Packplus 2010 closes on a high noteon spot sales and serious enquiries mark another successful edition the 2010 edition of packplus the total packaging, processing and supply chain event closed on a successful note on 6 december at pragati maidan, new delhi. Spread over an area of 12,000 sqm, the exhibition with 350 exhibitors, 100 product launches, 230 running machineries and several other attractions had a footfall of 11, 423 visitors from all over the country and abroad. The exhibition showcased latest technological innovations from the industry and provided a business platform to the visitors who had one to one interaction with the senior personnel from the companies. There were several on the spot &lsquosold&rsquo machines, which underlines the serious quality of visitors to the show. The exhibition was complemented by the annual package conference, which in its 2010 edition focused on &lsquopackaging conversion&rsquo. With 87 attendees, the one day conference scheduled on 2 dec 2010 at pragati maidan delved deep into issues pertaining to the industry. Aimcal converting school was back after a hiatus last year with dr. David roisum for a yet another educative session on web handling & converting and winding. All india food processors&rsquo association aifpa, in association with printpackaging.com pvt. Ltd. Also organized a one day conference on &lsquoinclusive growth of food processing industry&rsquo on december 3 to a packed hall at the venue. Subodh kant sahai, hon&rsquoble union minister of food processing industry, with his presence in the conference, shared growth figures of the industry and encouraged the association to come up with development proposals. The annual general meeting of the association followed the conference. With its theme &lsquomeeting operational challenges in modern packaging throughindustrial automation&rsquo, the second edition of automation4packaging workshop was organized on december 4 at pragati maidan. Printpackaging.com p ltd and automation industry association aia together brought their strengths in the respective domains to address the issues relating to contemporary automation needs of the modern packaging industry in india. &ldquoit was a total experience for the exhibitors as well as the visitors. The exhibition helped us promote our latest technologies on the global platform and the conference and workshops helped us identify the areas we need to work on. On business front also, the quality of visitors initiated several leads. We have sold one of our machines and have received several orders during the show,&rdquo said lavkush shukla from kody equipments. It was a valuable experience for the visitor with several new technologies on display and the large gamut of machines on run. &ldquoi never miss the chance of visiting packplus. It is a great place to meet up with the industry leaders. It also gives an opportunity to explore the high end applications and new environment friendly applications,&rdquo said ravi sood from yashi foodsnoida, a regular visitor to the various editions of the show. With the success of the 2010 edition, packplus gears itself for its southern edition to be held from 14 july at hitex exhibition centre, hyderabad. Packplus will be back with its 2011 edition next winter at new delhi, and this time at a new venue. The show is scheduled from december 710, 2011 at nsic exhibition centre, okhla industrial estate at new delhi. The converting zone will not be a part of the packplus 2011 as it will move to mumbai to be held separately in the next november. India converting show together with india flexo show and india corrugated show that traditionally form the converting zone at the pack plus exhibition will now be organized separately from november 2326, 2011 at bombay exhibition centre, mumbai, in deference to the wishes of the exhibitors who would like to explore the western markets.
