FESPA 2018 - Overall Highlights
FESPA Global Print Expo 2018 reinforced its standing as the global landmark event for speciality printers, with 20,441 visitors from a record 142 countries gravitating to the German capital for the four-day show.
FESPA 2018 experienced a 22% increase on the number of individual visitors to FESPA Digital 2016 (Amsterdam), FESPA’s last four-day event.
The next FESPA Global Print Expo takes place at Messe Munich, Germany, from 14 to 17 May 2019. FESPA has also confirmed the location and dates of the 2020 edition as 24-27 March 2020, Madrid, Spain.
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