drupa

{{Infobox recurring event

| name = drupa

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| begins = 28 May 2024

| ends = 7 June 2024

| frequency = Every 4 years

| venue = Düsseldorf Fairgrounds

| location = Düsseldorf, Germany

| years_active =

| first = {{Start date|df=yes|1951}}

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| participants = 1828 from 54 countries (2016)

| attendance = 260,165 from 183 countries (2016)

| genre = Printing equipment

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| organised = Messe Düsseldorf

| website = {{URL|http://www.drupa.com}}

| footnotes = {{cite web |url=http://www.drupa.com/cipp/md_drupa/lib/pub/object/downloadfile,oid,30748/lang,2/ticket,g_u_e_s_t/~/tradefairprofile_2012.pdf |title=drupa 2012 Profile |publisher=Messe Düsseldorf |accessdate=17 August 2014 |archive-date=19 August 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140819083438/http://www.drupa.com/cipp/md_drupa/lib/pub/object/downloadfile,oid,30748/lang,2/ticket,g_u_e_s_t/~/tradefairprofile_2012.pdf |url-status=dead }}

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Drupa (stylized 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").

Thousands of industry experts are usually present, and corporate representation typically includes companies such as Agfa Graphics, Océ N.V., Muller Martini, EIZO, Esko, HP Inc., 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.{{cite web|url=http://www.drupa.com/cgi-bin/md_drupa/vis/custom/ext2/download.cgi/drupa12.html?ticket=k-U2FsdGVkX18_oeQGWmm6hQ8t2nh20pcKul9JDbh0whQ&dl=html |title=drupa 2012 Exhibitors |publisher=Messe Düsseldorf |accessdate=17 August 2014}} Several new technologies are typically demonstrated during Drupa.

Key data

class="wikitable sortable"
align="left" class="LemonChiffon2" ! drupa-year	Exhibition space in m²	Visitors from countries	Exhibitors from countries	Highlights	President
{{center\|1951}}	{{center\|18,450}}	{{center\|195,185}}	{{center\|527 from 10}}	"Platen Press" with 5,000 printed sheets/h	Hubert Sternberg
{{center\|1954}}	{{center\|35,000}}	{{center\|226,388}}	{{center\|764 from 13}}	Stereotype-engraving machine	Hubert Sternberg
{{center\|1958}}	{{center\|43,000}}	{{center\|185,936}}	{{center\|688 from 13}}	Phototypesetting	Hubert Sternberg
{{center\|1962}}	{{center\|48,000}}	{{center\|180,483}}	{{center\|678 from 16}}	Offset printing	Hubert Sternberg
{{center\|1967}}	{{center\|57,785}}	{{center\|214,694}}	{{center\|945 from 19}}	Stacker	Hubert Sternberg
{{center\|1972}}	{{center\|100,789}}	{{center\|268,713}}	{{center\|958 from 27}}	Small offset printing with 8,000 sheets/h	Kurt Werner
{{center\|1977}}	{{center\|99,639}}	{{center\|284,806}}	{{center\|1108 from 22}}	UV-hardening colors	Kurt Werner
{{center\|1982}}	{{center\|104,291}}	{{center\|293,059}}	{{center\|1275 from 29}}	Web offset printing	Kurt Werner
{{center\|1986}}	{{center\|122,711}}	{{center\|373,656}}	{{center\|1465 from 33}}	Data Exchange	Kurt Werner
{{center\|1990}}	{{center\|126,811}}	{{center\|444,214}}	{{center\|1760 from 36}}	Fully digitized machines and secondary systems	Kurt Werner
{{center\|1995}}	{{center\|142,056}}	{{center\|385,098}}	{{center\|1670 from 44}}	Computer to plate	Hans-Bernhard Bolza-Schünemann
{{center\|2000}}	{{center\|158,875}}	{{center\|428.248 from 171}}	{{center\|1943 from 50}}	Complex solution providers	Albrecht Bolza-Schünemann
{{center\|2004}}	{{center\|161,000}}	{{center\|394.478 from 127}}	{{center\|1866 from 52}}	Networking, Book-on-Demand	Albrecht Bolza-Schünemann
{{center\|2008}}	{{center\|175,272}}	{{center\|389,993}}	{{center\|1968 from 53}}	Digital technologies	Albrecht Bolza-Schünemann
{{center\|2012}}	{{center\|165,159}}	{{center\|314,500}}	{{center\|1844 from 52}}	Hybrid-Technologie, Nano ink, Printed electronics	Bernhard Schreier
{{center\|2016}}	{{center\|158,237}}	{{center\|260,165 from 183}}	{{center\|1828 from 54}}		Claus Bolza-Schünemann
{{center\|2024}}	{{center\| 138,773}}	{{center\| 165,551 from 173}}	{{center\| 1614 from 49}}

