Stage being set for the 9th edition of PrintPack India 2009
International Trade
Promotion Organisation
(ITPO), in collaboration with
Indian Printing, Packaging and
Allied Machinery Manufacturers
Association (IPAMA), organised
promotional meets in Amritsar
(April 4) and in Delhi and NCR
(April 11) respectively. During
the meeting, they declared
that PrintPack India 2009, a
premier international exhibition
on printing and packaging
technology, will be held from
Jan 18-23, 2009 at Pragati
Maidan, New Delhi.
Rajiv Yadav, executive director
(ITPO) and Naseem Ishaque,
general manager (FIID), and
other senior officers representing
ITPO attended both meets.
IPAMA president Sanjay Gupta
and general secretary,
K S Khurana and treasurer Satish
Bajwa were also on the dais
along with ITPO officials.
During the welcome speech at
Amritsar meet, K S Khurana
highlighted that the PrintPack
India 09 would provide an
excellent opportunity to the
manufacturers to exhibit the new
innovations and products - and
for buyers it would be a feast
of live-demonstrations, displays
of the latest technology and
machinery.
The august gathering was
informed about the latest
exhibition facilities available at
Pragati Maidan, halls with worldclass
infrastructure and allied
facilities for holding exhibitions
of such magnitude with a
covered area of more than
18,000 sq mtrs spread in 16 halls.
The timing of the exhibition has
been chosen to ensure that the
weather for participants and
visitors is very pleasant and
bracing.
N S Manku, vice president,
IPAMA, asserted that PrintPack
is the mother of all exhibitions.
While addressing the audience
at New Delhi meet, Sanjay
Gupta narrated the need to attend
PrintPack India 09, the most
prestigious event for the Indian
graphic arts industry. He further
added that it’s a platform for
manufacturers and suppliers from
India as well as abroad to
showcase their state-of-the-art
technology.
While welcoming Delhi Printer’s
Association president Gulshan
Marwah, Sanjay Gupta, the
president of IPAMA stressed the
importance of mutual cooperation
between the both organisations.
He told that the associations’ role
is very important for the growth
of the industry and it should hold
exhibitions together to project to
the world that the entire graphic
arts industry is one in our country.
The launch celebration was
attended by the entire fraternity
of manufacturers of printing,
packaging, converting, and
allied machinery manufactures,
besides senior members of other
allied associations.
Sanjay Gupta, president (IPAMA)
concluded the function by
presenting mementoes to the past
and present presidents of Delhi
Printers Association, besides the
other senior officials of ITPO.
Gulf Pack & Gulf Print expos '09
Organisers to launch dedicated conference
To make biggest impressions
in the history of events with
outstanding performance,
the Gulf Print & Gulf Pack expos
will be held from April 6-9, 2009
at the Airport Expo, Dubai.
Fairs & Exhibitions (F&E) - one
of the regions most experienced
exhibition and conference
organisers - has been delivering
world-class events for 50 years.
The company has also announced
their plans to hold a four-day
thought-leadership conference
in parallel to the exhibitions to
further boost content delivery
and knowledge flow. To be
chaired by well-known ‘industry
heavyweights’, the sessions will
cover the latest trends including
the growth of the newspaper
industry in the Middle East,
new trends in technology,
security and counterfeiting in
printing and packaging and
education and training.
“The Middle East is one of the
fastest growing markets in the
world for packaging and
printing and is at the apex
between the western and
eastern markets. Gulf Pack &
Gulf Print leverages this unique
positioning by attracting
manufacturers and distributors
within the packaging and
printing domain from across the
Middle East, Asia, Europe and
the US,” said Sue Rothwell,
group event director, F&E.
“These events provide a highly
cost-effective and dynamic
sales and marketing platform
to promote the latest industry
trends to the largest trade
audience anywhere in the
Middle East,” he added.
The added attaction in these
expos will be the one-day
conference dedicated to the
labels market – which is
expanding globally between
6-7% annually. Developed in
conjunction with the highly
successful Labelexpo event
and a trade magazine, this
conference will focus on the
latest technologies.
International PackTech India
A must see event for the packaging related industries
International PackTech India,
the fifth international
exhibition and conference for
the packaging and the processing
industry, will be held from
November 19-22, 2008 at the
Bombay Exhibition Center,
Goregaon (East), Mumbai.
Organised by Messe Düsseldorf
India and Messe Düsseldorf
GmbH, the event will begin with
a Global Conference, planned
for November 20-21, 2008 under
the patronage of the Institute
of Packaging Machinery
Manufacturers of India (IPMMI),
Paper, Film & Foil Converters
Association (PFFCA) and the SIES
School of Packaging.
Simultaneously, this conference
will bring together the packaging
machinery and materials supply
with user resources and deliver
the latest in the cross section of
technologies, systems, material
and package developments,
thereby, providing the right
platform to share ‘available and
needs’. The right people from
the right areas, with the right
knowledge and experience will
be the key.
