06 Jun 2024 --- On the penultimate day of this year’s Drupa tradeshow in Düsseldorf, Germany, we look back at the showcases and findings from the largest printing equipment exhibition in the world. Over 11 days (May 28 to June 7), 1,646 exhibitors from 52 countries presented the latest technologies, designs and theories driving the fiber-based industry and what the packager sector can take away. Last held in 2016, prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, exhibitors displayed a build-up of eight years of R&D. On a net area of approximately 140,000 square meters, major corporations and brands highlighted that the production of packaging and printed packaging have “significantly gained in importance,” as the race to reduce emissions becomes ever more urgent.
