Fespa 2015 to host showcase on industrial printing
Fespa 2015, to be held on 18-22 May, in Cologne, Germany, will build on the exhibition’s 50-year heritage as the leading event for the screen industrial sector with the introduction of a new Industrial Showcase Feature, designed to highlight the cutting edge innovations that are taking place in industrial printing using both screen and digital processes.
27 Mar 2015 | 2492 Views | By Dibyajyoti Sarma
The feature will occupy 100m², and is being promoted and delivered by Fespa in partnership with Esma, the European Specialist Printing Manufacturers Association and organiser of popular conferences on industrial applications, including glass, direct container printing, printed interiors and conductive printing.
The Industrial Showcase at Fespa 2015 will create an easily identifiable destination area where visitors with an interest in industrial applications can see what is happening in industrial print. Showcase exhibits will be sourced from across the exhibition community and supporting information will link each displayed item to the supplying exhibitor.
The showcase will be supported with Esma-hosted ‘lunch and learn’ sessions, offering visitors the chance to hear from opinion leaders in the field of industrial printing.
So far, 40% of respondents to Fespa’s ongoing global Print Census report that they are currently producing industrial applications such as décor and laminates (18%), automotive (7%), 3D printing (5%), electronics (3%), biomedical (4%), glass (3%) and ceramics (2%), with all expecting to be producing even more of these over the next two years.
“Fespa’s audience is deeply rooted in screen print, which has traditionally been the default process for industrial print applications. We expect the next few years to be revolutionary in terms of the progress of industrial print, and the adoption of digital production processes alongside screen print to enable smaller production volumes and increased customization,” said Roz McGuinness, divisional director, Fespa.
Peter Buttiens, CEO, Esma, added, “Industrial printing covers an array of applications, including automotive, ceramics, glass, textiles, printed electronics, decorative surfaces and packaging. Wherever we look in our everyday lives, we find examples of industrial print, whether on our white goods, in our cars, on our mobile phones, or even integrated within products that have no visible link with ‘print’, such as kitchen utensils and biomedical devices.”