Drupa

Screen Graphic Solutions has become the latest high-profile exhibitor to pull out of Drupa 2021.

Sitma is the latest manufacturer to go public with its decision not to exhibit at Drupa 2021.

Planning for Drupa 2021 is about to enter a critical period with exhibitors required to confirm any changes to their stand sizes by the end of August.

Mailing kit manufacturer BlueCrest has launched a new, highly automated entry- to mid-level inserting line that has many of the flagship features of its high-end siblings.

Drupa has reduced the duration of next year’s show from 11 to nine days and has acknowledged that fewer international visitors are likely to attend due to the ongoing effects of the Covid-19 pandemic.

Two more press manufacturers have pulled out of Drupa 2021.

Messe Düsseldorf has issued further details about how it plans to run ‘Covid-secure’ expos, including one-way systems in the aisles and limiting the number of visitors.

Koenig & Bauer has publicly backed Drupa 2021, stating that its participation in the expo “is not in question”.

Drupa 2021 has been dealt a major blow after Heidelberg – still the world’s largest press manufacturer – pulled out of all international expos next year including Drupa.

Jo Francis has been watching virtual events with a combination of interest and boredom.