From 12 to 16 October 2026, Friedrichshafen, Germany, will host the 30th edition of Fakuma, one of Europe’s major international trade fairs for plastics processing.
Injection moulding, extrusion, extrusion blow moulding, thermoforming and other processing technologies will be represented, alongside materials, tooling, automation, digitalisation and recycling solutions.
In a rapidly changing industry, professional trade fairs play a strategic role. They allow mouldmakers, processors, machine manufacturers and material suppliers to compare technological developments with the real-world requirements of manufacturers and brands.
For Matissart, several areas deserve particular attention:
MOULDS & TOOLING : New designs, thermal optimisation, surface treatments and manufacturing technologies.
COOLING : Improved cooling circuits, thermal control and shorter cycle times.
EXTRUSION BLOW MOULDING : Machine developments, process control, automation and quality.
MATERIALS : Recycled resins, new formulations and their consequences for processing conditions.
DIGITALISATION : Sensors, simulation, artificial intelligence, digital twins and predictive maintenance.
For MATISSART, these international events form an integral part of our innovation strategy. Meeting customers, exchanging ideas with other industry professionals and observing developments in blow-moulding technologies all contribute directly to the work carried out by our engineering department.
Our innovations are rooted in this continuous monitoring of technological developments and in our understanding of real production requirements.
Exporting our moulds to customers around the world also makes these international events valuable opportunities to identify the industry’s next technical challenges, particularly in terms of container lightweighting, shorter cycle times and the integration of recycled materials into blow-moulding processes.