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Preface
“As a leading event in the global printing and related industries, DRUPA has always been an excellent platform for showcasing innovative technologies and staying abreast of industry trends. This year’s exhibition spans 11 days, bringing together exhibitors and attendees from around the world to collectively explore the opportunities and challenges facing the printing industry.”To understand the content of these 11 days of programs, you should actually know that these contents are the focus of the pulse and major trends of the entire printing industry. Without further ado, SBL machinery will show you the content of the program!
1. 2024/05/28
| Time | Type | Subject | Location |
| CET 11.00 – 11.30 | SESSION | Geomarketing – The Power of Locations | HALL 7 |
| CET 12.30 – 13.00 | TALK | Connected Packaging | HALL 3 |
| CET 12.45 – 13.30 | SESSION | Epson: Up Close and Personal – Printing in the Digital Age | HALL 6 |
| CET 13.00 – 13.30 | SESSION | All printers are tech companies, they just don’t know yet | HALL 7 |
| CET 13.30 – 13.50 | SESSION | The natural expansion: From paper to textile | HALL 4 |
| CET 13.50 – 14.10 | SESSION | Eco-friendly and bio-degradable banners for soft signage printing | HALL 4 |
| CET 14.10 – 14.30 | SESSION | You prefer, we provide Computer-to-Screen solutions for every demand | HALL 4 |
| CET 14.30 – 15.15 | SESSION | Intergraf: Calculating Your Carbon Footprint | HALL 6 |
| CET 14.30 – 14.50 | VORTRAG | Aqueous pigment technology for the future of digital textile printing | HALL 4 |
| CET 15.45 – 16.30 | SESSION | Scodix: Capturing Attention – Are Enhancements Merely Aesthetic or Is There More Than What Meets the Eye? | HALL 6 |
| CET 17.00 – 17.30 | SESSION | How digitalization, sustainability and profitability go hand in hand | HALL 7 |
2. 2024/05/29
| Time | Type | Subject | Location |
| CET 10.45 – 11.45 | SESSION | Prof. Samir ‘Mr. Magazine™’Husni: Truth, Facts and Belonging – the Value of Editorial Platforms | HALL 6 |
| CET 11.00 – 11.30 | SESSION | The future of Print-Media education | HALL 7 |
| CET 11.45 – 12.15 | TALK | Sustainable packaging enabled by intelligent coating solutions | HALL 3 |
| CET 11.50 – 12.10 | SESSION | A virtual design ecosystem facilitates business for textile end-to-end printing | HALL 4 |
| CET 12.15 – 13.00 | SESSION | Tresu: The Future of Digital and Flexo Hybrid Solutions in the Face of Transformation Imperatives | HALL 6 |
| CET 13.30 – 13.50 | VORTRAG | Empowering digital textile printing with Adobe PDF | HALL 4 |
| CET 13.45 – 14.30 | SESSION | Robert Norum: Driving Revenue Growth with Account-based Sales and Marketing | HALL 6 |
| CET 13.50 – 14.10 | SESSION | Accurate color measurement on digitally printed materials | HALL 4 |
| CET 14.00 – 14.45 | KEYNOTE | AI: the new driving force for innovation with packaging production, responsibility and design | HALL 3 |
| CET 14.10 – 14.30 | SESSION | Aqueous pigment technology for the future of digital textile printing | HALL 4 |
| CET 15.00 – 17.00 | SESSION | OE-A: Printed Electronics Solutions for Sustainable Smart Packaging | HALL 6 |
| CET 16.00 – 16.30 | SESSION | Role of flexographic dot measuring instrument in printing quality control. 2.3D mesh volume detection | HALL 7 |
| CET 17.00 – 17.30 | SESSION | Carbonquota | HALL 7 |
3. 2024/05/30
| Time | Type | Subject | Location |
