All in Print brings 'grand feast' to Shanghai

Oct 31, 2016 at 06:18 pm by Staff


All in Print China, which ended in Shanghai last week, attracted some 76,818 visitors, up by almost a quarter, organisers say.

With five indoor and six outdoor halls, an exhibition area of 80,000m2 and a record 724 exhibitors, the show provided a "grand feast" for the printing industry. It also embraced embraced more than 100 domestic associations and enterprise groups, and received above 45 overseas buyer groups from more than 20 countries including the US, Germany, South Korea, Australia, India, the Philippines, Malaysia and Thailand.

International and domestic digital printing brands including Fuji Xerox, Ricoh, Konica Minolta, Screen, Epson, Fujifilm, EFI and Founder Electronics showcased their latest products and solutions, with some exhibitors targetting book and commercial printing, as well as packaging, label and large-format.

Traditional offset printing brands including Komori, Hans Gronhi, Hangzhou CRON, manroland, Beiren Group, Zhongjing Group and Weihai Printing Machinery had to rely on continuous innovation and consistent quality, with developments from DRUPA on show.

An independent exhibition of technologies and products further highlighted the themes and trends in the industry to create a multi-perspective integrated exhibition of printing innovations. The Innovation Factory, in particular, provided an intensive exhibition of future printing technologies, consisting of five segments, 'future of printing', 'network printing', 'innovative application', 'green printing' and 'printing culture', providing a centralised display of the latest and most popular upcoming technologies and applications. More than 60 printing forums, technical seminars and news conferences were held during All in Print China 2016 and provided numerous opportunities of information and idea exchange for visitors.

Other events included the 14th Cross-Strait Printing Industry Exchange Conference & Silk Road Printing Development Forum 2016 on October 16, and Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation Conference 2016 and on October 17, China Printing Forum 2016 & 16th Asia-Pacific Printing Forum, the show's main forum gathered experts from printing industry organisations in China, US, Australia, Japan, Malaysia, India, Philippines and other Asia-Pacific regions.

On October 18, the Third (enlarged) Council Meeting of the Second Information System Application Branch of the Printing Technology Association of China (PTAC) & "Cognitive Printing Intelligent Future took place, facilitating in-depth discussions and exchanges around topics of "intelligent manufacture of printing", internet and printing, and 'intelligent products (packaging and publication).

On the morning of October 20, sponsor representatives held an Indian Day and India Visitor Group Reception. Kamal Chopra, chairman of the All India Federation of Master Printers, attended with more than 100 industry colleagues.

A meeting of Whole-Army Printing Association during the fair saw many exhibitors including Fuji Xerox, Hangzhou CRON, Konica Minolta, Screen, Lemel, Tiancen, Esko-Graphics, ZTEC, Print Home, LUSTER Light Tech and Focusight hold technology debuts, signing ceremonies, appreciation dinners and related events.

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