K2025 Preview: K stands for rubber

Billed as the ‘world’s No. 1 trade fair for plastics and rubber,” K2025 will take place 8-15 Oct in Düsseldorf, Germany, with around 3000 registered exhibitors and 200,000 visitors expected to attend.

Over the eight days, participants from across the global plastics & rubber industries will meet here to show and learn about new materials and manufacturing technologies – and discuss current issues around sustainability and other challenges facing the polymer sector.

While K stands for Kunststoffe, the German word for ‘plastics’, a stroll through the exhibition halls will reveal a full range of innovative rubber and elastomer technologies on the exhibition stands.

Hall 16 / Stand F21 (Sponsored)

Founded in 1885 and headquartered in Busto Arsizio (Italy), COMERIO ERCOLE celebrates 140 years of excellence in engineering and manufacturing for the rubber and plastic industries. At K2025 Düsseldorf, the company presents a powerful showcase of high-tech solutions, digital innovation, and sustainable industrial strategies aligned with INDUSTRY 5.0. COMERIO ERCOLE during the show will present newest tool for sustainability performance tracking CELEMETRY®. This AI-powered web application enables real-time CO? footprint monitoring, tracking electricity, gas, and water consumption directly from the production line. Designed for CSRD-compliant sustainability reporting, CELEMETRY® transforms production data into actionable ESG insights, supports continuous improvement, and enhances post-sales value with predictive analytics and remote services. Visit us at Hall 16, Booth F21 to experience CELEMETRY® in action and explore the future of sustainable and digital manufacturing with COMERIO ERCOLE.

German rubber industry association the WDK has announced that it will participate in K2025, describing the event as "a central meeting place for the industry and a lighthouse event which illustrates the innovative capacity of the plastics and rubber industry." Added MD Boris Engelhardt, K2025 "represents a unique platform for the rubber and elastomer industry, where companies can find out about the latest innovations from their suppliers, and present their products to an international audience."  Read more

Hall 1 / Stand C90

West Warwick, Rhode Island-based extrusion tooling major Guill Tool & Engineering will spotlight advanced tools, tips and dies, as well as new developments, including cam-Lock, rotary die design, single-point concentricity enhancements. Originally developed for the popular Guill Bullet tool, a unique Guill extrusion head that eliminates fastening hardware with a fixed center design, multi-port spiral flow and gum space adjustment, Cam-Lock is now available on many of the company’s existing extrusion heads.  Read more

Hall 6 / Stand A10

Wacker will present new silicone products for energy, e-mobility digitalization and sustainability at K2025. Highlights will include ‘ceramifying’ silicone rubber for e-mobility and electroactive silicone laminates for sensors, among others. Another feature will be A live production demo of mouthpieces for air up water bottles with resource-saving silicone elastomers.

More to follow...

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