LOPEC + Printed Electronics Europe

LOPEC + Printed Electronics Europe

LOPEC + Printed Electronics Europe is an international trade fair and conference dedicated to flexible and printed electronics. It is positioned as a “world’s leading exhibition and conference” for the industry, bringing together stakeholders across the value chain—from research and materials through manufacturing processes, system components, and real-world applications.

The event is hosted in Munich, Germany. Based on the official website content, the event timing is split across an exhibition and a conference program:

• Trade fair (Exhibition): Mar. 3–4, 2027
• Conference: Mar. 2–4, 2027

1) Who attends (BUYERS / ATTENDEES)

LOPEC is designed for a mixed audience where the strongest “buyer value” typically sits with decision-makers working on productization and adoption of printed electronics. The official description emphasizes that it covers the entire value chain and connects “application to research from all continents,” meaning attendees are generally not limited to one functional group (e.g., only labs or only manufacturers). Instead, the event draws professionals across the spectrum, including:

• Industry stakeholders across the value chain, such as teams focused on materials, processes, systems, and components
• Application owners who translate printed electronics into market-ready products and solutions
• Research and innovation communities who present technical progress and scientific insights
• Exhibitors and brands aligned with printed electronics development, manufacturing enablement, and service offerings
• Conference participants spanning business, technology, applications, and science, supported by multiple conference modules

2) Where the show is happening + attendee geographic origin

The official website states the event takes place in Munich, Germany in the context of “the world’s leading exhibition and conference” for flexible and printed electronics. While the exact attendee origin distribution for 2027 is not explicitly listed in the provided text, the website highlights the event’s international scope.

For context, LOPEC 2026 is described as having visitors from more than 40 countries, which strongly suggests a globally distributed attendee base year over year. The 2027 audience is therefore expected to remain international, with participation from multiple regions and continents, aligned with the event’s positioning as a global knowledge-transfer and industry platform.

3) Audience reach (Local / National / Global)

LOPEC + Printed Electronics Europe is best categorized as a global event. The official description frames it as the “world’s leading exhibition and conference” and specifically notes:

• International knowledge transfer (explicitly stated as a reason to participate)
• Visitors from more than 40 countries (as reported for LOPEC 2026)
• Exhibitors from 29 countries (as reported for LOPEC 2026)
• Industry players “from all continents” meeting in Munich (as stated on the official page)

4) Sample buyer company names (BUYERS ONLY) + Websites

To comply with the requirement to keep buyer-company samples accurate, this section should be grounded in verifiable exhibitor or buyer participation data. The provided official website text includes summary figures (e.g., exhibitors, countries, visitor counts) but does not list specific company names, exhibitor brands, or conference participant organizations.

Therefore, we are leaving this section blank until we receive either:

• your preferred buyer segmentation (what “buyer fit” means for your specific offering), or
• the relevant exhibitor directory / exhibitor list, or
• the client’s product website so we can match buyer roles and likely organizations using product-fit logic.

5) Job profiles, industries & event type

From the official positioning (“flexible and printed electronics,” “entire value chain,” and “business, technology, application, and science” across seven conference modules), the most relevant buyer personas typically include:

• Industrial product and commercialization roles (driving adoption of flexible/printed electronics into real markets)
• Application engineering roles (owning how printed electronics are implemented in products)
• R&D and innovation roles (bridging science to engineering and manufacturing)
• Manufacturing and process development roles (enabling scalable production approaches)
• Solutions and systems roles (integrating components, processes, and services)
• Conference module decision-makers who attend to evaluate technologies, partnerships, and marketable solutions

Event type (based strictly on the provided text): Trade fair + conference for flexible and printed electronics, with an industry-wide focus covering technology, applications, and science.

6) Estimated attendance (expected total footfall)

The provided official text does not state the expected 2027 attendance or total footfall for LOPEC + Printed Electronics Europe.

However, the website provides a benchmark for LOPEC 2026:

• 2,500 visitors from more than 40 countries
• 774 visitors also participated in the conference program
• 158 exhibitors from 29 countries

Since the 2027 expected totals are not explicitly provided in the supplied content, we can only treat the LOPEC 2026 figures as a reference benchmark rather than a confirmed 2027 estimate.

7) Key focus areas & buyer engagement

The official website highlights that LOPEC covers the entire value chain and is aimed at connecting research and practical, marketable solutions. Key focus areas therefore include:

• Materials for printed and flexible electronics
• Processes (how devices are manufactured and enabled)
• Systems and components (device building blocks and integration elements)
• Applications (where the technology delivers measurable value)
• Services supporting development, production, and scaling
• Conference knowledge transfer through seven conference modules

For buyer engagement, the strongest approach is to align outreach and presence with the event’s “Closer to product and practice” messaging and emphasize:

• practical application pathways
• scalability and integration into production flows
• marketable solutions rather than purely theoretical research
• cross-value-chain collaboration

8) Client-product fit note (we need your client website)

To identify the best buyer organizations for your specific needs—based on your client’s product and the exact buyer behaviors they trigger—we must review the client’s website.

Please share your client website URL. After reviewing it, we will:

• map your offering to the most relevant LOPEC value-chain segments (materials/processes/systems/components/applications/services)
• filter buyer roles (e.g., commercialization, application engineering, R&D-to-manufacturing transfer, process development)
• select the best buyer targets that match what we see your client sells (and who would realistically buy it)

9) Suggested industries based on Apollo industry list

Printed electronics and flexible electronics typically sit across a few adjacent sectors. Based on the Apollo industry list you provided, the most relevant selections for LOPEC + Printed Electronics Europe would be:

• Semiconductors (core electronics enabling technologies and device relevance)
• Computer Hardware and/or Computer Software (only if the product involves electronics control, integration, prototyping tooling, or digital enablement)
• Industrial Automation (if buyers focus on manufacturing lines, process automation, or production integration)
• Medical Devices (if printed electronics applications target sensing/diagnostics/health monitoring)
• Environmental Services or Renewables & Environment (if applications focus on green electronics, sensors, or environmental monitoring)
• Electrical/Electronic Manufacturing (if buyers are manufacturers of electronics/devices or equipment suppliers)
• Machinery (if buyers procure equipment, tooling, or production machinery supporting printed electronics)
• Research (if the buyer base includes institutes and R&D organizations)
• Professional Training & Coaching (only if the offering is training/enablement for technologies or workforce development)

Once we have your client website, we can narrow this to the top 3–5 Apollo industries most likely to contain the best buyer fit for your specific product.

Quick reference (from official website content)