WEILBURGER Graphics Enjoys Strong drupa 2024

A highly successful drupa participation can be celebrated by WEILBURGER Graphics GmbH, who exhibited at drupa 2024 together with IST METZ GmbH & Co. KG and Kocher+Beck GmbH & Co. rotary die-cutting technology KG.      

This year’s drupa is considered a complete success by Messe Düsseldorf. According to the organizers, a total of 170,000 visitors from 174 countries made their way to Düsseldorf from May 28 to June 7 to find out about the latest trends in the printing and packaging industry from a total of 1,643 exhibitors from 52 nations.

Although these figures are significantly below those of the last drupa in 2016 (260,000 visitors, 1,800 exhibitors), the high level of expertise and decision-making competence of this year’s visitors was particularly positively emphasized.

This is also reflected in the final trade fair statistics of WEILBURGER Graphics GmbH. The company was able to exceed its expectations in all areas at its stand, which was very well attended throughout the trade fair. With more than 500 registered trade fair contacts, consisting of existing customers and a high number of new contacts, the company is more than satisfied.

In retrospect, Monday, June 3 and Tuesday, June 4 were the strongest days of the trade fair. On these two days, the 20-strong WEILBURGER Graphics GmbH trade fair team said they could hardly keep up with guiding trade fair visitors through the company’s product range.

“This year was the first time we exhibited at a joint stand with IST Metz and Kocher+Beck and we were curious to see whether and how this would be received by visitors to the trade fair,” said Günter Korbacher, managing director of WEILBURGER Graphics GmbH. “And we have to admit: We are overwhelmed. Even three weeks after drupa, we are still receiving an increasing number of inquiries about our products and services and are being approached about our accomplished drupa appearance.

“This has a lasting effect – also in our minds,” added Korbacher. “Our print samples were very well received by the public. Our interactive 3D models of these samples, which make it possible to visualize and experience our products on the Internet for the first time, and our feature-packed service app were recognized as excellent examples of our innovative strength.

“But above all, the proximity to IST and the HEIDELBERG Speedmaster XL 106-8-LYY-1+L installed there on the joint stand and producing live with our UV coatings paid off massively for us,” Korbacher reported. “This is what visitors want to see at drupa and what attracts visitors. We would therefore like to take this opportunity to thank our trade fair partners IST METZ and Kocher+Beck for this fantastic joint drupa presentation.”