#Trade fair preparations #Exhibitors #Behind the scenes 01.10.2025

The countdown to K 2025 is on: the large machines are being set up

Blick in die Messehalle mit großer Maschine; Copyright: Messe Düsseldorf/ctillmann
View of the exhibition hall with a large machine; Copyright: Messe Düsseldorf/ctillmann

1 October 2025

From 8 to 15 October 2025, K in Düsseldorf – The World’s No. 1 Trade Fair for Plastics and Rubber – will once again open its doors. Set-up is already in full swing: the first large machines are being moved into the exhibition halls and will be prepared for use over the coming days. Over 3,200 exhibitors from 66 countries are expected at the world’s most important industry gathering.

Preparations are in full swing – K is set to begin soon!

Maschine von KraussMaffei; Copyright: Messe Düsseldorf/ctillmann
Live at K: the GX 650-4300 from Krauss Maffei. With the new LRXplus 350 linear robot, the company is demonstrating its innovative Chopped Fibre Processing (CFP) – the direct, fibre-gentle compounding of PP and chopped glass fibres in the injection moulding process.
Maschine von ENGEL; Copyright: Messe Düsseldorf/ctillmann
Set-up in the halls is in full swing. Due to its size, Engel’s second machine is also being delivered in two parts. This is a two-platen ENGEL duo 700 injection moulding machine weighing approximately 11 tonnes.