Continuing in the tradition that positions IPACK-IMA as a pivotal player in understanding the requirements of the processing and packaging market, the 2025 show is emerging as a testing ground for significant innovations.
It also marks a starting point for a new approach to the concept of a trade fair event on which the Milan-based event will demonstrate, once again, its historic aptitude for innovation.
“The 2025 show is designed to act as an accelerator for the driving principles behind the success of 2022, which had the key themes of digitisation, sustainability and innovation,” said Valerio Soli, chairman of IPACK-IMA.
“These topics remain highly relevant, and we expect them to continue to evolve and increase in the years to come, finding more in-depth applications within various industries.
“IPACK-IMA will undoubtedly be well-prepared for this progression and our responses will address the industry’s changing requirements and emphasise emerging themes, focusing particularly on the higher performing markets such as grain-based food, beverages and pharmaceuticals.
”At the same time, we won’t overlook the event’s origins, reinventing them within a broader context that spans secondary and tertiary packaging to end-of-line solutions, encompassing robotics and factory automation in general too.”
IPACK-IMA 2025 is said to mark a turning point for the long-standing concept of the all-encompassing fair, with the changes coming about thanks to thorough discussions with key exhibitors and industry players.
“IPACK-IMA can count on insight into the market from UCIMA and Fiera Milano, which both offer advanced expertise in understanding the economic forces that drive the packaging industry and trends in events,” explained Soli.
“This synergy enables us to abandon the conventional notion of a general-purpose trade fair, and instead convert it into a sector-specific focal point and an ideal platform for addressing the industry’s key concerns.
“Our customers suggested that the classic three-yearly schedule of our event no longer aligns with the rapid pace of technological advancements and market changes, which is why we will be departing from this model and moving towards a series of interconnected trade fair events, each focusing on specific product sectors.
“This approach will guide exhibitors through technological advancements in a more consistent and timely manner up until 2028.”
IPACK-IMA will run from 27-30 May 2025 in Fiera Milano, Italy.