| CET 10.45 – 11.45 | KEYNOTE | Rory Sutherland: There’s a reason we call it Cheap Talk – Print costs more than pixels – and that’s why it works so well! | HALL 6 |
| CET 11.00 – 11.30 | TALK | ECOLEAF – Mindful Metallization | HALL 3 |
| CET 11.30 – 11.50 | SESSION | Sustainability in the Textile Printing Industry | HALL 4 |
| CET 12.15 – 13.00 | SESSION | Robert Norum: Driving Revenue Growth with Account-based Sales and Marketing | HALL 6 |
| CET 13.30 – 13.50 | SESSION | Digital printing for a sustainable future | HALL 4 |
| CET 13.45 – 14.30 | SESSION | HP Indigo: Unleashing the Power of Digital Printing: Envisioning the Future | HALL 6 |
| CET 14.10 – 14.30 | SESSION | Digital textile printing – preparing for new markets | HALL 4 |
| CET 14.30 – 14.50 | SESSION | Ultra high viscosity: Rewriting the rule book for textile inkjet printing | HALL 4 |
| CET 15.00 – 17.00 | WORKSHOP, SESSION | Dscoop: Cooperation Conquest – Mastering Mutual Success | HALL 6 |
| CET 16.00 – 16.30 | TALK | Beyond Fossils in Circular Beauty Packaging | HALL 3 |
4. 2024/05/31
| Time | Type | Subject | Location |
| CET 10.45 – 11.45 | SESSION | Gelato: What Gen Z and the Creator Economy Means for Printing | HALL 6 |
| CET 12.10 – 12.30 | SESSION | Digitalisation for local textile production | HALL 4 |
| CET 12.15 – 13.00 | SESSION | Bart van der Horst: Scaling a Business in the Age of the New Software Paradigm | HALL 6 |
| CET 13.30 – 13.50 | SESSION | Striving for excellence in inkjet printing inks (Part I) | HALL 4 |
| CET 13.50 – 14.10 | SESSION | Outdoor #Archiprint solution | HALL 4 |
| CET 14.10 – 14.30 | SESSION | Empowering digital textile printing with Adobe PDF | HALL 4 |
| CET 15.00 – 15.45 | SESSION | SGP: Hacking Net Zero | HALL 6 |
| CET 17.00 – 00.00 | SESSION | BPIF: Recruitment and Retention – The Perennial Challenge | HALL 6 |
5. 2024/06/01
| Time | Type | Subject | Location |
| CET 10.45 – 11.45 | SESSION | Prof. Mark Maslin: The Business of Climate Change | HALL 6 |
| CET 12.15 – 13.00 | SESSION | Two Sides: Print, Paper and Paper Packaging – The Natural and Sustainable Choice | HALL 6 |
| CET 12.30 – 13.00 | TALK | Creating sustainable digital mockups with iC3D | HALL 3 |
| CET 13.00 – 13.30 | SESSION | Digital Texture Glass, TCS Solution | HALL 7 |
| CET 14.45 – 14.30 | SESSION | Steve Knight: Technology’s Impact on Print – What Next? | HALL 6 |
| CET 15.00 – 17.00 | SESSION | VDL: Fit for Recycling – How Ink Enables the Circular Economy | HALL 6 |
| CET 15.00 – 15.30 | SESSION | AI-Driven Evolution Shapes GoMake’s Strategy for Mastery in Data and Market Transformation | HALL 7 |
6. 2024/06/02
| Time | Type | Subject | Location |
| CET 10.40 – 11.15 | VORTRAG | Tech-Innovations – Wo stehen wir heute und was kommt morgen?! – Internationale Einflüsse auf die Medienindustrie | HALL 6 |
| CET 11.25 – 12.00 | VORTRAG | KI als Designer – Freund oder Feind? – Über den ungeschliffenen Diamant der digitalen Welt | HALL 6 |
| CET 11.45 – 12.15 | TALK | Recyclable Printing Ink Solutions | HALL 3 |
| CET 12.10 – 12.45 | VORTRAG | Packaging & E-Commerce – eine neue, Individualisierte Ära beginnt | HALL 6 |
| CET 13.30 – 13.50 | SESSION | Empowering digital textile printing with Adobe PDF | HALL 4 |
| CET 13.45 – 14.20 | VORTRAG | Herausforderungen, Chancen und Visionen der Nachhaltigen Medienproduktion | HALL 6 |
