Wood Tech Expo with answers to industry challenges. The success of the third edition
Wood Tech Expo with answers to industry challenges. The success of the third edition
On March 5-7, 2024, the third edition of Wood Tech Expo, a substantive international trade fair for wood processing and furniture production technologies, took place at Ptak Warsaw Expo. This event integrated industry representatives looking for answers to the challenges of the dynamically changing sector.
9773 visitors, 160 companies presenting their offers across 25,000 square meters at Ptak Warsaw Expo, dedicated to the development of the wood processing technology and furniture production industry – this is what the third edition of Wood Tech Expo looked like in numbers. It opened the participants to international contracts through the presence of foreign contractors, who constituted … a percentage of the visitors. These statistics show how the event is gaining recognition with each edition. Comparing the data from 2022, we can already talk about several dozen percent increases every year.
These numbers are important because they show that an international trading platform is what this industry needs. Additionally, trust in Wood Tech Expo is also growing thanks to acquiring only the highest quality partners and leader companies operating in the sector.
This year, they included BizeA, Polska Grupa CNC, FELDER GROUP, HOMAG, ITA Maszyny i Narzędzia, STURMER, TEKNIKA and INFOTEC CNC. However, there were many more reliable and innovative exhibitors.
Wood Tech Expo with answers to industry challenges
Events organized at Ptak Warsaw Expo have a dominant emphasis on industry education. It was similar in the case of Wood Tech Expo, during which the Woodworking Industry Congress was held. In one place and time, visitors could acquire valuable leads and expand the group of business clients, as well as update the knowledge base and meet valuable experts who take their business to a higher level.
During the event, specialists discussed, among others, the changes affecting the sector. Piotr Poziomski, president of the Polish Chamber of Commerce of the Wood Industry, spoke about them. Mateusz Dryjer, managing director of SPECBUD, gave a lecture on robotization in the production of pallets, and Dominik Walaszek from AGGE talked about robotization of solid furniture production on the example of MARDOM. There was also a lecture on Polish systems for optimizing wood production (Grzegorz Kotnarowski), as well as a debate “The future of the furniture industry – opportunities and threats”, which was divided into the sectors of competitiveness, human resources and automation, and export.
The thematic cross-section of the Woodworking Industry Congress was therefore broad and met the needs of contemporary enterprises operating in the industry. This is because Ptak Warsaw Expo always focuses on searching for substantive solutions to optimize business.
4-6.03.2025 - the next edition of Wood Tech Expo will take place.
Day three - Wood Tech Warsaw Expo 2024
Today (March 7th), the third day of the Wood Tech Expo dedicated to wood processing technology and furniture production took place.
Another Awards Ceremony took place in the expo studio, during which 8 Trade Show Medals were awarded.
The winners were distinguished in the categories of innovation, trade show premiere, trade product, and trade exhibition.
In the “innovation” category, the award went to Salvamac and Unison. In the “trade show premiere” category, the award was given to Ottimo System and Auriga Rafal Borkowski. In the “trade product” category, the companies Nawara Serwis and Tex System were honored. In the “trade exhibition” category, the award went to Nowigo.
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Innovations and solutions dominate
Innovations and solutions dominate
During the second day of the Wood Tech Warsaw Expo, focusing on wood processing technologies and furniture production, three video interviews were conducted with companies: Infotec CNC, Metal Technika, and ITA. Innovations, interesting solutions, and modern machinery in the industry were discussed.
At 1:30 PM, a formal Awards Ceremony took place in four categories: Trade Show Premiere, Trade Product, Innovation, and Industry Media. In the “Trade Show Premiere” category, MWS GROUP and PAKDREW were honored. The award in the “Industry Media” category went to the INWESTOR publishing house.
The awards in the “Innovation” category went to companies: Setmil, Ferrere, EBS-Ink-Jet System Poland, MAFELL, and Felder Group Polska. In the “Trade Product” category, TechnoMaszBud, Polska Grupa CNC, and Crafdrew were distinguished for their exceptional products showcased at the expo.
