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Powtech powers on
After three eventful days , Powtech 2016 drew to a close on 21 April . Around 16,000 trade visitors from the global process and bulk solids community , roughly 7 percent more than at the previous event , flocked to Nuremberg Messe . A total of 891 exhibitors from 31 countries showcased innovations for entirely new and more efficient production processes . A supporting programme explored the challenges faced by these sectors . The concurrent scientific congress Partec also ended on a high note , having welcomed around 500 congress delegates to discuss fundamental issues and topics of future relevance to particle research . This year , Powtech launched a new hall layout that was well received by visitors and exhibiting companies alike . The exhibitors covered a total area of 27,711 sqm ( up from 27,477 sqm in 2014 ) and featured an international contingent of 36 percent ( 32 percent in 2014 ). Most of the international exhibitors came from Italy , followed by Switzerland , the UK and the Netherlands . The next Powtech will open its doors in Nuremberg from 26 to 28 September 2017 .
Technology awards
Three companies already had something to celebrate on the first day of the show . Tedima GmbH , Hecht Technologie GmbH and Vega Grieshaber KG were all recipients of an accolade at the Powtech Awards . The Technology Award in the category Processing Equipment and Components went to Tedima for its 3D seal . In the Pharma / Food category , Hecht won an award for its CFE-L containment drum discharge station , while Vega Grieshaber was a winner with its Vegaplus 64 radar pulse liquid sensor in the category C & I Technology / Particle Characterisation . A jury of experts had previously screened the many submissions before deciding on the winners .
Pharma chain
The TechnoPharm fair , which had previously been hosted in parallel , was incorporated completely into Powtech this year . The newly created forum ‘ Pharma . Manufacturing .
Excellence ’ in Hall 3A proved to be a meeting point and new home for the pharmaceutical community at the trade fair . Visitors from the pharma and cosmetics sectors found products and solutions for their businesses at more than half of all stands .
Think tank
The international particle technology congress Partec took place at the same time . Around 500 scientists , R & D directors and particle experts came together to discuss new trends in the processing of small and ultra-small particles at the highest professional level . In tune with the congress theme ‘ Industry meets Science ’, they endeavoured to bring together academic knowledge and practical challenges with a view to collaborating on developing new solutions . The more than 240 presentations and discussions as well as a poster exhibition in the foyer offered plenty of opportunities for knowledge-sharing . During the Partec opening ceremony , the VDI Association of Process and Chemical Engineering ( VDI-GVC ) awarded the € 3,000 Friedrich-Löffler Prize for Young Scientists to Dr . -Ing . Doris Segets . The scientist at the Department of Particle Technology at Friedrich-Alexander University Erlangen-Nuremberg received the award inter alia for her work on nanoscale particles . The Excellence Award in Mechanics of Particulate Solids from the European Federation of Chemical Engineering ( EFCE ) went to Christopher Ness from the University of Edinburgh . Partec 2016 had been chaired by Professor Hermann Nirschl , director of the Institute for Mechanical Process Engineering and Mechanics at the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology ( KIT ). He handed over the Partec baton to Professor Stefan Heinrich , director of the Institute of Solids Process Engineering and Particle Technology at the Technical University of Hamburg . Heinrich will chair the next Partec congress in 2019 . The congress takes place every three years in the spring parallel to Powtech . The next Powtech World events taking place in 2016 are : - Powder & Bulk Solids India . 13-15 October , Mumbai , India - IPB China . 19-21 October , Shanghai , China www . powtech . de
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