Attend the Africa Print Expo in Cape Town for packaging solutions that will create greater brand awareness and that will stand out on retail shelves. The event is taking place on 15-16 May at the CTICC from 9am-5pm. ‘In principle, paper and packaging will continue to play a central role in people’s lives. However, there is massive pressure for change, driven primarily by two factors: digitalisation and sustainability,’ explained Thomas Schiemann, managing director of the VDMA Printing and Paper Technology Association. Smithers expects an average annual growth of over [...]

Printing SA will educate visitors about their member benefits and services at the Africa Print Expo in Cape Town, being held on 15-16 May at the CTICC.  Printing SA represent the interests of the printing, packaging, branding, creative design, marketing and communications industries. They ensure the industry is sustainable and that all stakeholders and, in particular, its members prosper. Visitors will have the opportunity to speak to representatives to find out about their member benefits, such as: human resources consultancy services; industrial relations consultancy services; B-BBEE advisory and consultancy [...]

The Africa Print Durban expo, which took place from 13-14 March at the Durban ICC, not only attracted visitors from all around KwaZulu-Natal, but also areas such as Maputo, East London, Lesotho and Johannesburg.  The 1005 visitors who attended were inspired by the latest technologies and trends in commercial printing, packaging, encapsulating and laminating, branding, binding, digital labelling, graphics, digital printing and more. Exhibitor Feedback: ‘It was a great show. We had a number of leads, both for our consumable and equipment range. The leads are all strong, so [...]

The current challenges and increasing demands from end customers must be met with innovations in mechanical and plant engineering. This can create new business models, reduce energy and material consumption and lower the error rate. Digitalisation, demographic change and climate change are mega trends that are also having a significant impact on the transformation of the printing and paper industries. Nevertheless, paper and printed products will still be used and needed in many areas of life in the coming decades – the industry has a future. Playing a central [...]