Countdown begins for Pamex 2023 – 27-30 March 2023

More than 270 companies already on board

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The show, scheduled to take place from 27-30 March 2023 at Bombay Exhibition Centre (Pamex)

Pamex 2023, the global business platform for the print, label, converting and corrugation industry, is highly awaited not only by the suppliers and exhibitors but also by the buyers and visitors.

The show, scheduled to take place from 27-30 March 2023 at Bombay Exhibition Centre, Mumbai, has already surpassed the total booked area of the last edition. By the end of October, more than 270 companies were on board, with many more in the stage of finalization.

The highlight of the 2023 edition is the theme of the show 

Convergence in Print. Convergence, basically, is a phenomenon that has been happening over the past few years. It has gained tremendous momentum in recent times and is very pronounced today as we come out of the unprecedented global pandemic while merging the technologies seamlessly.

At one end, it is driven by the printers and converters who are looking to diversify into an industry segment beyond their primary focus. On the other, the emerging technologies make it possible for printers and converters to offer newer applications, enhancements and embellishments from their equipment.

These technologies and trends will be witnessed through the exciting display at Pamex 2023, with convenience to interact with technology leaders.

Promotions

Pamex is planning promotional events in six cities of India. A promotional road show of Pamex 2023 will also see events circled around the theme of Convergence in Print.

The expo team has formed a core group of the leading industry players and stakeholders from the Indian Printing and Packaging fraternity to help design and finalize the locations of the promotional event.

With the feedback from group members Raveendra Joshi, president, AIFMP, Ranesh Bajaj, Vinsak India; Deepak Chawla, Technova; Tushar Dhote, Dhote Offset; Amit Sheth, Intergraphic Sales & Services; Harveer Sahni, Weldon Celloplast; Abhishek Bhatnagar, HP; Manish Desai, Mudrika Labels; Hemanth Paruchuri, Pragati Pack; Pawandeep Sahni, Omet India; Nitin Vani, Print Consultant; Sonal Khurana, S Media Group- Print & Publishing and Anil Arora, Print-Packaging.com – the promotional events are being planned in Guwahati, Ahmedabad, Pune, Haridwar, Indore and Bangalore.

These cities that serve as the regional hub for the industry, will see a Pamex-led one-day table-top exhibition and a half-day conference in coming months. Organized in partnership with local associations, these events will see printers, converters and suppliers openly discuss the pros and cons of adopting ‘Convergence in Print’ and map the tangible benefits, thereby boosting the confidence for new investments in these equipment and technologies.

The first promotional event is scheduled to happen in Guwahati on the 27th of November, co- located with North East Print Tech 2022, at Maniram Dewan Trade Center. 

Ahmedabad will be the next stop, where the table-top exhibition and conference is planned for 9 December 2022, to be followed by Pune in the same month on 23 December 2022.

The dates of other cities will soon be announced and details of the same will be available on www.pamex.in

Pamex will also play host to a glittering awards ceremony at the Gala Exhibitors’ evening on 29 March 2023.

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.

– Naresh Khanna

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