FRIEDRICHSHAFEN, GERMANY — Organizers of the Fakuma trade show are touting this year's event as their most international ever, with exhibiting companies from 35 countries.
The show, scheduled for Oct. 13-17 in Friedrichshafen, focuses on plastics processing including injection molding, extrusion and thermoforming technologies. Additive manufacturing also plays a prominent role at the event.
Germany is represented by the largest number of exhibitors (925 companies), followed by Italy (102), Switzerland (97), Austria (63), France (43), China (41), Portugal (27), the Netherlands (25), the Czech Republic (20) and Turkey (17).
Fakuma expects 46,000 visitors from more than 100 countries. The show is organized by P.E. Schall GmbH & Co. KG.
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