{"id":79613,"date":"2023-05-02T10:27:50","date_gmt":"2023-05-02T08:27:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/?p=79613"},"modified":"2023-05-02T10:27:50","modified_gmt":"2023-05-02T08:27:50","slug":"metpack-2023-opening","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/en\/metpack-2023-eroeffnung\/","title":{"rendered":"Essen under the sign of Metpack 2023"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"79613\" class=\"elementor elementor-79613\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section data-exad-particle-enable=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-d15ec20 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default exad-parallax-effect-no exad-background-color-change-no exad-glass-effect-no exad-sticky-section-no\" data-id=\"d15ec20\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-32337a0 exad-glass-effect-no exad-sticky-section-no\" data-id=\"32337a0\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2ea5e4e exad-sticky-section-no exad-glass-effect-no elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2ea5e4e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Long prepared, today it starts: From 2 to 6 May, everything at Metpack in Essen will revolve around metal packaging. More than 300 exhibitors from 26 nations have announced their participation.<\/strong><\/p><p>The focus is on trends and innovations for the production, finishing, printing and recycling of packaging made of sheet metal or aluminium. This is also reflected in the motto \u201e<strong>Packed with new ideas<\/strong>\u201c again.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-374fba4 exad-sticky-section-no exad-glass-effect-no elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"374fba4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Metpack Innovation Award eagerly awaited<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-689c801 exad-sticky-section-no exad-glass-effect-no elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"689c801\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>However, the topics of workforce and digitalisation will also be addressed at the trade fair. \u201e<strong>We have to adapt our business and production processes to the digital natives, the young generation.<\/strong> And we need to utilise these new capabilities to compete in an increasingly competitive world,\u201c reads the abstract of the presentation by Tim Clarke, CEO of Enpack Europe.<\/p><div class=\"packa-in-post-alle\" style=\"text-align: center;\" id=\"packa-141732371\"><div id=\"packa-659333813\"><a data-no-instant=\"1\" href=\"https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/en\/newsletter\/\" rel=\"noopener\" class=\"a2t-link\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"PJ Self-promotion English 03\"><!--noptimize--><img src=\"https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/PJ-Eigenwerbung-English-03.png\" alt=\"\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/PJ-Eigenwerbung-English-03.png 840w, https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/PJ-Eigenwerbung-English-03-300x75.png 300w, https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/PJ-Eigenwerbung-English-03-768x192.png 768w, https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/PJ-Eigenwerbung-English-03-18x5.png 18w, https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/PJ-Eigenwerbung-English-03-332x83.png 332w, https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/PJ-Eigenwerbung-English-03-664x166.png 664w, https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/PJ-Eigenwerbung-English-03-688x172.png 688w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 840px) 100vw, 840px\" width=\"840\" height=\"210\"  style=\" max-width: 100%; height: auto;\" \/><!--\/noptimize--><\/a><\/div><\/div><p>In addition to the developments, products and machines on show as the main attraction, another highlight of the trade fair will be the presentation of the Metpack Innovation Award. <strong>Only three of the numerous submissions will be honoured with one of the coveted awards<\/strong>.<\/p><p>The organisers have created a special offer for visitors who do not want to miss the first few days of interpack: <strong>the interpack shuttle<\/strong>. From 4 to 6 May, it will run every half hour from the West Entrance in Essen and the North Entrance in D\u00fcsseldorf.<\/p><p><em>Source<\/em>: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.metpack.de\/marktfuehrer\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Essen Trade Fair<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section data-exad-particle-enable=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-638d8a7b elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default exad-parallax-effect-no exad-background-color-change-no exad-glass-effect-no exad-sticky-section-no\" data-id=\"638d8a7b\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 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cs-video-wrap\" role=\"listitem\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__card\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail__link\" href=\"https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/en\/cosmoprof-bologna-rueckt-verpackungen-in-den-fokus\/\" tabindex=\"-1\"><div class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"163\" src=\"https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Marchesini-Cosmopack-300x163.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-114014\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Marchesini-Cosmopack-300x163.jpg 300w, https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Marchesini-Cosmopack-1024x555.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Marchesini-Cosmopack-768x416.jpg 768w, https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Marchesini-Cosmopack-18x10.jpg 18w, 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src=\"https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/interpack-2023-300x163.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-113989\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/interpack-2023-300x163.jpg 300w, https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/interpack-2023-1024x555.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/interpack-2023-768x416.jpg 768w, https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/interpack-2023-18x10.jpg 18w, https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/interpack-2023-332x180.jpg 332w, https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/interpack-2023-664x360.jpg 664w, https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/interpack-2023-688x373.jpg 688w, https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/interpack-2023-1044x566.jpg 1044w, https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/interpack-2023.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/div><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/en\/innovationsplattform-fuer-die-verpackungsindustrie\/\">\n\t\t\t\tInnovation platform for the packaging industry\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__excerpt\">\n\t\t\tinterpack 2026 in D\u00fcsseldorf will once again be the global meeting place for the packaging industry.\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/en\/innovationsplattform-fuer-die-verpackungsindustrie\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about the Innovation Platform for the Packaging Industry\" tabindex=\"-1\">\n\t\t\tRead more \"\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-113733 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail category-messen-und-veranstaltungen tag-deutscher-verpackungskongress tag-dvi tag-markt tag-veranstaltungen cs-entry cs-video-wrap\" role=\"listitem\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__card\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail__link\" href=\"https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/en\/deutscher-verpackungskongress-erweitert-programm\/\" tabindex=\"-1\"><div class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"163\" src=\"https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Verpackungskongress-Berlin-300x163.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-113736\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Verpackungskongress-Berlin-300x163.jpg 300w, https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Verpackungskongress-Berlin-1024x555.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Verpackungskongress-Berlin-768x416.jpg 768w, https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Verpackungskongress-Berlin-18x10.jpg 18w, https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Verpackungskongress-Berlin-332x180.jpg 332w, https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Verpackungskongress-Berlin-664x360.jpg 664w, https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Verpackungskongress-Berlin-688x373.jpg 688w, https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Verpackungskongress-Berlin-1044x566.jpg 1044w, https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Verpackungskongress-Berlin.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/div><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/en\/deutscher-verpackungskongress-erweitert-programm\/\">\n\t\t\t\tGerman Packaging Congress expands programme\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__excerpt\">\n\t\t\tThe German Packaging Congress 2026 is about to start and, according to the German Packaging Institute (dvi), only a few places are still available.\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/en\/deutscher-verpackungskongress-erweitert-programm\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about German Packaging Congress expands programme\" tabindex=\"-1\">\n\t\t\tRead more \"\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-113690 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail category-messen-und-veranstaltungen tag-empack-dortmund tag-intralogistik tag-logistik tag-veranstaltungen cs-entry cs-video-wrap\" 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