Fakuma is the international trade fair for plastics processing: injection moulding, extrusion, thermoforming, tooling, peripherals and automation. In 2024 around 1,640 exhibitors, 47.5 % of them from abroad, and 36,700 visitors came to Lake Constance. We photograph your machine in cycle, your moulded parts in series and film the process your sales team shows customers around the world.
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| Dates | Monday 12 to Friday 16 October 2026, daily 9 am to 5 pm |
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| Venue | Messe Friedrichshafen, twelve halls — Neue Messe 1, 88046 Friedrichshafen, next to the airport |
| Frequency | 30th edition; last Fakuma in 2024, organised by P. E. Schall |
| Profile | International trade fair for plastics processing: injection moulding, extrusion and thermoforming technology, additive manufacturing, tools and moulds, materials and masterbatches, peripherals, automation and recycling — in 2024 around 1,640 exhibitors, 47.5 % of them from abroad |
| Audience | Around 36,700 visitors in 2024; focus topics digitalisation, energy efficiency and circular economy; visitors are processors, toolmakers, buyers and developers from automotive, medical technology, packaging and electronics |
| Our travel time | About 6 hours from Essen — travel and overnight stay are stated separately and transparently |
At Fakuma the machines run: injection moulding machines cycle in a few seconds, robots remove parts, extruders pull profiles, thermoforming lines index. A stand photo of a stationary machine shows none of that. We shoot with the safety door open or through the window with a polariser, choose shutter speeds that show the removal robot sharp or in motion, and add control, clamping unit and mould in detail. For moulded parts we set up a tabletop with our own light on the stand — transparent and coloured plastics we photograph with backlight so wall thickness, gloss level and colour stay readable.
Tool and mould makers get their tools photographed open and closed, with raking light on cavities and hot runner, in series across the whole stand display.
The video that works at a plastics show shows a complete cycle: close, inject, open, remove, place — 40 to 60 seconds from two angles, with detail shots and an explanation by your application engineer via radio mic, subtitled in English. This clip replaces the stand visit for customers in Asia and North America who do not travel to Friedrichshafen.
Material and masterbatch manufacturers get granulate, colour samples and sample parts in series instead; automation suppliers the robot with motion blur where it explains the sequence.
The first two show days bring the most delegations and technical conversations with processors and buyers; the third day is the day of the longest conversations. For machine and stand shots we use the hour before opening on the first or second day, when your demonstrator can run the machine for us. The final days are quieter and suit team portraits and interviews.
Images are delivered within 24 hours, the process video on the evening of the shoot — your sales team sends it to customers while the show is still on.
For its 30th edition, Fakuma moves to a new weekly rhythm and adds several programme items. These notes are based on information from the organiser, P. E. Schall.
In 2026 Fakuma opens on a Monday instead of a Tuesday, following an exhibitor survey in which the majority asked for the change. We plan pre-opening stand shots for Monday morning and travel on Sunday.
The anniversary edition introduces the Fakuma Innovation Award, presented on 12 October from 16:00 in Foyer East. Innovations must be shown live at the fair, so winners should keep the exhibit and team ready for photos.
On 13 October at 16:00, an expert panel in Foyer East spends about an hour on the resilience of Europe's plastics industry, followed by a get-together. It is a natural setting for networking shots and short statements.
The Exhibitor Forum is in Conference Centre East, Room Berlin, and the Start-up Area in the East Passage. If you speak or exhibit there, allow walking time to your own stand.
On Friday, Fakuma invites pupils, students and graduates to meet exhibitors at their stands, with guided tours run with Plastics Europe. A good day for employer-branding footage with your apprentices.
Information as published by the organiser (fakuma-messe.de), September 2026.
Safety door open or window with polariser, removal robot sharp or in motion, control in detail.
Transparent and coloured parts with backlight on the tabletop — wall thickness, gloss and colour readable.
Tools open and closed with raking light on cavities and hot runner, in series.
Stand architecture before opening, with no visitors in frame.
One complete cycle from two angles, explained via radio mic, subtitled in English.
Statements from application engineering, sales and customers, in German or English.
A sample from our production: the event recap for your website and LinkedIn — below it, native 9:16 footage for Reels, Shorts and Stories, shot in parallel with the main coverage.
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Fixed prices, defined deliverables, predictable turnaround. All prices exclude VAT and include travel within North Rhine-Westphalia.
Add-on: On-stand interview + extended highlight video (approx. 90 sec.) €190
Payment: by invoice or online by credit card, details in the quote. No German VAT for non-EU companies; reverse charge for EU companies with VAT ID.
Tell us the date, your stand and what the images are for. You normally get a fixed-price quote within 24 hours, with no hidden line items.
We bring our own equipment, follow an agreed shot list and work discreetly, without interrupting conversations or demos. A first selection is ready while the show day is still running.
Finished photos and video for LinkedIn, PR, your website and social media via a private download link, at the latest 24 hours after the event ends. Two revision rounds included.
From €990 plus VAT for two hours of photo and video on site with at least 30 edited images and a 30-second highlight video. Four hours from €1,490, a full show day from €1,990. Travel to Friedrichshafen and any overnight stay are stated separately and transparently.
Yes. We agree a time window with your demonstrator, usually before opening, and film from two angles with detail shots. The cycle stays unchanged, we work without additional light inside the machine.
With backlight on a tabletop with our own light and a neutral background. Wall thickness, sink marks and gloss level become visible, colours stay true.
We travel the day before and stay overnight locally. Travel and accommodation are stated separately and transparently in the quote, the package itself stays at the fixed price.
Yes. Interviews, briefing and the entire engagement run in English — a large share of our trade fair clients come from outside Germany. Invoices with VAT ID for EU companies, no German VAT for companies outside the EU.
Send us your hall, stand number and the machine or parts you want to feature. We will propose a time window and a fixed-price quote.
We normally reply within 24 hours. For short-notice bookings during a show week, please call.
