BARLOG Plastics at Fakuma 2026 – Paths to greater sustainability in the plastics industry

Overath, October 5, 2026 – At Fakuma 2026 in Friedrichshafen, BARLOG Plastics will present its ECO-Consulting service offering at Booth A3-3309 in Hall A3. This holistic consulting approach helps companies design plastic components and manufacturing processes to be more sustainable, reduce the product carbon footprint, and align environmental and economic goals.

Incorporating Sustainability from the Very Beginning

Increasing demands for resource efficiency, climate protection, and the circular economy are making sustainability a key factor in product development. With ECO-Consulting, BARLOG Plastics supports its customers in incorporating sustainability early in the development process and implementing it throughout the entire value chain. “Sustainability doesn’t just begin with material selection. Important decisions regarding a component’s future resource consumption and carbon footprint are made as early as the concept phase,” explains Tobias Haedecke, Technical Director at BARLOG Plastics.

Four Building Blocks for Sustainable Plastic Products

ECO-Consulting is based on four coordinated building blocks:

• ECO-Selection supports the selection of suitable materials while taking technical, economic, and sustainability-related criteria into account.
• ECO-Design optimizes components in terms of material usage, recyclability, and repairability, utilizing topology optimization and injection molding simulations, among other methods.
• ECO-Simulation analyzes manufacturing processes to lower energy consumption and reduce cycle times.
• The ECO-Calculator enables a transparent assessment of how different material, design, and process variations impact the product’s carbon footprint.

Experience sustainable solutions firsthand at Fakuma 2026

Visitors to Fakuma 2026 will have the opportunity to discuss specific approaches for reducing the carbon footprint of plastic components directly with experts from BARLOG Plastics. With its combination of innovative materials, comprehensive materials expertise, application-oriented development, and efficient solutions for prototype and small-batch production, BARLOG Plastics will once again underscore its position as a holistic development partner for sustainable and sophisticated plastic applications at Fakuma 2026. In addition to alternative material solutions, such as PFAS-free compounds for tribological applications, the company will also present new high-performance PEKK-based materials. The portfolio of new products is complemented by expanded manufacturing capabilities in rapid tooling and the increasing availability of sustainable compounds in the KEBALLOY ECO program.

BARLOG Plastics at Fakuma 2026: Hall A3, Booth 3309