On the popular demand of the
exhibitors of the 2006 show, this
exhibition will now be a 4-day
event. The participation by
frontline industries representing
the packaging machinery sector,
packaging conversion as well as
packaging ancillaries industries,
besides all adjuncts related to
packaging, will highlight the
state-of-the-art technologies and
developments under one roof.
The excellent organisation and
highly successful business
generated during the last event
has already enabled many
industry decision markers to
confirm their participation for
this show.
Ipex South Asia 2009 reaches Mumbai
Following the success of Ipex South Asia 2007, IIR Exhibitions has
consulted industry figureheads and eminent printing companies and
have taken the strategic decision to relocate Ipex South Asia 2009
to Mumbai, and it will take place from October 24-27, 2009.
Ipex South Asia 2007 exceeded
expectations for visitors and
exhibitors alike, and now the
decision has been made to move
to Mumbai in order to further
enhance the number of senior
buyers it attracts from southern
India. As a result of the new
location, Ipex South Asia will
offer exhibitors a totally different
audience to other exhibitions that
are running in 2009. In addition,
Mumbai is easily accessible from
all major regions across India
and throughout the sub continent.
Exhibitors agree that running the
show in Mumbai, at the very
heart of the printing industry in
India will build on the excellent
foundations that were set at the
launch show in 2007, where over
170 domestic and international
exhibitors participated during the
four-day show and in excess of
11,000 visitors attended.
The majority of exhibitors felt they
had an excellent show in 2007
and are supporting the show again.
They also expect to be welcoming
previous major non-participants
due to the success of Ipex South
Asia 2007.
They see the relocation to Mumbai
as an extremely positive move.
As per Sunil Purohit, Apsom
Technologies, “Mumbai is an
excellent market for us and we
welcome the change.” And
Y Venkat Ramana of Pitney
Bowes also felt that Mumbai is
a far better market for them and
stated, “You can expect our full
support at the show.”
S N Patel, Patel Enterprises
commented, “It is an excellent
decision to move to the heart of
the printing industry in India. You
can expect double the space
booking from our side for the
Mumbai edition.”
Arpit Gupta, Proteck Machinery
said, “Mumbai is a good location
in terms of business and we
would like to participate.” And
Nagesh Karuturi, Hewlett
Packard India feels, “Mumbai
spells tremendous opportunities
for HP Graphic Arts segment.
We are optimistic that
Ipex South Asia would receive
positive response from our
existing and prospective
customers in Mumbai.”
Vipin Tuteja, Xerox India said,
“Mumbai, being India’s
commercial capital, will be an
ideal destination to host the
printing industry’s biggest event
Ipex South Asia 2009. The city
houses a large base of India’s
printing community which will
offer an advantage for the event.”
Rob de Louw, Océ, commented,
“Business wise, Mumbai is an
important location for Océ.
People from other parts of India
are also like to travel to this
bustling Metro."
When who’s who of industry are
sharing their views, Nicky
Mason, IIR Exhibitions
managing director, also too got
the opportunity to express her
views and commented, “The
whole industry turned out to
support the launch of Ipex South
Asia. This strong brand will
provide South Asian
manufacturers and suppliers
with the continued opportunity
to expand their businesses. I feel
this move will benefit the
industry greatly.”
For more information, contact -
Tel: +91 11 2371 2131 / +44 (0)
20 7017 7019 or email:
vmalik@iirx.co.uk/email :
jjohnston@iirx.co.uk
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Photofair 2008, Mumbai
–Digital imaging making strong inroads
Photofair 2008, the third
largest photo exhibition in
the world after PMA, USA
and Photokina, Germany,
inaugurated by Uddhav
Thackeray, Shiv Sena working
president, was held at Bombay
Exhibition Centre, NSE Complex,
Mumbai from March 13-16,
2008. Organised by All India
Photographic Trade and Industry
(AIPTIA), Photofair 2008 saw
almost 170 companies from India
and abroad who displayed their
latest products, equipments and
services from the world of
photography.
In the latest digital age, one of
the highly loved passions is
photography. Photography as an
art has developed leaps and
bounds. Photofair 2008 has
indeed been conceptualized in
a big way and is surely one-ofa-
kind event being held in the
country. With stalls and kiosks
set up by every big company,
the event was truly any and every
photographer’s delight.
On displays at the fair were
photo-finishing equipment,
digital cameras, digital imaging,
photographic accessories,
and storage devices. Visitors
that included photographers,
videographers, lab owners,
studios as well as amateur
photographers and hobbyists
thronged the four-day event.
It was indeed a pleasure to see
that after having transformed
from film cameras to digital
cameras, the conventional photo
print activity also being shifted
to digital printing. The displays
by Mazda Imaging and Stanart,
using HP Indigo presses, and
Kodak’s NexPress respectively,
attracted the attention of visitors.
The way application like
wedding photos etc can be
produced using digital presses,
the new direction looks like
capturing the market very fast.
AIPTIA also conducted seminars
and workshops on different topics
besides a fashion show to provide
photo opportunities to the
photographers. The Association
has so far conducted 12 Photofair
events, the last one was the
Photofair 06 in Mumbai, with
194 national and international
organisations coming together to
display their new products and
services.
