The expectations as to whether the first real trade show in our industry sector in Germany would be able to build on the successes of 2018 were definitely an exciting question. After more than 2 years of pandemic, it was also not clear to what extent the willingness to travel exists and whether the strong focus on virtual formats in the last 2 years will not have a negative impact on the number of visitors? However, we were able to determine that, with the exception of the so-called “long distance” customers, there is an unbroken interest in “real” trade fairs and a very good visitor frequency, exciting dialogs and overall a great customer interest could be perceived. DESMA also offered parallel to the DKT with the digital Xpertforum 2022 the possibility that prevented visitors could inform themselves comprehensively about the product novelties in a virtual way.
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In the focus of the innovations, the new horizontal machine D 969.300 SEALMASTER+ was presented live at DESMA with 20 strong arguments. This new machine platform offers, among other things, a significantly higher productivity and a universal applicability for different industrial sectors with an outstanding ease of maintenance. For example, all temperature control units and also the vacuum pump can be extended on a service rack with a single handle. The cable lengths are shortened to a minimum and thus offer the best conditions for reactive control behavior. The newly developed Servogear 2.0 offers approximately 50% faster travel speeds and perfect positioning accuracy thanks to adaptive controllers. In addition, due to the new stroke ratios, spacer plates are no longer necessary for low mold heights and double layer molds can also be used without additional options.
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With the CO² calculator developed by DESMA for the elastomer processing industry, a decision support with an integrated weighting for investment decisions could be presented for the first time, which met with a very large customer interest. The topic has fully arrived in our industrial sector and everyone is called to action. It is no longer 5 to 12, but decisions must be made immediately to achieve rapid progress.
In relation to the global climate targets, several machine and process developments were also presented, which cover answers to the current topics, such as extraction of alternative forms of energy and their distribution, as well as special machine for newly dimensioned infrastructure projects and also the area of mobility change.
The holistic view of the process and procedure development necessary for this, up to the complete realization under one roof, was the focus of the information offensive on the DESMA booth.
In addition to cultivating existing customers, interesting discussions were held with new customers, which even led to surprising business deals. This means that real trade show formats, such as the DKT, are able to fully exploit their potential, as the inhibition threshold to break new ground is very low and initial contact can be established in an uncomplicated and informal manner. What’s more, exhibitors with a successful concept can immediately generate enthusiasm.
Many good and intensive discussions with decision-makers were the result of this DKT 2022.
