Return of ‘real’ trade fairs delivers for Desma

Fridingen, Germany – In its review of the DKT 2022 IN Nuremberg, Germany, Desma reported that, with the exception of “long distance” customers, there is an unbroken interest in “real” trade fairs.

After an extended, pandemic-enforced gap since the last staging in 2018, the triennial rubber expo generated “very good visitor frequency, exciting dialogs and great customer interest overall, said the moulding machinery major.

“In addition to cultivating existing customers, interesting discussions were held with new customers, which even led to surprising business deals,” the German machinery maker also stated.

This, concluded Desma, means that “real trade show formats, such as the DKT, are able to fully exploit their potential, as… initial contact can be established in an uncomplicated and informal manner.

“What’s more, exhibitors with a successful concept can immediately generate enthusiasm. Many good and intensive discussions with decision-makers were the result of this DKT 2022.”

Among the highlights on Desma’s extensive booth was its new D 969.300 Sealmaster+, which is designed to deliver significantly higher productivity and universal applicability for different industries, as well as ease of maintenance.

Feature areas of the horizontal machine include the temperature control units and vacuum pump which can all “be extended on a service rack using a single handle,” while cable lengths are minimised for enhanced reactive control.

Desma also prosented its newly developed Servogear 2.0, said to offer around 50% faster travel speeds and “perfect positioning accuracy” via adaptive controllers.

In addition, due to the new stroke ratios, spacer plates are no longer necessary for low mould heights and double layer moulds can also be used without additional options, Desma pointed out.

Also attracting visitor interest was the company’s unveiling of its CO² calculator for the elastomer processing industry, described as “a decision support with an integrated weighting for investment decisions.”

In the area global climate targets, Desma presented several machine-technology and process developments, linked to sustainability programmes in the energy, power-distribution, infrastructure and new-mobility sectors.