drupa Review
drupa welcomed more than 170,000 visitors
drupa returns after eight-year hiatus to celebrate the global print industry
After an epic 11 days, drupa 2024 came to a close on Friday, June 7. After an eight-year hiatus because of COVID-19, a huge 170,000 visitors attended to discover what’s new in print.
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he global print industry was well and truly represented at drupa, with 1,643 exhibitors from 52 countries showcasing the latest technological innovations. Many key players, such as Bobst, Canon, Fujifi lm, Heidelberger Druckmaschinen, HP, Horizon, Koenig & Bauer, Komori Konica Minolta, Kurz and Landa, reported having signed contracts that signifi cantly exceeded expectations. In some cases, the sales targets set were already achieved in the fi rst few days of the trade fair.
Erhard Wienkamp, managing director at Messe Düsseldorf, said: “drupa has underpinned its position as the industry’s leading trade fair and its unique appeal in a remarkable way. The impressive international fl air and, above all, the high decision-making competence of the visitors ensured in-depth and well-founded technical discussions at the trade fair stands, on the one hand,
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and many direct investment decisions on the other. Our exhibitors told us about large-volume purchase agreements.” Dr Andreas Pleßke, chairman of the drupa committee, added: “drupa stands for new approaches and new technologies like no other trade fair. It is not only the largest, but also the most important global platform for our industry, because the entire printing and post-press industry meets at this world-leading trade fair. It has been invaluable for generating leads. Nowhere
else offers the opportunity to make so many new international contacts from all over the world in such a short space of time in one place.”
Industry decision-makers highly satisfied
Exhibitors praised the high level of decision-making competence of visitors. They, in turn, gave top marks to the range of products and services on offer in the 18 exhibition halls.
Around 96% of all visitors confi rmed
Exhibitors used the exhibition to introduce visitors to the latest innovations in print
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