Kesterke Technology Days: Expansion to Southern Germany and four events in 2026

Dates of the Kesterke Technology Days 2026 (Image credit: KB Peter Kesterke GmbH)

Peter Kesterke welcomes guests at the Kesterke Technology Day 2025 (Image credit: KB Peter Kesterke GmbH)

In the coming year, four Kesterke Technology Days will be held for the first time. In addition to the established venues in the North, the compact industry meeting will premiere in Southern Germany in 2026. Each event offers space for around 50 exhibitors and the opportunity for about ten lectures. Plastics technicians, injection molders, as well as tool and mold builders can learn about current developments and innovations, network, and discuss projects.

Advancing Plastics: Premiere in the Rhine-Main Area in 2026

"This year, the Kesterke Technology Days in Cloppenburg and Hohenwestedt were very well received by exhibitors and visitors. All approximately 50 exhibitor spots and ten lecture slots were booked. Over 250 professionals from plastics technology, injection molding, as well as tool and mold making attended the two events," reports Peter Kesterke, founder and organizer of the Kesterke Technology Days, with satisfaction. He has been organizing the series for 17 years, bringing leading plastics experts together in one day to specifically promote professional exchange within the industry. "The again positive response from the exhibitor community and visitors, as well as increased demand from the south, motivated us to hold a Kesterke Technology Day in Southern Germany for the first time next year. We are very much looking forward to the event in the Rhine-Main area. We are also relying on our proven concept in Langen near Darmstadt: compact in one day, with a clear exhibition and lecture area, and exhibitors' booths close together," Kesterke announces.

2026: Kesterke Technology Days three times in the North and once in the South

The Kesterke Technology Days 2026 will take place in the North in Cloppenburg, Berlin/Brandenburg, and Hohenwestedt, as well as in the South in Langen near Darmstadt. "Exhibitors will benefit again in 2026 from low costs and minimal organizational effort. Visitors will enjoy free admission, parking, and catering. Exhibitors can express their interest in all four events immediately," explains Kesterke.

The series of events for the compact industry meeting for leading plastics experts begins, as in previous years, in January in Cloppenburg. All dates at a glance:

- Cloppenburg, January 28, 2026
- Berlin/Brandenburg, March 3, 2026
- Rhine/Main (new), March 24, 2026
- Hohenwestedt, April 23, 2026