October 15, 6:10 a.m., layover at Dublin airport on way to Dusseldorf - you never know who you’'ll see - old friend Jeff Williams of Plastics Machinery Magazine has been to more K shows than anyone we know!

Dusseldorf once again welcomed the global plastics industry for the triennial K fair!

View of the Rhine River which runs through Dusseldorf

Messe Dusseldorf is a huge fairground with 17 buildings, all filled to capacity for K

October 16, opening day of the show: Michael Wittmann (right) and Rainer Weingraber of Wittmann Battenfeld speak to the international press

A full room of reporters attended Wittmann Battenfeld’s opening day press conference at K

Dinner, October 16 - no trip to Dusseldorf is complete without traditional altbier and schweinshaxe!

October 17: the HAHN Group poses for a team photo!

Dinner, October 17: fun times at Casa Palmieri with the Plastics Technology/Gardner Publications and Wittmann Battenfeld teams!

October 18, Day 3 of the show: huge crowds line up at the North entrance to the fairground!

October 18: Farrel Pomini's Paul Lloyd (left) and Lori Sheehan (right) meet with Printz Holman of Plastics in Packaging magazine

October 18: Bill Bregar of Plastics News (left) with Markus Klaus (center) and Todd Hodrinsky at the HAHN Group booth

October 18: Tony Radoszewski, the new CEO of PLASTICS, speaks at the NPE2021 reception

October 19: Matt Naitove (right), Editor of Plastics Technology magazine, meets with Trexel President Brian Bechard (second from right), Trexel Global Product Manager/Sales Markus Betsche, and Next Step’s Greg Hannoosh (left) at Trexel’s booth

October 19: scene from the cafeteria in Hall 12 - this photo needs no caption!

October 20: flying home to Boston and passing over Prince Edward Island!