PAMEX 2020: An update

Team PAMEX has successfully launched Print Odyssey while the WPCF 2020 conference will be concurrently held with PAMEX in Mumbai, from 8-10 January 2020. The conference will see delegates attending from its member countries such as Australia, Belgium, Brazil, China, Hong Kong, Korea, USA and India.

Pamex 2020 is being organized in Mumbai from 06-09 January, 2020 at the Bombay Exhibition Centre, Goregaon. Team PAMEX successfully launched Print Odyssey on the side-lines of the 34th Annual State Conference of the Kerala Printers Association (KPA) in Thrissur.

The inauguration was attended by TN Prathapan, the local Member of Parliament, along with C Ravinder Reddy, VP South, AIFMP and Prof. Kamal Chopra, Chairman, PAMEX. The Team will be heading to Thrivanthampuram via Kochin and will visit the major printing hubs on the way. The purpose of this exercise it to understand the printers’ needs and to promote PAMEX 2020 in the state.

Earlier, Prof. Kamal Chopra spoke on the future of printing in the country and gave a small presentation about PAMEX 2020 to the 500 printers who attended the annual conference. While, C Ravinder Reddy spoke about AIFMP activities and MSME benefits for the printers.

“We are pleased with the response we got for the PAMEX 2020 in the annual conference of KPA. More than 200 printers pre-registered to visit the exhibition in Mumbai. We also launched the Print Odyssey on the auspicious day of the start of Navratri. We are looking forward to meet more printers in the coming days,” said Chopra.

WPCF 2020 Conference — Redefining Print — A Congress of World Leaders

The World Print & Communication Forum (WPCF) 2020 conference is scheduled to be held in Mumbai, India from 8-10 January 2020. The conference will see delegates attending from its member countries such as Australia, Belgium, Brazil, China, Hong Kong, Korea, USA and India. Apart from i’s Secretary General, delegates are invited from countries such as Argentina, Chile, Columbia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Indonesia, Mexico, Mongolia, Nepal, New Zealand, Pakistan, Philippines, Singapore, South Africa, Sri Lanka, Turkey, Ukraine and Venezuela.

The topic of this year’s conference is on Redefining Print — Brainstorm with World Leaders. The conference will see industry leaders from around the world as speakers where the future of printing will be discussed.

The World Print & Communication Forum is a collaborative platform for the world’s major transnational and national printing associations to work together to promote the development and prosperity of the global printing industry. WPCF also facilitates and encourages communication with other parts of the print value chain to further develop the print and communication market through international and cross-industry collaboration and knowledge-sharing. The purpose of WPCF is to promote the development and prosperity of the printing, graphic arts, communication and allied industries in all regions of the world; to improve the management of these industries with a view to their continuing and increasing prosperity; and to provide a platform for exchange of information and cooperation between users and suppliers of technology and services and to jointly promote and develop other related activities.

This conference will be held concurrently with PAMEX 2020, one of the most prominent printing and allied machinery exhibitions in India.

PAMEX promotion at Batala

During the special General Body meeting, The Association of Printers organized a seminar on protection and preservation of Environment. The seminar was held at Batala Club on August 18, under the chairmanship of Hardip Singh Bhatia, President. Prof. Kamal Chopra, Chairman PAMEX was the Chief Guest.

S Harbakhash Singh, former President of the association presented the environment issue and said, in order to ensure a sustainable future, we all need to assume responsibility for our actions and commit ourselves for creating positive social and environmental changes. He said, “It is a monumental task and education is the only key to make it happen. A healthy environment and availability of enough natural resources ensures sustainability of life on earth. Small adaptation in our lifestyle can contribute towards shrinking of our individual Carbon footprints,” S Harbakhash Singh said.

While, S Gurmukh Singh presented his talk on the water pollution problems.He said, “Clean and healthy water is the prime requirement, but we are all responsible for the adulteration of this remarkable gift of nature. Ground water is being affected because of our living systems. There is need for rain water harvesting and at the same time the system of irrigation needs to be altered. We must take lesson from Israel and start drip irrigation everywhere, which will not only save the water but is the proven best way of cultivation.”

In his presentation, Prof. Chopra stressed the need of working together in a cluster and to adopt the latest techniques and machinery to remain competitive in the market. “Producing in largest possible quantities at minimum possible cost, and to reduce the wastage is the only secret of success. Our survival depends on either working together or producing something different to remain unaffected from the global competition,” he said. Prof. Chopra suggested the means and methods to produce different from the present machines and materials to avoid the growing competition.

More than 85 printers from the city and surrounding areas were present during this meeting. Earlier welcoming the gathering, Hardip Singh Bhatia said, “It is our honour that printers in such a large number are present today.We are gathered here to know and understand the future of printing and how to cope with the increasing pressure.” He added that Batala is small town and they are facing stiff competition not only within ourselves but from the neighbouring bigger cities also.

Prof. Kamal Chopra said, to boost the knowledge it is essential to visit exhibitions and trade shows concerning our stream. “Exhibitions are just like knowledge centres, where you can learn the latest techniques and ways and means to withstand the increasing competition, he said. He invited the printers to visit PAMEX going to be held at Mumbai during on January 6-9, 2020. “It is your own show and we can discuss the problems being faced by the printers of small cities during this show at Mumbai,” he said. He thanked and appreciated the management of the association for the idea for promoting PAMEX during special General Meeting, without any financial liabilities. “I wish this message may spread a long way and each and every affiliate association of AIFMP may promote the event during their meetings and other activities,” he added.

Among others the meeting was also attended by Barinder Singh, Chander Trehan, Manoj Khanna, Ishu Malhotra, Sarabjit Singh, Kamal Kumar, Suresh Kumar, Ravi Kumar, Kapil Chopra, Jairaj Singh, Sahil Khanna and Kasturi Lal, to name a few. Mementoes were also presented to all the members and Hardip Singh Bhatia was declared as the winner of punctuality gift.