IPEX 2006 — BIG SHOWING IN BRITAIN

Although the number of Americans was small (many U.S. exhibitors, of course, were there), the exhibition attracted 52,432 visitors—shy of the 62,000 claimed by the PRINT show last year in Chicago, but well ahead of the 40,000 expected at Graph Expo & Converting Expo this fall. Many had expected that IPEX 2006 would not be well attended, following general declines in many trade exhibitions. But, aside from a very slow first day, crowds were excellent and steady throughout the show. What these visitors saw was a complete spectrum of equipment, software and consumables for those interested in digital, lithographic, ink-jet, flexographic, gravure and screen printing.