| CET 14.30 – 15.10 | VORTRAG | Programmatik Print – Die Bausteine und Vorzüge professioneller Dialogkommunikation | HALL 6 |
| CET 15.20 – 16.00 | DISKUSSION | KI Wird wie elektrischer Strom, nicht mehr wegzudenken und überall verfügbar. | HALL 6 |
7. 2024/06/03
| Time | Type | Subject | Location |
| CET 10.45 – 11.45 | SESSION | Alibaba.com: The Opportunities of Digitization in the Printing and Packaging Industry | HALL 6 |
| CET 11.00 – 11.30 | TALK | Printed packaging in tomorrow’s reality. Generic, yet specific … Standardised, yet customised … Commoditised, yet individualised … An epic, unresolvable conflict? | HALL 3 |
| CET 11.00 – 11.30 | SESSION | ePS | HALL 7 |
| CET 12.15 – 13.00 | VORTRAG | HP Indigo: Setting the New Industry Standards of Automated Production Floor | HALL 6 |
| CET 13.00 – 13.30 | SESSION | Massivit – The Power of Large-Format 3D Printing – Redefining the Wow Factor | HALL 7 |
| CET 13.30 – 13.50 | VORTRAG | Digital textile printing – preparing for new markets | HALL 4 |
| CET 13.45 – 14.30 | SESSION | VDMA: Sustainability Enablers in Print | HALL 6 |
| CET 13.50 – 14.10 | SESSION | Ultra high viscosity: Rewriting the rule book for textile inkjet printing | HALL 4 |
| CET 14.30 – 14.50 | SESSION | Digital printing for a sustainable future | HALL 4 |
| CET 15.00 – 17.00 | SESSION | Dscoop Cooperation Conquest: Mastering Mutual Success | HALL 6 |
| CET 16.00 – 16.30 | SESSION | PrintVis | HALL 7 |
8. 2024/06/04
| Time | Type | Subject | Location |
| CET 10.45 – 11.45 | SESSION | James Loudon: Hyper Local Still Global – Asia as a Source of Growth and Innovation | HALL 6 |
| CET 12.15 – 13.00 | SESSION | Enhesa: Understanding Environmental and Product Compliance for Printers in Asian Markets | HALL 6 |
| CET 12.30 – 13.00 | TALK | Connecting the dots: Harnessing smart, connected printing in the era of dynamic consumer behavior. | HALL 3 |
| CET 13.30 – 13.50 | SESSION | Duplicate of Accurate color measurement on digitally printed materials | HALL 4 |
| CET 13.45 – 14.30 | SESSION | Mimaki: Facing the Challenges of Recruitment and Retention | HALL 6 |
| CET 13.50 – 14.10 | SESSION | Striving for excellence in inkjet printing inks (Part II) | HALL 4 |
| CET 14.10 – 14.30 | SESSION | Outdoor #Archiprint solution | HALL 4 |
| CET 14.30 – 14.50 | SESSION | Textile transformation: Pioneering sustainability through digital printing | HALL 4 |
| CET 15.00 – 17.00 | SESSION | OE-A: Printed Electronics – Technologies and Applications | HALL 6 |
| CET 16.30 – 17.00 | TALK | Hit the Spot I Digital Colour Communication | HALL 3 |
9. 2024/06/05
| Time | Type | Subject | Location |
| CET 10.45 – 11.45 | SESSION | Gallus Group: The Wake up Call for Print – Why Vision Matters for Print and Packaging companies | HALL 6 |
| CET 11.00 – 11.30 | TALK | What next? Envisioning a sustainable future beyond 2050. | HALL 3 |
| CET 11.30 – 11.50 | SESSION | Sustainability in the Textile Printing Industry | HALL 4 |
| CET 12.15 – 13.00 | SESSION | VDL: Sustainable Inks – Understanding the Environmental Aspects | HALL 6 |
| CET 13.15 – 13.45 | TALK | Has the physical shelf lost its pole position? | HALL 3 |
| CET 13.30 – 13.50 | SESSION | The natural expansion: From paper to textile | HALL 4 |
| CET 13.45 – 14.30 | SESSION | FuturePrint: How to Generate Ideas and Launch New Products | HALL 6 |
| CET 13.50 – 14.10 | SESSION | Eco-friendly and bio-degradable banners for soft signage printing | HALL 4 |
