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Print With out Boundaries

Launched in 2015 following a spot available in the market for a UK-focused occasion for business print, The Print Present has since developed and grown right into a profitable and anticipated annual date within the print calendar.

This yr, the occasion will run from Tuesday, September nineteenth to Thursday, September twenty first in Corridor 17 of the NEC, Birmingham.

Run by Hyperlink Exhibitions, the sister firm to Hyperlink Publishing (the writer of Print Month-to-month and SignLink), the present sees quite a few well-known exhibitors on the floorplan annually. The 2023 version of the occasion is about to be a powerful one with the likes of Fujifilm UK, Liyu UK, Konica Minolta, Kyocera Doc Options, Vivid Laminating Applied sciences, Premier Paper Group, and extra all confirmed for the present.

Chris Davies, occasion director of The Print Present displays again on the present’s historical past and inception: “After different occasions moved to Exel London which wasn’t obtained nicely by each exhibitors and guests, we determined as a writer to place an occasion on for our advertisers to exhibit, and our readers to go to again in the course of the nation, on the NEC, which is inside two hours of most in England.”

Because it was based in 2015, The Print Present has developed with Davies describing the occasion as “now a goal for lots of the main producers in print seeking to put their equipment in entrance of a UK viewers.” He provides: “The occasion is now established on the business calendar and has been and nonetheless is used as a platform for UK and worldwide product launches.”

Rebranded Occasion Options

The theme of the 2023 occasion is ‘Print With out Boundaries’ which refers to print not simply being ink on paper, however a various medium and a very good path to market. Forward of the place it often is presently of yr, The Print Present 2023 has extra main manufacturers and producers confirmed than ever earlier than with firms bringing {hardware}, software program, and paper and consumable options, providing a full providing from pre-press, to manufacturing, to ending, and every part in between.

This implies anybody within the print and graphic industries visiting The Print Present this yr can have entry to all of the experience, assets, demos, and samples they should make investments and develop their enterprise.

Providing experience, inspiration, recommendation, and steerage, the previously identified Enterprise Seminar Theatre is returning for 2023 with a rebrand and refresh. The function, now generally known as the Data Zone, is organised by Rob Fletcher, lead contributor of Print Month-to-month and SignLink, and is about to cowl a variety of essential business subjects. These subjects embrace diversification, packaging, search engine optimisation, utilizing your web site to develop your print gross sales, traits in retail, how AI is the way forward for print, and waste administration.

Different key subjects lined shall be psychological well being and wellbeing with a session held by Nicola Peacock, senior relationship supervisor at The Printing Charity and Anthony Rowell, gross sales and buyer success director of Tradeprint. The subject of bringing younger folks into the business will even be addressed by FESPA UK with the Affiliation bringing its in style Subsequent Technology occasion to the present. For this, a panel will take a look at make the print business extra engaging to youthful folks hosted by Jay Burfield, artistic coordinator at FESPA UK Affiliation and chair of the FESPA UK Subsequent Technology Committee.

Additionally operating all through the three-day occasion would be the ‘Celebrating Success’ slot which can see a speaker from a distinct profitable print enterprise every day spotlight the story of the enterprise and a few of the challenges and rewards that happen when operating a number one print firm.

Set to carry collectively exhibitors and their clients, The Print Present is internet hosting a Gala Dinner on the night of Wednesday September twentieth at Birmingham’s City Corridor. The night will function a three-course meal and leisure from the favored Mini Large Band. Tickets are restricted however nonetheless out there and could be bought through The Print Present web site.

Returning to this yr’s present is the favored Golden Ticket function. Over 35,000 Golden Tickets are being posted out to these registered and all guests should do is carry theirs with with them to be in with an opportunity of successful a prize.

Revealed every day of the occasion, The Print Present shall be giving out the next prizes: three £1,000 TUI vacation vouchers; three luxurious hampers; and three Amazon vouchers.  

Main Names Exhibiting

By way of what guests can count on to see from the occasion, {hardware} producers comparable to Fujifilm UK, Konica Minolta, Kyocera Doc Options, Morgana, Vivid Laminating Applied sciences, Liyu UK, Trotec, InkTec, and HPC Laser will all be demonstrating their newest applied sciences.

Fujifilm UK shall be demonstrating the Acuity Prime flatbed

Liyu UK and Fujifilm UK shall be bringing the most important presences with Fujifilm having damaged the document for the most important single stand at The Print Present, and Liyu UK having expanded its presence making it now the most important stand at The Print Present 2023.

Fujifilm UK shall be specializing in two print markets specifically: Large Format Inkjet and toner-based Print on Demand. These two areas shall be demonstrated by its Acuity collection with the Acuity Prime flatbed printer set to be one of many merchandise on the stand at The Print Present 2023. The producer will even be displaying the award-winning six-colour Revoria Press PC1120, monochrome Revoria E1 collection, and the extremely versatile and accessible ApeosPro C collection.

