Successful Labelexpo India in New Delhi
The largest event for the label, product decoration and converting industry in India took place on 8 to 11 December at Pragati Maidan, New Delhi. Labelexpo India was hailed a great success with 6,054 visitors in attendance, a figure that was up by 27 percent from the show in 2008.
Over 150 international and local exhibitors presented their latest developments in technology and materials, launched new products and gave live demonstrations to visitors during the four days. By the final day major industry players such as Gallus, HP, Mark Andy, Nilpeter, Omet, Rototek and Xeikon had already booked more space and upgraded their stalls for Labelexpo India 2012.
All the stalls were busy over the four days and the visitor traffic very high with local manufacturers, such as Holostik India, Kaygee Loparex, Kurz India, SMI Coated Products, Jesons, MLM, Weldon Celloplast and BST Sayona Automation exhibiting. Multitec ran a number of demonstrations on their stall which were very well attended and well received by the audience. In addition Jandu Engineering Works and Apexrototech Industries, which are both label manufacturers in India, reported great shows and always had busy stalls.
The show achieved its primary role of being the showcase for the label industry in India and the platform for the industry to grow. Many international exhibitors chose Labelexpo India to launch their new products including: Gallus who showed for the first time in India its Gallus ECS 340 granite press; Nilpeter showed for the first time ever its new FB-3300 Servo Build press which was built in India and has a number of features for value-added printing; Omet showcased its Flexy and Flexy-S model ranges which are designed to offer simplicity and ease of use to label converters; Xeikon introduced the Xeikon 3000 Series; Gerhardt unveiled the High Blade Flexi which was one of seven new flexi die innovations the company had on display; and the latest model of the Performance Series line from Mark Andy, the P3 model also made its debut at Labelexpo India, as well as the P5 model also being on display.
Jakob Landberg, Sales and Marketing Director, Nilpeter said: “The activity at Labelexpo India has improved considerably since the first show in 2008. The number of visitors was undoubtedly up, but more important the quality and seniority of the attendees was very high. It is evident that the growth in India is strong and stable. Labelexpo India will become a strategic show for many exhibitors in the near future - and it already is for Nilpeter as the only global brand producing machines in India.”
Harveer Sahni, Managing Director, Weldon Celloplast Limited also commented: “As visitors entered Labelexpo India 2010, good vibes were evident. The show has attained the international quality that the Labelexpo Global Series is known for. Visitor quality was superb and euphoria prevailed!”
On the second evening of the show, the Labelexpo team was involved in organizing the LMAI Avery Dennison Label Awards. Over 600 printers/converters, suppliers, brand owners and members of the media attended this prestigious gala evening held at Jhankar Garden, New Delhi. The best Indian printers and converters were recognized and awarded for their excellence and contribution to the advancement of the Indian label industry and all the Indian winners can now be entered into the World Label Awards. In addition two Indian Printers, Any Graphics Pvt. Ltd (Managing Director Kuldeep Goel) and Wintek Flexo Prints (Managing Director Gururaj Ballarwad) were recognized on the night for winning prestigious World Label Award accolades for the year 2009/2010 in the competition against all the label printers from across the globe.
Roger Pellow, Labelexpo Managing Director, said: “We are very pleased with the event results. Labelexpo India attracted high quality of visitors who were willing to invest in new technologies and keep their businesses developing. This was evident through the sales orders put through at the show. The show unveiled a lot of new innovative technology that was seen for the first time in India, and I very much look forward to seeing the industry continue to advance and thrive in India in the future. I would like to thank all our exhibitors, visitors and the LMAI, in particular LMAI President Vivek Kapoor and LMAI YMC President Sandeep Zaveri, for their loyalty and support. We very much look forward to returning to India in 2012 when the show will be even bigger and better.”
Quotes from exhibitors at Labelexpo India 2010:
Ravi Agarwala, Apsom Infotex said: “Apsom Infotex showcased products from Roland DG at Labelexpo India, the LEC-330 and VS-640 which are both suited for the label and packaging industries. We received an excellent response. Industry stakeholders were of the opinion that the LEC-330 was just the product they had been looking for. The LEC-330 with its large color gamut on CMYK, with WHITE and GLOSS VARNISH coupled with the facility to print on almost any substrate; (including most polycarbonates), make it an ideal product generating considerable savings for users.”
Danielle Brunet, ETI Converting Equipment said: “At Labelexpo India, ETI was able to promote its unique technology especially design to coat, laminate and print both sides of labels, thus generating a 50 percent cost reduction on raw material. Following the show, two contracts for this type of Cohesio equipment will be signed shortly in India for installations in mid 2011 and several other firms, who understood the advantages of the process, have asked for a quotation. For ETI, 2010 was a successfull year with increased sales worldwide.”
Amit Ahuja, Multitec said: “Multitec displayed it’s very successful Ecoflex press at Labelexpo India. Hundreds of visitors thronged the busy stand and the live demos were watched with great interest. This was the most focused show ever. We have several hot prospects which will soon turn into orders and printers took notice of a quality Indian manufacturer amidst all the large European manufacturers. Multitec closed the show with four confirmed orders for its Ecoflex press.”
Shaun Pullen, RotoMetrics said: “The show was a huge success for RotoMetrics. We had productive meetings with new and existing customers, and sealed multiple deals for new press tooling orders. Labelexpo India is a great platform for companies who are committed to this growing market.”