| CET 14.10 – 14.30 | SESSION | You prefer, we provide: Computer-to-Screen solutions for every demand | HALL 4 |
| CET 14.30 – 14.50 | SESSION | Textile transformation: Pioneering sustainability through digital printing | HALL 4 |
| CET 15.00 – 17.00 | SESSION | SGP: Simple Strategies for Navigating Environmental Regulations | HALL 6 |
10. 2024/06/06
| Time | Type | Subject | Location |
| CET 10.45 – 11.45 | KEYNOTE | Dr. Calvin Lakhan: Sustainability is Not a Universal Language | HALL 6 |
| CET 11.10 – 11.30 | SESSION | Generative AI recovers historical prints for usage in a digital textile printing Microfactory | HALL 4 |
| CET 11.50 – 12.10 | SESSION | With digital solutions to more sustainability in the textile industry: practical insights | HALL 4 |
| CET 12.10 – 12.30 | SESSION | Product Carbon Footprint Analysis for Digital Textile Micro Factory at drupa touchpoint textile | HALL 4 |
| CET 12.15 – 13.00 | SESSION | FuturePrint: Reigniting the Forgotten Art (and Science) of Storytelling | HALL 6 |
| CET 13.30 – 13.50 | SESSION | Durable polylactic acid (PLA) based inks for textiles and composites | HALL 4 |
| CET 13.45 – 14.30 | SESSION | Dr. Calvin Lakhan: Smarter Labelling – The Role of Labelling in Consumer Engagement | HALL 6 |
| CET 15.00 – 17.00 | SESSION | VDL: Printed Food Contact Material Compliance – From Global to Local | HALL 6 |
| CET 16.00 – 16.30 | TALK | Inside the Box I Direct Food Contact | HALL 3 |
11. 2024/06/07
| Time | Type | Subject | Location |
| CET 10.45 – 11.45 | TALK | VMA: Unlocking Your Power as a Trusted Advisor and How to Grow Market Share | HALL 6 |
| CET 12.15 – 13.00 | SESSION | Acimga: Materials Transition –The Role of Substrates in Flagging Brand Values | HALL 6 |
12. Summarize
Certainly! Here are the key summary points and their explanations from the nearly 100-program schedule of the 2024 drupa event, as compiled by SBL Machinery:
Sustainable Development/Environmental Printing
- Exploring the realization of more environmentally friendly printing and packaging solutions, such as new eco-friendly materials, bio-based coatings, recycling, etc.
- Calculating carbon footprints to understand environmental regulatory requirements.
- Promoting more environmentally friendly production methods like digital textile printing.
Application of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in Printing and Packaging
- The application of AI in packaging design, automation of production processes, and other fields.
- How AI can facilitate the industry’s digital transformation and innovation.
- The impact of AI on the work of designers.
Packaging Innovation and Consumer Experience
- Innovative packaging designs to meet new consumer demands.
- Enhancing the branding effectiveness and functionality of packaging.
- Smart packaging and interaction with consumers.
Marketing Practices and Industry Development
- How new marketing strategies can contribute to revenue growth.
- The importance of brand communication and storytelling in marketing.
- Challenges in attracting and retaining talent.
Overall, sustainability, digital transformation, and innovative applications are the common threads throughout, aimed at finding new directions and methods for industry development.SBL machinery also hopes to see you all at the DRUPA venue. If for some reason you are unable to attend this event, I hope you can gain something from the information in this article.