The Exhibition, organised by All India Federation of Master Printers (AIFMP), in association with Print-Packaging.com Private Limited (PPCPL), held within a gap of eleven months, shattered records with unprecedented visitor footfall and onsite business deals! “We saw this coming,” says Anil Arora, President, Print-Packaging.com Private Limited. “The large number of visitors registering online, days ahead of the show had already portended a highly successful event,” he continued exuding confidence. PAMEX, India’s most valuable printing exhibition, was held from 6th to 9th February at Bombay Exh ..read more

World over the growth in the printing industry is driven by a flourishing label and packaging segment. The trend is also visible in India as it witnesses new innovations, mergers, expansions and even diversification of other printers into labels. This  is reflected at PAMEX too, which will have an array of label presses and allied solutions on display in the 2024 edition that is scheduled from 6-9 February at Bombay Exhibition Centre, Mumbai. Some of the companies who have shared their plans with us are mentioned as below. We will keep on updating the information shared by other exhibito ..read more

Tushar Dhote, Chairperson of AIFMP’s PAMEX 2024, talks about the upcoming trade show edition that is ready in the shortest time ever after the earlier edition. Can you share some insights into the preparations for PAMEX 2024? PAMEX 2024 will be hosted precisely ten months and five days from today, Coming within a year of the 2023 edition has given a continuity to the to the marketing campaign for the upcoming event. About sixty percent of the space was sold on the final day of the last show itself with all of the larger exhibitors returning with bigger areas. Several exhibitors who are partici ..read more

PAMEX is continuing with the theme of ‘Convergence in Print’ in edition 2024, also spanning across the innovations that make us look beyond the obvious. The exhibition is dedicating a pavilion to some of the most advanced and futuristic print technologies in the industry. These technologies are paving the way for the future of printing, offering improved efficiency, versatility, and quality. The pavilion will display few technologies as below: 3D Printing A revolutionary printing method that allows for the creation of three-dimensional objects by layering materials on top of each other. From ..read more

The Government of Punjab has setup 26 industrial advisory commissions to promote holistic industrial and business growth in the state. The sectors identified by the Government expected to spur the growth include- Paper and Paper based Packaging Units; Plastic and Chemical Products; and Printing and Packaging. Each of these commission will be headed by a renowned person from the relevant industrial sector who will hold the rank of a Cabinet Minister. Prof. Kamal Chopra, the General Secretary of the Offset Printers’ Association (OPA) and Past President of the All India Federation of Master Print ..read more

Exhibitors participating in both the exhibitions will use PAMEX as a prelude to their participation in Drupa! Exhibitors participating in both the exhibitions will use PAMEX as a prelude to their participation in Drupa! The world’s largest exhibition for printing equipment will have a stall at PAMEX, using the platform as curtain raiser for Drupa 2024. Some of the Indian exhibitors have shared their plans with us for both the exhibitions. Others promise to do so in due course. “The Printers House Orient Printing and Packaging will be displaying a number of machines manufactured completely ..read more

R.N. Dutta Baruah takes over as the President of the association. The All India Federation of Master Printers (AIFMP) recently held its annual general body meeting at Indore where the new team of office bearers for the term 2023-2024 was elected and announced. Raghabendra N. Dutta Baruah, Seven Stars Publications Private Limited, Guwahati has been elected unanimously as the new President of the association. The young and enthusiastic Baruah has lot of new ideas for the association. Sharing his thoughts on taking over as the President of AIFMP, he said, “I’m really happy on coming into the Pre ..read more

“Over 300 exhibitors covering more than 10,000 sqm are already on board and markedly several exhibitors have booked larger booths than in the previous edition”- shares Anil Arora, President, Print-Packaging.Com Private Limited, the co-organiser of PAMEX, in conversation with Print& Publishing Magazine. Excerpts… P&P: PAMEX is happening again in just 1 year, instead of two-year gap. What were the reasons for it? Anil: Since 2015, there exists an unwritten understanding between AIFMP and IPAMA, that as far as possible, their two iconic events will be held a year apart. While PAMEX is he ..read more

The first Indian printer to take over the Chairmanship of World Print & Communication Forum (WPCF) in its last term of 2020-2023, Prof. Kamal Chopra has once again been unanimously accepted by the member countries to continue for the next term of three years. The announcement was made at the WPCF board meeting held on 21 Sept 2023 at Bangkok. Headquartered in Brussels, Belgium, the WPCF is a collaborative platform for the world’s major transnational and national printing associations to work together, promote the development and prosperity of the global printing industry. WPCF also facili ..read more

The prestigious conference organised by the Label Manufacturers Association of India (LMAI) was held from 20th-22nd July 2023 in the Pink City of India. After the hiatus of four years, the LMAI Conference brought back the much-awaited excitement to the industry this year with a magnificent three-day event held in Jaipur. The conference themed around ‘Creativity, Innovation, Sustainability’ saw more than 500 delegates from the label fraternity coming together at the beautiful venue of The Leela Palace Hotel. The event started off in the evening hours of 20th July with an inaugural event, joine ..read more