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10 Extrusion International 6/2020 INDUSTRY NEWS „ POWTECH WORLD is a network of the world’s leading trade fairs for mechanical processing technology. Alongside the leading international fair POWTECH and the PARTEC Congress in Nuremberg, the event network includes POW- TECH India and IPB China. Although some events had to be postponed in recent months due to the coronavirus pandemic, IPB China was able to chalk up a successful restart. The event welcomed 109 exhibitors and some 8,800 visitors over three days from 29 to 31 July 2020, underscoring its position as the No. 1 venue for Chinese powder and bulk solids experts in the post-coronavirus era as well. Meanwhile, the webinar se- ries POWTECH Virtual Talks got off to a successful start in the summer and has featured interesting topics like digital transformation or measuring and control technology. In ad- dition, a new online magazine about POWTECH WORLD is fostering dialogue and networking within the POWTECH community. The International Powder and Bulk Solids Processing Confer- ence & Expo (IPB) was probably the fi rst major event in the bulk solids industry to be held under the new circumstances. Almost all the 8,867 visitors came from within China. The organisers, NürnbergMesse China, put extensive safety and hygiene measures in place to mitigate risk at the event. De- spite worldwide travel restrictions, the event was therefore able to reach visitor numbers at roughly the level of the 2018 round. The more than 100 exhibitors also included many of the most important international brands, each represented by their local Chinese subsidiaries or partners. For as long as live events are still largely on hold due to travel restrictions, POWTECH is offering an online dialogue platform speci fi cally for the powder and bulk solids process- ing industries: POWTECH Virtual Talks. The webinar con- POWTECH WORLD – Online Content and Successful Restart in China cept is well-structured and dialogue-focused. Each round of the Virtual Talks brings together three experts represent- ing longstanding POWTECH exhibitors or end-users. For each topic, a 15-minute TED-style presentation is followed by another 15 minutes of questions and discussion points. “We launched this format with our partner APV as an ex- periment in the spring of 2020. It was fascinating for us to see how well professional dialogue and interaction can also function online,” says Beate Fischer, Director POWTECH at NürnbergMesse. Apart from the APV (International Asso- ciation for Pharmaceutical Technology), other associations involved in the programme are the VDI-GvC (VDI Associa- tion of Process and Chemical Engineering), the training in- stitute VDI Wissensforum, and the DSIV (German Powder and Bulk Association). As of now, the POWTECH WORLD magazine offers exhibi- tor and product information from the entire POWTECH WORLD network, presented in an entertaining way in the style of a magazine. The online English-language magazine bridges the gap between all the POWTECH WORLD events and offers exhibitors a global platformwhere they can pres- ent their new products. A new issue of the magazine will appear to coincide with every POWTECH WORLD event. „ In agreement with its partners in associations and the in- dustry, and with the trade fair advisory committee, Messe Düsseldorf has decided to cancel both interpack and compo- nents 2021, scheduled to take place from 25 February to 3 March, due to the restrictions related to the Covid-19 pan- demic. “Wehavedone everythingwe can todo justice to interpack’s tremendous importance for the processing and packaging industry, even during this pandemic – above all because we have received encouragement from the industry in support of a face-to-face event and have a hygiene concept that Messe Düsseldorf GmbH www.interpack.de interpack 2021 cancelled has been tried and tested in practice in place to protect ev- eryone involved. Ultimately, however, feedback from our exhibitors has shown that the uncertainty is too great, and we are thus unable to host an interpack event that would meet the standards of a leading international trade fair,” explains Wolfram N. Diener, CEO of Messe Düsseldorf. “We are now focussing on the next edition of interpack, which will take place in May 2023 according to plan, and which we will supplement with extended online offers,” Diener goes on to explain. NürnbergMesse GmbH www.powtech.de/en Excitingexhibits, professional dialogue: IPB China could successfully takeplace in summer 2020 (©NürnbergMesseChina)