FESPA is ‘Bringing Colour Back’ at this year’s FESPA Global Print Expo, which is now scheduled to take place at the RAI exhibition centre in Amsterdam, The Netherlands, from 12 to 15 October 2021.

PRINTING United User Experience (PRINTING United UX), a new, multi-faceted event experience powered by PRINTING United, today announced that EFI has signed on as a participant to host a paid training event for customers attending PRINTING United on some of the company’s latest technology. PRINTING United UX is offered in the days leading up to PRINTING United which takes place October 6-8, 2021 at the Orange County Convention Center in Orlando, Florida.

Faversham House today announces Sign & Digital UK (SDUK), due to take place at Birmingham’s NEC from 16-18 May 2021, has been moved to 22-24 March 2022.

Over many months now, companies and individuals in our industries have been looking with some alarm at all the cancelled exhibitions and events and asking themselves what now? Where do we go from here and what are the options? Many OEMs and suppliers had spent a lot of time and creative energy designing a new exhibition stand. Many had product launches prepared and new machinery waiting in the wings with staff at the ready to promote the company’s latest innovations. Visitors had set up itineraries and made travel plans and booked their accommodation. The printing industry was gearing up to meeting and greeting old and new friends and looking forward to seeing the latest developments in action and hearing all the latest industry news.

Toppan Printing (Toppan) (TYO: 7911), a global leader in communication, security, packaging, décor materials, and electronics solutions, will be exhibiting at TOKYO PACK 2021, which will be held at the Tokyo Big Sight exhibition center from February 24 to 26. Toppan will also be holding a simultaneous virtual exhibition.

The ISA Board of Directors meets periodically to discuss and receive updates from ISA Staff on key programs and services. Yesterday we met to receive an update on ISA International Sign Expo® 2021.

The PRINTING United Digital Experience wraps up on January 31 after three months of free, invaluable programming which was made available virtually to the global printing community in order to continue to serve industry needs in 2020. The Digital Experience connected the industry with subject matter experts speaking to COVID-19 considerations and business recovery, the very latest research and statistics, sales and marketing insight, technology briefings, and more. Market segments across all verticals have benefited from leading education as well as having the opportunity to view the newest industry technology to date. Once the platform closes on January 31, the show will officially focus all efforts on reconnecting the industry at the PRINTING United Expo being held at the Orange County Convention Center (OCCC) in Orlando, FL, on October 6-8, 2021.

Tarsus Group, the organizers of Labelexpo Global Series of international trade shows, is pleased to report a successful inaugural edition of Labelexpo South China in Shenzhen, with a total of 8,778 visitors passing through its doors between 8 - 10 December 2020.

The PRINTING United Digital Experience remains live and accessible in the holiday season through January 31, 2021 for attendees to take advantage of all the education, resources, and new product information from leading exhibitors. At the conclusion of the Digital Experience, the Alliance will immediately transition into preparations for the in-person Expo, slated for October 6-8, 2021 at the Orange County Convention Center in Orlando, Florida. Registration for PRINTING United will open in Spring 2021 and will be shared once it is available.

The last edition of drupa preview in 2020 once again provided an opportunity for intensive knowledge transfer in the print community. Presentations and live web sessions by industry experts and partner associations focused on the future and current global trends and challenges. But also applications and uses in the field of additive manufacturing processes and packaging printing were addressed. Overall, 4.301 registered participants took advantage of the new platform.

On November 17, new lectures and teaser videos will go online on the digital platform drupa preview. International speakers such as Jack Stratten, Fons Put or Deborah Corn will present trending topics of the industry and give visitors the opportunity to interact with them by asking questions during the live web sessions. Additional input is provided by the Conference Area with short presentations about the special forums at drupa. Speakers such as Achim Halpaap or Michael Gale provide impulses for the future of the printing industry.

The digital platform drupa preview was opened on 27 October. Over 1.900 interested visitors took part in panel discussions and live web sessions as spectators, received valuable input on current issues via video keynote speeches and virtually connected with exhibitors and industry players. The three areas ‘Exhibition Space’, ‘Conference Area’ and ‘Networking Plaza’ reflect drupa’s cornerstones digitally, bridging communication needs between now and the next live event.

The new digital platform drupa preview will be opened on 27. October, 2020 at 10:00 am (Central European time). A panel discussion with Project Director Print Technologies Sabine Geldermann, Dr. Markus Heering, Managing Director of the German Printing and Paper Technology Association (VDMA) and Dr. Christian Plenge, Executive Director Digital at Messe Düsseldorf, will present the new platform and address the current situation in the industry. Afterwards, companies and speakers will present important topics in live web sessions.

On October 16th 2020, the 8th All in Print China successfully concluded at Shanghai New International Expo Centre (SNIEC). With the support from exhibitors, visitors, associations, media partners and all other industry colleagues, All in Print China 2020 presented the latest innovations and gave strong confidence to the international printing industry.

More focused, more sustainable and, above all, safe: PSI, PromoTex Expo and viscom will be very special shows in 2021. The most important thing, however, is that, as matters stand, they will indeed be taking place. After a year’s social distancing, the three trade shows will bring the promotional product, textile and finishing industries back together again under one roof from 12th – 14th January 2021. This will not only provide an opportunity to meet up again at long last, the shows also signal the start of a long-awaited new financial year.

The journey to Roto4All on October 23rd in Florence begins with important news. The event on rotogravure will take place with a live audience, in total safety and in compliance with all anti-Covid protocols; given the reduced seating numbers and with the big success achieved by the launching webinar of April 28 (with 560 attendees, a third of which international), the Italian Rotogravure Group by Acimga decided to stream Roto4All globally, with simultaneous translation in English for the international audiences.

Out of an abundance of caution for employees, customers, prospects and partners, Electronics For Imaging, Inc. has canceled its planned exhibit at the drupa 2021 tradeshow taking place in Dusseldorf, Germany, next April.

The decision was made on Friday, September 18 to postpone Printwear & Promotion LIVE! 2021 from the scheduled dates of Sunday, February 21 to Monday, February 23, until later in the year.

FESPA has today announced that FESPA Mexico 2020 will be postponed to 23 – 25 September 2021. The exhibition, which was originally scheduled to take place from 26 – 28 November 2020, will again be hosted at the Centro Citibanamex in Mexico City.

Tarsus Group, organiser of Labelexpo Europe, is planning to deliver its most ambitious show to date in a year from now, bringing the global industry back together after the challenges faced from the COVID-19 pandemic.

Ultima Displays, one of Europe’s leading one-stop visual communications providers, has launched a unique self-sanitising stretch fabric which will unlock the potential for tension textile displays and partitions, and provide a confidence boost to the events and exhibition industry.