Siegrid Sommer News Today

Fakuma, the meeting place for the plastics industry, took place in Friedrichshafen from 17 to 21 October 2023. 39,343 trade visitors and satisfied exhibitors was the summary of the trade fair organiser. Overall, the trade fair content was based on the thematic pillars of digitalisation, automation, flexibility, energy efficiency and sustainability. Technology leader Günther Heisskanaltechnik also covered these topics.

Dr. Stefan Sommer has joined the management board of the Günther Group at the beginning of 2023. He will oversee Günther Heisskanaltechnik GmbH and its subsidiaries together with Siegrid Sommer, who was appointed to the management board by company founder Herbert Günther in 2004.

Plastics processing enterprises are always on the lookout for ways to optimize energy use, including for injection moulding tool components, such as hot runner systems. A way to increase energy efficiency four fold is a Günther Hot Runner Technology thick-film solution.