On 15th and 16th of March 2012, an important event for screen printing and large format digital printing will take place: the "screen printing symposium 2012 and industry-meeting XXL" in Frankfurt, Germany.

It's been a tumultuous week for the printing industry. On Friday Manroland, the world's third largest press manufacturer, filed for insolvency. The reason behind its financial decline: a lack of orders for new equipment. An official statement issued by the German company on Friday underlined the full extent of the problem. In it Manroland explained that it had experienced a "dramatic downturn" in orders since July, a trend that had accelerated in recent months.

The most recent projects committee was held in London at the end of October with a number of new and innovative projects being supported.

FESPA event to return to Munich after stops in Barcelona (2012) and London (2013)

FESPA Digital Man has started mapping his journey beyond 2013, picking Munich, Germany, as the destination for the 2014 Digital event. The dates for the 2014 event are confirmed as Tuesday 20th to Friday 23rd May.

24-26 May 2011 - FESPA Fabric 2011
http://www.fespa.com/fabric/
Hamburg, Germany

Exhibition Facts:

• 14,896 people attended FESPA 2007 for garment decoration with 180 Exhibitors.

• In 2010, FESPA Fabric runs st FESPA 2010 in Munich, launching the Fabric brand at the leading annual European event for garment decoration.

• FESPA Fabric has become the annual event for garment decoration.

FESPA DIGITAL 2011

ONE GIANT LEAP FOR DIGITAL PRINT!

FESPA would like to thank everyone who attended FESPA Digital 2011 for supporting our largest wide format digital event ever!

This year’s FESPA Digital saw an impressive 18,278 visits over the newly extended four day exhibition – an obvious sign that the digital industry is creating traction and that 2011 will be a year of growth, as business look to adopt digital print or re-invest in new technologies and applications to sustain business growth.

 

Catch show highlights on FESPA TV HERE

And watch out for the FESPA Digital post show report out soon..

The next celebration of the vibrant digital print sector will be in Barcelona (Spain) at FESPA Digital 2010, 21-24 February 2012.

FESPA Events
FESPA Mexico, 18-20 August 2011, Mexico City
FESPA Asia, 26 - 28 October 2011, Singapore

FESPA Digital, 21-24 February 2012, Barcelona

FESPA Americas, 1-3 March 2012, Miami 

FESPA is calling on its entire community to bring ‘Digital Man’ to life in the run-up to FESPA Digital 2011, by taking part in a brand-new online competition designed to promote the creativity and effectiveness of digital print as a communications medium.

The cool, sunglass-wearing figure of FESPA Digital Man originally appeared as a Che Guevara-style ‘print revolutionary’ in the cross-media campaign for FESPA Digital 2009, but has survived to characterize the evolutionary message of FESPA Digital in 2011.

On 16th/17th September, the Annual FESPA General Assembly took place in Hamburg, Germany - the location for the next FESPA Digital Europe Exhibition. Of our thirty six Associations, it was fantastic that thirty three were able to attend the meeting to consider and take decisions on a number of important issues that will enable FESPA to keep pace with the rapidly changing and dynamic world in which we operate. By addressing these exciting new challenges, FESPA will become even more efficient and effective.

Rapid sales reflect market optimism and expectations of a new generation of digital investment


FESPA Digital 2011 (Messe Hamburg, Germany, 24-27 May 2011) has received a phenomenal response from the supplier community, with 70% of available floor space already sold by the beginning of September 2010.

Tailored programme addresses needs of printers in Benelux, Germany, Switzerland, France and UK

FESPA is hosting its first European Congress on 19th November 2010 in Brussels, with the support of six of FESPA’s national member associations in north-western Europe.