2026

What is Fakuma’s Business Profile?

Fakuma receives attendees such as:

Fakuma receives many leading companies and start-ups as exhibitors and visitors. Among the enterprises to attend are ŞENMAK MAKİNA and Labtech Engineering Europe.

Fakuma enables professionals to maintain previous business connections and create new ones. Also, they can gain recognition by showcasing the latest research results or novelties. Additionally, the trade fair promotes conducting business, including finalising essential business agreements. Professionals can also opt to attend Fakuma as a means to gain an overview of the industries. This includes potential markets they can gain positions in. Experts can additionally expand their specialist knowledge, allowing them to provide better services. 

Fakuma is an international trade exposition with a detailed support programme. It contains several important sub-events, with the detailed exhibition being one of them. The exposition allows experts to examine wares presented by leading companies and start-ups. This provides them with opportunities to gain recognition and conduct business. Furthermore, the exhibition allows professionals to network with potential customers and partners. This applies in particular to startups who can take part via the dedicated Start-up Area. The area allows them to present their novelties before decision-makers such as CEOs. The exposition features a detailed and extensive range of product groups. This includes, for instance, thermoforming, injection moulding and 3D printing. Also, the product groups include additive manufacturing, extrusion, services and process engineering. 

Fakuma also features other means of expanding specialist knowledge and gaining recognition. Among them is the diverse range of conferences and technical presentations. These enable professionals to learn about pressing industry issues and emerging trends. For example, the 2021 edition of the fair focused on the circular economy. They also addressed the trend of lightweight design as part of sustainability. A detailed overview was also provided on evaluation programmes for recycled plastic materials. Different regulatory industry challenges are also among the topics of discussion. Such include regulations related to plastic food contact materials such as boxes. Each of the technical presentations features a leading expert as the speaker. Examples include Raphael Rieffel and Marco Theunissen. 

Fakuma’s programme presents attendees with another method of expanding their knowledge. This includes the various special shows and workshops hosted throughout the exhibition grounds. Such sub-events allow experts to improve their knowledge and skills via live demonstrations. These can vary in thematics. For example, one of the editions featured the “Injection Moulding Simulation” workshop. During the workshop, attendees can learn about topics such as injection moulding optimisation.

Fakuma is a must-attend for professionals such as:

Messe Friedrichshafen is the hosting location of the biannual trade show Fakuma. P. E. Schall GmbH & Co. KG. organise the fair for 5 days at the location. During the initial 4 days of the trade show professionals can attend between 9 am and 5 pm. On the final day of the fair, the visiting hours are between 9 am and 3 pm. 

Messe Friedrichshafen is among Germany's leading exhibition centres with convenient public transport links. It is an event site that is easy to reach from main transport hubs such as the airport or central station. For example, you can access the messe from the airport in 45 minutes by walking. You can also opt to travel by car or taxi with the commuting time being 9 minutes. Likewise, you can access the venue from the central station in 9 minutes by taxi or in 50 by bus. The venue is furthermore close to local cities such as Lindau. For instance, the commuting time by car from the mentioned community is 27 minutes. 

Friedrichshafen is among the popular tourist cities situated on Lake Constance. It is a metropolis with a convenient location and extensive public transport links. For example, you can access the city from nearby Romanshorn by ferry in 45 to 50 minutes. Likewise, you can access Lindau by bus in 40 minutes. The public transport network also provides convenient means to travel between districts. For instance, you can use the city’s bus connections to reach the city centre from the airport in 18 minutes. Friedrichshafen is among the German cities with extensive dining and accommodation options. The city, for instance, provides apartments, guest houses, hostels and hotels. Such can be found in areas such as the Lakeside promenade. The city’s dining options include street vendors, restaurants, bars, clubs and supermarkets. include restaurants, bars, clubs, street vendors and supermarkets. 

A total of 11 industries attend Fakuma due to the importance of plastics for these sectors. This includes medical, electronics, packaging, transport, construction and plastic processing. It also provides energy, automotive, petrochemical, chemical, and aerospace industries. Due to the many industries that visit the fair, Fakuma receives a large group of attendees. For example, a total of 1933 exhibitors and 47,650 visitors attended the 2018 edition. They represented 126 countries including Turkey, Italy, China, and Germany. They also represented nations such as the USA, Mexico, Japan, Taiwan, Belgium, and Russia. India, the Netherlands, and Luxembourg were also among the presented countries. 

Fakuma 2021

Fakuma 2021 served as the symbol of the plastics processing industry’s successful restart. The 2021 rendition of the trade fair took place as a live exposition with stringent covid-19 security protocols in place. The event was hosted at Messe Friedrichshafen on 85 000 m2 of event space. The event occurred between 12.10.2021 and 16.10.2021 and received 1470 exhibitors. This included representatives of foreign countries such as Switzerland. 

Fakuma 2023

Fakuma 2023 took place as a live trade fair in Messe Friedrichshafen. It was hosted between 17.10.2023 and 21.10.2023 and improved upon the success of the 2021 format. This was due to the presence of 1,636 exhibitors (44% from abroad), an 11% increase compared to the previous edition.

Fakuma 2024

The 2024 edition of Fakuma was a live trade fair hosted in Messe Friedrichshafen between 15.10.2024 and 19.10.2024. It presented the wares of 1,639 exhibitors from 41 countries. 47.5% of the group was from abroad. They were examined by 36,675 visitors.