Sustainability, energy efficiency and greater competitiveness through collaboration. Elmia Subcontractor highlighted the world’s most pressing challenges, in a time of global upheaval. All to ensure that, together, we can find the right solutions for the future and boost the competitiveness of Swedish manufacturing.
Ditch your regular AA batteries. Now you can power simple electronic products - in principle - with a plain paper battery. Researchers from Empa in Switzerland have developed an environmentally friendly paper battery that produces electricity only when water is added.
Recycled polyester from PET bottles? In ordinary tyres? Yes, this is possible thanks to the ContiRe.Tex technology from Continental. These unique products are already on the market and bring Continental one step closer to its goal of using only sustainable materials in its tyres.
2023 looks set to be another strong year for the caravan and motorhome industry in Sweden. This is clear following the Nordic region’s biggest trade fair: the Scandinavian Caravan Show at Elmia in Jönköping, Sweden. – “The show is always a good barometer of the year ahead for the industry, says Klas Brandt, Business Manager for the Scandinavian Caravan Show.
2022 looks like being yet another top year for the caravan and motorhome industry. But sales could have been 20% higher, if only dealers had had enough new products delivered. This is clear from an industry survey commissioned by Elmia for the Scandinavian Caravan Show.
Elmia Lastbil 2022 consolidated its position as the natural arena to take the Swedish transport and haulage industry into the future. The four days brought the key issues into real focus, and also seeded new collaborations. Together, we could strengthen efforts towards the green transition and other vital issues for the sector.
Meet Jelmtech – the first of this year’s Elmia Subcontractor Ambassadors - helping the Swedish manufacturing industry find new ways to achieve the optimum product.
A good mood and a longing to meet again characterised Elmia Wood 2022 with its many satisfied visitors and exhibitors. Nearly 26,000 visitors walked determinedly around the trail that took them to over 270 exhibitors from 22 different countries.
At Elmia Wood there are many important topics to discuss. One of them is the spruce bark beetle. The eight-toothed spruce bark beetle is one of the most serious bark beetle pests in our European spruce forests and Sweden, where it continues to cause major problems, is not spared.
Friday’s politicians’ debate attracted a large audience to the stage at Wood Square. All the parties in Sweden’s Riksdag were represented except the Green Party, which declined to participate.
With more than 260 exhibitors from 22 different countries, the fair has products that interest almost everyone. And there are masses of innovations that visitors are crowding to see.
Today the gates opened for Elmia Wood 2022 in Bratteborg south of Jönköping. It was a fantastic start with many visitors. The fair was opened by Sweden’s Minister for Rural Affairs, Anna-Caren Sätherberg. “The importance of forests for the economy, jobs, climate and recreation cannot be underestimated".
