ZOOM ON EVENTS
PaintExpo 2020 with Strong Demand for Booth Locations
J
ust a few months after the
visitors came from countries other
many other companies: 304 companies
seventh edition of the world’s
than Germany. Most of the visitors
from 19 countries have already made
leading trade fair for industrial
brought concrete tasks and projects
firm bookings for their booth floor space
coating technologies closed – which
along with them. “We participate at
at the world’s leading trade fair in 2020,
achieved new record-breaking
numerous trade fairs – in Asia and
and they enjoyed a full range of options
numbers with regard to exhibitors,
America too – but where the quality
in selecting their booth locations.
visitors and internationalism – firm
of the exhibitors and visitors are
The list includes nearly all of the national
bookings for booth floor space
concerned, as well as product quality
and international market and technology
at PaintExpo 2020 have already
and coverage, PaintExpo is the global
leaders from the various exhibition
been submitted by 304 companies
leader. That’s why we’ll exhibit in
segments.
from 19 countries. At a current
At a current level of
level of 124,000 square feet, net
124,000 square feet, net
exhibition floor space already
exhibition floor space
amounts to more than 74% of the
already amounts to more
level reached at the last event.
than 74% of the level
This is a strong indication that the
reached at the event in
upcoming PaintExpo will once
2018. The strong demand
again be larger than ever before.
for booth floor space long
For the eighth time, PaintExpo
before the event opens
will showcase innovations,
2020 again,” explains Frank Berg,
once more underscores the outstanding
applications, future technologies
Managing Director of Caldan Service
position enjoyed by PaintExpo as a
and trends covering all aspects
GmbH. Professor Dr. Nils A. Reinke,
global industry meet.
of coating from the 21st through
CEO of Winterthur Instruments AG in
the 24th of April, 2020. It presents
Switzerland, has already made firm
the full spectrum of international
plans to participate as well: “We’ve
Focus on Future-Oriented Coating
product and service offerings
been exhibiting at PaintExpo ever
Jürgen Haußmann, managing
in the field of industrial coating
since our company was founded
director of trade fair promoters
technology throughout the
seven years ago, and participation
FairFair GmbH, is convinced
entire value creation chain.
at the trade fair has had a significant
that PaintExpo will continue to
This internationally unique
impact on the development of our
experience strong development
concentration of companies from
business. It provides us with an ideal
where visitor numbers are concerned
industrial coating technology is
platform for the presentation of our
as well: “Even if requirements and
the basis for the event’s strong
products. Aside from this, we gain
developments differ in the various
ability to attract users from job-
a great deal of input for the further
user sectors and countries – as key
shop coaters and companies
development of our products thanks
technologies, painting and coating
with in-house painting operations
to the broad spectrum of visitors.”
are an important success factor.”
from around the globe. 11,790
A look at the exhibitor list, which is
And it’s correspondingly important
expert visitors from 88 countries
already full of world-class enterprises
for companies with in-house painting
travelled to Karlsruhe in 2018
17 months before the trade fair
operations and coating job-shops
(representing a 12% increase).
opens, makes it apparent that these
to prepare themselves for new
More than one third of the
assessments coincide with those of
requirements. In addition to ever
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