Just like a caterpillar, the 3D Cocooner spins delicate lightweight structures freely in space. With the help of a high-speed handling system, the spinneret is precisely controlled and glues a glass fibre into the desired bionic lattice shape with UV-curing resin.

With the ultra-light FreeMotionHandling indoor flying object, Festo has for the first time combined gripping and flying in a single future concept. The autonomous indoor flying object can manoeuvre freely in any direction, independently picking up and dropping off items where they are required.  

At the official Opening Press Conference of Heimtextil 2016, the Heimtextil management – Detlef Braun, Member of the Board of Management of Messe Frankfurt, and Olaf Schmidt, Vice President Textiles & Textile Technologies – will provide an overview of the product segments and themes covered by the world’s leading trade fair for home and contract textiles. Where are the main areas of growth for the fair? What are the dominant themes at the ‘Theme Park’ trend area? What activities does Heimtextil offer in relation to the subjects of sustainability, hotel furnishings and architecture? And what are the other highlights of the trade fair? The Heimtextil management is delighted to welcome actress and hotelier Jessica Schwarz as guest of honour who, as director of the "Die Träumerei" hotel is closely involved with the question of textile furnishings in the hotel and will give insights into her furnishing concept.

Global press conference ahead of IT-TRANS, International Conference and Exhibition, (1-3 March 2016, Karlsruhe Trade Fair Centre). The International Association of Public Transport (UITP) and Karlsruher Messe- und Kongress-GmbH cordially invite you to an online press conference ahead of the 2016 IT-TRANS. Promoting smart travellers in smart systems, IT-TRANS is the leading conference and exhibition on IT solutions for public transport. As well as the core programme topics, including e-ticketing, passenger information systems, fare management and smart cards, IT-TRANS 2016 will also feature examples of how IT enables the greater integration of public transport within the wider urban environment, taking a close look at smart cities, new mobility service providers, traffic management and integrated mobility platforms.

Musikmesse is the International Trade Fair for Musical Instruments, Sheet Music, Music Production and Music Business Connections. At the last edition of the fair earlier this year, 1,310 exhibitors from 51 countries presented their latest products and innovations to visitors from all over the world. In 2016, the fair will be characterised by a new concept. Thus, with offerings for professional development, matchmaking, an expanded VIP programme for European buyers and, for the first time, a hall exclusively for trade visitors, Musikmesse will more than underscore its position as the optimum business platform for the entire sector. New themed musical worlds with stages for live music, as well as workshops, meeting areas and special catering, will also make the fair even more attractive – for both trade visitors and music aficionados. On two days, the fair will be held concurrently with Prolight + Sound giving visitors the opportunity to discover the complete range of products and services for the musical instrument and event technology sectors at the same time and place. At the online press conference you will find out more about the realization of the new Musikmesse concept.

In a panel discussion, the Heimtextil management and the international Trendtable will present the new Theme Park. Don’t miss this opportunity to obtain exclusive insights into how the Theme Park and its wide variety of design and future-oriented topics will be implemented in Hall 6.0 of Heimtextil 2016. Learn about the background to the coming trend prognoses and about the focal-point themes: retail trade, contract business, technology and sustainability. Language: English with German translation.

The Eurobike 2015 exclusively presents the international bicycle industry’s newest innovations and provides a complete range of offerings related to bicycles. During the press conference a selection of some of the latest innovations in the bike industry as well as everything that the bicycle exhibition has to offer will be presented. 

From 29 August to 1 September, international brands and key players in the sector will be exhibiting what the forthcoming winter and spring seasons will have to offer in terms of ideas for the home and for gifts. Tendence is the major German and European venue for new products in the consumer-goods sector to take place in the second half of the year. It has firmly established itself as the perfect venue in the European trade-fair calendar, at which to place orders for the autumn, winter and Christmas trade. At the same time, it introduces new ideas and creative designs from all over the world and gives an up-to-date perspective on the products that are going to be available for the following spring. More than half of all the exhibitors have no other opportunity, at any other venue, to meet up with the visitors at this time of year.