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Drying, Curing and UV


GEW visitor numbers defy the trend at drupa


The off icial statistics show that 1,643 exhibitors from 52 nations presented their products and services to 170,000 visitors from 174 countries.


GEW’s team of UV specialists were on hand at drupa to discuss customers’ individual requirements across all applications.


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K-based curing systems manufacturer GEW has reported that drupa was a significant success for the company with a high


number of senior decision-makers visiting its stand during the 11-day show. This follows the official post-show press release from the event organisers, which similarly points to the higher percentage of visitors holding positions within senior management or company owners. The organisers point out that, despite the overall downward trend in the number of attendees, from around 260,000 in 2016, to 170,000 in 2024, the decision-making authority of the visitors was felt to be significantly improved when compared to previous years.


The official post-show statistics were similarly impressive, as stated by the organisers, “1,643 exhibitors from 52 nations presented an outstanding showcase of innovations and thrilled the trade visitors with unforgettable performances. The international share of the visitors was 80 percent, with attendees coming from 174 countries; a record figure. After Europe, Asia was the most strongly represented region with 22 percent, followed by America with 12 percent.” Going on to highlight the show’s effectiveness, they conclude “Around 96 percent of all visitors confirmed that they had fully achieved the objectives associated with their visit. At over 50 percent, most of them


came from the printing industry, followed by the packaging industry, whose share has increased significantly. Many well-known brand owners were also welcomed at the trade fair stands. Further, we were able to welcome around 50 large delegations from various nations and numerous globally active associations and organisations chose drupa as the setting for their conferences and board meetings.”


GEW claims to be well placed in the UV curing market, due to the diversity of its product range across both UV Arc and UV LED curing technologies.


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GEW featured its full product range at drupa with the focus on its latest LED systems for sheetfed offset and industrial printing applications. The company claims to be well placed in the UV curing market due to the breadth of its product range across both UV Arc and UV LED curing technologies, which enables it to offer a solution for almost every printing, coating and converting application. GEW is also active in the mid web and wide web arena, having designed and installed a broad range of UV systems at up to 2.5m wide. This encompasses applications such as UV hot melt, siliconisation, wide web offset & flexo, excimer mattification, direct-to-product decoration and wood coating. Robert Rae, Managing Director of Sales at GEW, comments “It was a pleasure to welcome so many existing customers and new prospects onto our stand at drupa and to be able to discuss such a broad range of requirements with them across a myriad of applications; some very familiar and some not so. Even with the mountain of UV experience that GEW has amassed over 30 years, we still enjoy being challenged with new and unusual applications.”


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