Membership Benefits & Plans

Membership Benefits

Discover all ESMA membership benefits by expanding the points below.

ESMA Benefits

  • ESMA CONFERENCES

    ESMA organises several technical conferences accompanied by tabletop exhibitions. The topics cover all aspects of functional, industrial and speciality printing with predominantly screen and inkjet technologies. Our conferences attract hundreds of attendees representing major industry players, printers, engineers, chemists, system developers, researchers, OEMs and brand owners.

    ALL ACTIVE ESMA EVENTS

    Industrial Print Integration (IPI)
    Textile Printing and Sustainability (TPS)
    GlassPrint
    Printed Interior Decoration(PID)

     MEMBERS BENEFIT FROM

    - Discounts on presenting-exhibiting, as well as delegating
    - Speaking priority
    - Direct involvement in conference concept development
    - Sponsorship opportunities

  • ESMA PAVILIONS ON THE BIGGEST INDUSTRY SHOWS

    Our pavilions are an integral part at major trade shows and showcase the printing technology on both printing and non-printing exhibitions. 

    CURRENT SHOWS

    drupa
    glasstec
    FESPA
    K

    MEMBERS BENEFIT FROM

    - Reduced exhibition costs and entry fees in different formats (co-exhibiting at our pavilion, own stands, ESMA lounge partners)
    - ESMA pavilion services, incl. catering
    - Introduction to new shows and reduced risk of exhibiting to new, niche markets

  • ESMA PARTNERSHIPS

    ESMA cooperates with international exhibitions, associations and academic entities active in areas related to functional and industrial printing.

    CURRENT PARTNERSHIPS

    DITF (German Institutes for Textile and Fibre Research)
    Euratex (The European Apparel and Textile Confederation)
    Fraunhofer Institute for Manufacturing Engineering and Automation
    Fraunhofer Institute for Manufacturing Technology and Advanced Materials
    Heimtextil
    IDTechEx
    ITMA
    Stuttgart Media University
    Unitex (Association of Executives of the Textile Industry)
    University of Cambridge
    University of Hasselt/IMEC
    VIGC (Flemish Centre for Graphic Innovation)

    MEMBERS BENEFIT FROM

    - Reduced entry fees to partner events
    - Dedicated meeting areas
    - Involvement in partner projects, co-development and research

  • ESMA HSEP COMMITTEE

    The Health, Safety and Environmental Protection Committee educates and updates members on regulations such as REACH, GHS, CLP, as well as recycling and nanotechnology legislation. Members receive support and advice, and can participate in setting industry standards.

    All member companies whose representatives join ESMA Committee Meetings (in person) will be granted a discount on their membership fee in the next year. The discount is €100 per attendee, with a maximum of €500 per year.

  • ESMA TAMA COMMITTEE

    The committee for Technology, Applications and Marketing Activities, conceptualises and develops ESMA conferences, strategic partnerships, trainings, pavilions at exhibitions, seminars, as well as collects ideas and input for new projects. TAMA involves members in workgroups on print quality and certification. Committee meetings focus on topics such as event promotion, web presence, contacts with media, white papers and industry reports.

    All member companies whose representatives join ESMA Committee Meetings (in person) will be granted a discount on their membership fee in the next year. The discount is €100 per attendee, with a maximum of €500 per year.

  • ESMA EXPERT TEAM

    A team consisting of ESMA members, all experts in their respective domains, offers support both inside the organisation and to everyone from the printing world who seeks specific advice on printing technologies for various applications. All ESMA members are welcome to join the team which is promoted at major trade shows and in mailing campaigns. The questions coming to ESMA from the printing community are channelled to our experts and benefit both the association and members by generating new business contacts.

  • ESMA ACADEMY

    With support of renowned European academic institutes, ESMA develops a series of educational programmes. The goal is to offer certified training courses handling all aspects of industrial printing technologies in an intensive hands-on setting. Topics include industrial inkjet, inkjet chemistry, screen processes for printed electronics and digital textile printing. More details: ESMA Academy: Functional Printing, ESMA Academy: Digital Printing on Textiles and ESMA Academy: Industrial Digital Printing

  • ESMA NEWSLETTERS

    ESMA newsletters and mailings reach over 60,000 international contacts from all stages of the printing value chain. There are at least two online editions per year and two hard copy newsletters distributed at the biggest industry events. All ESMA members are mentioned in the hard copies with their logo and website address. Additional exposure is offered via advertisement banners (both online and offline).

  • ESMA MEDIA PARTNER

    Circulated in 15,000 copies worldwide, “Specialist Printing Worldwide” is the magazine for functional and industrial printing processes. The focus on technical content and practical solutions ensures high readership quotes among ESMA target audience. Our members benefit from special PR packages at “SPW” and advertisement discounts of up to 40% compared to standard rates.

  • EUROPEAN PROJECTS

    ESMA is actively involved in EU-funded projects at the meeting point of printing and other processes including electronics or textiles. Some of the recent projects received support within Horizon 2020 and CORNET programmes, as well as from Flanders Innovation & Entrepreneurship Agency (IWT). These were e.g. CLIP (Conductive Low-Cost Ink Project), POLEOT (Printing of Light Emitting Devices on Textiles) and PAPERONICS. ESMA members are welcome as partners and originators of projects and can always contact the association with their ideas.

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Membership Plans

ESMA members are manufacturers and technology partners within the industry based on screen, digital, pad or any close related printing technology. All potential members are evaluated and accepted by the Board.

  • MEMBERSHIP FOR MANUFACTURERS

    Small members are companies with a turnover of less than 5 million euros. Their membership fee is 2,000 euros per year.
    Large members are companies with a turnover starting from 5 million euros. Their membership fee is 3,900 euros per year.
    When joining during a calendar year, the membership is calculated pro rata, see below:

    When joining in…  The yearly fee for a small member The yearly fee for a large member
    January 2,000 3,900
    February 2,000 3,900
    March 2,000 3,900
    April 2,000 3,900
    May 1,333 2,600
    June 1,333 2,600
    July 1,333 2,600
    August 1,333 2,600
    September 667 1,300
    October 667 1,300
    November 667 1,300
    December 667 1,300
  • MEMBERSHIP FOR TECHNOLOGY PARTNERS

    A Technology Partner is a company or an individual involved in using, promoting, supporting screen or digital inkjet printing in the general purpose.Excluded are all suppliers or OEM partners because these qualify as full members. Included are resellers, distributors, consultants, printers, developers… using or supporting in a professional way the technology described before.

    Membership fee for technology partners is 500 euros per year (250 euros for registrations between July and December).

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