德国杜塞尔多夫国际包装机械与包装及糖果机械展览会（Interpack）是国际包装行业里最专业的展览会，由杜塞尔多夫展览公司主办，从1950年开始举办，每三年一届，Interpack展是全球规模最大、影响最大、最具有专业性的包装展览。INTERPACK向应用行业的用户展示了食品、医药,化妆品和糖果糕点等领域的包装类新产品、创新方案和包装工业的相关全套服务。INTERPACK以个性化的展品成为了全方位展示从包装材料到全套包装方案的最具代表性的创新论坛和最全面的平台。
展会主题：包装机械及配件；包装材料、包装容器、包装工具与包装辅助设备；糖果包装机械与设备；包装与糖果工业服务。
interpack是食品，饮料，糖果，面包店，制药，化妆品，非食品和工业产品行业的重要事件。 世界上没有其他展会提供整个供应链。 在任何其他展会上，包装行业都可以为所有行业提供定制的解决方案和基于这种各种材料的创新设计，当然也是包装行业的事件。
由于Duesseldorf的展览中心进行了扩建和改造，展览的面积达160000m2，包括18个展馆，展馆划分一般是：传统的第一批展览商是包装设备的供应商，包括大量的包装生产公司，展览的位置在4号、5号、6号、8号以及11～17号展馆。第二批包装生产商占据了7号、9～11号展馆。糖果生产商会在1～3号以及4号展馆的一部分展出。
展品范围(Show Products):
包装机械和设备：机器的包装和包装生产，准备和机器产品喂养，松散包装机械产品，包装机包装的产品，内的其他操作机，工具和设备、以协助手工包装，机器人系统，完整的包装线；
包装材料，包装方法，辅助包装：包装材料，容器，辅助包装手段；
机械及设备糖果和糕点、机械及设备：杏仁和坚果加工，机械及设备面包、饼干、糕点，机器和设备制造谷物，机器和设备制造巧克力，机器和巧克力加工设备、机械及设备，可可加工，机器和设备用于生产，机械及设备轮和片剂，机械及设备冰淇淋制造，操作和辅助设备的糖果，仓储，物流及运输设备，咖啡加工机；
服务：商务支持，贸易新闻，研究和教诲，协会和分支机构。
展会报告(Show Reports):
For those in the product packaging and processing business there was only one “place to be” from 4 to 10 May: interpack in Düsseldorf. Under the heading “Welcome Home” the trade fair welcomed visitors from all over the world. The joy of finally coming together as an industry was great.
It delivered what it promised and exceeded exhibitors’ expectations: the world’s largest and most relevant packaging trade fair set standards yet again from 4 to 10 May, connected the industry on a global level and acted as both a marketplace and content hub. Visitors from 155 countries, many with firm intentions to buy, came to interpack 2023. 2,807 exhibitors showcased the power and creativity of the packaging industry with their technologies and solutions. What was easy to see were the numerous impulses, ideas and concrete business deals which will be implemented over the coming years.
At the end of the trade fair Bernd Jablonowski, Executive Director at Messe Düsseldorf, says: “With interpack we were able to finally hold one of the Messe Düsseldorf’s most important events again. It has reported back impressively and reinforced its position as the global platform for the exchange amongst all players in the packaging sector, related process industries and all user industries. Our targets were exceeded by far.”
Altogether approx. 143,000 visitors travelled to interpack in Düsseldorf, two thirds of them coming from abroad. Alongside many European countries, the largest visitor nations were India, Japan and the USA. Around 75% of visitors came from middle or top management.
“interpack at last!” was a phrase frequently heard in the halls – because after a six-year break the big community was finally able to meet again in person. And this was reflected in the joy on people’s faces. “interpack 2023 will reverberate with us for a long time – both in business and personal terms,” says Director Thomas Dohse after seven trade fair days adding: “The mood in the halls was great and the inter-cultural exchange enriching for all sides. It was ‘simply unique’ again.”
This was underscored by the positive feedback from visitors, 96% of whom stated they had achieved their trade fair objectives. Just as satisfied were the exhibitors whose expectations had been exceeded many times over. “We thank Messe Düsseldorf for the outstanding organisation. I’m confident that I’m speaking on behalf of all companies here. interpack 2023 is simply a must for suppliers and users from all over the world to exchange experiences and do business,” says Markus Rustler, President of interpack 2023 at the conclusion of the event.
Transformation as an opportunity
Considering current market developments, the enormous challenges but also the even bigger opportunities, this interpack definitely proved one of the most important ones in its history. The need to automate, the will to act sustainably and changed consumption habits are all expressions of transformation.
interpack’s strategic orientation towards the four Hot Topics: Circular Economy, Resource Management, Digital Technologies and Product Safety found concrete expression in numerous innovations. The trade fair, which has traditionally been a key cornerstone in the innovation cycle of the packaging industry and related process industries, also more than lived up to this claim this year.
Sustainable packaging technologies
All facets of sustainability were top themes at interpack. Exhibitors presented high-end technologies and holistic concepts that consider efficiency and sustainability along their entire production line. “Many companies in the consumer goods industry have set their own sustainability targets,” says Richard Clemens, Managing Director of the Food Processing and Packaging Machinery Association within VDMA at interpack. “Over the past few years, packaging machinery manufacturers have succeeded in implementing sustainable packaging concepts by means of corresponding technical adaptations and newly developed machinery solutions. interpack is the showcase for innovations and, at the same time, the point of departure for developing further towards a sustainable circular economy,” says Clemens summing up.
The many solutions celebrating a world premiere at interpack also included a host of packaging materials and supplies in all their diversity. In excess of 1,000 exhibitors were showcased in this segment alone, making for a new record.
Forward-looking content
interpack is not only a business but also a content platform for the sector, both live and digitally. A total of 50 talks were hosted at the Tightly Packed TV studio care of interpack and ‘packaging journal’, thereby generating additional visibility and reach of the top themes and trends through live streams. Some 200,000 viewers dialled in during the run-time of the trade fair alone.
The Spotlight Talks & Trends Forum proved a visitor magnet and focused on seven themes on seven days including amongst others, logistics, circular economy and e-Commerce. The programme was presented jointly by interpack, the dfv Conference Group and PackReport.
New and fresh impulses
Also attracting plenty of attention were the other Specials such as the interpack Start-up Zone, the joint stand Co-Packing, several award ceremonies spotlighting exciting packaging innovations, the ‘SAVE FOOD Highlight-Route’ with new approaches to fighting global food loss and waste and the promotion of women at ‘Women in Packaging’. The special buzz at this premiere came by way of the approximately 200 women from the international sector, who exchanged and established new networks during interpack.
components – which was held as a concurrent event with 80 exhibitors in a separate hall – also went down well with visitors. The upstream industries supplying components and software to packaging technology and process engineering play a prominent role in the digitalisation of manufacturing processes.
The next interpack will be held in Düsseldorf from 7 to 13 May 2026.
