interpack 2014 Preview: Exhibitors, Events and Features
From 8 to 14 May 2014 about 2,700 exhibitors are expected from industries ranging from food and beverages, confectionary and baked goods to pharmaceuticals and cosmetics, non-food consumer goods, industrial goods and related services.
The companies are coming to Düsseldorf from about 60 countries and are occupying about 174,000 square metres of net space. The interest to exhibit has been so high that not all requests could be met, as all the available spaces in the Düsseldorf exhibition centre with its 19 halls were already booked out at the official deadline for registration, at the end of February 2013, according to the trade show’s organisers.
New Parallel Event: “components for processing and packaging”
interpack is reinforcing its leading role by offering visitors innovative special topics alongside the extensive range of offerings provided by exhibitors. “components for processing and packaging” is an event being staged for the first time in 2014 as an additional exhibition for suppliers to the packaging industry.
Companies who are engaged in drive, control and sensor technology, products for industrial image processing, handling technology, industrial software and communication, and complete automation systems for packaging machinery, are exhibiting in the Düsseldorf “Stadthalle” in Congress Center South (CCD Süd). Plus manufacturers of machine parts, components, accessories and peripherals as well as those who manufacture components and auxiliaries for packaging means. About 75 companies are taking part overall. The event is accompanied by a daily lecture forum.
“components” is taking place during the first three days of interpack from 8 to 10 May in the direct vicinity of the lead fair in the Stadthalle at the Congress Center South (CCD Süd). The SAVE FOOD congress starts on 7 May 2014, one day before interpack opens its doors.
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Feature Highlights
Now a regular feature at interpack, the special show INNOVATIONPARC PACKAGING (IPP) 2014 will also be staged under the motto of SAVE FOOD. The over 20 participating SAVE FOOD members, companies and associations from all stages along the value chain are showcasing their solutions for avoiding food loss and food waste.
The special show presents practical approaches from areas such as food processing, packaging design, packaging materials and machine construction to fight the problem in concrete ways. An additional exhibition highlights the dimensions of international food losses along the food value chain.
The IPP will be staged in a prestige marquee on an area of around 2,500 square metres on the outdoor space between Halls 2 and 3.
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Throughout the fair, a programme of lectures will be held on an integrated stage. In the catering zone, which is also available, the foods provided have been selected in cooperation with Tristam Stuart, the initiator of the “Feeding the 5,000” project, which has made a name for itself by organising several public and free feeding events for several thousand people using food that would otherwise be disposed of. Visitors can find the Innovationsparc lecture programme and a stand plan at www.interpack.de.
Metal Packaging Plaza
Introduced at interpack 2011, this special theme with its metal-inspired stand concept created a new meeting point for the international metal packaging community and its supplier industry. interpack 2014 will again feature the Metal Packaging Plaza in Hall 11, organised by by VMV (the German Metal Packaging Association) and Empac (the European Metal Packaging association).
For the first time, exhibitors here will include packaging steel manufacturers such as ThyssenKrupp Rasselstein and ArcelorMittal under the umbrella of APEAL, the Association of European Producers of Steel for Packaging. In addition to the showings of the roughly 40 exhibitors, the Metal Packaging Plaza 2014 offers an information platform with a forum, bar-lounge and meeting points.