Pamex roadshow in Bengaluru on Printers’ Day

The event, organised by All India Federation of Master Printers (AIFMP) and Karnataka State Printers Association (KSPA), in association with Print-Packaging.com, was supported by Hassan District Printers Association (HDPA), Udupi District Press Owners Association (UDPOA) and Davangere District Printers Association (DDPA).

The panel discussion at the conference was moderated by Amitabh Luthra of Printers Supply, who started the discussion with a brief on how convergence is visible in all stages of printing. “Whether it is software used in pre-press, printing machines which have inline finishing options, the possibility of printing on various substrates, convergence in label printing processes and now even in cartons,” he said. 

The panellists at the session, Gopi Ballarwad of iTekPackz; Denver Annunciation of Janus International; Suresh Srinivasan of Kamsri Printing & Packaging; and CN Ashok of Autoprint Machinery, then shared their success stories around the topic, convergence in print: the way forward.

Pawandeep Sahni from OMET India then took over the dais for his presentation on the convergence mindset: how to encash on the biggest opportunity in print. “It is important to evaluate your results compared to the efforts you put in. Convergence is not only about adopting the change but also about understanding how to make the change work for you,” he said.

Ashutosh Tripathi, National Centre for Flexible Electronics, IIT Kanpur, joined the event to talk about printed electronics. He said convergence can be of use when we innovate and collaborate, focus on R&D and long-term objectives, understand each other better and develop the indigenous eco-system.

The event concluded with a vote of thanks by R Janardhana, honourary past-president, AIFMP. He thanked AIFMP for organising the event in Bangalore and also appreciated the participants who had come from nearby cities to attend the event. 

The conference was followed by a networking lunch that created an opportunity for the attendees to take a walk through the tabletop exhibition, held concurrently at the venue. The exhibition saw exhibitors, such as Boxtech, Hariram Engineering, Indus Analytics, IIT Kanpur, OMET India, Print & Publishing, Suba Solutions and others.

The next and last destination of Pamex roadshow is Haridwar, where the table-top exhibition and conference will be held on 3 March 2023 at Yashail Hotel. 

Pamex 2023 is scheduled to be held from 27-30 March 2023 at the Bombay Exhibition Centre, Mumbai.