South Asia’s premier label and package printing exhibition

There will be lots to see and do at Labelexpo India 2014 with over 200 exhibitors. For those who have not been to the show before, it’s aimed at label, packaging and general printers, brand owners and label and packaging designers. Show visitors will have four days to learn about global market trends, see live demonstrations of the most advanced technologies available, compare the latest materials and find out about the newest developments in flexible packaging and intelligent labels.

Many of the leading press manufacturers will again be at the show to debut their latest technology solutions. Exhibitor highlights are varied and include many new exciting innovations being shown for the first time ever in India.

Digital armoury

In the digital press market, HP Indigo will be showcasing its WS6800 digital press. This is the third generation of its WS6000 digital press series and offers high productivity, versatility and advanced colour management for the press user. Meanwhile Xeikon will be demonstrating its 3030 digital press in roll-to-roll configuration with live printing of a range of label applications for several vertical markets. The Xeikon 3030 is the narrow web entry-level press of the Xeikon 3000 Series.

Other press developments include Genius Flexo Machinery (representing MPS) with the EB press and EF Multi-Substrate UV flexo press. Nilpeter will show the FB-3300S eight-colour servo flexo press and Omet is displaying its OmetXFlex X4 eight-color all servo press. Multitec will have live demonstrations of its new presses – Ecoflex VSi ELS and Ecosmart.

Rise of hybrid technology

With successful launches at Labelexpo Americas, hybrid technologies should also be high on the agenda for our visitors. Mark Andy experts will be on hand to discuss the latest developments in in-line flexo and digital inkjet printing as its sigital series hybrid inkjet/flexo press is set to roll out to market soon. Gidue will introduce its new revolutionary Digital Flexo Excellence concept, together with its Revo Digital Flexo Revolution technology.

Brand Innovation Summit

Aside from new launches, we’ll be hosting in partnership with HP Indigo the inaugural Brand Innovation Summit. A half day conference for brand owners, it will will focus on the role and importance of label printing in a brand’s design and ultimate sales performance. Consisting of several presentations, it will feature a mix of industry research, real life business case studies and a panel discussion with speakers from GlaxoSmithKline Consumer Healthcare, Reckitt Benckiser Health and personal care and firstouch solutions.

With so much growth offered in the label printing market, Labelexpo India is the most compelling event on the Indian calendar.

 

Itinerary for Brand Innovation Summit, Thursday 30 October 2014 14:00 - 14:40: Introduction: A brief overview of the FMCG market in India by Christian Menegon (HP) and Andy Thomas-Emans (L&L) 15:00 - 16:00: Overview of the label and packaging market: Fact and Figures by Christian Menegon (HP) 16:00 - 16:45: Panel discussion: Challenges faced by brands and the solutions Panelists: Hitesh Shenoy (GlaxoSmithKline) Biswajit Basu (Reckitt Benckiser) Deepak Manchanda (Firstouch Solutions) and Christian Menegon (HP) 16:45 - 17:00: Q&A