Drupa will switch to a three-year cycle after next year’s show. The precise dates have yet to be finalised but the 2019, 2022 and 2025 events will take place in May in Düsseldorf.
“The entire print process chain has changed radically because of the Internet and digital technologies.
New applications and solutions are developing and opening up new fields of business. At the same time, there is more focus on innovative technologies, such as 3D printing, printed electronics and functional printing,” said Claus Bolza-Schünemann, chairman of the Drupa Advisory Board and president of Koenig and Bauer.
“It’s more important than ever before that our customers have an overview of the latest technology and are also inspired to use new business models and solutions. Drupa is the only specialist trade fair in the world to offer this - and will do so every three years in the future.”
The change means Drupa will no longer run in 2020, the same year as interpack. "The Drupa exhibitors that specialise in packaging printing would have found 2020 an incredibly stressful year so the change will clearly benefit customers," said Werner Matthias Dornscheidt, president and CEO Messe Düsseldorf.