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51 www.smart-molding.com materials CHINAPLAS 23-26 April 2024 Shanghai, China www.chinaplasonline.com Chinaplas is the largest plastics and rubber trade fair in Asia and widely recognized by the industry as one of the most influential exhibitions in the world. The rapid development of science and technology has dramati- cally increased the range of applications of plastics and rubber in various manufacturing sectors, including automobile, electronics and electrical appliances, information technology and telecommunication, building and construction and others. NPE Orlando, USA 6-10 May 2024 https://npe.org With more than 55,000 leaders from over 110 countries representing every industry—from automotive to healthcare to consumer products to construction and more, NPE is the largest plastics trade show in the Ameri- cas and one of the most innovative business events in the world. Every three years, bold leaders, creative thinkers, and visionaries gather at NPE to advance their business through innovations in plastics. Plastpol 21-24 May 2024 Kielce, Poland www.targikielce.pl/ en/plastpol Plastpol is one of the largest exhibitions in Poland and Eastern Europe dedicated to the plastics industry. It features all areas of plastics process- ing beginning with the first stages of plastic production and finishing with its disposal and recycling. Among the exhibits are plastics processing ma- chines, moulds as well as a wide variety of plastics, recycling technologies and IT solutions. INTERPLAST 13-16 August 2024 Joinville, SC, Brazil www.interplast.com.br Interplast - Fair and Congress of Plastic Technology Integration in South- ern Brazil brings the latest innovations in machinery, equipment and sup- plies for the processing of plastic. Suppliers, manufacturers and buyers from all over Brazil and other countries are in Interplast to know the news for the industry, discuss the latest trends and conduct business. Taipei Plas 24-28 September 2024 Taipei, Taiwan www.taipeiplas.com.tw Taipei Plas is a biennal international exhibition for plastics and rubber technology. You can see every facet of production, meet company repre- sentatives and industry professionals from across Asia and check out the vast array of breakthrough processing machinery, parts, finished products and materials. FAKUMA 15-19 October 2024 Friedrichshafen, Germany www.fakuma-messe.de Fakuma is a prominent meeting place for the industry, with international charisma. It holds second place in the overall ranking of international trade fairs for plastics. Fakuma offers a top-class, comprehensive range cover- ing all aspects of injection moulding technology as well as extrusion and thermoforming, in which it holds a leading position. The range of provi- sion at Fakuma is rounded off by forward-looking forums, workshops and special shows. Formnext 19-22 November 2024 Frankfurt am Main, Germany www.formnext.com Formnext is the leading exhibition and conference dedicated to addi- tive manufacturing and all of its upstream and downstream processes. It is where experts from a wide range of industry sectors, such as automo- tive, aerospace, mechanical engineering, medical technology, electrical engineering, and many more, come together to discover additive manu- facturing, industrial 3D printing, and innovative production technologies for themselves. Plast Eurasia 4-7 December 2024 Istanbul, Turkey www.plasteurasia.com The exhibition areas of the Plast Eurasia include plastic, machinery and equipment, mold making, plastic products, rawmaterials, packaging tech- nology, hydraulics and pneumatics, as well as related industries and trade journals. International exhibitors can present their latest trends, products and developments to an interested audience here. exhibitions calendar