Drupa

The drupa is the largest printing equipment exhibition in the world, held every four years by Messe Düsseldorf in Düsseldorf, Germany. The word drupa is a portmanteau of the German words druck und papier; print and paper respectively.

drupa
GenrePrinting equipment
Begins16 June 2020
Ends26 June 2020
FrequencyEvery 4 years
VenueDüsseldorf Fairgrounds
Location(s)Düsseldorf, Germany
Inaugurated1951 (1951)
Participants1828 from 54 countries (2016)
Attendance260,165 from 183 countries (2016)
Organised byMesse Düsseldorf
Websitewww.drupa.com
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Thousands of industry experts are usually present, and corporate representation typically includes companies such as Agfa Graphics, Océ N.V., Muller Martini, EIZO, Esko, Hewlett-Packard, Xeikon, Flint Group, Heidelberger Druckmaschinen, Manroland, Kern, Pitney Bowes, New Solution, Xerox, Kodak, Canon, Transeomedia, DirectSmile, Konica Minolta, Ricoh, Martin Automatic, Komori Corporation, Fujifilm, Siegwerk, Inspectron and Koenig & Bauer AG.[2] Several new technologies are typically demonstrated during Drupa.

Key data
drupa-yearExhibition space in  m²Visitors from countriesExhibitors from countriesHighlightsPresident
195118,450195,185527 from 10"Platen Press" with 5.000 printed sheets/hHubert Sternberg
195435,000226,388764 from 13Stereotype-engraving machineHubert Sternberg
195843,000185,936688 from 13PhototypesettingHubert Sternberg
196248,000180,483678 from 16Offset printingHubert Sternberg
196757,785214,694945 from 19StackerHubert Sternberg
1972100,789268,713958 from 27Small offset printing with 8.000 sheets/hKurt Werner
197799,639284,8061108 from 22UV-hardening colorsKurt Werner
1982104,291293,0591275 from 29Web offset printingKurt Werner
1986122,711373,6561465 from 33Data ExchangeKurt Werner
1990126,811444,2141760 from 36Fully digitized machines and secondary systemsKurt Werner
1995142,056385,0981670 from 44Computer to plateHans-Bernhard Bolza-Schünemann
2000158,875428.248 from 1711943 from 50Complex solution providersAlbrecht Bolza-Schünemann
2004161,000394.478 form 1271866 from 52Networking, Book-on-DemandAlbrecht Bolza-Schünemann
2008175,272389,9931968 from 53Digital technologiesAlbrecht Bolza-Schünemann
2012165,159314,5001844 from 52Hybrid-Technologie, Nano ink, Printed electronicsBernhard Schreier
2016158,237260,165 from 1831828 from 54Claus Bolza-Schünemann
2021

Theme song

Since 2000 every drupa had its own theme song. The idea started in 1986 with a song featuring a country folk style which was later nominated as one of the worst corporate anthems ever by The Register.[3] Nevertheless, they are one of the drupa trademarks since the theme song concept was resurrected with a dance/pop power ballad in 2000. The drupa 2004 theme song used a techno dance style while the song for 2012 was performed by Dirk Zeisler.

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gollark: On the plus side, they do not plan to utterly obliterate Toki Pona?
gollark: I think the worst change is probably #10, which seems ridiculously broad and, er, strict.

See also
  • IPEX (UK)
  • FESPA (EU, South Africa, Mexico, Brasil, China, Turkey)

References
  1. "drupa 2012 Profile" (PDF). Messe Düsseldorf. Retrieved 17 August 2014.
  2. "drupa 2012 Exhibitors". Messe Düsseldorf. Retrieved 17 August 2014.
  3. "Vote now for the worst corporate anthem - ever!". The Register. Retrieved 17 October 2014.

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