With over 450 companies, the 5th PaintExpo in Karlsruhe, Germany, from 8 to 11 April 2014 will have more participating exhibitors than ever before. Exhibitors from 23 countries will present solutions for more efficient liquid painting, powder coating and coil coating on more than 133,000 square feet of net exhibition floor space.

The exhibitors come from 23 countries, with roughly 25% come from outside of Germany, according to the organizer. As compared with its last event in 2012, the 5th leading international trade fair for industrial coating technology is distinguished by approximately 10% growth in exhibitor numbers. Occupied net exhibition floor space has also experienced a significant boost of about 19% to 133,000 square feet.

At the fairground, there will be demonstration of UV technology; conveyor technology and automation of the painting process with robots; more efficient and ecological cleaning and pre-treatment of metallic surfaces; new solutions for blasting, grinding and ionising metal, plastic and wooden surfaces; advanced paint guns and atomisers; production of chrome-VI-free surfaces; etc.

The WTT Expo trade fair for industrial heating and cooling technology and the HallTec trade fair for technical building equipment for industry and the commercial trades will take place concurrent to PaintExpo 2014.