Fespa

Template:FESPA FESPA FESPA is a federation of trade associations and an organiser of exhibitions and conferences for the screen and digital printing industry. Formerly, the name FESPA stood for 'The Federation of European Screen Printers Associations'. With the advent of digital technology, FESPA is known by its acronym, which has worldwide recognition.

Objective

FESPA's objective is to promotion of screen printing and digital imaging through each of the 28 separate National Associations in Europe who are its members, together with its 6 Associate members associations in Australia, China, India, Japan, South Korea and Thailand.

History

FESPA was formed in 1962 by a small international group of screenprinters and suppliers to share knowledge on screenprinting technology, establish close co-operation between screenprinters and suppliers and promote screenprinting in Europe.

FESPA Today

Exhibitions

FESPA plans and promotes exhibitions and conferences for screen and digital printing and helps its National Associations by supporting projects and activities organised by them. FESPA monitors new developments in screenprinting and digital technology and communicates the results to members through seminars and press articles and promotes screenprinting and digital imaging to the end user through Press Articles.

Emerging Markets

FESPA is working within the emerging markets in Central and Eastern Europe to promote wide format digital imaging and screenprinting by providing technical training, information and through its programme of 'mini-FESPA's' comprising low cost product information booths and technical seminars.

Online Information Exchange

FESPA provides regular online information exchange between member Associations resulting in help from the larger to the smaller Associations in recruitment, training and technical studies.

FESPA World

Through the pages of the FESPA magazine - FESPA World (published 4 times a year), FESPA provides full communications between member Associations and highlights important developments affecting screenprinting and wide format digital imaging.

Screenprinting Suppliers

In every country the suppliers have always been closely linked to the development of the National Associations. Many of these companies belong to FESPA National Associations so they too can benefit from FESPA activities. FESPA is also working closely with the manufacturers of digital printing equipment and supplies in order to keep FESPA members informed about how these new developments can affect their businesses.

See also

• Color printing
• Digital printing
• Screen-printing

External links

• FESPA
• FESPA World Magazine
• FESPA Associations
• Learn about printing — International Paper.
• Planet Typography - history of printing - selection of international sites dedicated to the history of printing.