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Aluminium 2018 – New Topics to Meet the Future
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transport sector are driving demand
mechanical engineering, aerospace
for light metals. The precise trajectory
and the construction sector. The
Technical education programme to deliver
might vary from country to country,
well-known theme pavilions will serve
industry and science know-how
but all around the world, the industry is
as points of contact to lead visitors
Expert presenters from industry and science
making new investments to gear up for
through the structured exhibition halls.
at the ALUMINIUM 2018 Conference and
an economy that continues to boom.
In the new special exhibition area
the ALUMINIUM Forum will discuss the
This positive mood is felt as well at the
“Digital Manufacturing”, visitors will
trends and innovations of the aluminium
ALUMINIUM World Trade Fair – even with
experience what Industry 4.0 means
sector. Organised by the GDA, the umbrella
lobal production of aluminium
at providing better orientation for
industry is leading the way when it comes to
has reached a record high level;
visitors from user segments such
emerging topics such as energy and resource
the energy transition and the
as automotive engineering (Fig. 1),
conservation in one’s own production chain.
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ten months still to go before it opens its doors in Düsseldorf.
association of the German Aluminium industry,
From 9 to 11 October 2018,
the ALUMINIUM 2018
the Exhibition Centre on the
Conference will focus
Rhine will again become the
on the material’s future
global marketplace of the
prospects. Exhibitors at
aluminium industry. Spread
the ALUMINIUM Forum
across six exhibition halls,
will present their latest
global players, specialists and
solutions and technologies
young innovative companies
covering the areas of
will showcase the industry’s
lightweight technologies,
complete range – from
e-mobility and additive
aluminium production to
manufacturing, among
machines and plants for
others.
processing to finished goods
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and recycling. The exhibition area will grow to 80,000 square metres, more than 80 per cent of which
All roads lead to Düsseldorf
Figure 1: Automotive is one of the industry sectors on which Aluminium 2018 focus.
is already booked. “A clear
More than 27,000 trade visitors from 100 countries are expected to attend ALUMINIUM 2018. Boasting
indication of the current momentum in
for the aluminium industry and what
a 60 per cent share of visitors from abroad,
the aluminium industry”, says Olaf Freier,
kinds of productivity benefits can
ALUMINIUM is among the major trade fairs
ALUMINIUM’s event director. “We’re
already be achieved today by deploying
with the highest level of internationality
confident we’ll crack the 1,000-exhibitor
high-performance IT solutions in
worldwide. The 20 per cent share of foreign
mark at the upcoming event.”
production.
visitors from overseas was remarkably high
Another new exhibition area dubbed
at the last event – a gauge of ALUMINIUM’s
New topics: digitalisation and
“Environmental Engineering” will cover
worldwide relevance.
environmental protection
water treatment, air filtration systems
Special exhibits like the Innovation Areas
and oil/oil mist vacuuming systems
For further information:
and themed guided tours are aimed
– and show how the aluminium
www.aluminium-messe.com
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