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7th drupa Global Trends Report: Global print industry faces economic and environmental challenges
03/04/2020
The 7th drupa Global Trends Report will be published in April 2020. The results, from a survey conducted before the outbreak of the corona virus and the postponement of drupa to April 2021, show a global industry that remained positive but reflected more challenging global economic conditions.Interview with Sabine Geldermann: drupa postponed to April 2021
24/03/2020
Mid-March, the postponement of the world's leading trade fair for printing technologies, drupa, to April 20 - 30, 2021 was announced due to the exponential spread of the coronavirus. Director drupa and Global Head Print Technologies of Messe Düsseldorf, Sabine Geldermann, is now answering questions that concern the print industry.Coronavirus continues to spread: drupa postponed to April 2021
13/03/2020
The drupa trade fair scheduled for 16-26 June 2020 will be postponed to 20-30 April 2021. In doing so, Messe Düsseldorf is following the recommendation of the crisis management team of the German Federal Government to take into account the principles of the Robert Koch Institute when assessing the risk of major events.Touchpoint textile: drupa stages first special show dedicated to digital textile printing
07/02/2020
Touchpoint textile, a new special show for digital textile printing applications, is premiering at drupa 2021 in Hall 4. With the textile industry spawning technologies for numerous industries, touchpoint textile connects these various sectors.drupa world tour with conferences in Morocco, Algeria and Egypt
05/02/2020
The drupa world tour has been running for several months now to explain the concept and the wide range of special shows and conferences on offer during the eleven-day leading trade fair, and to draw the attention of trade visitors and media representatives from all over the world to the most important technology trends.Update: drupa 2021 sets key trends
24/09/2019
Messe Düsseldorf reports impressive booking status / accompanying programme reflects industry’s innovative forcedrupa Ticketshop is open
10/09/2019
Early bookers can start planning their visit to drupa 2021 and buy their tickets online in the drupa Ticketshop. At the same time, the exhibitor database for the world's leading trade fair, taking place from 20 to 30 April 2021, is available.Why we give some words more “linguistic space”
16/06/2019
For her thesis “Gemination and Degemination in English Affixation: Investigating the Interplay between Morphology, Phonology and Pho-netics” Ms Sonia Ben Hedia (30) was awarded the 2019 drupa Prize on 17 June 2019.Boosting additive know-how for drupa 2021
05/06/2019
In addition to its own exhibition area, drupa 2021 will once again dedicate a touchpoint 3D fab+print to this future technology. For the first time, the VDMA Additive Manufacturing Association will be responsible for the content design and implementation of the ten-day lecture programme.6th drupa Global Trends Report shows global print in good health overall
23/04/2019
The 6th drupa Global Trends Report shows that the global print industry as a whole is in a stable condition.