Special | Fespa Global Preview


LAND OF OPPORTUNITY


FESPA GLOBAL EXPO 2024 AND CO-LOCATED EUROPEAN SIGN EXPO, PERSONALISATION EXPERIENCE AND SPORTSWEAR PRO AIM TO SHOW VISITORS JUST WHAT’S POSSIBLE WITH SPECIALIST PRINT. SO ARE YOU GOING TO HAVE YOUR EYES OPENED?


Spring in Amsterdam - could it get any better? Well, yes, if your trip is primarily to visit Fespa Global Print Expo, which this year runs with the banner ‘Opportunities, Revealed’. Continuing that theme, the co-located Personalisation Experience has the strapline ‘Opportunities, Reimagined’, European Sign Expo has ‘Opportunities, Illuminated’, and the inaugural Sportswear Pro runs with ‘Opportunities, Created’. With 500 exhibitors signed up across the events, and with Fespa expecting more than 50 launches, it’s looking highly likely that they will deliver on those promises.


“One of the biggest differentiators of the Fespa


events is the truly diverse range of products on show. With our clear focus on solutions for speciality print businesses, including graphics producers, textile and industrial printers and visual communications specialists, we deliver a concentrated experience where visitors can find everything they need in one space. With the inclusion of signage, personalisation solutions and technologies for sportswear production, visitors can immerse themselves in an abundance of creative and commercial opportunities that are directly relevant to their business,” enthuses Michael Ryan, head of Fespa Global Print Expo. Image Reports will of course be keeping you up to speed on announcements made before and throughout the shows via its website and newsletters (as well as those already flagged up in this issue’s news pages), but here’s an overview of the key features you can expect to see as a visitor.


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AT A GLANCE


Fespa Global 2024 Where:


RAI Amsterdam When:


19-22 March, 2024 Times:


10am - 6pm Monday-Thursday, 10am - 3pm Friday


Cost:


From 80 Euro. Entry is free for members of a Fespa national association or Fespa Direct. Details and registration online


WORLD WRAP MASTERS Hall 5, stand H-120 The World Wrap Masters Europe and World Wrap Masters Series Final will return this year in conjunction with Orafol, Arlon and Teckwrap the Wrap Institute and Wrapstock. The first and second days of the event will see up to 30 wrappers compete in a mixture of rounds, using Colour Change media (sponsored by Arlon), Paint Protection Film (sponsored by Teckwrap) and Printed Media (sponsored by Orafol) for a chance to progress to the global final, taking place on days three and four. Winners from World Wrap Masters regional competitions will be back for the competition final. This year, the judging panel will include: Kiss Lajos, who won the competition in 2014 and 2015; Ivan Tenchev, who won in 2022; and guest MC Ole Solskin.


Additionally, for the second year running, expert


trainers from the Wrap Institute will host a series of live demos and training workshops throughout the event. Demos will include ‘Protocol For Perfectly Prepping A Vehicle For Wrapping’, ‘The Most “Cutting” Edge Tools for PPF, PVC and Tint’, ‘Why and How To Make Inlays’


DIGITAL SIGNAGE LOUNGE Hall 5, stand F-56


European Sign Expo 2024 will host the all-new Digital Signage Lounge, a networking hub that will highlight how digital signage can be integrated with print.


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