The 7th edition of PackPlus South is going to be back to Hyderabad after a break of a year. The event will be held from March 2-5, 2016, at HITEX - Hyderabad International Trade Expositions Ltd, Hyderabad.
This year too, the event would be showcasing the latest from packaging, printing, processing and supply chain industries. The only difference as such will be the new innovations exhibitors have lined up for presentation. The event will witness participation by 150+ companies featuring 50+ product launches, 100+ running machines and other attractions.
Neetu Arora, director, Print-Packaging.com (P) Ltd., the organisers of the show, said, “Hyderabad has always given a huge response to the show and as we are arriving in the city after the gap of a year, we anticipate a record-breaking edition.”
With regard to other programmes at the event, she clarified, “This year, we are not organising any conference, centralising all the focus on exhibition.”
Exhibitors & Visitors
Arora stated, "Last year, the event was held for the first time at Bangalore and we had 5,208 visitors. In Hyderabad, the show is visited by double the number of visitors. We have total 175 exhibitors participating this year in which foreign representation is by over 25 countries."
The exhibitor profile includes Packaging Machines, Materials & Equipment, Coding & Marking Solutions, Offset & Screen Printing Presses, Label Printing Equipment, Corrugated Box Making Machinery, Paper, Film, Foil, Inks & Other Consumables, Food Production & Processing Equipment, Pharmaceutical & Parapharmaceutical Product Process, Barcodes & RFID, Rigid & Flexible Packaging, Flexible Intermediate Container, Sacks & other Bulk Packaging Solutions, End-of- Line Packaging Solutions, Supply Chain, Logistics and so on.
Visitors profile includes pharmaceutical and chemical, food and beverage, dairy and meat, engineering garments and textiles, personal care products and logistics, packaging professionals and packaging end-users.
The visitors arriving from all parts of the country will also get a chance to see: 3D Lenticular Box from Inssta3D Print (P) Ltd; Existing Packaging Product Range with Latest Innovative Technology from C K Zipper (P) Ltd; Best in Class Porex PTFE Venting Solutions for Industrial, Medical and Electronic Segments from Technology International; L sealer with Shrink Tunnel, Carton Sealing and Strapping Machines from Annapurna Sales Company; Brake, EM Clutches, Clutch Brake Combinations, Brake Motors from Electromatic Engineers (P) Ltd; Automatic FFS Machines from Authentic Designers; Induction Sealing Wads from Premium Polymers Ltd; Brand Protection and Anti- Counterfeiting Solutions from UFlex Ltd. (Holography Division); Pick Fill Seal Machine from UFlex Industries (Engineering Division); Bag Closing Solution & PP Woven Bag Making & Printing Solution from ARM Stitch; Nailing, Stapling, Strapping and Taping Solutions from Whitworth Engineers (P) Ltd; Modular Belts & Slat-chains from Spectra Plast India (P) Ltd; and Processing & Packaging Solutions from Multivac Laraon India (P) Ltd and many other interesting developments from the industry.
“Some of the launches at the exhibition will include High Speed Chips Packing Machine from UFlex Industries (Engineering Division) , TF-650D Automatic Paper Feeding & Pasting Machine from Dongguan Tengfeng Machinery Co. Ltd. – China, Injection Moulding Machine & PP Corrugated Box from Alfa Polymers (P) Ltd., Tablet Bottle Packing Line from Chamunda Pharma Tech and Paste / Liquid Filling Machine from Annapurna Sales Company and Operating Elements, Clamping Levers, Clamping Knobs, U-Handles, Hinges, Rotary Controls, Levelling Elements, Hydraulic System Accessories from Elesa and Ganter India (P) Ltd.” she added.
Co-located Event
SupplyPlus South
The show is a global business platform featuring several innovations & developments from the industry. The one-to-one interaction among buyers and sellers is aimed at creating new business opportunists.
Growth of Packaging Industry
The Indian packaging industry, growing at an annual rate of more than 15 per cent, is valued at $15.6 billion (Rs 85,000 crore). In the next five years, the sector is expected to triple to around $60 bn. The net profit of the packaging industry spurted 104.5 per cent during Q3 FY08, against a growth of 29.5 per cent in the December '06 quarter. Indian packaging machinery imports are $125 million.
Indian packaging machinery exports are rapidly growing. India's per capita packaging consumption is less than $15 against worldwide average of nearly $100. The total demand for paper is estimated to be around 6 mn tonne, of which about 40 per cent is consumed by the packaging industry. Laminated products including form-fill-seal pouches, laminated tubes and tetra packs are growing at around 30 per cent p.a. With growing packaging industries, PackPlus South gives the knowledge about the latest development in packaging.
Drivers for Growth of Industry
Food: Large Untapped Potential
India is the world's second-largest producer of food next to China. It is the second-largest vegetable and third-largest fruit producer in the world. The growth of food processing sector has nearly doubled to 13.7 per cent during the last four years.
Factors instrumental in driving growth and investment (FDI) in the Indian food industry are Effective distribution; Network and supply chain; Product range that is customised to suit local market requirements; Superior processing technology; Brand building and marketing.
Growth in the post-WTO regime
Indian pharmaceutical industry ranks fourth in terms of volume (with an 8 per cent share in global sales) globally. In terms of value it ranks 13th (with a share of 1 per cent in global sales) and produces 20-24 per cent of the world's generic drugs (in terms of value). The industry ranks 17th with respect to exports value of bulk actives and dosage.
Factors making the Indian pharmaceuticals an industry to reckon with are Self-reliance - displayed by the production of 70 per cent of bulk drugs and almost the entire requirement of formulations within the country; India has the largest number of FDA-approved manufacturing plants outside the US. The country has close to 100 such units; Low-cost of production; Low R&D costs; Innovative scientific manpower; Strength of National Laboratories; Increased outsourcing of manufacturing processes to India with supported clinical trials.
Automation: Triggering Growth
Technologies to improve business efficiencies and competitiveness. The globalisation of the Indian economy has exposed the domestic companies to the free market dynamics. With no protection from the state, these companies are learning to be more efficient and are re-engineering the business processes to compete with the global businesses. Among other things, deployment of IT has been extensive in the better-managed companies and the one field where it is being successfully deployed is the management of the supply chain. This has brought the focus on Automatic Identification and Data Capture Technologies, which in several companies are integrated with the ERP/ EDI applications.
