Last year’s "Composites Europe" successful participation in Essen has encouraged to be as well at Stuttgart in 2007. EPS/TPS presented its complete range of machines and process know-how for the composite industry in the fairly new Stuttgart Exhibition Center.

Every three years the world largest plastic exhibition takes place in Düsseldorf, Germany. From more than 100 countries 242.000 trade visitors (12.000 more than 2004) visited the show.

Since ITMA Paris 1987 TECHNOPARTNER SAMTRONIC and SCHILLING-KNOBEL did not exhibit anymore until this year’s ITMA show in Munich from the 13th until the 20th of September.

This year's LIGNA (World Fair for the Forestry and Wood Industries was referred to by many exhibitors as the "best LIGNA ever", and surveys confirmed a significant increase in the number of business contacts generated at the show.

For the second time SCHILLING-KNOBEL and TECHNOPARTNER SAMTRONIC presented its range of machines for the building industry in Munich from the 15th - 20th of January. This year the booth was located in hall number B 6 the main building for the flooring industry.

Again SCHILLING-KNOBEL, TECHNOPARTNER SAMTRONIC and its cooperation partners PALLMANN and OLBRICH presented their capability to be "The Know-How-Partners" for Designing and Building of Complete Manufacturing Lines for Floor Covering.

For the first time Schilling-Knobel (EPS) and TechnoPartner Samtronic (TPS) presented their range of machines for the composite industry in Essen.

This year SCHILLING-KNOBEL and its cooperation partners PALLMANN and OLBRICH presented their capability to be "The Know-How-Partners" for Designing and Building of Complete Manufacturing Lines for Floor Covering, such as Cushion Vinyl (CV), Fashion Tiles (LVT as well as NON-PVC) and Heterogeneous in general + Non-Directional Homogeneous.

Wood and plastics processors, suppliers and users showed a great interest in the First German WPC Conference held by the nova-Institute (Hürth) at the Maritim Hotel in Cologne on 8th and 9th November.

The international conference Plastko 2005 was organized by the company Fatra Napajedla in cooperation with the Thomas Bata University (UTB) in Zlin.

For the second time PALLMANN and SCHILLING-KNOBEL, as well as HERBERT OLBRICH for the first time, presented their range of machines for the flooring industry in China.

For the first time PALLMANN and SCHILLING-KNOBEL presented its range of machines for the building industry in Munich from the 17th - 22nd of January.

This year SCHILLING-KNOBEL and its cooperation partners PALLMANN and OLBRICH presented a total new designed stand concept.
"WWW.FLOORING-PORTAL.COM" the new website powered by PALLMANN, OLBRICH and SCHILLING-KNOBEL was introduced to the visitors of the Domotex fair.

Over K 2004's eight-day run, some 230,000 trade visitors, who had travelled from over 100 countries, flocked to Düsseldorf. These visitors were notably in their marked decision-making powers, broad international profile (significant increases in visitors from overseas, including a particularly large Asian contingent) and keen readiness to invest.

Info booth at the stand of Messrs. Pallmann

For the first time PALLMANN and SCHILLING-KNOBEL presented its range of machines for the flooring industry in China from 24th - 26th March.

At the stand of Messrs. MHG Maschinenfabrik Hombak GmbH
www.mhg-hombak.com

This was the annual event of the floor covering industry in America.

Traditionally we have started the New Year at the world fair for carpet and flooring materials with our cooperation partners Olbrich and Pallmann.