Press release submitted on behalf of ESMA
Screen printing has a new home. On 3-5 June 2025, at Messe Essen, Germany, print system developers, ink and other consumables producers, integrators, distributors, value-added resellers, print manufacturers and product owners will meet for the first time at Screen Print Innovations (SPI). This brand new show promotes screen and pad as a process and opens its doors to both suppliers and users of the technology, the leading technology in various industrial, functional and textile applications.
“Although seasoned, screen and pad printing keep on evolving and advancing in terms of precision, automation and quality. Applications across different market segments drive continual innovation. The key is disseminating that innovation,” says Peter Buttiens, CEO of ESMA, the European Specialist Printing Manufacturers Association, organizer of SPI. “We build on the experience of our members and know-how accumulated in over thirty years of our service to the industry. Together we have recognized the need for a format which will present the latest developments and discuss the power of expanding, adapting or combining for specific market requirements.”
Among SPI’s launch partners are world leading suppliers of industrial screen print, such as CST, Drop, Fimor, Gallus, GPE A. Ardenghi, Grafco, Grünig, Kissel+Wolf, Lüscher Technologies, Printcolor, Pröll, PVF Mesh & Screen Technology, RK Siebdrucktechnik, Saati, Sefar, SignTronic, Sport PrintLab, SPS TechnoScreen, Sun Chemical, Thieme and VFP Ink Technologies. Altogether more than 70 exhibitors and thousands of visitors are expected in the modern facilities of Messe Essen. “The event is pursuing ambitious goals with which we at Messe Essen fully identify. We are convinced that Essen is the ideal location for SPI and that it will develop excellently with us,” commented Oliver P. Kuhrt, CEO of Messe Essen.
As screen printing remains the technology of choice for most industrial and high-tech applications, Screen Print Innovations applies a horizontal approach. Automotive, printed electronics, Internet of Things, healthcare, luxury packaging, textiles… are only some examples of markets which are welcome to attend SPI 2025. Brand and product owners will benefit from the extreme diversity of the process and its implementation in seemingly unrelated fields. Those new to screen or pad should come to understand the capabilities of the thriving technologies.
Whether you plan to exhibit, to show your innovations to potential new customers, or learn what suppliers have to offer, Screen Print Innovations offers a solid platform for a community to reconnect and to focus on future growth. Adjacent presentation forum of screen technology users will feature keynote speeches from areas such as automotive, printed electronics, security print, plastics and glass decoration, and others.
All interested in exhibitor stand booking should contact [email protected]. Visitor registration will open in 2025.
Screen Print Innovations (SPI)
Date: 3-5 June 2025
Location: Messe Essen
More details: spi-europe.com
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Since 1990 ESMA proudly serves the industrial printing sector. The European association for printing manufacturers in screen and digital printing has grown into an organization representing industrial, functional and specialty print. Throughout the years ESMA developed the Knowledge Hub concept which now provides almost 70 European manufacturer members and Technology Partners with cross-technology expertise. Every ESMA member enjoys advantageous terms at major trade shows and ESMA’s own conferences. Other benefits include access to technical seminars and committee meetings. Partners and members receive support and advice regarding health, safety and environmental legislation and participate in setting industry standards. For more information visit www.esma.com
