The Indian Printing Packaging & Allied
Machinery Manufacturers’ Association (IPAMA), which is organizing PrintPack India 2019 (14th edition) at India Expo
Centre, Greater Noida from February 01-06, 2019, has already sold out more than
60 percent exhibition space to 233
exhibitors (Till 17th Feb 2018). As per
the existing policy of IPAMA management, the participants are being issued
Priority Number on receipt of the application along with the requisite amount
of space rent. The priority number is
generated within 48 hours of the credit of the requisite amount in IPAMA’s Bank
account. To make the participation hassle free, the space will be allotted to the
exhibitors strictly in accordance with the priority number. This information
has already been circulated to participants, through various channels, for
their information and guidance.
The prominent companies amongst those who have
already booked their space for participation include LineOMatic, HP, Provin
Technos (Ryobi), Megabound, Xerox India Ltd., Manugraph India Ltd., Insight
Communication (Komori), Technova, Kodak India, Prakash Offset, Memory Repro,
Alpna Visual, Electro Mec, Bobst, Monotech, Malhotra Graphics, Excel Machinery,
NBG Printographics, Ronald Web, Manroland etc. Many more big companies,
including Konica Minolta, The Printers House, Canon, Zhongke India and Muller
Martini are in the pipe-line. LineOMatic is leading as far as space booking is concerned. It has booked 500 square meters of space.
The companies booking space on or before 31st
March, 2018 will get a discount of Rs.500/- per square meter. The new companies
enrolling as IPAMA Members will also get further discount of 5%. NSIC members can submit their applications
for availing MSME assistance through them. IPAMA intends to provide world-class
exhibition facilities to visitors and exhibitors.
A multi-purpose website, relating to PrintPack
India 2019 exhibition is being developed. All the relevant information which
will be incorporated therein can be shared by the visitors and the exhibitors. The
industry associations, which are interested in organizing seminars,
conferences, business-meets etc. during the exhibition, in association with
IPAMA, can submit their proposals for consideration and approval.
IPAMA has also signed one more MOU with Indian
Paper Corrugated & Packaging Machinery Manufacturers’ Association (ICPMA)
for marketing & sales of the space earmarked for “Corrugation
Industry” directly and or through
sub-agents; dissemination of information of PRINTPACK INDIA 2019 through
website, monthly newsletters and bulletins to their members and potential
exhibitors. ICPMA will also be branded
as “Corrugation Industry Partner” for promotion of the Show. Before ICPMA,
IPAMA had signed agreements with (1) Association of Label Printers &
Suppliers (ALPS); (2) Indian Paper Corrugated & Packaging Machinery
Manufacturers’ Association (ICPMA); (3) Screen Printers’ Association of India
(SPAI).
In continuation to the agreements with different
Indian Associations of Graphic Arts Industry, IPAMA is now heading towards
SAARC countries, and also signed its first MoU with Bangladesh Mudran Shilpa
Samity. The financial sector of Bangladesh is the second largest in the
subcontinent and a growing market. Association is also approaching Sri Lanka
and Bhutan in its second phase.
As a part of promotional activates, IPAMA has
already organized two promotional Meets, one in Mumbai and the other one in
Amritsar. IPAMA has also marked its
presence in domestic exhibitions, including those organized at Kolkata,
Vijayawada, Ahmedabad, Chennai etc. In the past IPAMA had also marked its
presence in many foreign exhibitions for promoting PPI 2019. It is also participating
in Collate 2018 being organized by Sri Lanka Printers Association at Colombo in
March, 2018. Related information will be
uploaded on IPAMA’s web-site for information of visitors, exhibitors and
concerned organizations.