Wood Tech Warsaw Expo 2024 continues the inspiring dialogue in the industry, promoting innovations and modern solutions in the field of wood processing and furniture production.
Events like Wood Tech Expo are not only an opportunity to present novelties but also an excellent chance to showcase products to a wide audience. Engaging discussions and idea exchange among company representatives create an inspiring environment conducive to industry development. Additionally, participation in Wood Tech Warsaw Expo enables companies to reach new customers, establish partnership relations, and build a strong presence in the wood processing technology and furniture production sector. It’s a unique opportunity for entrepreneurs to gain recognition in the industry and highlight their contribution to the development of innovative solutions.
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The Warsaw Wood Tech Expo concluded its first day of the trade fair, filled with excitement and innovation in the wood processing technology and furniture production industry.
The Warsaw Wood Tech Expo concluded its first day of the trade fair, filled with excitement and innovation in the wood processing technology and furniture production industry.
The event brought together market leaders, expert seminars, and presentations of the latest trends. The President of the National Chamber of Commerce, Mr. Dariusz Drąg, honored the most innovative companies by presenting trade fair medals in three categories.
In the “Trade Fair Premiere” category, the award went to the ITA company, which showcased its innovative solutions during the fair. In the “Innovativeness” category, companies such as Infotec CNC, Homag Polska, BizeA, Teknika, and Seron were rewarded for presenting innovative approaches, making a significant contribution to the industry’s development. In the “Trade Product” category, companies Strumer Maszyny and Nestro PPHU were recognized.
All awarded companies gave video interviews, providing detailed insights into their products and innovations. Representatives of the companies also expressed their positive reception of the Wood Tech Expo, sharing their opinions after the first day.
Trade fairs are an excellent opportunity for exchanging experiences, establishing new business relationships, and getting acquainted with the latest achievements in the wood processing technology and furniture production industry. The trade fair awards highlight the role of innovation and companies’ commitment to progress in this sector. We eagerly await the next trade fair day, which promises even more inspiration and modern solutions. Our journalists will also be here tomorrow at the Ptak Warsaw EXPO press studio in hall B. You are warmly invited. Starting at 11:30 a.m. Trade fair medals will be awarded to the next inspiring companies at 1:30 p.m.
See you there!
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Answers in the era of searching for solutions. Wood Tech Warsaw Expo is coming soon
Answers in the era of searching for solutions. Wood Tech Warsaw Expo is coming soon
Wood Tech Warsaw Expo is an event that has been addressing the needs of the woodworking and furniture production industries for years. It gives answers in the era of searching for solutions. Its third edition will take place on March 5-7, 2024 at Ptak Warsaw Expo and will be an effective tool for the development of the sector.
Wood Tech Warsaw Expo is an important event for not one, but two industries. On the one hand, it concerns the wood industry, which has been facing many challenges in recent months. The biggest of them is that Poland currently has one of the highest wood prices in Europe. This affects wood processing plants and causes a decline in their competitiveness and production. This, in turn, affects the furniture sector, which in 2021 accounted for as much as 2.5 percent of the country’s GDP, and its share in exports was 7 percent. However, analyzes indicate that Polish production has recently decreased by one quarter.
Therefore, both of these industries need an impulse to develop, an in-depth analysis of the causes of this state of affairs and finding solutions that will improve the situation. Visitors to Wood Tech Warsaw Expo will receive answers to the challenges, an event that comprehensively addresses the needs and opportunities of the sector. Only active action, contracting and integration of the industry can improve its current situation and ensure a more secure and crisis-resistant future.
