All set for PAMEX 2010

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PAMEX, the International Exhibition on Printing and Allied Machinery, is around the corner again, coming back to Delhi after just 27 years. Organised by the All India Federation of Master Printers in association with Tafcon Projects the organisers say that more than 25,000 visitors are expected at Pragati Maidan, where at least 220 exhibitors will be showcasing their products. We actually expect the exhibition to be at best a strong regional show and would be surprised if the turnout of unique visitors is more than 15,000.

Six previous editions of PAMEX were held in Chennai in 1979, New Delhi in 1983, Mumbai in 1987, Kolkata in 1991, Bangalore in 1997, and Mumbai in 2006. Printers Associations associated to the All India Federation of Master Printers have also organised ‘Mini-Pamexes’ in different parts of India.

Said to be the event “Of the Printers, For the Printers and By the Printers,” PAMEX will bring together the major suppliers of printing presses for digital, offset, flexo, gravure and screen printing, as well as prepress and postpress equipment and materials. There will be a Roof Display of “prepress to postpress” services, a Special Pavilion for signage and photography, and a Buyers Meeting Place for buyers from the SAARC countries, South East Asia, Latin America, Africa and Europe. At the fair, the National Awards for Excellence in Printing will be announced. Heideberg is the major international exhibitor at this show and it will be holding training and education seminars and workshops under the aegis of its Print Media Academy based in Chennai. Other major international exhibitors include Bobst, Esko-Artwork, Kodak, Policrom and Redlands. A number of Chinese exhibitors will also be at the show. Important distributors of international brands include Kohli Graphics, Monotech, Newstech and SL Kulkarni Cyril Graphics.

In conjunction with the exhibition, there will be a full day conference on the future of print, Print Summit India 2010, with speakers from HP, Xerox, Adobe, Fedrigoni, Baldwin, NPES, Technova, ECH Wills, MSME, and Capexil. The Summit will consist of four technical sessions: Digital Technologies: New Developments; Software and Media, Books on Demand, Specialty Papers; PrePress, Press and Mail Room, Energy Saving Technologies; and, General: Export Promotion, Environmental issues.

Advance Graphic System - Hall 4, Stand 4091
We spoke with Vishnu R Kamat who said that AGS wants more visibility for the company. This will be their first time at Pamex and the company will showcase colour solution systems and Pantone products. Other exhibits will include colour spectrometers, densitometers, offset plate reader, and the automatic press-side scanning and measuring device, as well as Easy Trax. “Easy Trax is our latest product and it will be shown for the first time in Delhi. Easy Trax is a semi automatic scanning for presses,” said Kamat.

Arrow Digital - Hall 5, Stand 5060
The response was moderate at the last Pamex. This year the company is exhibiting Epson GS6000 – 64-inch solvent printer and the Gerber Solara Ion – wide-format UV inkjet printer. On the issue of last year's performance Prakash Chopra, Business manager told us, “last year was good for us and this year we are planning to sell thirty Epson GS6000 and Solara Ion printers.”  

Aura Papers - Hall 3, Stand 3089
The company is going to exhibit MGI printer MGI DP 60 PRO – world’s first digital printer which can print on paper and plastic with a maximum sheet size of 13 x 26 inches. Other products will include finishing solutions from American company GBC. Umesh Kagade, Product Specialist says that they are expecting a good response because they are investing a lot of money and market is also recovering. Aura Papers has also received  some orders for the MGI printer in the recent period preceding the exhibition.

Autoprint - Hall 3, Stand 3088
Thomas, Manager told us that the participation in the last Pamex met with a good response. This time Autoprint will exhibit its UV coating machine, 4-colour offset sheetfed printing machine and variable data printing machine. “We will also give a live demonstration of three of the machines in the exhibition. We will be there to promote our brand and business so we need business and potential queries,” added Thomas.

Bobst India - Hall 3, Stand 3086
We spoke with Pooja Pimpodkar, in marketing and communication who explained that Bobst participated in the last Pamex in 2006 at Mumbai. They received good response there last time. This time Bobst will exhibit a folder gluer and the model is Vision fold 80 A2. On the expectations from Pamex 2010, Pimpodkar said, “As the industry and market is recovering, we are expecting a good response in terms of strong and big business deals.”

Capital Graphics/AS Print Aids - Hall 6, Stand 6084
Arun Gandhi says that the last Pamex was good for them and they received good response. They are hoping for the same this time but Gandhi says that since many exhibitions are crowding the market, it is very difficult to get business from every exhibition. The company will exhibit CITO systems, Martin Miller and SEI in diecutting section, machines from Hunkeler, Kirk-Rudy and James Burn in digital section and from Buhrs in mailing and addressing section and more.

