DÜSSELDORF, Germany—Eighteen halls… 1.5 million+ sq ft of exhibit space… 11 days… 1,600+ exhibitors…. and some 200,000 attendees—drupa’s drawing power dropped May 28 and continues through June 7. Numbers like that attest to the size, scope and reach of the global package printing and converting industry. The event put it all into perspective, simply by decreeing, “We create the future!”
Show planners offered, “From renowned global players to aspiring newcomers the list of registered exhibitors is a who-is-who of the printing and packaging industry.”
Flexographic Technical Association’s footprint itself, stood as significant, with nearly 100 FTA members, supporters and their affiliates displaying their wares. And while the number is less concrete, a strong contingent of FTA printer converter members, most notably flexible packaging, corrugated and carton converters was seen on site as well.
The exhibitors came to debut innovative technologies, address calls for sustainability, automation, efficiency, waste reduction, energy conservation, digitalization, hybridization, connectivity and intelligent production floors; as well as the influence of automated intelligence and the pressures of fast turns and tight labor markets. Converters came to learn all they can, and especially to identify smart investments for the immediate and long-term future. Networking went on for days on end.
FTA related companies engaging in the conversation opportunities listed out as follows:
- 3M Corp
- Absolute Engineering Ltd
- ACTEGA GmbH
- Agergaard Graphic Supplies GmbH
- AkeBoose GmbH
- Allstein GmbH
- Alphasonics (UCS) Ltd
- Apex international bv
- Applied Laser Engineering Ltd
- Asahi Photoproducts
- Ashe Converting Equipment Ltd
- Atlas Converting Equipment Ltd
- August Mink GmbH & Co
- AV Flexologic bv
- Baldwin Technology
- Bobst
- BST GmbH
- Camis SrL
- Canon
- CGS ORIS
- Coim
- ColorConsulting SrL
- Colorware
- Comexi
- Daetwyler
- Dailm Software
- DCM
- DuPont
- Emmeci SpA
- Erhardt + Leimer
- Esko
- EyeC GmbH
- Flexo Wash
- Flint Group
- Fuji Shoko Co
- FUJIFILM
- Gallus
- Gama International SrL
- GEW Ltd
- Giave
- Global Vision Inc
- Glunz & Jensen
- GMG GmbH & Co KG
- Grafikontrol SpA
- Heaford – JM Heaford Ltd
- Hybrid Software Group
- INX International Ink Co
- K Laser Technology Inc
- Kampf GmbH
- Kocher + Beck GmbH + Co
- Koenig & Bauer AG
- KYMC – Kuen Yuh Machinery Engineering Co Ltd
- Lead Lasers bv
- Ligum spol
- Lohmann GmbH & Co
- Lüscher Technologies AG
- Madern
- manroland Goss GmbH
- Martin Automatic Inc
- Miraclon Corp
- Maxcess-Fife-Tidland GmbH
- Nordmeccanica SpA
- Omet SrL
- Pamarco
- Paper Converting Machine Co. (PCMC)
- Polymount International bv
- PrimeBlade Sweden AB
- Rossini SpA
- Rotoflex AG
- Sandon Global
- Saueressig Group
- SEI Laser
- SOMA spol
- Techkon
- tesa SE
- TKM GmbH
- Totani Corp
- Toyo Ink
- Tresu A/S
- Troika Systems Ltd
- Unilux
- Uteco Converting SpA
- Windmöller & Hölscher
- X-Rite Pantone LLC
- XSYS GmbH