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.{{cite web|url=https://www.theregister.co.uk/2005/11/28/anthem_poll/ |title=Vote now for the worst corporate anthem - ever! |publisher=The Register |accessdate=17 October 2014}} 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

External links

{{Official website|http://www.drupa.com}}

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Category:Organisations based in Düsseldorf

Category:Printing companies

Category:Printing press manufacturers

Category:Trade fairs in Germany

Category:Tourist attractions in Düsseldorf

Category:Quadrennial events

class="wikitable sortable"
align="left" class="LemonChiffon2" ! drupa-year	Exhibition space in m²	Visitors from countries	Exhibitors from countries	Highlights	President
{{center\|1951}}	{{center\|18,450}}	{{center\|195,185}}	{{center\|527 from 10}}	"Platen Press" with 5,000 printed sheets/h	Hubert Sternberg
{{center\|1954}}	{{center\|35,000}}	{{center\|226,388}}	{{center\|764 from 13}}	Stereotype-engraving machine	Hubert Sternberg
{{center\|1958}}	{{center\|43,000}}	{{center\|185,936}}	{{center\|688 from 13}}	Phototypesetting	Hubert Sternberg
{{center\|1962}}	{{center\|48,000}}	{{center\|180,483}}	{{center\|678 from 16}}	Offset printing	Hubert Sternberg
{{center\|1967}}	{{center\|57,785}}	{{center\|214,694}}	{{center\|945 from 19}}	Stacker	Hubert Sternberg
{{center\|1972}}	{{center\|100,789}}	{{center\|268,713}}	{{center\|958 from 27}}	Small offset printing with 8,000 sheets/h	Kurt Werner
{{center\|1977}}	{{center\|99,639}}	{{center\|284,806}}	{{center\|1108 from 22}}	UV-hardening colors	Kurt Werner
{{center\|1982}}	{{center\|104,291}}	{{center\|293,059}}	{{center\|1275 from 29}}	Web offset printing	Kurt Werner
{{center\|1986}}	{{center\|122,711}}	{{center\|373,656}}	{{center\|1465 from 33}}	Data Exchange	Kurt Werner
{{center\|1990}}	{{center\|126,811}}	{{center\|444,214}}	{{center\|1760 from 36}}	Fully digitized machines and secondary systems	Kurt Werner
{{center\|1995}}	{{center\|142,056}}	{{center\|385,098}}	{{center\|1670 from 44}}	Computer to plate	Hans-Bernhard Bolza-Schünemann
{{center\|2000}}	{{center\|158,875}}	{{center\|428.248 from 171}}	{{center\|1943 from 50}}	Complex solution providers	Albrecht Bolza-Schünemann
{{center\|2004}}	{{center\|161,000}}	{{center\|394.478 from 127}}	{{center\|1866 from 52}}	Networking, Book-on-Demand	Albrecht Bolza-Schünemann
{{center\|2008}}	{{center\|175,272}}	{{center\|389,993}}	{{center\|1968 from 53}}	Digital technologies	Albrecht Bolza-Schünemann
{{center\|2012}}	{{center\|165,159}}	{{center\|314,500}}	{{center\|1844 from 52}}	Hybrid-Technologie, Nano ink, Printed electronics	Bernhard Schreier
{{center\|2016}}	{{center\|158,237}}	{{center\|260,165 from 183}}	{{center\|1828 from 54}}		Claus Bolza-Schünemann
{{center\|2024}}	{{center\| 138,773}}	{{center\| 165,551 from 173}}	{{center\| 1614 from 49}}

drupa

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Theme song

See also

References

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