With 1 010 exhibitors from 49 countries and 32 796 trade visitors, Chillventa 2024 was a complete success and was all about connecting experts. This is Part 2 of a two-part article.
Numerous exhibitors set to attend again
This consistently positive overall picture of Chillventa was also confirmed by the independently conducted exhibitor survey. Most exhibitors (by area) came from Germany, Italy, Turkey, China, Spain, Belgium, the UK, France, Poland and the USA. Around 95 percent of exhibitors rated their participation in Chillventa as a success, while around 95 percent were able to forge new business contacts and expected successful post-show business. Even before the event was over, around 94 percent of the 1,010 (2022: +20%) exhibitors confirmed that they would be exhibiting again at Chillventa 2026.
Extensive supporting programme impressed the professional community
The Chillventa supporting programme already has a long tradition and has always offered high-quality solutions to current issues. This year too, the programme was expanded yet again and offered specialist knowledge from the experts making the trip to Nuremberg.
“The supporting programme is a vital component of Chillventa and offers first-hand expertise. Over the four-day event in 2024, industry experts enjoyed more than 250 first-class presentations at the Chillventa CONGRESS and four forums that delivered precisely targeted information on the latest products, trends and technologies. Some of the key topics under discussion were refrigerants, heat pumps in industrial and commercial applications, sustainability, the F-gas regulation, PFAS, and the circular economy,” explains Dr Rainer Jakobs, technical consultant and coordinator of the supporting programme at Chillventa.
In the ‘PRACTICAL GUIDE TO DIGITISATION’ forum, the focus was on increasing efficiency, productivity and revenue in skilled trade businesses through digitisation. Here, professionals from various businesses provided insights into their real-life processes.
On a special display area under the banner ‘Refrigerant loss and no leak detected. How it works!’, the German Federal College of Refrigeration and Air Conditioning Technology conducted demonstrations on leak detection and tightness testing. The second special presentation, the ‘AIT Heat Pump Innovation Lounge’, was devoted entirely to the topic of heat pumps. Here, experts from the Austrian Institute of Technology (AIT) presented their latest developments and research findings e.g. on the question of heat pumps as a substitute for gas boilers in residential buildings.
The supporting programme was rounded out by several themed guided tours and last but not least, the German Championship for Refrigeration Technicians organised by the Federation of German Refrigeration Plant Assemblers (BIV). “In 2024, the best young refrigeration technicians were once again honoured in the German Championship for Refrigeration Technicians. We are delighted that the BIV hosts the championship at Chillventa. Congratulations to all participants and the German champion,” says Daniela Heinkel.
Source: NürnbergMesse