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Printers get ready for regional congress by Elmo Leonard Only 20 out of 200 stalls remain unsold for the third South Asian Print Congress and Exhibition, to be held from August 14 to 17 at the BMICH new wing. The exhibitors would include Germany, which will exhibit its Heidelberg machinery, UK, India, Pakistan, Singapore, China, Taiwan and Sri Lanka. Thirty local rubber roller and ink manufacturers and others representing well-known brands will take part. The event would showcase what the printing industry has to offer buyers, such as offset machinery, flexo-screen and digital printing, pre-press, selection-scanners, plate makers, digital cameras, computers and software and post-press equipment such as laminating, binding and cutting machinery. The annual Sri Lanka Print Exhibition and Awards will take place concurrently, where the judges would be foreigners, Sri Lanka Association of Printers (SLAP) President, Jayampathi Sumithrarachchi said. The exhibits would come under 21 categories, including posters, books, cartons and labels. The South Asian Print Congress and Exhibition is held every third year. It had previously taken place in New Delhi and Katmandu. The event aims to make SAARC printers competitive in the global market. The regional print industry records $6 billion in annual turnover. Sumithrarachchi said SLAP would use the event to facilitate trade between India and Pakistan. Over 600 persons, including the families of delegates from Asia and Europe are expected to visit Sri Lanka for the Congress. Following the Congress, they will be taken on package tours around the island. World experts on the industry will address the congress on topics related to environment, pre-press, post-press, quality management, productivity and marketing. Papers will be presented on subjects such as computer to plate or press, digital printing and inkjet printing. Managing printing and graphic media business units, total quality management and management information topics will also be discussed to educate printers on running a printing business more productively and profitably, while acquiring modern technology related to the industry. Around 40,000 Sri Lankans are involved in the printing industry, but SLAP has only 400 members. Not more than 60 persons from the local industry are known to visit international printing exhibitions and congresses to update their knowledge on the industry. The exhibition will provide the local printing industry access to the latest industry trends. |
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