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| Ribbon cutting at inauguration |
A hiatus of 3 years had left the printing industry yearning
for physical events. The 15th Printpack India was slated to be held
from 3rd August 2021 onwards but due to continued perception of
re-emergence of Corona virus, it was postponed to 26-30 May 2022. The industry
has gone through traumatic time due to the pandemic and the difficulties faced
thereafter due to rising raw material prices, shortages and increased freight
rates. Recognising the need to support the printing fraternity, the governing
Council of IPAMA led by Rakesh Sodhi as President, who are the organisers of
this premier show, decided to offer the stands at much lower rates.
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| Rakesh Sodhi President IPAMA |
In his inaugural address Sodhi said, “In an
effort to address the economic duress of our fellow industry colleagues and
IPAMA members faced due to Covid and rising prices, we have on compassionate
grounds provided space to all the exhibitors at highly subsidized rates to
regain the lost momentum & motivate
the members of the industry. This has in turn resulted in an overwhelming
response from the industry with participation at a grand scale from all
exhibitors with over 25000 square meters of space sold. We are sure all
visitors will benefit from all exhibits displayed as also from the live
demos of running machines“. The opening day as is usual at major exhibitions
have a lower footfall however due to the doubts of success in the aftermath of
a pandemic, the lower attendance did give rise to the fear that this show may
lack in attendance. On the following day two of the show, the crowds started
pouring in from all over the country making it a vibrant successful show. The
printing fraternity across the entire supply chain gave resounding “Thumbs Up”
to Printpack India!
A total of 487 exhibitors displayed
their wares, materials and services. The exhibitors were not only limited to
conventional printing and converting but came from diverse segments of printing
and packaging that included Digital printing, Embellishing, high speed Web printing
and Converting, Finishing equipment, Inspection systems, Tooling, IT related
support systems, Corrugation, Flexible packaging, sustainable options for
packaging like paper bags, Paper Stationery and a lot more. Material suppliers
included those of Paper, Films, Embellishing and other Foils, Inks, Adhesives,
Varnishes, coatings, etc. The whole show was spread over 10 halls with hall 5
and 7 solely dedicated to the labels industry. The images of my walk through
the show are displayed below in two parts, first in the labels dedicated
area and the second part is in the rest of the show.
The labels Area and more
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The LMAI visitors
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It was heartwarming to see printers from all over the country
visiting the show. They exhibited their firm resolve to get back to exhibitions,
acquire knowledge and plan expansion. What was missed is the foreign running
presses at this show. However, despite the challenging situation and uncertainties
in mind, leading Indian press manufacturers who have in recent times upgraded
and taken their equipment to international levels, were there with their running presses.
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| Amit Ahuja |
Faridabad, Haryana head quartered press manufacturer Multitec’s
patriarch Shanti Pal Ahuja was conferred the lifetime achievement award at the
inaugural function for the exhibition. They displayed their all servo E3 label
and packaging press. Shanti Pal Ahuja’s son Amit Ahuja who heads Multitec was
at the show, supported by his wife Ashima. More on Multitec is available on
this blog at https://harveersahni.blogspot.com/2010/12/aspiring-for-global-attention.html
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| UV Graphic Technologies stand |
UV Graphic Technologies led by Abhay Datta has made giant
strides in their label Press and related machines in recent times. They
displayed their press which attracted the interest of leading label printers in
the country. The excellent stand display with a well-stocked bar reminded one
of the European shows which are greatly missed due to the hiatus. On display
was their Ultra flex UFO-450 10 colour full servo LED UV combo film and label
press using 42 servo drives. Also on display were a host of other post press
equipment and ancillary equipment. Their story is available on this blog at
https://harveersahni.blogspot.com/2021/08/abhay-datta-printers-tryst-with-machine.html
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| Ashish Patel |
Ashish Patel led Shri Export Import displayed the AKO label press made in China which they
eventually plan to manufacture in India.
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| R K Label Printing Machinery stand |
Ahmedabad based R K label Printing Machinery also displayed a
host of their label presses and other equipment
Other press manufacturers who had stands without running
presses include Gallus/Heidelberg, Alliance and Bobst. Digital printing
equipment manufacturers included HP Indigo at the Technova stand, Konica
Minolta, Monotech, Xerox, etc.
I now share my walk through the show;
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| Creative Graphics stand |
Ranesh Bajaj and Kiran Prayagi colour Management Specialist at the Vinsak Stand
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| Avery Dennison Stand |
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| Nirav Thakkar(Congo) |
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| Prashanth and Mukundan from Seljegat Sivakasi |
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| MLJ Industries stand |
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| Appadurai(Country Manager HP) |
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| Kuldip Goel Any Graphics |
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| Mann Engineering |
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| Amit Khurana COO Technova |
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Amitabh Luthra Printers supply Co.
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Sandeep Bajaj Jupiter laminators
and Abhay Datta UV Graphics |
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Shayyak Mukherjee Konica Minolta
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Written and compiled by Harveer Sahni, Chairman Weldon Celloplast Ltd. New Delhi, Author and mentor https://harveersahni.blogspot.com and www.labelsandpackagingworld.com June 2022
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