Visitor numbers rise 30% at Composites Europe 2013

Advances in automation

Automation of processes for the mass production of composite components continues to be the precondition for the success of composite materials in the application industries. At COMPOSITES EUROPE, composite application markets such as automotive, aviation, wind power as well as the building sector were the primary focus of the fair.

The growing number of exhibitors from the mechanical engineering segment confirms the increasing significance of COMPOSITES EUROPE: "Most of the exhibiting VDMA member companies are highly satisfied and express gratification at the increasingly internationality of trade visitors", says Dr. Walter Begemann of the VDMA Forum Composite Technology. "We see fibre-reinforced composites as having great potential. We therefore feel we are in the right place at COMPOSITES EUROPE", adds KraussMaffei's Sebastian Schmidhuber.

Evonik's Martin Risthaus on the other hand attests to the high visitor quality at COMPOSITES EUROPE: "Here at the trade fair, we meet all the people we need to talk to to get new projects rolling." Kerstin Streuber, 3D|Core / Extended Structured Composites confirms: "At COMPOSITES EUROPE we have encountered a highly qualified public - including, among others, the large companies from the automotive and aviation sectors."

HYBRID Expo: Successful trade fair premiere accompanies COMPOSITES EUROPE

A premiere with good prospects: For the first time, COMPOSITES EUROPE was complemented by HYBRID Expo. The new trade fair for hybrid components, related technologies and applications is also organized by Reed Exhibitions. 33 display multi-material solutions, automated processing methods, machinery and tools. Compared to the size of the event, the echo from the industry was considerable: 1,760 trade visitors attended the initial event.

 COMPOSITES EUROPE 2014 back in Düsseldorf

The next COMPOSITES EUROPE will take place from 7 to 9 October 2014 in Düsseldorf - at the same time as the ALUMINIUM World Trade Fair. According to schedule, COMPOSITES EUROPE will then return to Stuttgart in 2015, where it will again be accompanied by HYBRID Expo.

About COMPOSITES EUROPE:

After eight successful trade fairs, COMPOSITES EUROPE has proved the leading force in the German trade fair market for fibre-reinforced plastics. It alternates every year between Stuttgart and Düsseldorf, where it will again be held parallel to the ALUMINIUM World Trade Fair in 2014. COMPOSITES EUROPE is organized by trade fair organizer Reed Exhibitions in cooperation with the European industry association EuCIA, AVK, the VDMA Forum Composite Technology and the international trade magazine Reinforced Plastics.

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