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The development cycle of numerous new products for
the industry related to roller shutters, doors and sun
protection proceeds in sync with the occurrence of the
R+T in Stuttgart, meaning it is possible to present the
latest innovations here every three years. Over a total
of five trade fair days, you can discover on the spot in
close interaction with the manufacturers just what the
high quality products can do and where clear future
trends are emerging. Whether at the trade fair itself,
during the varied supporting programme or at one of
the many evening events – at the R+T in Stuttgart the
industry’s experts get together to talk shop in order to
be able to operate successfully together on the market.
Even better, nowhere is this valuable know-how more
international than at the R+T in Stuttgart: of the total
of 60 000 people attending the R+T 2015, over 50 per-
cent came from abroad. They travelled there from 131
countries to learn about the innovations of the over
888 exhibitors in the field of roller shutters, doors and
sun protection.
Optimised hall concept
Thanks to the newly constructed Paul Horn Hall (Hall
10), it was possible to further adjust the hall concept of
the leading world trade fair of the market and further
develop the product range. The expanded west en-
trance will ensure that visitors are more evenly distrib-
uted at the R+T 2018 than previously. The door/gate
industry will get its own foyer with the Alfred Kärcher
Hall (Hall 8) and the Paul Horn Hall (Hall 10) and as
a result will be more concentrated in its presentation
than previously. The short distances and structure of
the fairgrounds will then facilitate further centralisa-
tion and improvement in the quality of the sun pro-
tection sector.
Consequently, sun protection will be presented at
R+T 2018 without any noticeable changes in the fa-
miliar layout with its ‘core exhibitors’ in Hall 4 and in
the Oskar Lapp Hall (Hall 6). An important consider-
ation here is winning over new target groups for the
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Welcome to R+T 2018!
It won’t be long now: R+T 2018 will open its doors from 27 February to 3 March 2018. The
trade world will then get together in Stuttgart to find out about the latest industry prod-
ucts, trends and developments. The trade fair is the number one worldwide and enjoys equal
regard as a platform for innovation, industry barometer and industry meeting.
Messe Stuttgart
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