OBERBOIHINGEN, Germany – More than 450 exhibitors will present products, processes and services from the field of industrial coating technology at PaintExpo to be held at the Karlsruhe Exhibition Centre in Karlsruhe, Germany, April 8-11, 2014. Exhibitors will represent 23 countries, with roughly 25 percent of participating companies coming from outside Germany. As compared with its last event in 2012, the fifth leading international trade fair for industrial coating technology is seeing approximately 10 percent growth in exhibitor numbers. Occupied net exhibition floor space has also experienced a significant boost of about 19 percent to 133,000 square feet.
“PaintExpo 2014 will not only showcase the world’s most comprehensive offerings for liquid painting, powder coating and coil coating, it will also present innovations, further developments and new trends in all of the sectors represented at the exhibition. Numerous live demonstrations will await the visitors,” reports Jürgen Haußmann, Managing Director of event promoters FairFair GmbH. Live demonstrations will include UV technology, a fully automated powder coating machine, and an innovative light tunnel that allows for reliable inspection of painted car bodies.