Wood Tech Warsaw Expo - an event visited by the largest brands
The organizers of Wood Tech Warsaw Expo invited the most trusted and respected representatives of the sector to cooperate with the event. When establishing business relationships, quality is the most important thing. This is the focus of exhibitors such as TEKNIKA, Wood-Mizer, FESTOOL, METAL TECHNIKA, INFOTEC CNC, IMAC, JAKMET, Polska Grupa CNC, ZASŁAW, KMA Maszyny, SADMASZ, Renault, Salvamac Group, FELDER Group, EBS, Prochera, ITA, Sturmer, IMA SCHELLING GROUP, NAWARA, NESTRO and Ruda. These are the brands you will be able to meet at Wood Tech Warsaw Expo. However, their list is constantly growing. The catalog of exhibitors along with their stand numbers can be found on the website: https://woodwarsawexpo.com/en/exhibitors-catalog/
Wood Tech Warsaw Expo develops with each edition
The third edition of Wood Tech Warsaw Expo will be held on March 5-7, 2024 at Ptak Warsaw Expo. This event is developing with each installment, as evidenced by the statistics. Year to year, the number of event exhibitors increased by almost ten percent, and the number of visitors from abroad and Poland increased by 64 percent. This shows how important the Wood Tech Warsaw Expo is as a contracting platform. The previous edition was visited by contractors from thirteen European countries, including France, Spain, Italy and Portugal. In 2024, the forecasts are even more favorable for participants focused on building a network of international dependencies.
Development opportunities during Wood Tech Warsaw Expo
Wide possibilities of establishing cooperation translate into the fact that Wood Tech Warsaw Expo is an effective contracting platform. The event formula is focused on networking, exchange of business information and integration. With each edition of the event, hundreds of new contracts are signed, which shows how much it can open up to building international cooperation and expansion into new markets.
At the same time, Wood Tech Warsaw Expo guarantees industry education based on the most important trends and changes affecting the sector. During the Woodworking Industry Congress, specialists will speak about, among others, optimization and automation in the sector, digitalization of solutions, new technologies in logistics processes, forecasts for the industry, as well as financing and investments, which will be crucial for the sector in the coming months.
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Prospects for the wood market in Poland. Wood Tech Warsaw Expo is behind us
Prospects for the wood market in Poland. Wood Tech Warsaw Expo is behind us
The Polish wood market is undergoing dynamic changes and faces new challenges. Wood Tech Warsaw Expo, which took place on March 7-9, 2023 at Ptak Warsaw Expo, was about them.
Polish CNC Group, Felder Group, Festool, Sturmer Maszyn, ITA Woodworking Machines and Tools, Teknika Industry Technologies, InfoTec CNC, BizeA, Polish Chamber of Commerce of the Wood Industry, IMA Schelling Group, Salvamac Group, Craft Drew, Amicus, Wood-Mizer, EBS, Metal Technika, Nawara or Merkur – among others, these exhibitors could be met during the Wood Tech Warsaw Expo, the wood processing and furniture production technology fair, which took place on March 7-9, 2023 at Ptak Warsaw Expo.
In total, during Wood Tech Warsaw Expo … exhibitors presented their services and products in the field of wood, veneer, trade, adhesives, cutting, processing, forestry machines, as well as tools, specialized clothing, fittings and seasoning to an excellent group of … visitors .
This event integrated the sector and presented its new perspectives. It allowed producers, distributors and manufacturers to meet B2B entrepreneurs and investors ready to invest capital in the Polish wood market. It also opened up to international cooperation thanks to the presence of foreign companies and representatives of the European branch of the industry. Thus, it allowed Polish entrepreneurs to expand the base of business contacts, expand the sales market and ensure greater market stability in times of dynamic changes in the sector.
Talks about the prospects for the wood market in Poland during the Wood Tech Warsaw Expo
And there’s been a lot of change recently. They mainly concern financial issues, including the situation on the eastern market, as well as rising inflation, rising prime costs and more expensive transport. Legislative changes also took place, which concerned, among others, the decisions of the State Forests. There were also concerns from associations cooperating with the wood industry regarding a direct and severe threat to the current and future competitiveness of the industry in Poland and on global markets.
