New Platform for Packaging Solutions at EUROGUSS 

With the new Automotive Packaging Pavilion, EUROGUSS is creating a focused meeting point from 13 to 15 January 2026 at the Nuremberg Exhibition Centre for everyone involved in packaging along the automotive supply chain. In the automotive industry, professional packaging no longer determines safety and transport efficiency alone – it increasingly influences costs, sustainability and process quality.

For the first time, the pavilion brings together specialised providers offering solutions for component protection, transport logistics, container systems, packaging development, cleaning management, digitalisation and circularity. This creates a previously missing interface between the traditional die-casting, component and supplier segments of EUROGUSS and the growing demands of modern production and logistics processes. In the Automotive Packaging Pavilion, packaging suppliers meet the relevant stakeholders directly – from OEMs to Tier-1 and Tier-3 suppliers.

Cross-Industry Collaboration

The need addressed by the pavilion’s exhibitors becomes clear when considering the specific challenges involved in handling cast parts. As Erich Lattner, Managing Director of Lattner Transportsysteme, explains, these components are “often characterised by high mass, large dimensions, complex geometries and sensitive surfaces.” Many parts are heavy, asymmetrical and feature sharp edges or functional surfaces, which “rules out simple stacking concepts and requires stable, precisely fitted fixtures.” Since the parts are transported in different stages – raw, machined or coated – the need for protection increases further. The challenge, he says, lies in developing solutions that are “robust, ergonomically manageable, material-efficient and sustainably reusable.”

These technical requirements highlight the added value that dialogue between the foundry and packaging industries can deliver. “From the exchange between the packaging and foundry industries at EUROGUSS 2026, we expect in particular a much deeper insight into the specific requirements of foundries,” Lattner says. For his company, it is crucial to understand which components will be produced in the future, which geometries, quantities, materials or coatings are planned, and what logistical and handling-related requirements arise from this. “Only if we know these details can we further develop packaging and transport systems in a truly targeted way.”

Sven Doll, authorised signatory and Business Development Manager at Söhner Kunststofftechnik, also sees the pavilion as an important platform for jointly tackling key future topics. He emphasises the opportunities arising from cross-industry cooperation: “This exchange can significantly strengthen the interconnection between our two industries. When the packaging and foundry sectors work more closely together, we improve quality, cleanliness and process reliability along the entire supply chain – creating real added value for everyone involved.”

Alongside Lattner and Söhner, the companies Sprick and Ströbel will also present their packaging materials, packaging media and packaging solutions for the automotive industry in the pavilion.

As an additional offer within the highly international EUROGUSS – attracting visitors from more than 60 countries and a strong share of automotive suppliers and vehicle manufacturers – the Automotive Packaging Pavilion helps make solutions to real industrial challenges visible, comparable and open for discussion. In short: the Automotive Packaging Pavilion demonstrates how essential modern packaging concepts are for efficient production chains, component quality and sustainable processes – and makes EUROGUSS 2026 even more relevant for new target groups.

 

Author: Alexander Stark, Editor FACHPACK360°