Drupa

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Description The world's No. 1 print media fair spotlights everything you need to succeed: machinery, equipment, materials and services for all phases of pre-press, pre-media and printing as well as paper converting, print processing and production of packaging means. This is the forum for the world of print, media and paper.From the point of view of the VDMA last drupa also significantly exceeds expectations. "We were unsure in the run-up to Drupa what customer behaviour to expect. However, the last two weeks showed that investments are planned and implemented even in a difficult market climate," confirmed Kai Buentemeyer, President of the Printing and Paper Technologies Association within the German Engineering Federation (VDMA). Around 390,000 visitors from 138 countries and 3,000 journalists from 84 countries travelled to Duesseldorf to gather information on innovations, further developments and new fields of business. Accounting for 59 % of visitors the proportion of international visitors rose by 4 percentage points over the last event four years ago. Commenting on the results for last Drupa Messe Duesseldorf CEO Werner Matthias Dornscheidt said: -This means drupa has further developed its global market significance and its international status. Given the difficult economic climate this is a remarkable success.-

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