Creed Engineers - Hall 5, Stand 5072
The company will provide information and give live demonstrations at their stand. Shahnawaz Ghaus, Assistant Manager, Marketing told us that they will be showcasing the Kodak Digimaster with MICR solution, CEM Italy Docu-converter, Busch Gmbh table banding machine, RDM MICR verifier cum tester, security solutions, SCHOBER die cutting modules, JET and water washable polymer plates, Kodak digital and analog litho plates and a Creed branded plate exposing machine.

Falcon Vacuum Pumps and Systems - Hall 4 Stand 2020
The company will exhibit at Pamex for the first time and will be showcasing Dry Vacuum Pressure Pumps, Vacuum Pressure Pumps and Side Channel Blowers. About its expectations Amarpreet Singh told us that last year was not good for either the company or the industry. Singh, said that now that the market is recovering they are expecting some fruitful responses and emphasised that they are the only pump manufacturer in India to give a performance guarantee.

Fortec Binding Systems - Hall 3, Stand 3071
It will be the company’s first time at Pamex. Fortec will launch one of their new model Fortec 4 Fold and show other models like Fortec 800 FT. The company will do live demonstrations at the show. M Rohin Kumar said, “Our expectations are not very high because there are many things which give you business.” In terms of recent business development, Kumar said that Delhi and Mumbai gave them expected results but responses from Chennai and Kolkatta have not been very encouraging.

Heidelberg - Hall 6
Apart from discussing its heavy-metal presses and finishing and converting equipment both new and remarketed, Heidelberg India will be speaking to customers about its Prinect networking and workflow solutions, and its Saphira plates, inks and other consumables. The other important highlight of the show  is  the Print Media Academy’s sessions throughout the four days as given below. It is recommended to register in advance as far as possible. The PMA sessions at Pamex are free of charge.

IPP Catalog Publications - Hall 6 Stand 6228
The IppGroup is an information and knowledge organisation that will be displaying our magazines at our stand at Pamex — Indian Printer and Publisher and Packaging South Asia. Our business model still requires both subscription support as well as advertising support so please come by and subscribe if you have not already done so. We need your support in creating a magazine that stands for technical understanding, integrity and innovation. At the stand we will also be showing our Internet websites and our blogs on a screen. The blogs will be updated frequently as the show progresses. We will also be making live videos of visitors to the show at our stand. IppStar will be conducting various surveys of visitors and exhibitors as a part of its ongoing research project. In addition, IppStar will organise a meeting on the morning of 22 January for those interested in developing an Indian Technical Advisory Group discussion of the ISO 12647-2 standard. www.indiaprinterpublisher.com, www.packagingsouthasia.com, www.ippstar.org.

Line O Matic - Hall 4, Stand 4010
Mukesh Sonani, Marketing Manager says that the company received a good response from the last Pamex and are hoping for a similar result this time. The company will exhibit super high speed flexo printing ruling machine for stationery production.

Monotech Systems - Hall 6, Stand 6167
S Venkatesh, General Manger, Operations told us that they will exhibit their prepress and digital products. Other products on show will include – Highwater’s violet CtP, Oce’s black and white - high speed cut sheet digital press for book and industrial applications, Konica Minolta’s professional digital colour press for a range of graphics applications, Canon’s large format colour inkjet printers, and Pixeljet an inkjet signage printer.

Pratham Technologies - Hall 5, Stand 5094
Sham Desai told us that the company has been frequently participating in exhibitions and Pamex 2006 and Printech 2009 gave them good responses. At Pamex, Pratham Technologies will exhibit a friction feed folding machine, a vacuum feed folding machine, and a leaflet folding machine. “Our main product for the exhibition is Supermailer which we will launch at the show. Supermailer is very good for mass mailing applications,” added Desai.

Reprographic System and Supplies - Hall 4, Stand 4063
We spoke with Joginder Paul Khindria who said that the last Pamex was good and they are hoping for a similarly good response this time. Reprographic will be showcasing 19 to 20 finishing equipments this time at the show.

S L Kulkarni Cyril Graphics - Hall 4, Stand 4062
The company is re-launching YAWA products in India and is looking to impact the packaging market by demonstrating established model MW 1050A die cutting machine with stripping. SLKCG, an ISO 9001 certified company, earlier this year announced its association with YAWA for selling and servicing its products on exclusive basis in the country.

Zhejiang Huayue Packing Machinery - Hall 5, Stand 5098
Zhejiang Huayue Packing Machinery is a paper cutter manufacturer company in China. This company has 40,000 square meters of production space in Ruian and other places in China. Shirley King from the company’s export department informed us that at Pamex they will exhibit High Speed Automatic Program Control Paper Cutting Machines  in sizes of  92 and 130 cm (36 and 51 inches).

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