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13.10.2025
PRINT DIGITAL CONVENTION 2026: epda and VDM Nord-West enrich the network
The European Brand & Packaging Design Association (epda) and the Verband Druck + Medien Nord-West (VDM Nord-West) are joining the partner network of the PRINT DIGITAL CONVENTION 2026. These new collaborations bring fresh impetus, expand the reach and strengthen the appeal of PDC as a platform for exchange, innovation and new business potential.
10.10.2025
K 2025: Royal visit reinforces strategic partnership in the Middle East
Royal visit to K 2025: His Royal Highness Prince Saud Turki Al-Faisal Al Saud, Chairman of the Riyadh Exhibitions Company (REC), together with Wolfram N. Diener, Chairman of the Management Board of Messe Düsseldorf, set another milestone in the close cooperation between the two partners.
01.09.2025
Anna Maria Jonietz awarded the drupa Prize
The drupa Prize 2025 goes to art historian Anna Maria Jonietz for her outstanding dissertation on the Medici self-portrait collection from 1650 to 1723. The work impressively shows how self-portraits in the Medici collection were deliberately integrated into art and science history discourses, opening up new perspectives on image politics and representation.
27.08.2025
PRINT DIGITAL CONVENTION 2026: Moving into the future
The PRINT DIGITAL CONVENTION (PDC) continues its success story and sets a clear signal for change and further development in 2026. On 16 and 17 June 2026, the congress and fair will take place for the first time in the foyer of Hall 1 at the Düsseldorf Exhibition Centre – with a new brand identity, a modernised website and a clearly refined communication concept.
expert article
05.06.2024
How the Business Intelligence Software Solutions can transform our printing industry business
BISS – Business Intelligence Software Solutions, encompasses a series of software developments that facilitate the management of a company’s full business cycle. How it is evolving, its benefits and the need for human guidance.
12.04.2024
Books printing – all changed – a closer look to the new operating model
To illustrate an industry transformation, the book printing industry could be a prime example. I would like to focus on the book printing market, where printed books are still available, but the process of producing them has completely changed and will continue to evolve, primarily driven by a complete digital journey.
04.04.2024
Workflow Automation Drives the Future of Print
For more than 60 years, we have talked about workflow automation, driven by data, to add efficiency, reduce costs, manage labor challenges, and increase margins. In this century, we stepped up the volume, embracing the Fourth Industrial Revolution, branding it Industry 4.0, and demonstrating the value workflow automation brings to print manufacturing.
