Pamex, the International Exhibition on Printing & Allied Machinery Industries, is all set for its next edition, which will be held in Mumbai from 6-9 January 2020, at the state-of-the-art facility of Bombay Exhibition Centre.
The event is organized by the All India Federation of Master Printers (AIFMP), in association with Print-Packaging.com (P) Ltd. The 2017 edition of the exhibition, which presented more than 350 companies, recorded numerous business deals and also witnessed an unprecedented 25223 unique visitors. In 2020, Pamex will bring 400+ exhibitors from more than 25 countries. The show features generation next technologies from worldwide solution providers across various categories like prepress, in-press and postpress segments. The show also presents dedicated pavilions for label and narrow web printing and presses; paper & board converting; and corrugated machinery & equipment. Flexo and gravure printing, digital presses, web offset presses, sheet fed offset presses and signage machinery & process equipment will be widely displayed at the event.
The added attraction in 2020, besides several new companies signing up for the show, will be the World Print and Communication Forum (WPCF) meet. The WPCF is a collaborative platform for the world’s major transnational and national printing associations, who work together to promote the development and prosperity of the global printing industry. This will be the first edition of the meet at Pamex exhibition.
The Pamex promotional activities are being carried extensively in all parts of the country. The show has also participated in related international events to drive participation from all across the globe. Few leaders from the industry who have already confirmed their presence in the exhibition are Acme Machinery (India) (P) Ltd., Advanced Graphic Systems, Ample Graphics (P) Ltd., APL Machinery (P) Ltd., Autoprint Machinery Manufacturers (P) Ltd., Canon India, Condot Systems (P) Ltd., Electromec Machinery Manufacturers (P) Ltd., Five Star Printing Machinery, Komori, Konica Minolta Business Solutions India (P) Ltd., Line O Matic Graphic Industries, Memory Repro Systems (P) Ltd. and Xerox India.
2023 promises an interesting ride for print in India
Indian Printer and Publisher founded in 1979 is the oldest B2B trade publication in the multi-platform and
multi-channel IPPGroup. While the print and packaging industries have been resilient in the past 33 months since the pandemic lockdown of 25 March 2020, the commercial printing and newspaper industries have yet to recover their pre-Covid trajectory.
The fragmented commercial printing industry faces substantial challenges as does the newspaper industry.
While digital short-run printing and the signage industry seem to be recovering a bit faster, ultimately
their growth will also be moderated by the progress of the overall economy. On the other hand book
printing exports are doing well but they too face several supply-chain and logistics challenges.
The price of publication papers including newsprint has been high in the past year while availability is diminished by several mills shutting down their publication paper and newsprint machines in the past four years. Indian paper mills are also exporting many types of paper and have raised prices for Indian printers. To some extent, this has helped in the recovery of the digital printing industry with its on-demand short-run and low-wastage paradigm.
Ultimately digital print and other digital channels will help print grow in a country where we are still far behind in our paper and print consumption and where digital is a leapfrog technology that will only increase the demand for print in the foreseeable future. For instance, there is no alternative to a rise in textbook consumption but this segment will only reach normality in the next financial year beginning on 1 April 2023.
Thus while the new normal is a moving target and many commercial printers look to diversification, we believe that our target audiences may shift and change. Like them, we will also have to adapt with agility to keep up with their business and technical information needs.
Our 2023 media kit is ready, and it is the right time to take stock and reconnect with your potential markets and customers. Print is the glue for the growth of liberal education, new industry, and an emerging economy. We seek your participation in what promises to be an interesting ride.
