FachPack 2016 closes successfully

"The atmosphere at FachPack was really good, the exhibition halls were full and exhibitors and visitors were very satisfied," summarizes Heike Slotta, Event Director at NürnbergMesse, after three compact days at the trade fair. "The high standard of FachPack was maintained and our expectations were completely fulfilled. We were once again able to show that FachPack is the central industry meeting place for packaging specialists in Europe," continued Slotta.

This is not only the opinion of the event manager. According to the results of a visitor survey conducted by an independent market research institute, around 80 percent of trade visitors are in favor of FachPack's orientation as a packaging trade fair in the DACH economic region and Europe. This is also reflected in the visitor numbers: 25 percent of visitors came from abroad, mainly from the Czech Republic, Austria, Poland, Italy, the Netherlands, France and Switzerland. This means that the proportion of foreign visitors rose by two percent overall compared to the previous year.

The typical FachPack visitor

FachPack offers specific solutions along the packaging process chain and is therefore of interest to anyone who produces or packs consumer or industrial goods. In 2016, trade visitors came from the food and beverage, paper and printing, chemical, packaging logistics, automotive, pharmaceutical and medical sectors. Once again, there were more visitors from the food and beverage and chemicals sectors than in the previous year. The typical FachPack visitor is male (74 percent) and spent an average of 1.2 days at the trade fair.

Almost half of the guests traveled to Nuremberg with the aim of finding out about new products. Around a third used their visit to the trade fair to cultivate business contacts. At 28 percent, the exchange of experience and information was also an important reason, followed by further training and knowledge transfer (26 percent) and the desire to gain general market orientation (25 percent). Almost half of the visitors stated that their main interest was in packaging materials and packaging. More than a third of the trade visitors were interested in packaging machines. Packaging logistics was of particular interest to a quarter of visitors, followed by packaging aids, packaging printing and finishing as well as machines and equipment in the packaging periphery.

Distribution of the trade fair offer

1,541 companies presented products and services along the packaging process chain under one roof at FachPack. In the packaging market segment, 711 companies exhibited, in the technology segment 547, finishing was represented by 255 exhibitors and logistics by 339. Around a fifth of the companies showed products and services in several product areas. 21 start-ups also took the opportunity to present themselves and their product innovations to a highly qualified audience at the two sponsored joint stands for young innovative companies.

Save the dates

FachPack is taking its traditional break in 2017. The next FachPack duo will take place in Nuremberg from September 25 to 27, 2018 and September 24 to 26, 2019.

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