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.
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| Genre | Printing equipment |
| Begins | 16 June 2020 |
| Ends | 26 June 2020 |
| Frequency | Every 4 years |
| Venue | Düsseldorf Fairgrounds |
| Location(s) | Düsseldorf, Germany |
| Inaugurated | 1951 |
| Participants | 1828 from 54 countries (2016) |
| Attendance | 260,165 from 183 countries (2016) |
| Organised by | Messe Düsseldorf |
| Website | www |
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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-year | Exhibition space in m² | Visitors from countries | Exhibitors from countries | Highlights | President |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1951 | 18,450 | 195,185 | 527 from 10 | "Platen Press" with 5.000 printed sheets/h | Hubert Sternberg |
| 1954 | 35,000 | 226,388 | 764 from 13 | Stereotype-engraving machine | Hubert Sternberg |
| 1958 | 43,000 | 185,936 | 688 from 13 | Phototypesetting | Hubert Sternberg |
| 1962 | 48,000 | 180,483 | 678 from 16 | Offset printing | Hubert Sternberg |
| 1967 | 57,785 | 214,694 | 945 from 19 | Stacker | Hubert Sternberg |
| 1972 | 100,789 | 268,713 | 958 from 27 | Small offset printing with 8.000 sheets/h | Kurt Werner |
| 1977 | 99,639 | 284,806 | 1108 from 22 | UV-hardening colors | Kurt Werner |
| 1982 | 104,291 | 293,059 | 1275 from 29 | Web offset printing | Kurt Werner |
| 1986 | 122,711 | 373,656 | 1465 from 33 | Data Exchange | Kurt Werner |
| 1990 | 126,811 | 444,214 | 1760 from 36 | Fully digitized machines and secondary systems | Kurt Werner |
| 1995 | 142,056 | 385,098 | 1670 from 44 | Computer to plate | Hans-Bernhard Bolza-Schünemann |
| 2000 | 158,875 | 428.248 from 171 | 1943 from 50 | Complex solution providers | Albrecht Bolza-Schünemann |
| 2004 | 161,000 | 394.478 form 127 | 1866 from 52 | Networking, Book-on-Demand | Albrecht Bolza-Schünemann |
| 2008 | 175,272 | 389,993 | 1968 from 53 | Digital technologies | Albrecht Bolza-Schünemann |
| 2012 | 165,159 | 314,500 | 1844 from 52 | Hybrid-Technologie, Nano ink, Printed electronics | Bernhard Schreier |
| 2016 | 158,237 | 260,165 from 183 | 1828 from 54 | Claus Bolza-Schünemann | |
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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.
References
- "drupa 2012 Profile" (PDF). Messe Düsseldorf. Retrieved 17 August 2014.
- "drupa 2012 Exhibitors". Messe Düsseldorf. Retrieved 17 August 2014.
- "Vote now for the worst corporate anthem - ever!". The Register. Retrieved 17 October 2014.