All these topics were also discussed during the Wood Tech Warsaw Expo. It was possible thanks to cooperation with the Polish Chamber of Commerce of the Timber Industry. The conference entitled “Polish timber market. Status and prospects” dealt with the most important issues for this sector. Among others, the subject of the current situation on the timber market was discussed, with an emphasis on foreign trade in Polish timber. The prices of raw materials for 2023 and the place of Poland in the global perspective of the industry were also discussed. There were also discussions on the domestic sawn timber market, new import directions and the global timber market. In addition, they discussed what to do with FSC certification and indicated the prospects for the next months and years for the domestic wood market.
Wood Tech Warsaw Expo - a place of development for the industry
Wood Tech Warsaw Expo was an excellent platform for development for the industry. It showed new perspectives, challenges and allowed to ensure a safer and more certain “tomorrow” for this domestic sector. Thank you for participating in the event, we invite you to its next editions!
Business, furniture production and Polish-Ukrainian cooperation. It's all waiting for you on Wood Tech Expo
Business, furniture production and Polish-Ukrainian cooperationIt's all waiting for you on Wood Tech Expo
Wood Tech Expo is an event integrating the sector of woodworking technology and furniture production. At the same time, its second edition will be a response to global challenges, and one of them is Polish-Ukrainian cooperation in the era of Russia's attack on the country of our eastern neighbors. The event will take place on March 7-9, 2023 at Ptak Warsaw Expo.
Poland is one of the leaders of furniture exports in Europe
The Polish furniture production and woodworking industry is one of the European leaders. According to analyses, in 2021 it was to be the second largest exporter. The value of goods sold oscillated around thirteen billion euro, which was an increase in comparison to previous years by almost twenty percent.
Polish furniture is of high quality, which is one of the reasons for international interest in the products. They go mainly to the German market. However, the Czechs, the British, the French and the Dutch are also important partners. These international dependencies were one of the main impulses to delve deeper into topics important for the sector of Polish woodworking technology and furniture production. The result of considerations, market analyzes and months of consultations is Wood Tech Expo, the second edition of which will take place on March 7-9, 2023 at Ptak Warsaw Expo.
Wood Tech Expo - quality for years
Wood Tech Expo is not a new event. This is an event derived from the International Industrial Fair Warsaw Industry Week. Initially, it was one of the fair zones, but the huge interest it enjoyed resulted in an investment in a separate fair event, dedicated exclusively to the wood sector in Poland.
At the moment, it is the most dynamically developing event, presenting, among others, wood and raw material traders, manufacturers and distributors of machines and devices dedicated to the wood and sawmill industry, as well as devices for harvesting, skidding and transporting wood. There will also be suppliers in the field of wood, panels, veneer, adhesives, abrasives and wood coatings or cutting machines, forestry, construction and wooden houses. In addition, Wood Tech Expo will feature exhibitors offering furniture fittings, locks, specialized clothing, as well as wood seasoning and drying machines.
International cooperation during Wood Tech Expo
The upcoming edition of Wood Tech Expo will be even more adapted to European realities. For nearly a year, Ukraine has been struggling with a Russian attack, which has changed the perspective of looking at international solidarity.
In search of new ways of cooperation during the Wood Tech Warsaw Expo, the Polish Chamber of Commerce of the Timber Industry will organize, together with its Ukrainian counterpart, a conference on the reconstruction of Ukraine with the participation of Polish and Ukrainian wood companies. The side of our eastern neighbor will also be represented by the head of the Ukrainian Energy Exchange. In addition, the event will host a representative of the Ukrainian State Forests Directorate. On the Polish side, representatives of the Ministry of Forestry and the Ministry of Economy will participate in the discussion.
All this to further strengthen international cooperation, while opening the domestic sector to new markets.
