ICT | ZOOM ON EVENTS
Great Interest in the parts2clean Online Day More than 500 participants attended the parts2clean Online Day to learn about the latest developments in cleaning technology. The virtual format replaced the parts2clean expert forum, which was cancelled with the trade fair due to the corona pandemic. The plan worked. The audience experienced knowledgeable presentations. In between, exhibitors presented their products. And ideas were exchanged in the virtual foyer and at the Speakers Corner. he mood was still there on the first day of the fair: Although
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Olaf Daebler, Global Director parts2clean at Deutsche Messe AG,
the parts2clean halls in Stuttgart had to remain empty this
also drew a positive conclusion: “Trade fairs will have to offer hybrid
year, part of the community met virtually at the parts2clean
formats in the future. That is why I’m very pleased about this successful
Online Day. The fact that 530 interested parties had registered, and
start, and I’m also very pleased that we were able to be present with
more than 500 were present online, speaks to the great need for
parts2clean in October 2020 despite Corona.”
information and exchange. The proportion of international guests was
Fourteen speakers from the fields of science and industry passed
15 percent.
on their knowledge regarding cleaning processes, digitalization
“I had high expectations, but even these have been exceeded,”
and automation as well as analytics and technical cleanliness. The
summarized Frank-Holm Rögner, Cleaning Group Manager at the
average number of participants per lecture was just over 100, and
Fraunhofer Institute for Organic Electronics, Electron Beam and
20 presented their products between the two lecture blocks. There
Plasma Technology FEP and spokesperson for Fraunhofer Reinigung.
was also an opportunity for exchange among the participants: the
He and his team were responsible for technical management of the
Speakers Corner featured in-depth discussions and there was time for
parts2clean Online Day. “Seven hours online cannot replace three
networking in the foyer.
days of expert forums, but it was very good to see that such a format works,” said Rögner.
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