The 9th PaintExpo from April 9 to 12, 2024 as part of the world's leading trade fair for industrial painting technology in Karlsruhe welcomed 431 exhibitors from 25 countries this year. New technologies for sustainable and energy-efficient painting processes were presented on an exhibition area of 31,500m2. This attracted 10,400 trade visitors from 76 countries.
This year's PaintExpo was more international than ever before: the proportion of international exhibitors was 45%, and more than one in three visitors came from abroad. Exhibitors and visitors were satisfied with the trade fair, as were the organizers: "The heart of industrial coating technology beat here for four days. This underscores PaintExpo's position as the world's most important source of inspiration for the industry", said Markus Geisenberger, Managing Director of Leipziger Messe.
10,400 trade visitors from 76 countries
The spectrum of the trade fair ranged from pre-treatment, paints, plant and application technology to final inspection and packaging. The focus was on many world premieres, technological developments for more sustainable and energy-efficient coating processes, pragmatic solutions for increasing quality and the digitalization of production processes. The mood was largely optimistic, with many companies making investments to improve productivity or competitiveness in anticipation of an economic recovery.