Guests to the Fujifilm UK stand will have the ability to expertise the Revoria PC1120 toner-based press

Liyu UK shall be bringing a variety of {hardware} together with the Platinum Q3 Hybrid mannequin. This machine brings the ‘wow’ issue on account of with the ability to accommodate massive media comparable to 3-metre boards.

Additionally on present would be the Platinum PCT 3.2m roll-to-roll printer which is obtainable with both UV LED or eco solvent ink units; and the Platinum KC XL+ flatbed. The latter builds on present Platinum structure so as to add much more effectivity and performance by extra options comparable to a cease/proceed invisible security ring, maskless mattress, reverse vacuum, and digital vacuum zoning.

On the ending aspect, Liyu UK shall be demonstrating the three.2 x 2.1m Platinum Q Minimize excessive precision, versatile and automatic cutter outfitted with an clever conveyor, automated digicam registration, automated instrument choice system, and speeds of as much as 1.5m/s.

InkTec says its focus shall be showcasing its new and full vary of DTF (direct-to-film) options together with a 60cm printer, compact shaker, air air purifier, high-quality inks, cold and hot peel PET movies, and hot-melt powder.

Included within the launch of InkTec’s full vary of DTG options, each {hardware} and consumables, the corporate will showcase a brand new 3.2m roll-to-roll LED-UV JETRIX printer and its prolonged vary of suitable inks.

Guests to the Konica Minolta stand will have the ability to expertise reside demonstrations of its flagship AccurioPress C14000 high-volume toner press, AccurioShine 3600 digital embellishment press with iFoilOne (for decent foil stamping), and TU-510 modern four-edge trimmer and creaser. It will showcase that it’s doable to finish complete jobs on a single manufacturing line.

Premier Paper Group will even be onerous to overlook having chosen a big slot on the entrance of the corridor, and Vivid Laminating Applied sciences has additionally just lately expanded its area at The Print Present.

This demonstrates the excessive ranges of anticipation because the run-up to the favored occasion begins.

A lot of print machine resellers comparable to Graphtec, Encore Equipment, Your Print Specialists, Colyer, Excellent Bindery Options, Aurora, D&Ok Europe, and Ashgrove Buying and selling will even be displaying a variety of {hardware}, broadening the choices on show even additional.

Encore Equipment shall be demonstrating an in depth vary of ending options. The lineup will embrace the brand new Pitstop Oxo Multiskill high-speed creasing and folding resolution; the Pitstop AF high-speed creasing and perforating resolution; the MB PrestigeNet 38 automated pharmaceutical folding machine; and the Darix evolution mild case-making machine.

Colyer shall be showcasing applied sciences from HP, Xerox, and Summa after a profitable 2022 present; and now the principle UK distributor of the Fastbind vary of binding merchandise from Finland, Ashgrove Buying and selling shall be showcasing two of the vary at The Print Present in September.

On the earth of software program, firms comparable to Accura MIS, PrintIQ, Wildcard Software program, Zaikio, Flex4, and Digital Specs, and extra will all be available to exhibit their particular person choices.

Having exhibited at The Print Present since 2017, Flex4 is making ready to return to the 2023 version with a portfolio of options to indicate.

This yr, Flex4 shall be demonstrating the most recent performance out there with its print eCommerce and personal web-to-print storefront options. This consists of quite a few thrilling new capabilities together with automated high quality checks when importing art work.

XMPie will showcase its flagship product, XMPie PersonalEffect which allows printers to create extremely personalised and focused print communications that drive worth, engagement, and ROI.

The corporate will even showcase its Cross Media resolution which allows printers to ship totally built-in campaigns throughout a number of channels, together with print, e mail, net, social media, and cellular; in addition to its newest developments in web-to-print, variable knowledge printing, and advertising automation.

PrintIQ has positioned itself extra prominently this yr and is hoping to spice up the attention of automated workflow and enterprise intelligence with its highly effective cloud-based MIS resolution. The corporate can have a number of consultants available at its stand with demonstration screens to supply the knowledge guests require.

Commerce printers comparable to Route 1 Print, Solopress, Tradeprint, VB Media and Enterprise Banners, Commerce Embroidery, Baker Labels, Very Shows, and extra will all be utilizing their presence at The Print Present to exhibit their product choices for the assorted areas of print, in addition to spotlight their commerce providing for these seeking to outsource or add further choices to their very own print companies.

Exhibitor Tradeprint is wanting ahead to bringing new staff members to expertise The Print Present

Lastly, paper retailers comparable to PG Paper and Eliott Baxter Group shall be available to debate their merchandise, in addition to The On-line Print Coach who shall be discussing how he will help print companies to develop and turn out to be extra profitable, and Russell Richardson & Sons which plans to demostrate its waste administration schemes.