Who can you meet at Wood Tech Expo?
The partners of Wood Tech Expo are the Polish CNC Group, Felder Group, Festool, Sturmer, Teknika, InfoTec CNC, BizeA and the Polish Chamber of Commerce of the Wood Industry.
In addition, the exhibitors will include, among others, IMA Schlling Group, Wood-Mizer, Schuko, WoodInspector, Faktor Wydawnictwo, Donitza, Sarnox, Suszarnia.eu, Semper, Polish Pellet Council, GaBa, Icro, E.T.O., Drew-Tom and Artex.
Register for Wood Tech Expo today for free
To participate in Wood Tech Expo, all you need to do is register. This is possible at woodwarsawexpo.com/registration. To become an exhibitor, visit woodwarsawexpo.com/en/become-an-exhibitor and complete the form. See you soon!
Wood-Mizer at Wood Tech Warsaw Expo 2022
Wood-Mizer at Wood Tech Warsaw Expo 2022
We invite you to meet Wood-Mizer products on May 25-27, 2022 during the Wood Tech Expo at stand B1.10. Our experts will present you the newest line of Woodworking planer-milling machines and thicknessers, manufactured from scratch in the Polish Wood-Mizer factory in Koło. Users all over the world appreciate them for their compact design, ease of use and high configuration possibilities. If you want to produce finished wood products quickly and easily, check out the offer at https://woodmizer.pl/planers-moulders.
See how Woodworking products are made https://youtu.be/BtsY5gNqt4w!
PIGPD as a partner of Wood Tech Warsaw Expo
PIGPD as a partner of Wood Tech Warsaw Expo
We are pleased to announce that the Polish Chamber of Commerce of the Wood Industry has become a Partner of the Fair of Wood Processing Technology and Furniture Production – Wood Tech Warsaw Expo 2021. The premiere edition of the event will take place on May 12-14, 2021 at Ptak Warsaw Expo.
On March 8, 2021 at Ptak Waraw Expo, a meeting was held, attended by: Mr. Rafał Szefler, director of the Polish Chamber of Commerce for Wood Industry and representatives of the Trade Fair and Congress Center: Mrs. Alicja Płatek, director of the project group and Mr. Dariusz Drąg, director of the project group and development director at Ptak Warsaw Expo. The result of the meeting is the establishment of cooperation between the Chamber and Wood Tech Warsaw Expo.
As part of the cooperation, the Polish Chamber of Commerce of the Wood Industry will actively support the organizers in the implementation of the event, including: participation in the conference and conducting activities aimed at disseminating information about the fair. The Wood Processing Technology and Furniture Production Fair received the recommendation of the Chamber, which encourages you to participate in an event dedicated to representatives of the wood industry.
The Polish Chamber of Commerce for the Wood Industry has existed since 1992. It is one of the largest nationwide economic self-government organizations in the wood industry. PIGPD currently associates nearly 150 companies. Most of them are sawmill enterprises, but there are also producers of garden architecture, floors, pallets, wooden houses, machines and tools, traders, etc. These are both the largest entities in the country, as well as small and medium-sized enterprises. All entities are equal members of the Chamber. Its main tasks include carrying out activities aimed at maintaining the dynamics of industrial development. To this end, it is crucial to take steps to ensure the stability of wood supply to the industry, support the implementation of modern solutions and technologies, and support in the sale of products and market expansion.
The mission of PIGPD is to actively support the development of the broadly understood Polish wood industry, the integration of producers and cooperation between them. The same idea guides the organizers of the fair, which are an excellent opportunity to learn about market trends and novelties, acquire valuable know-how, as well as expand their network of contacts and build lasting business relationships. We are convinced that in cooperation with the Polish Chamber of Commerce for Wood Industry, the Wood Tech Warsaw Expo will be an excellent platform for the promotion of the Polish wood industry and the dynamization of many processes in the Polish industry.