The Intrapac exhibition in Greater Noida picked up pace on Day 2 and 3 with renewed enthusiasm among the visitors. From the conversations Packaging South Asia has had so far, the exhibitors say the second edition is bigger and better and more focused in comparison to the previous edition last year.
The focus on food safety resonated among the businesses with technology-centric solutions. Even more so, the visitors walking through the aisles of the show found the solutions useful. The topic of food safety and food waste was further reinforced with the insightful FoodTekPack conference co-located with the exhibition.
The maiden two-day conference, inaugurated on 11 December, discussed challenges and opportunities in saving food with sustainable packaging playing a key role in modernizing food export and import. Putting the attention on how food safety is critical from farm to thali, the panelists at FoodTekPack spoke from the perspective of consumers, bands, and packaging manufacturers.
Another interesting aspect is the innovation pavilion hosted by the Indian Institute of Packaging, which showcased packaging for handicraft and food-based products. The theme for the pavilion seemed to have focused on the unboxing experience, where a consumer might feel reluctant to throw away the packaging after opening the product.
Some packaging innovations even made the look and feel of the product inside even more appealing. The innovations on the pavilion were composed of wood, corrugated cartons, paper cartons, and mono-polymer stand-up pouches.
Chandrashekhar Rajagopalan, president of Indian Flexible Packaging and Folding Carton Manufacturers Association, congratulated the IPAMA team for a successful organization. “This edition is building on what the maiden show established. Bringing together innovators, engineers, and design experts under one roof with a single aim – to help nurture businesses with a platform to collaborate and share information that will determine the next step in the evolution of the Indian packaging Industry,” he said.
“I’ve been closely associated with IPAMA for a long time, and I can see the level of effort they have been putting into the show, which is beneficial for the industry. When we attend exhibitions abroad, we can gauge how far India has come when it comes to redefining norms,” he adds.
Commenting on the response so far, Prashant Vats, general secretary, IPAMA, said, “We have a good footfall so far, and the response has been very nice. Although it’s hard to say where the major interests are or what the visitors are looking or, interactions are happening throughout the day and that’s really encouraging.”
As we have reported, so far, exhibitors have been showcasing innovations and products. If Ample Graphics showcased a range of machinery to meet the evolving needs of the food and packaging industry, GLS highlighted its water-based inks, VOC-compliant inks, and high-performance lamination adhesives.
Faridabad-based Rototech Gravure India showcased its electronic rotogravure printing cylinders, Megabound displayed its automatic casemaker active dual, automatic top gluing conveyor, rigid box V grooving machine, and automatic rigid box wrapping and folding machines.
