After an exceptional 11th edition, both in terms of visitor numbers and events, C!Print, the leading trade show in visual communication, graphics industry, and personalisation will once again bring together a community of professionals in search of inspiration and innovative solutions under a single roof at Euroexpo Lyon, France, from 4-6 February, 2025.
Sporting a new graphic identity, supported by a manifesto “Make it Happen”, the 12th edition of C!Print combines concepts that represent creativity, production, and evolution for the graphics industry and visual communication. The mission is to support professionals in the evolving market, identify trends, unveil technological and creative innovations, listen to professionals, and facilitate interactions, with the aim of ensuring the industry’s proper course.
More than just a trade fair, C!Print provides a platform to exchange, understand market evolution, meet the key players, and test new personalisable media. It also provides an opportunity to view some of the latest innovations in printing, personalisation, and finishing.
As the largest national exhibition in the sector, over 14,000 visitors from around the world are expected to throng the venue to have a first-hand experience of a complete range of products and services offered by around 250 exhibitors. The list includes manufacturers of media printing equipment, equipment and media distributors, service providers, and press partners and associations. Major players who have confirmed their participation include HEIDELBERG, Canon, HP, Fujifilm, Xerox, Epson, Konica Minolta, Mimaki, swissQprint, Ricoh, etc.
HP will be showcasing the all-new FS printer family, which not only enables a wide range of applications that are up to 30% more diverse, but are designed to adapt to customer expectations, keep up with the latest technology advances, and tap into new businesses and revenue streams. The HP Latex FS50 and FS60’s upgrade capabilities make it easy to integrate future enhancements while delivering a longer print life. Another product to be presented is the HP PrintOS Live Production, the new feature of HP PrintOS software, which allows users to control machines remotely and manage their print queue in real time, both from a desktop computer and the new mobile app.
“Our cutting-edge, scalable hardware and software solutions are designed to enable mid- and high-volume print service providers to scale their hardware as their business evolves. These solutions ensure our customers remain competitive in a rapidly changing marketplace,” says Céline Kamoun, Marketing Manager France – Large Format Printing, HP.
Canon is another big name unveiling its flagship technologies to meet the needs of the printing professionals. “Canon’s theme on the C!Print stand, ‘The Power to Move’, illustrates Canon’s support in guiding change in our industry,” says Géraldine Gaspard, Marketing Manager, Canon France. “C!Print has now established itself as an unmissable event, where we unveil major innovations every year. This edition is no exception, and our goal this year is also to adjust our products and services to meet the specific needs of the market.”
Aimed at core target markets such as the graphics industry, visual communication, outdoor communication and lighting, textile, and personalisation, C!Print continues to open up to related industries including 3D printing, packaging and labels, and photography. The content areas and the conference programme will offer 3 intense days of meetings and exchanges around the challenges confronting the industry and a global reflection on the next possible market scenarios.
With an impressive list of exhibitors, 50 conferences, its masterclasses, startup pitches, and entertainment areas such as the renowned C!Wrap covering competition, the Plug& Play customisation workshops, or the very recent C!Factory, C!Print is all geared up to be the nerve centre of the printing industry.
Opening Hours: (4-5 February, 2025): 9.30 am – 6 pm, (6 February, 2025): 9.30 am – 5 pm.
