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From September 27 to 29, 2022, it is that time again. The FACHPACK, trade fair for packaging, technology, and processes, will open its doors at the Nuremberg Exhibition Center. Under the guiding theme “Transition in Packaging,” over 1100 exhibitors will present their innovative products and solutions for the packaging of tomorrow in nine exhibition halls. The FACHPACK positions itself as a guide and source of inspiration for the industry. As such, it organizes not only the trade fair but also a comprehensive lecture program in the PACKBOX (Hall 9), TECHBOX (Hall 3C), and the exhibitor forum INNOVATIONBOX (Hall 5). Exciting topics and speakers are featured in the program.
(Nuremberg) The FACHPACK forums are always a crowd puller: Around 9,500 participants attended PACKBOX and TECHBOX last year. The special feature: Renowned partners from the packaging industry shape the program and invite interested parties not only to listen but also to engage in discussions. Current industry topics such as sustainability, digitalization, skilled labor shortages, supply chain bottlenecks, energy crisis, supply chain management, raw material prices, and much more will be addressed.
Daily Focus Topics
The PACKBOX and TECHBOX forums are organized by daily themes. In the PACKBOX, which focuses on packaging, packaging printing, and finishing, the topics are “Market Experience & Market Expectation” (September 27), “Sustainable Design & Material” (September 28), and “Digital & Smart Packaging” (September 29). Participants include: bayern design, Berndt + Partner, German Packaging Institute, DFTA Flexographic Printing Association, epda European Brand & Packaging Design Association, Association of Folding Carton Industry e.V./ ProCarton, FuturePackLab/ popular packaging, Horváth & Partners, Industry Association for Plastic Packaging, K&A BrandResearch, Packaging Europe LTD, Packaging Journal, PAHNKE, taste, WPO World Packaging Organisation, Future Institute.
In the TECHBOX, where packaging technology and logistics are the focus, the program includes “Innovation & Climate Strategy” (September 27), “NEW WORK The Future Working Models in Packaging” (September 28), and “Efficiency & Digitalization” (September 29). This is organized by: AIM-D e.V., BayStartUp, BGH Consulting, Association of German Packaging Engineers (bdvi), Deutsche Bank AG | Research / Economics, Agency for Renewable Resources (FNR), FH Campus Vienna, Fraunhofer Institute for Material Flow and Logistics (IML), Fraunhofer Institute for Process Engineering and Packaging (IVV), Institute for Generational Research, Logistics Today/ Huss Verlag, new packaging/ Hüthig Verlag, Packaging Journal, Packaging Valley Germany, TILISCO, TU Dresden, Association for the Promotion of Innovative Procedures in Logistics (VVL) e.V.
In addition to the PACKBOX and TECHBOX forums, there is the exhibitor forum, the INNOVATIONBOX in Hall 5. Here, registered exhibitors can present their innovations and product highlights to industry visitors on-site in 30-minute lectures.
The complete program of FACHPACK 2022 can be found at: www.fachpack.de/programm
A few selected lectures are as follows:
Bold Thoughts on the Supply Chain
It kicks off on the first day of the fair at 10 a.m. in the Breakfast Club in the PACKBOX with a keynote by Gunhard Keil from the renowned Future Institute. The Viennese entrepreneur and long-time consultant for the packaging industry reveals “Bold Thoughts on the Future of the Supply Chain” in his lecture “Structure follows strategy or Customer follows packaging?” He sees urban centers like New York, Beijing, or Frankfurt as the raw material centers of the future. And also in terms of logistics and freight transport, many things will change in the future, similar to transport packaging.
New Work: A Beautiful New Working World
The second day of the fair (September 28, 2022) is entirely dedicated to the theme of “New Work” in the TECHBOX. In the increasingly tough competition for the best talents, the so-called “war for talents,” companies must offer attractive working models. Seven lecture slots from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. will address the topic from various perspectives.
For example, futurist Hartwin Maas from the Institute for Generational Research compares the baby boomers with the digital youth and explains which skills and technological competencies are in demand in the new working world (12–1 p.m.). Richard Clemens, Managing Director of the VDMA Food Machinery and Packaging Machinery Association, addresses the question: “Between Digitalization and Sustainability: Tension or Challenge for Young Talents?” (4–5 p.m.). The roundtable by BGH Consulting revolves around the pros and cons of new versus old ways of attracting and retaining skilled workers and the special role of interim management (2–3 p.m.). Successful examples of personnel recruiting will be presented by Packaging Valley Germany e.V. under the title “NEW WORK in the Middle! The Valley of Career Opportunities for Top Talents – How the Companies of Packaging Valley are Already Winning Tomorrow’s Skilled Workers!” (10–11 a.m.).
Turning Point in Packaging
Hard-hitting and unrelenting is the lecture “The Turning Point and Its Challenges for the Globe and Packaging” by Eric Heymann from Deutsche Bank on the last day of the fair, September 29, in the TECHBOX (1–1:30 p.m.). The Director and Senior Economist takes a macroeconomic look into the crystal ball and explores what the new realities around energy, supply bottlenecks, and skilled labor shortages mean for developments in the coming years.
myFACHPACK: Lectures via Live Stream
This year, there is again the digital extension myFACHPACK for matchmaking and knowledge transfer between exhibitors, partners, speakers, and visitors. myFACHPACK extends the on-site fair into the virtual world. Already in the lead-up to the fair from September 16, the new tool offers visitors the opportunity to network with exhibitors, partners, and speakers. During the fair, the program of the lecture forums PACKBOX, TECHBOX, and INNOVATIONBOX will be streamed live on myFACHPACK and will also be available there afterward. myFACHPACK can be used on desktop and especially mobile via an app:
About FACHPACK
The FACHPACK (September 27–29, 2022, Nuremberg) is the European trade fair for packaging, technology, and processes. The exhibitors present their offerings around the packaging process chain for industrial and consumer goods. Showcased are: packaging materials and packaging (auxiliary) materials, filling and packaging machines, labeling, marking, and identification technology, machines and equipment in the packaging periphery, packaging printing and finishing, palletizing technology, intralogistics, and services. With the new slogan “We Make the Future,” FACHPACK 2022 is dedicated to the highly relevant guiding theme “Transition in Packaging.” As a meeting point for the European packaging market, FACHPACK attracts trade visitors from all packaging-intensive industries: food / beverages / delicacies, pharmaceuticals / cosmetics / chemicals / health care, non-food / pet food / other consumer goods, as well as automotive / technical articles / medical technology and other industrial goods.
