PAMEX 2020: all set to make its indelible mark

PAMEX 2020 is scheduled to be held from January 6-9 at Bombay Exhibition Centre (BEC), Goregaon (E), Mumbai, as a prolific platform providing every trade visitor the latest products and technologies in the printing and allied machinery industries, all under one roof.

International participation

Pamex has continued the association with Beijing Key in Media & Culture Co., Limited by appointing them as International Sales Agent for China.

They are actively promoting and encouraging participation from the Chinese companies at Pamex. Pamex already has over 850 Sqm of confirmed China participation and expect several more to join in this month.

Also Pamex has international participation from Germany, Korea and UK.

Promotional activities

Pamex 2020 was promoted at various domestic trade shows by having its presence in Print Fair 2018 at Hyderabad, CartonTech 2018 at New Delhi and LabelExpo India 2018 at Greater Noida, at PrintPack 2019- Noida, PrintFair 2019- Bangalore, NPrintech Today 2019 – Chennai, EAge 2019, CartonTech 2019 – Delhi, India Corr Expo – Noida in September 2019.

Pamex had its International presence at Printing South China in Guangzhou in March 2018, The International Graphic Arts Show (IGAS)-Japan in July 2018, All in Print China in Shanghai – China in October 2018, SinoCorrugated / SinoFoldingCarton at Shanghai in April 2019, Print China at Guangdong also in April 2019 and IPMEX Malaysia in August 2019, Print 2 Pack 2019 in Egypt, PACK PRINT INTERNATIONAL 2019 Bangkok in September and Print 19 in Chicago in October 2019.

Road shows

Team PAMEX kicked off the International Outreach Program in Dhaka, Bangladesh on 12 October, 2019. The team held an introductory meet and Press Conference on the side-lines of Printech Bangladesh 2019 which saw major participation by Indian Manufacturers. The next International Outreach Programme was held in Kathmandu (Nepal) alongwith a one day Table Top Exhibition and Conference on 8 November 2019 that was a resounding success with around 400 Nepali printers visiting or attending the conference. Simultaneously, The Print Odyssey made its maiden International journey as Pamex Team headed by Prof Kamal Chopra (Chairman- Pamex 2020) visited several cities of Nepal on an 8-day tour of the country.

The domestic promotion for PAMEX 2020 is in full swing. Team PAMEX was present at the 34th Annual Conference of Kerala Printers Association in Thrissur. More than 500 printers were present at the conference and many of them pre-registered to visit Pamex Exhibition. On the side-lines of the conference, Team PAMEX launched Print Odyssey- a program to reach the printers at the grass root level.

Special Attractions at Pamex

Like in the previous edition, National Awards for Excellence in Printing (NAEP) Awards will be held alongside Pamex 2020 on Wednesday, 8 January 2020. This year Viren Chhabra Print Leadership Award (VCPLA) will also be held parallelly with NAEP Awards. The award recipient will be selected by a panel of industry leaders and will be honoured during NAEP Awards.

For the first time ever, The World Print and Communication Forum (WPCF) meet will be held from 8th January 2020 at Mumbai along with PAMEX 2020 based on the theme “Redefining Printing: – Brainstorm with World Leaders.” The one day conference has confirmed speakers from USA, Europe, South Africa, Japan and China besides India.

Supporting Associations

Pamex is supported by leading associations like Association for PRINT Technologies(AFPT- Formerly NPES),Screen Printers Association of India (SPAI), China Academy of Printing Technology (CAPT), Printing and Printing Equipment Industries Association of China (PEIAC), Indian Printing Packaging and Allied Machinery Manufacturers’ Association (IPAMA).

Print Odyssey in Maharashtra

The Fourth Phase of the Print Odyssey was scheduled in Maharashtra from December 17-24, 2019. The Odyssey was headed by Prof. Kamal Chopra, Chairman PAMEX 2020 and Balasaheb Ambekar, Co-Chairman of PAMEX 2020.

The Team covered more than 20 different locations in the state during the week-long tour.

The Odyssey started in Baramati and covered major printing destinations in the state such as Solapur, Nanded, Akola, Malegaon & Ahmednagar among various other destinations before ending the Odyssey in Pune on December 24, 2019.

