By the end of the third and final day of the 19th edition of parts2clean, it was abundantly clear that the requirements for cleaning industrial parts are becoming increasingly diverse and demanding, with more than 2,300 visitors attending the show – up by around 15% on 2021.
From 11th – 13th October at the Stuttgart Exhibition Centre in Germany, the show saw a number of trade fair attendees from outside Germany with the strongest nations being Switzerland, Austria, the Netherlands, the Czech Republic and Poland.
“We are satisfied with the course of this year’s parts2clean in the face of the prevailing conditions,” says Hendrik Engelking, global director at Deutsche Messe. “More important for us, however, is that participating in the trade show was worth it for our exhibitors.”
Most of the 140 exhibitors from 16 countries who presented their new, enhanced and established products and services for industrial parts and surface cleaning on over 4,300m2 of display space, were able to hold highly detailed discussions. This was confirmed by Michael Höckh, managing director of Höckh Metall-Reinigungsanlagen GmbH: “For us it was an acutely interesting trade fair. Our visitors here were overwhelmingly devoted to finding solutions to projects they are planning to implement in the near future. Often this involves making replacement investments in order to meet higher cleanliness requirements.”
Another highlight at parts2clean 2022 was the presentation of the FiT2clean award for outstanding achievements and solutions for a current challenge in industrial parts cleaning, which the Industrial Parts Cleaning Association (FiT) was offering for the first time. The award went to Fraunhofer Institute for Manufacturing Engineering and Automation (IPA) for its new and unconventional approach of using liquid butane gas as an effective and energy saving cleaning medium.
The 20th and anniversary edition of parts2clean will run from 26th – 28th September 2023 at the Stuttgart Exhibition Centre.
Having spent a decade in the fastener industry experiencing every facet – from steel mills, fastener manufacturers, wholesalers, distributors, as well as machinery builders and plating + coating companies, Claire has developed an in-depth knowledge of all things fasteners.
Alongside visiting numerous companies, exhibitions and conferences around the world, Claire has also interviewed high profile figures – focusing on key topics impacting the sector and making sure readers stay up to date with the latest developments within the industry.
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