FESPA Global Print Expo 2019 was full of interesting features, providing visitors an opportunity to discover new possibilities for their businesses through educational content and live technology and workflow demonstrations. Around 7,000 visitors attended the six features which included Printeriors (printed interior and exterior décor), and Print Make Wear.
Other features of the expo, held during May 14-17, 2019, were Colour L*A*B* (colour management), the Trend Theatre (conference programme), FESPA Awards display and the World Wrap Masters vehicle wrapping championship. The features provided a combination of creative displays, engaging speakers, guided tours and practical demonstrations. One in three visitors said that updating their industry knowledge was a focus for their visit.FESPA Global Print Expo 2019 was full of interesting features, providing visitors an opportunity to discover new possibilities for their businesses through educational content and live technology and workflow demonstrations. Around 7,000 visitors attended the six features which included Printeriors (printed interior and exterior décor), and Print Make Wear.#
Making its debut at FESPA Global Print Expo 2019 was Colour L*A*B*, a technology showcase and supporting conference programme to help print service providers improve colour management practices in their print businesses. A total of 917 visitors took part in the dedicated expert tours and attended the conference sessions. One in three of these were owners or directors. Visitors to Colour L*A*B* represented a total of 68 countries.
Stefan Barbieri, CEO of Colour L*A*B* exhibitor Barbieri Electronic, commented on the success of the inaugural feature: “Colour L*A*B* was a good environment to emphasise the importance of colour management in the digital print process. The educational area of the feature was well cast with professionals and the exhibitor area, which was made up of expert guided tours, provided visitors with a good overview of the technologies involved. Our stand was positioned next to Colour L*A*B* and we had a number of visitors come to speak to us from the feature who were looking for deeper explanations and more information.”
Print Make Wear, which returned to FESPA Global Print Expo for its second year, covered more floor space compared with the first edition in 2018. The expanded feature and expert guided tours achieved a 32 per cent increase in attendance in 2019, with a total of 3,878 visitors including representatives from many prominent garment brands. Interest in Print Make Wear reflects the fact that 26 per cent of the wider FESPA audience were interested in garment decoration and manufacturing.
Robin Sprong of Robin Sprong Wallpaper Design who visited Print Make Wear said: “Print Make Wear was a really interesting part of the show this year. It was really good to see the whole process and production, you could see the material being loaded, printed and all the design aspects of it. I think these days, everyone wants everything instantly and I think Print Make Wear is a good example of showing just how instantly you can get digitally printed clothes. I thought was a really good part of the show.”
Other popular features at this year’s event included Printeriors, which showcased a collection of creative examples of printed décor for both interior and exterior applications, using designs representing the elements, designed by illustrator Jasper Goodall. Located next to Printeriors was the FESPA Awards showcase, a display of the shortlisted entries to the 2019 Awards, illustrating a variety of printed and non-printed effects and technologies. Over 2,000 visitors viewed the Awards and Printeriors displays.
The World Wrap Masters vehicle wrapping competition was once again a popular show feature, with 1,121 visitors watching competitors battle it out over the four days to be crowned World Wrap Master.
There was also the Trend Theatre conference programme with daily seminars. Sean Holt, executive director, FESPA commented: “As part of our wide investment programme to support out community our visitor features play an important part in any FESPA event, delivering added value to visitors in those areas of the market where we see growing demand for information and market intelligence. We’re delighted to see the success of these events at the show and look forward to evolving them further as we develop our plans for the 2020 Global Print Expo.”
The next FESPA Global Print Expo will take place from March 24 to 27, 2020 in Madrid, Spain. (SV)
ALCHEMPro News Desk – India
marketing@alchempro.com