The complete interactive occasion floorplan is up to date recurrently and could be discovered through the Print Present web site.

Religion In Exhibitions Is Again

Following the success of business occasions comparable to FESPA in Munich, Hunkeler Innovationdays in Switzerland, Packaging Improvements in Birmingham and London, UK, and the combining of Printwear and Promotion LIVE! and Signal & Digital UK for the 2024 version, it appears commerce exhibits are nonetheless a really related and desired a part of the print and graphics business.

One exhibitor that claims you may nearly sense the optimism about The Print Present 2023, is Tradeprint. Anthony Rowell, gross sales and buyer success director and sustainability lead on the firm, says: “We love head to head networking and we love getting out to see the innovation in expertise and the nice sustainability initiatives the business is delivering on.

“The Print Present is a superb incubator for brand new concepts and new partnerships and it’s a possibility to fulfill with suppliers, opponents, and clients – to catch up with out the strain of day-to-day enterprise makes a giant distinction.”

The Print Present is a superb incubator for brand new concepts and new
partnerships and it’s a possibility to fulfill with suppliers,
opponents, and clients”

Reflecting on his personal expertise with The Print Present after a profitable 2022 present, Rowell provides: “It’s been nice to see all these exhibitors signing up and I do know the staff have been working very onerous to make sure we now have a profitable present. I just like the common contact with The Print Present staff; it’s nice how they keep near the business and get on tour to see exhibitors of their pure setting.

The brand new and improved Data Zone function will change the well-known Enterprise Seminar Theatre space

“I’m wanting ahead to seeing them in Dundee at some point. I had an ideal expertise at this yr’s exhibits. Signal & Digital was pleasurable and worthwhile and FESPA was extremely nicely supported. I hope commerce exhibits are again for good.”

For a web based enterprise like Tradeprint, commerce exhibits like The Print Present present its clients with entry to the true folks behind the corporate, one thing Tradeprint places loads of emphasis on with Rowell citing the outdated saying: “Individuals purchase from folks”.

On what Tradeprint is most wanting ahead to about The Print Present, Rowell says the Gala Dinner will present the area to boost business networking alternatives, and the corporate will even be bringing some new members of the staff comparable to Marc Farmer from the client success staff, with the occasion serving to to supply a wider context about dimension and scale and the pleasure Tradeprint exhibits in its business.

“This yr we’ll even have Santha Hope, our model new head of selling coming together with Charlene our managing director and Rod our operations director, we’re wanting ahead to seeing as many shoppers as we will,” Rowell provides.

Determination Makers In One Place

One other exhibitor that echoes this view is Very Shows with Kirsty Corcoran, advertising supervisor of the corporate describing occasions and exhibitions because the “good alternative” to get straight in entrance of your audience and lift model consciousness.

Very Shows says The Print Present is a superb alternative to showcase its choices and community with clients

For Very, the principle position of exhibiting at commerce exhibits is to fulfill new and present clients and to develop and create relationships. “Additionally, being current and letting the business know we’re right here and what we stand for within the related setting is vital to our advertising technique,” Corcoran explains.

Attributable to Covid-19, there was a giant shift to webinars and digital occasions in recent times. Corcoran says irrespective of how a lot our potential to interact on-line grows, she really believes it may’t change face-to-face interactions and relationship constructing in our business.

“Individuals bear in mind folks, and right here at Very Shows we pleasure ourselves on our useful customer support and creating these long-term relationships, which is tougher to do digitally. Occasions assist to humanise our enterprise,” Corcoran says.

“Additionally, by getting the business resolution makers in a single place over a couple of days ensures they’re really engaged with the businesses they’re assembly, and the conversations they’re having. There may be nonetheless a spot for smaller, informative-based seminars and occasions on-line however with one thing as huge as The Print Present, face-to-face wins each time!”

In addition to gaining publicity, Corcoran provides that the corporate attends The Print Present to exhibit its dedication to the business. “We promote moveable exhibition options, and it will be uncommon to not showcase them at our business’s personal exhibition. Everybody concerned within the business ought to help our personal exhibitions, creating a bigger occasion and attracting extra guests.

“We additionally discover different exhibitors usually come on to our stand to look and find out about our reusable moveable show options and get impressed about how they could exhibit higher at their subsequent occasion.”

Corcoran concludes: “The Print Present has all the time had an ideal buzz about it – pre-show and throughout the present. We’re wanting ahead to speaking to everybody, in addition to displaying off some new merchandise that we haven’t exhibited earlier than. We additionally benefit from the reside aspect, posting on social media all through the day and linking with the occasion and clients on-line.”

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