The seasonally adjusted business climate index calculated by the BVDM showed an increase of 0.4 per cent compared to the previous month. While companies rated the current business situation slightly worse than in September, expectations for the coming six months improved. The positive development of business expectations contributed to the stabilisation of the business climate.
The PRINT DIGITAL CONVENTION partner network is growing with the European Brand & Packaging Design Association (epda) and the Verband Druck + Medien Nord-West (North-West Printing and Media Association). On 16 and 17 June 2026, the congress fair will be held in the foyer of Hall 1 at the Düsseldorf Exhibition Centre. An inspiring venue for movers and shakers from the print, media and communications industry to present themselves visibly and effectively.
Organised by ESMA, the Industrial Print Integration (IPI) Conference 2025 brings together leading minds from the field of functional and industrial printing. The IPI will take place from 12 to 13 November 2025 at the Crowne Plaza Düsseldorf-Neuss and will feature 60 presentations, including 4 keynotes, in three specialised subject areas, as well as an international exhibition and a lively networking programme.
With its new workwear bestseller catalogue, Gustav Daiber GmbH is offering an overview of its most popular workwear items for the first time. Across 143 pages, the corporate fashion manufacturer presents its strongest workwear styles – from T-shirts, polo shirts and sweatshirts to fleece jackets, waistcoats, trousers and accessories.
Digital printing is experiencing dynamic growth in the commercial and publishing sectors. Technological advances have made it possible to use digital printing to achieve high productivity and cost-effectiveness with a quality that is virtually indistinguishable from that of conventional printing processes for customers.
Packaging should protect products, meet consumers’ growing expectations for sustainability, promote the circular economy and ensure compliance with legal requirements such as the EU Packaging Regulation. At the Sustainable Packaging Summit, Henkel will show how these challenges can be overcome with practical solutions.
From 4 to 7 November 2025, Getzner Textil will be presenting innovative developments in the fields of workwear and protective textiles at A+A 2025 (Hall 16, Stand B48) in Düsseldorf. The focus of the new products on display will be six versatile fabrics that meet different requirements in terms of functionality and safety.
On 25 and 26 February 2026, the industry will meet for the tenth time at the Colour Management Symposium (CMS) in Munich, where over 200 participants are expected to attend. Since the first symposium in 2008, Fogra’s CMS has developed into an industry event where the who’s who of colour management meet.
Due to a shortage of skilled workers, rising quality requirements, cost pressure and digital transformation, the graphics industry is at a turning point. Augmented Intelligence can provide answers in the form of Retrieval Augmented Generation (RAG). An FMP online seminar on 5 November 2025 will show how Retrieval Augmented Generation can combine human expertise with AI.
