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Messe München/DE closed the year 2019 with a new record sales volume of EUR 474,2 million. The EBITDA amounts to EUR 138,4 million. Klaus Dittrich, Chairman and CEO of Messe München, took a thoroughly positive look back at the year gone by: “2019 was the most successful financial year in the history of Messe München. The coronavirus pandemic shows how vulnerable the global economy is despite record results. As a company, we must therefore continue to develop innovative formats in order to stay competitive in future too.”

From 31 March – 3 April 2020 it was planned to hold analytica on the fairgrounds of Messe München/DE. Already in March 2020, due to the increasing spread of the coronavirus (COVID-19) in Europe and on the basis of the recommendations of the Bavarian State Government as well as of the responsible health authorities, Messe München postpone analytica to 19–22 October 2020.

The NESSIE research project makes it possible, for the first time, to produce highly complex vaccines in large quantities at low cost using ceramic 3D-printing. The novel process makes vaccines available to countries that previously could not afford the high cost of essential vaccines such as measles or rubella. The recent pandemic caused by the COVID-19 virus shows the world the importance and the great need of vaccines that can effectively combat such diseases. However, the development of an effective vaccine involves a lot of effort and the highest safety standards.

The effects of the coronavirus have now also impacted glasstec 2020, which will be postponed to 15–18 June 2021.

Globally, no sector has been placed under the magnifying glass more than the healthcare sector due to the corona pandemic. Hospitals, outpatient clinics, practice-based physicians and care facilities have experienced a sudden increased demand for medical and laboratory technology, a wide variety of medical products, digital health applications and, most of all, personal protective equipment.

As of 1 July 2020, Elkem/NO has three business divisions: Silicones, a fully integrated silicones producer; Silicon Products, a provider of silicon, ferrosilicon and related specialty products; and Carbon Solutions, a supplier of electrode paste and speciality products to the ferroalloys, silicon and aluminium industries. As one of the leading global silicon producers with more than 85 years of metallurgical competence and production, Elkem Silicon Products is serving the ceramics and refractories industry with a broad range of silicon powders. In addition to standard, off-the-shelf products Elkem also offers tailored products to meet customer needs, both with respect to size and chemistry.

EPHJ–EPMT–SMT is the most important professional show, held annually in Switzerland, in the high-precision sector embracing jewelry and watchmaking subcontracting micro-technologies and medical technologies. The show is a multi-domain field for business interactions and the latest innovations.

ALUMINIUM, the world‘s leading trade fair for the aluminium industry, which was to take place in Dusseldorf/DE from 6–8 October 2020, was postponed to 18–20 May 2021 due to the serious consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Dr-Ing. Rolf Terjung founded Graphite Materials/DE in 2000. Since then, the company in Oberasbach near Nuremberg has focused on special graphite and its diverse application possibilities in the industry.

Micro-injection moulding is used to describe the production of components whose weight is approximately between 0,01–0,5 g. Some parts are so small that they can only be seen with a magnifying glass. Micro-injection moulding differs from classic injection moulding in that it has a very small injection unit that is integrated in the injection moulding machine instead of the normal size unit. This injection unit is based on a different technology.