The lightweight construction megatrend ensures excellent growth opportunities for aluminium as an industrial material: above all, the material's distinct technology and design advantages are making a splash in automotive engineering, the transport sector and the construction industry. ALUMINIUM 2016 in Düsseldorf will reveal how the market for lightweight materials continues to grow. 1,000 exhibitors from 50 nations will be on hand at the world's largest industry trade fair from 29 November to 1 December to present trailblazing solutions for increased efficiency in aluminium production and processing.
ALUMINIUM will cover the industry's complete range – from aluminium production to machines and plants for processing to finished goods and recycling. Besides lightweight construction, the emphasis will be on resource and cost efficiency as well as on emerging topics such as the "smart factory". And with the new Lightweight Technologies Forum, ALUMINIUM dares to venture beyond the materials horizon.
As in the past, special theme pavilions will be set up in order to accommodate various focus topics, including the Competence Centre Surface Technology, the Foundry Pavilion, the Primary Pavilion, the Welding & Joining Pavilion, the Recycling Pavilion and the Magnesium Area. But exhibitors won't just present new ideas and hands-on product displays at their exhibition stands and at the theme pavilions, they'll do the same at two Innovation Areas returning to ALUMINIUM 2016. Two special areas - "Automotive" (Hall 10) and "Building" (Hall 12) – will enable visitors to literally "grasp" the versatility of aluminium.
Italy – second largest exhibitor nation at ALUMINIUM
The trade fair is the leading industry get-together for producers, processers, technology suppliers, designers and engineers from the industries that use aluminium. Among the largest of the 50 exhibitor nations this year (behind Germany) will be Italy followed by China, Turkey, the UK and Spain. Other European countries as well as North America, the Arab states and Asia will again be represented in numbers at ALUMINIUM, as well.
Technical education programme to deliver industry and science know-how
ALUMINIUM is much more than just the world's most important trading centre. Above all, it's a major knowledge hub: expert presenters from industry and science at the ALUMINIUM 2016 Conference, the ALUMINIUM Forum and the Lightweight Technologies Forum will discuss the principles, trends and innovations of the aluminium sector.
The interface between metal and fibre-reinforced composite technologies
The new Lightweight Technologies Forum, which will be held as part of ALUMINIUM and the concurrent COMPOSITES EUROPE trade fair, will reflect this trend toward modern multi-material systems. Combining an exhibition and a presentation forum in Hall 8a, the event will serve as the cross-material interface between metal and fibre-reinforced composite technologies in structural components. In several application-focussed modules, experts will present their real-world experiences with issues revolving around material composites in the automotive, aerospace and architecture segments. Tickets for ALUMINIUM visitors include admission to the Forum – as well as access to COMPOSITES EUROPE.
ALUMINIUM 2016 – 11th World Trade Fair & Conference
29th November – 1st December 2016
Messe Düsseldorf, Halls 9 – 14, Stockumer Kirchstraße 61, 40474 Düsseldorf, Germany
Entrance North and East
Opening hours: 9 a.m. – 6 p.m.
Tickets:
1-day ticket: 26,00 EUR (online) / 55,00 EUR (on site)
3-day ticket: 37,00 EUR (online) / 77,00 EUR (on site)
For further information: www.aluminium-messe.com