Pune city was the third stop for the promotional road show of Pamex 2023. The event was organized at The President Hotel on 23 December 2022 and saw more than 400 visitor registrations from Pune and the nearby areas.
‘Convergence in Print – The Way Forward’, continued to be the topic for panel discussion and set the tone for the technical conference. The panel consisted Vinay Nalawade, Parakh Agro Industries; Rajesh Kulkarni, Keetronics (India); Sourin Shah, Viraj Prints; and Sachin Patil, Bobst India with Pawandeep Sahni of Omet India moderating the panel.
The discussion was followed by two technology presentations – one by Mohan Pailwan from Vinsak India and the other by Pawandeep Sahni, OMET India. While Pailwan spoke about the essence of smart packaging while underlining the importance of brand protection and consumer interaction, Sahni took the attendees through convergence strategy, approach and execution. Sahni said, “How we define ourselves defines how we think convergence. The new approach will certainly require reimagining operations.”
The event saw participating companies like Vinsak India, Omet India, Advanced Specialty Materials, Creofoil, Global Graphics Machineries, Jefferies Metal Stickers & Plant Manufacturers, Keetronics India, Konica Minolta, Standard Printers Providers, Suba Solutions, Viraj Prints, Impel Services, and Zhongke India.
Earlier, the event was kicked off with the lighting of the lamp by Raveendra Joshi, president, AIFMP; Raghubendra N Dutta Barua, general secretary, AIFMP; Anant Vishwanath Joshi, vice president – West, AIFMP; Tushar Dhote, co-chairman, Pamex, AIFMP; Tirthraj Joshi, vice-president, PPOA; Girish Datye, former president, PPOA and Anil Arora, president, Print-Packaging.com.
Girish Datye welcomed the delegates giving a roundup of the association’s activities and promised full support to Pamex while exhorting the assembled delegates to plan their visit well in advance to the March event in Mumbai. Raghabendra Dutta Baruah, spoke about the history and activities of the Federation and the National Awards for Excellence in Printing (NAEP Awards)
“It is a pleasure to see enthusiastic printers participating in large numbers for this event. Pamex is the flagship event of AIFMP, and in 2023, it is all set to break all past records,” said Raveendra Joshi. He also gave an overview of the upcoming AIFMP Bhavan and the details of NAEP awards, which is concurrently held with Pamex.
The Roadshow was organized by All India Federation of Master Printers (AIFMP) and The Poona Press Owners Association (PPOA), in association with Print-Packaging.com. It was supported by more than ten associations including Ahmednagar Press Association, Bombay Master Printers’ Association – BMPA, Dombivli Sehar Mudrak Sangh, Kolhapur Zilla Mudrak Sangh, Latur Zilla Mudrak Sangh, Mumbai Mudrak Sangh (MMS), Printers Association Ichalkaranji, Printers Guild, Pune District Master Printers Association, Solapur Mudrak Sangh and Thane Zilla Mudrak Sangh.
Indore will be the next destination for Pamex promotional journey, where the conference and table-top exhibition will be held on 24 January 2023 at Brilliant Convention Centre. The event will be organized by AIFMP and Indore Master Printers Association (IMPA), in association with Print-Packaaging.com.