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Apppexpo Shanghai (China)
With 15-years of efforts
and development,
APPPEXPO has
become one of the most
influential exhibitions of its kind
in China. The 16th Shanghai Int’l
Ad, Print, Pack, Paper Expo
(APPPEXPO) organised by World
Expo (Group) Shanghai Modern
International Exhibition Co, Ltd;
Printing & Printing Equipment
Industries Association of China
(PEIAC); Shanghai Printing Trade
Association and Shanghai
Packaging Trade Association will
be slated from July 2-5, 2008 at
Shanghai New International Expo
Centre.
This Expo will cover a 1,50,000
sqm showing area, including
nine previous halls and two
newly built ones of Shanghai
New International Expo
Centre. Besides, the expo will
also include four theme
pavilions with over 400
domestic and international
exhibitors and more than
20,000 trade visitors.
The number of exhibitors of
APPPEXPO is growing every
year. Over 1,200 domestic and
international exhibitors took part
in APPEXPO 2007 and attracted
more than 1,00,000 trade visitors
from 85 regions/countries.
Interestingly about 1593 visitors
were from India in last year’s
show, looking for newer products
to acquire.
APPEXPO 08 will be divided
into 11 special zones for every
type of industrial products,
including Ad & sign making
equipment and materials;
Displaying, POP and
commercial facility; New
media technology and
equipment, innovative design
industry; LED, neon, large video
screens displaying and applied
technology and equipment;
Landscape illumination
equipment; to name a few.
As market in China continue
to boom, APPPEXPO is also set
to show strong growth in the
future!
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Sign and Graphics Imaging 2008 completes a decade with great success
As anticipated by the industry’s experts,
the 10th anniversary edition of the region’s
largest signage and outdoor publicity exhibition,
Sign and Graphics Imaging (SGI) Middle East
2008, received tremendous response from the
UAE and other participating countries.
Organized by International Expo Consults (IEC), a member
of the national group, Falak Holding, it was held from
February 17-19, 2008 at the Dubai World Trade Centre (DWTC).
As always, we bring you a glimpse of this year’s show.
As Sign and Graphics
Imaging (SGI) enters its
11th year, it continues to
grow with every passing year. In
short, it has become the signage
industry’s ultimate gathering spot
for everyone involved in selling
and sourcing products and
services from around the world.
It was the biggest show so far
in terms of space taken,
exhibitors and leads generated
worth over USD 800 million. This
time also, organisers got
overwhelming response and
around 90% of this year’s
exhibitors assured that they would
be back at the show with larger
spaces in 2009.
The one-of-its-kind show in the
Middle East, Indian subcontinent
and CIS, it has steadily
grown over the years in tandem
with the exponential increase
in ad spent in the region.
Commenting on the enthusiastic
response, Abdul Rehman
Falaknaz, president, Falak
Holding and International Expo
Consults, said, “The major
participation from UAE-based
companies at Sign and Graphics
Imaging Middle East 2008 is a
salient reflection of the
continuing growth and
increasing potential for the
industry players in this market,
which is estimated to be growing
at some 22 per cent a year. For
signage and outdoor publicity
companies, this growth of the
industry, which comes in the
context of the economic boom
in the UAE and the region,
represents a major opportunity
to grow their business. And this
show offered these companies
a significant vantage point to
pursue their growth goals.”
The 2008 edition of the show
had attracted over 300
participants with an impressive
growth of 35 per cent compared
to last year.
“The UAE’s economic boom has
spawned many growth sectors for
the signage and outdoor media
companies - significantly led by
the realty segment. Both public
as well as private sector have
increased their spending on
advertising and outdoor media
to reach out to the growing
market, a trend that will continue
to help signage and outdoor
media companies reap
dividends,” Falaknaz added. This
year, 25% of the participants of
the show were new while 95%
of the earlier exhibitors came
back to tap the regional
opportunity.
According to Abdallah Ghalayini,
regional managing director,
ME&A, Gandinnovations, FZCO,
“It has been the best show for
them worldwide.”
“It was absolutely fantastic and
a very good show for us. Our
new machines attracted lots of
attention. Next year, we will be
bigger and will come in with
more cutting edge technologies
and products which nobody will
have seen,” added Kunal Avari,
regional sales manager, Hewlett
Packard - Large Format Printing
Solutions.
As per Ashish Goel, marketing
specialist, 3M, “The show was
well organised and it is an
excellent platform to
demonstrate the latest
in digital printing and
corporate signages.
The quality of visitors
was good as we
received serious
business enquiries.”
With over 300
exhibitors from 30
countries, Sign and
Graphics Imaging
Middle East 2008
brought together the
largest debut of innovative
technologies in large format digital
printing solutions, cutting/
engraving and moulding
equipment, sign components,
multi-faceted advertising display
components, thermal and dye
sublimation equipment, laser
cutting and display equipment,
sign equipment and supplies,
LED signs, lighting and
accessories, etc. All in all, it
was a complete show with
broader prospective and with an
assurance “Not to be missed”
show next year.
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