The Canada-based print technology developers Gandinnovations will make its twelfth appearance at Sign and Graphic Imaging Middle East 2010 in Dubai (Jan 25-27), promoting range of automatic loaders apart from grand format printers.
“SGI has gained a lot of exposure and consumer trust throughout its time. However, I would put exposure as the most important thing any exhibitor can gain out of attending. We have a number of new products out, from the HAL robot to the 5-metre RTR UV JetSpeed, the fast hybrid Nanojet2 with very high resolution and glossy UV inks, all of which will be promoted at the show,” conveyed Mohamed Ghalayini, MEA & CIS regional marketing and business development manager, Gandinnovations FZCO.
Glimpse of presence at previous SGI show
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HAL – High-speed Auto Loader – is a fully automated material handling robot system designed to work in synchronization with all Jeti flatbed digital printers. The new 5-metre JetSpeed XL features 48 Spectra, 80 picoliter printheads and prints in four colours at 300 dpi, with an output capacity of 280 square metres per hour in billboard mode.
“Gandinnovations has been exhibiting at SGI since inception of the show, and we are delighted that they will continue to play an integral role in the exhibition in 2010,” commented Abdul Rehman Falaknaz, president of International Expo Consults, organisers of the event.
Other industry leaders who have already confirmed their participation for SGI 2010 include Fujifilm Sericol, Hewlett Packard, EFI Vutek and Verseidag Indutex. With focus on more visibility and branding opportunities for exhibitors adding to their overall exposure, the event will showcase the latest products and emerging technologies from the industries of advertising, architectural hardware, banners and posters, digital imaging, electronic message centres, electronic signage, graphic imaging, graphic services, large format printing, and signage etc.
Innovations marching in at viscom Düsseldorf 2009
Despite frustration of the global economic situation, viscom Düsseldorf 2009 continues to set signal of impulses for an upturn and innovations in the entire industry. There was hardly a hint of slowdown at the expo that, with a marked increase in visitor traffic, indicated a recovery of the long-lost business momentum in the industry.
All in all participations of leading signage majors presenting fifteen product innovations and best practice applications from different signage segments made viscom Düsseldorf 2009 a perfect event. Yet even in the ‘traditional’ segments of advertising technology and light advertising with their predominantly trade character, innovative capacity helps to find markets and target groups by using new technologies and materials during the three-day fair held from October 1-3, 2009 in Düsseldorf. With the participation of 10,900 trade visitors, the trade fair succeeded in growing by more than 22 percent compared to the previous viscom Düsseldorf 2007 and exceeding last year’s top result in Frankfurt.
This was also evident from the results of the business barometer of a survey conducted by an independent research institute during the expo showed that more than eighty percent of the companies interviewed expect a positive trend in business, with only one in six expecting the economic situation to deteriorate further. The optimism is due primarily to the business generated by the large number of innovations presented at viscom Düsseldorf 2009.
Fresh buoyancy
In fact, the show was not only true for the digital high-tech segments, which attracted great interest from a broad range of advertising agencies and retailers at the Digital Signage World. Industrial inkjet printing segment which is used increasingly in industrial production—as in the clothing and furniture industries or in interior furnishings—was also one of the major buoyancy attracting a growing number of customers who could gain an impression of the possibilities already available in production technology at this stage.
These days, there are hardly any limits to the industrial processing of all types of materials. More than 150 materials were presented at viscom Düsseldorf 2009 in the ‘Industrial Inkjet Meets Materials’ special show.
Bigger approach
From 2010 onwards, this is to become another viscom core segment named Display/POS World, specifically targeting manufacturers and suppliers of display, POS and packaging solutions. Petra Lassahn, event director, viscom states that the concentration of exhibitors from the Display/POS sector in a segment of their own represents an additional asset and ideally complements our established core segments advertising technology, lighting technology, digital and individual printing, as well as finishing technology and digital signage.
Image Today Colombo pulls huge crowd
Organised by Buysell Interactions Pvt Ltd, the fourth edition of Image Today was held from October 2-4, 2009 at Bandaranaike Memorial International Conference Hall (BMICH) in Colombo, Sri Lanka. The exhibition showcased products and services of around 100 exhibitors including 30 companies from India. Along with the presence of other advertising and media companies were leading signage companies showcasing a range of digital printing machines, portable displays, interior and exterior sign systems, vehicle branding, digital signage solutions, etc. Notable companies and brands in the signage segment included HP, Avery, Cladron, Mimaki, Arlon, Leister, Infinity, Roland, Gongzheng, Suncolor, Mactac, XAAR, Colormac and others.
The exhibitors at the show were overwhelmed with the turnout of quality visitors having clinched deals and positive enquiries. Owing to the overall success of the exhibition and request from the exhibitors, Image Today Colombo to be held next year from December 3-5, 2010 will thus become an annual event henceforth in Sri Lanka.
