FachPack is the European trade fair for packaging, processing and technology. Over a compact three-day schedule in Nuremberg from 25 to 27 September 2018, about 1,500 exhibitors will present their extensive range of solutions for the packaging process chain or industrial and consumer goods.

FachPack, Europe’s No. 1 trade fair for packaging, processing and technology, is much more than just an exhibition. Alongside the 1,500 exhibition booths, the more than 40,000 trade visitors can look ­forward to an attractive supporting programme with numerous presentations on the hot trends in the industry like digitisation, sustainability or design.

How can design help create a successful brand image? What are the trends in brand communication? What new materials and technologies are available for packaging? Issues like these are addressed in the new hall 8 and in a special show dedicated entirely to premium packaging, innovative materials, packaging printing and processing. This is where around 70 companies will present their products and solutions. In the centre of the hall there will be a special show created by Bayern Design, which will display around 30 innovative exhibits.

Advocacy groups and associations to invite visitors

Innovation out of the box: TechBox Forum Smart packaging carriers, data security at packaging lines or digital campaigns are just some of the topics on the programme of the new TechBox Forum, which takes place on all three days of the fair in hall 3. There will be presentations by renowned industry partners who will share their expertise and facilitate discussions on packaging and labelling technology, intra-logistics and packaging logistics. “Similar to the new hall set-up into the two areas ‘Packaging and Processing’ and ‘Technology and Processing’, we are also offering two thematically matching forums,” explains Cornelia Fehlner, Exhibition Director FachPack at NürnbergMesse. “In addition, the PackBox Forum will be back again, in hall 7 this year, with a series of presentations on packaging materials, packaging printing, processing and design.”

Europe’s packaging associations come together in hall 6. A new feature at this year’s FachPack is the Pavilion of Associations in hall 6. Around ten advocacy groups and associations from various European countries will invite visitors to get to know them, chat and network at this open and attractive pavilion. The German Packaging Institute (dvi), Berlin, also has a stand in hall 6 (6-459), where products that have received the German Packaging Award will be on display.

Numerous other special shows and forums offer education and in-depth knowledge on the various aspects of packaging. And the best thing about this is that all items on the programme are free of charge with no need to ­register beforehand. Among the ­highlights of the supporting programme are the Corrugated Cardboard Forum (26 September 2018, NCC Ost, St. Petersburg Room), the Marketplace “Sustainability and plastics – no contradiction” (hall 7), the “Labels & More” Pavilion (hall 9), the Young Innovative Companies Pavilion (hall 3A) as well as the Robotic-Pack-Line (hall 3).