900 EXHIBITORS SIGNED UP FOR DRUPA
Some one and a half years before the start of the trade fair, drupa has reached a major milestone with 100,000 sqm of net exhibition space already booked, by around 900 exhibitors, from 45 nations.
Key among them is Heidelberg, with other well-known and longstanding exhibitors like Bobst, Comexi, Duplo, EFI, Epson, Esko, Fujifilm, Heidelberg, Horizon, Koenig & Bauer, Kolbus, Komori, Konica Minolta, Kurz, Landa, Müller Martini, Screen, Windmöller & Hölscher also committed to being there.
All are already registered and will be showcasing their innovations, technology trends, product portfolios and global launches in Düsseldorf from 28 May to 7 June 2024.
The expo is continuing to take bookings, even though the official deadline has just passed, drupa says there is strong demand for exhibition space, which it says can still be accommodated.
Located in Dusseldorf, drupa is the world’s biggest graphic arts trade show, and enduringly popular with Aussie and Kiwi printers. It runs every four years, but the 2020 expo was first postponed, then cancelled, due to Covid, so the 2024 outing will be the first for eight years.
The organiser says participants can look forward to a customer journey because complex, automated workflows, processes and new machinery will again be presented in operation.
At present, Germany is again the strongest exhibiting nation among the top 10 followed by such countries as Belgium, China, India, Italy, Japan, the Netherlands, Spain, Switzerland, Turkey, the United Kingdom and the USA.
“Current booking levels and the positive verdict received by exhibitors make us very confident and optimistic – despite the geopolitical and economic challenges – that drupa 2024 will again be the world’s most important industry meeting place,” said Sabine Geldermann, director drupa, Portfolio Print Technologies Messe Düsseldorf, adding, “With around 75 per cent international attendance on the exhibitor side, drupa occupies an outstanding position by global standards. The range, variety and staging of innovations will once again provide a glimpse into the future of this industry, with ideal prerequisites for exhibitors and visitors to network intensely and drive forward-looking projects.”
The in-depth knowledge transfer and interaction with experts from all over the world on the impacts of global megatrends and the associated new business models as well as opportunities for the sector will be in focus at the show.
Special forums like the drupa cube (conference area), drupa next age (dna), the exhibition area for Newcomers, Startups, Young Talents, alongside long-established exhibitors of cross-sectoral technologies as well as the touchpoint ‘packaging’ for visionary and smart packaging solutions, the touchpoint ‘textile’ including the installation of a textile micro-factory, and the touchpoint ‘sustainability’, which is dedicated to sustainability and circular economy themes, all provide highly relevant and valuable insights into tomorrow’s high-potential themes at the event.