The Team met more than 1000 printers across the various stations. Print Odyssey was conceptualised to promote PAMEX 2020 among the printers at the grassroot level. Additionally, All India Federation of Master Printers (AIFMP) gets first-hand feedback from the printers on the issues they are facing in running their presses. Many such issues have been addressed in the earlier phases of Print Odyssey. From the disposal of Plastics in Kerala to the high electricity prices in Andhra Pradesh, AIFMP is doing all it can to help the printers.

Visit PAMEX 2020 to know what’s trending in the industry

urges Dibyajyoti Kalita, President, AIFMP (All India Federation of Master Printers), signifying the importance of visiting PAMEX 2020.

PAMEX 2020 is scheduled to be held from January 6-9 at Bombay Exhibition Centre (BEC), Goregaon (E), Mumbai, as a prolific platform providing every trade visitor the latest products and technologies in the printing and allied machinery industries, all under one roof. Dibyajyoti Kalita, President, AIFMP, appeals to everyone in the industry, irrespective of regions they belong, to visit the show to know what’s new and trending in the industry.

New developments

“PAMEX 2020 has a lot of new developments in terms of products and technologies on display as well as conferences to be executed on the sidelines of the show,” says Dibyajyoti, adding that their international outreach programme of PAMEX, has travelled around three neighbouring countries viz. Bangladesh, Nepal and Sri Lanka to promote the show and invite a new cohort of overseas visitors. Besides, the Print Odyssey covered major cities across the country, reaching printers at the grassroot level.

The major highlights of PAMEX 2020 will include the National Awards for Excellence in Printing (NAEP) and Viren Chabbra Print Leadership Award (VCPLA). In addition, the show is organising the board meeting of World Print & Communication Forum (WPCF) and international conference on future printing technologies. “As we set ‘Future is Now’ as the theme of PAMEX 2020, our idea behind it is to make the show a place where we help printers and packaging converters grab the latest machines, technologies and innovative ideas to accelerate their business to another level in future,”mentions Dibyajyoti.

A show for all

“Undoubtedly, international shows like drupa are best places to witness the latest products and technologies. But, how many of us from India can visit drupa? Well, very few! Only big printers from big cities in the country visit the expo, not small printers from regional domains. Keeping this in mind, PAMEX is designed in such as a way that printers of all levels, big or small, either from cities or small towns, can visit to experience the latest machines, technologies and standards as shown in any international expo,” comments Dibyajyoti.

He further says that PAMEX is like a supermarket of the printing and allied machinery industries where products and technologies of all kinds are available at a single point.“Till date, 8500 sq m area of the show floor of PAMEX 2020 has been sold out. More than 191 exhibitors have confirmed their participation,” informs Dibyajyoti, adding that the expo will have 30 percent increase in exhibitors as compared to the 2017 edition. Around 1000 sq m of the show floor will be occupied by international exhibitors only. Big wigs like Konica Minolta, Canon, Line-O-Matic, Xerox, Bobst, Huber Group, Komori, Baumer and others will showcase their latest products and services at the show.

Wider connection

“Every edition of PAMEX is increasingly pulling larger contingent of trade visitors from all over the country,” says Dibyajyoti. He however mentions that there is need for more visitors from far-flung regions of the country. In this respect, he comments, “If we carry out promotional campaigns of the show in North-East India, there is high chance of attracting thousands of visitors from the region to PAMEX.” Dibyajyoti hails from Guwahati, Assam.

He mentions that AIFMP is looking forward to organising its flagship events like ‘Romancing Print’ in new regions including North-East India. He adds, “Such events are designed for direct interaction with the printers in the particular region to discuss over their requirements and issues they face.”

Advice to visitors

In addition to traditional technologies, PAMEX 2020 will showcase a string of ultramodern products and technologies such as 3D printing, robotic machines, multi-wave LED technology, advanced workflow software and many more.

As PAMEX is a show of the printers, by the printers and for the printers, it emphasizes on providing the needs of every printer. “My advice to every visitor to PAMEX 2020 is that they should take the opportunity to know about the latest developments in the industry in terms of machines, technologies and innovations of tomorrow, considering the present market trends in India and the world,” says Dibyajyoti, adding that the show will be a platform for visitors to get a glimpse of emerging technologies as well.