中文All in Print China 2026 brought the international print and packaging industry to Shanghai from 12 to 16 October at the Shanghai New International Expo Centre, marking the event’s 10th edition. More than 1,100 exhibitors presented solutions across 120,000 square metres of exhibition space, and organisers expected over 120,000 trade visitors from more than 120 countries and regions. Internationally established suppliers including BOBST, Canon, Epson, HEIDELBERG, HP, Kodak and Konica Minolta confirmed participation, underscoring the show’s standing as one of Asia’s leading gatherings for the sector.
As part of the drupa alliance, All in Print China connects the Chinese market with the global print and packaging community, letting visitors and companies discover technological developments first-hand and build cross-border relationships. Evian Gu, General Manager of Messe Düsseldorf Shanghai, described the event as far more than a trade fair and the definitive gateway to Asia’s most vibrant print and packaging market, recalling its 23-year history as a trusted beacon for technology launches and international dialogue. The 10th edition, she said, reaffirms a commitment to championing innovation and exchange in an industry that never stands still.
China’s role as a production, technology and sales powerhouse makes the show a magnet for international visitors seeking orientation in a fast-evolving market. Sabine Geldermann, Director drupa at Messe Düsseldorf, noted that international markets are evolving at different speeds with different technological priorities, which makes platforms enabling direct exchange across boundaries all the more important. All in Print China fulfils that role in a key market and is a central piece of the drupa alliance’s international network.
The exhibition was structured around seven thematic areas: Digital Printing and Pre-press, Comprehensive Printing, Packaging Printing and Post-press Converting, Comprehensive Packaging, Label and Flexible Packaging, Inks and Innovative Materials, and Innovative Digital and Intelligent Technologies. Increasingly interconnected production was a clear focus, with workflow automation, data-driven production and AI-supported process control demonstrating how individual steps integrate into seamless workflows. That emphasis tracks directly with where investment is flowing as margins tighten and customisation rises.
Knowledge transfer ran alongside the technology. More than 60 accompanying events addressed current and future industry topics, including the Printing Innovation and Development Forum, the Flexo Printing Innovation and Development Conference, Country Day and the Asian Print Awards. Hosted Buyer programmes, international delegations and matchmaking formats brought qualified buyers from Europe, the Americas, Southeast Asia and the Middle East together with exhibitors, complemented by visitor groups from China’s key production regions and an International Pavilion for overseas companies entering the market.
For an industry watching Asia’s weight in global print and packaging grow, All in Print China 2026 offered a concentrated view of where the next investment cycle is heading: toward intelligent, automated and sustainable production. By tying Chinese innovation into the drupa alliance, the show reinforces a connected global calendar of events that lets suppliers and buyers meet across borders, with drupa 2028 in Düsseldorf positioned as the next major rendezvous on that map.
Source: Specialist Printing Worldwide (specialistprinting.com)
China’s centrality to the global print and packaging equipment market makes the show more than a regional event. As both a vast production base and an increasingly sophisticated consumer of automation, materials and sustainable technology, the country shapes the priorities of suppliers who then carry those products to the rest of the world. For Western and Japanese OEMs, a strong showing at All in Print China is now a prerequisite for relevance in Asia, and the drupa alliance linkage gives them a structured path from Shanghai to Düsseldorf and back. The emphasis on AI-supported process control and sustainable packaging also mirrors regulatory and commercial pressures everywhere, so the innovations debuted in Shanghai often preview what will reach European and American shops a cycle later. For visitors from smaller markets, the show is a concentrated, efficient way to survey the full spectrum of suppliers and trends without travelling to multiple continents, reinforcing its role as the Asian anchor of the global print calendar.
The visitor experience was built to convert interest into business. Hosted Buyer programmes and matchmaking formats brought qualified purchasers from Europe, the Americas, Southeast Asia and the Middle East face to face with exhibitors, while Country Day and guided tours steered international delegates toward the most relevant technologies instead of leaving them to wander a 120,000 square metre hall. For Western and Japanese suppliers, the International Pavilion offered a structured, lower-friction way to establish or deepen a Chinese presence without the cost and risk of going it alone. The Asian Print Awards and the Flexo and Printing Innovation conferences added a layer of credibility and community that pure product stands cannot, reinforcing the show’s role as a relationship marketplace rather than a transaction floor. In a year when global print-equipment investment is selective, All in Print China 2026 concentrated more of that budget and attention into one place than almost any other event, confirming Shanghai’s position as the Asian anchor of the industry’s calendar.
