2700 exhibitors expected at Interpack 2017

Interpack 2017 expects record turnout. 2,700 exhibitors are expected from 4 to 10 May 2017 from 60 countries. Messe Düsseldorf who are show organisers say they have about 20 per cent more space than was available at the exhibition centre with its 262,400 square metres in 19 halls.

20 Feb 2017 | By Krishna Naidu

Interpack is a unique platform for businesses offering products and solutions in packaging technology and related processes as well as packaging media and materials for the various segments of this industry: food, beverages, confectionery and baked goods, pharmaceuticals, cosmetics, non-food consumer goods and industrial goods. The products and services presented here will be supplemented by several innovative specialist areas.

Working together with the German Engineering Federation (VDMA), Interpack 2017 will put the focus on Industry 4.0, in particular. The special show will take the form of a Technology Lounge at the VDMA stand, featuring examples of solutions in packaging machinery and process engineering and opening up new opportunities for applications in security, traceability, copying and counterfeit protection as well as in customised packaging.

Save Food will play a key role at Interpack 2017. A special show called innovationparc (Innovation Park) will be held, with packaging ideas and solutions designed to reduce food losses and waste. They will include the winners of the international competitions for the Save Food Packaging Awards, held by the World Packaging Organisation (WPO). The prizes were awarded prior to Interpack, and the winners are now set to compete with one other for the WorldStar Awards at the trade fair. The innovationparc will include a presentation forum which can be used by companies to showcase their ideas and solutions. As before, the innovationparc will be held in a high-quality marquee, situated between Halls 2 and 3.

The first day of the trade fair will also feature the third international SAVE FOOD convention, held in partnership with the UN Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) and the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP).

Interpack is a crucial show for the food, beverage, confectionery, bakery, pharmaceutical, cosmetics, non-food and industrial goods sectors. According to Messe Düsseldorf "No other trade fair in the world represents the entire supply chain. And at no other trade fair does the packaging industry provide all industry sectors with tailored solutions and innovative designs based on such a variety of materials."

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