Highlights in the second half of the 2022 trade fair
From October 24 to 30, 2022, we were able to support 12 customers at Bauma, the world’s leading trade fair for construction machinery and the world’s largest trade fair (in terms of exhibition space), in Munich. This included not only supporting the exhibitors in setting up their exhibition stands with the equipment for their information desks and the associated technology, but also a wide range of software solutions. This included our XFAIR apps, as well as store systems for various fan stores. The XFAIR crew also provided on-site support for various evening events.
Parallel to Bauma, the world’s most important trade fair for the plastics and rubber industry, K, took place in Düsseldorf from October 19 to 26, 2022. Here, we were able to provide six customers with our highly customizable service portfolio.
The scale of these two trade fairs and the corresponding dimensions of the scope of services were among the biggest challenges this year – especially after the long period of rest due to the lockdown situation, we went from zero to one hundred in a very short space of time. However, thanks to the great team spirit within the XFAIR team, which was able to benefit from additional temporary external support, this task was mastered with flying colors.
Due to the postponements in the trade fair calendar caused by the pandemic, Drinktec and IAA Transportation were also held as major trade fairs in 2022. The XFAIR crew not only managed eight customers at the same time in Hanover, but also took care of the largest exhibitor in Munich, which occupied a stand area of around 11,000 square meters.
For both trade fairs, it was extremely important to take into account the different lead times for the technical preparations during set-up. In particular, the laying of around 20 kilometers of cable – both indoors and outdoors – as well as the installation of 78 screens, 52 telephones and 403 LAN connections on the stand were a coordination challenge.