FESPA Global Print Expo 2020 – 24-27 March, Madrid

Co-located with European Sign Expo and Sportswear Pro

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FESPA Global Print Expo 2019

FESPA has launched its visitor campaign for FESPA Global Print Expo 2020 and its co-located exhibitions, European Sign Expo 2020 and Sportswear Pro 2020, which will take place from 24 to 27 March 2020 at IFEMA – Feria de Madrid, Spain.

The campaign strapline, ‘Where Color Comes Alive,’ highlights the vibrant, creative range of print and signage applications, processes and materials that can be found at the show, and emphasizes FESPA Global Print Expo’s role as an annual hub of innovation and ideas for the wide-format graphics, industrial and textile print sectors.

“‘Where Color Comes Alive’ is a powerful theme that expresses the boundless opportunities within our industry. ‘Color’ has multiple connotations – it refers to media, inks, finishing, color management, as well as the vivid end products being created using print. I’m confident it will resonate with the whole spectrum of our visitors and exhibitors, whether their focus is on graphics, signage, décor or textile,” said Neil Felton, FESPA chief executive officer.

FESPA Global Print Expo 2019
FESPA Global Print Expo 2019

The year 2020 marks the return of FESPA Global Print Expo to Madrid, where the exhibition was last held in 2002. Covering five halls of the Feria de Madrid, the event is expected to host 600 exhibitors and will provide an international platform for the latest innovations that the digital wide format, screen and textile printing markets have to offer.

The event’s popular educational features include ‘Printeriors’ for interior and exterior decor, ‘Print Make Wear’ for garment printing, ‘World Wrap Masters’ for vehicle wrap, and the ‘Trend Theatre’, as well as the ‘Color L*A*B*’ color management showcase, which was first introduced at FESPA Global Print Expo 2019 in Munich.

Part of the comprehensive offering for visitors to Madrid will be European Sign Expo 2020, Europe’s largest exhibition for non-printed signage and visual communications. A dedicated showcase of technology solutions and materials for non-printed signage applications, the event offers brand owners and visual communications professionals the possibility to explore untapped opportunities beyond print, including channel lettering, engraving and etching, LED and neon signage, as well as digital signage.

Making its debut alongside FESPA Global Print Expo 2020 will be Sportswear Pro 2020, a new exhibition that capitalizes on FESPA’s roots in textile printing. Dedicated exclusively to sportswear manufacturing, Sportswear Pro will focus on the latest technologies in on-demand and customized sportswear production, bringing together suppliers of solutions for design, production and garment decoration.

“The annual flagship FESPA Global Print Expo continues to be the key destination for specialty print and signage professionals looking for the tools and inspiration to enhance their output and grow their business. In the coming months, we look forward to seeing what our exhibitors plan to launch at the show. It’s always invigorating to see the rich potential and colorful possibilities that these open up to our global print community,” Neil concluded.

For more information on FESPA Global Print Expo 2020 and to register, visit www.fespaglobalprintexpo.com and use code FESM201 for free entry.

2023 promises an interesting ride for print in India

Indian Printer and Publisher founded in 1979 is the oldest B2B trade publication in the multi-platform and multi-channel IPPGroup. While the print and packaging industries have been resilient in the past 33 months since the pandemic lockdown of 25 March 2020, the commercial printing and newspaper industries have yet to recover their pre-Covid trajectory.

The fragmented commercial printing industry faces substantial challenges as does the newspaper industry. While digital short-run printing and the signage industry seem to be recovering a bit faster, ultimately their growth will also be moderated by the progress of the overall economy. On the other hand book printing exports are doing well but they too face several supply-chain and logistics challenges.

The price of publication papers including newsprint has been high in the past year while availability is diminished by several mills shutting down their publication paper and newsprint machines in the past four years. Indian paper mills are also exporting many types of paper and have raised prices for Indian printers. To some extent, this has helped in the recovery of the digital printing industry with its on-demand short-run and low-wastage paradigm.

Ultimately digital print and other digital channels will help print grow in a country where we are still far behind in our paper and print consumption and where digital is a leapfrog technology that will only increase the demand for print in the foreseeable future. For instance, there is no alternative to a rise in textbook consumption but this segment will only reach normality in the next financial year beginning on 1 April 2023.

Thus while the new normal is a moving target and many commercial printers look to diversification, we believe that our target audiences may shift and change. Like them, we will also have to adapt with agility to keep up with their business and technical information needs.

Our 2023 media kit is ready, and it is the right time to take stock and reconnect with your potential markets and customers. Print is the glue for the growth of liberal education, new industry, and an emerging economy. We seek your participation in what promises to be an interesting ride.

– Naresh Khanna

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