dna - drupa next age

The print industry of tomorrow is exploring new horizons – join in on the journey!

drupa 2020 has established a special new area: dna – drupa next age, the center of disruptive developments. This is the innovative heart of drupa, a transparent hall and stand concept that creates a networking space where global players, start-ups, and key players in the industry can engage in productive exchange about new product ideas, prototypes, and business models, as well as present new approaches, solutions, and technologies for relevant cross-sectional technologies in the print, media, and packaging industry. The clear and open exhibition area is grouped around the central dna stage, the epicenter for talks and carrying on discussions. Get inspired by numerous visionaries from a wide array of industries!

In the dna framework program, experts work with current formats such as perfect matches, elevator pitches, and the 3-minds-1 vision method to find the answers to three topic clusters:

NXT CHALLENGE

What major hurdles do we anticipate in the print industry? Companies established in the industry will present their innovative products and forwardlooking ideas here.

NXT SOLUTION

What solutions can we use to overcome these hurdles? Up-andcoming game-changers and representatives from innovative start-ups answer this question for us.

NXT HORIZON

What does the world of tomorrow look like, and what significant contributions will the print industry make to it? Key speakers give us a look at their founded expertise.

Innovative cross-sectional technologies make up dna’s main area of focus:

Advanced Manufacturing
Digital Direct Manufacturing
AI & Robotics
New Materials
Bioprinting
New Business Models

PDF dna exhibitor list

drupa dna Innovation Partner

iPrint is an international competence center and a key global partner in inkjet research and training in the areas of "printing" and "coating” with headquarters in Switzerland.

The applied research carried out by iPrint is multidisciplinary, as it requires cutting-edge skills from various domains, notably those of mechanical engineering, chemistry and nanotechnologies.

IPrint develops research activities in all application fields, where inkjet processes are involved to make production digital and works in close cooperation with different industries.
With its permanently installed “Inkjet Training Center”, iPrint offers hands-on practical training in inkjet engineering and chemistry on an international level.

iPrint research focus areas are:

Graphical Printing