The international print and packaging industries will again meet at drupa, the world’s leading trade fair for printing technologies, taking place from May 28 – June 7, 2024, at the fairground in Düsseldorf, Germany. Online exhibitor registration is now open at  www.drupa.com. The exhibitor registration deadline is October 31, 2022.

“drupa is the global meeting place for the industry and stands for innovations and trends,” emphasizes Erhard Wienkamp, managing director of Messe Düsseldorf. “Here we will see what impact the mega trends sustainability and digitalization will have on processes, products, business models and the future of a constantly evolving industry.”

Focus on topics of the future
drupa will showcase the latest technologies along the industry’s entire value chain with a special focus on future and cross-industry technologies. Against this background, topics such as circular economy, automation, print/finishing 4.0, Artificial Intelligence, the platform economy and connectivity will play a central role in the conference program and at the special forums.

New key visual and new claim
drupa 2024 presents itself with a new, dynamic look and feel for the start of exhibitor registration.

“The new motion design of our key visual combines classic graphic design with state-of-the art digital technology and is synonymous with dynamism, motion and especially with water as the most important resource on our planet,” says Sabine Geldermann, director print technologies at Messe Düsseldorf. “It also visualizes the top themes digitalization and sustainability  which drive the print & packaging industries, confront them with new challenges but also offer excellent opportunities. International faces represent the target group of drupa which is looking forward to networking in a fascinating atmosphere characterized by diversity. The organic structures stand for aesthetics, design and the beauty of nature. The new claim ‘we create the future’ underscores the clear commitment of the community to jointly and proactively participate in the continuous development and design of the sector. And it represents thought leaders as well as high-quality knowledge transfer.”