Testimonianze
Filip Weymans, Xeikon said: “We moved from hall 5, prime spot between Gallus, Rotoflex and Fasson to Hall 9, new and just one main entrance and for the past years were had around 400-450 visitors. Well this year, scanned visitors have increased by more then 30%!!! Wednesday, the first day, was just too much for us to handle (booth too small, not enough staff). And on Saturday, normally tourist day, we landed 3 additional orders. I don’t need to say more, it has been a fantastic show. It always has been and will be. You’ve got a great team with whom it is a pleasure to work with, really all of them. So express them my sincere thanks for making it a great show.”
Jakob Landberg, Nilpeter said: “It was extremely positive to see so many from our industry in so short time - and most came with a positive feeling and live projects involving investments. I think most have been very conservative since the last show in Brussels - and now they have a desire to future progress. We got more orders than we had dreamt of - and a lot of work to do with the projects picked up at Labelexpo Europe 2009.”
Richard de Boissezon, Hewlett-Packard said: “Labelexpo Europe 2009 was well organized and superbly executed. It’s also fortunate to serve an industry that has grown at least 4% per annum for the last 30 years. For Hewlett-Packard, we exceeded our targets and are extremely pleased with the return on investment. The Digital Label Experience proved to be a success. The educational component adds value to the overall trade show experience.”
Stuart Rider, LARTEC said: “LARTEC would like to thank all of its visitors for making Labelexpo Europe 2009 the most successful yet. Using Labelexpo Europe 2009 to launch our innovative range of Embossing dies proved to be an outstanding success, generating a frenzy of interest amongst label and machine manufacturers. LARTEC has signed several contracts for the distribution of its products in various new countries, as well as signing agreements to supply flexible dies to some of the world’s leading label manufacturers. It was a perfect opportunity to meet existing customers face-to-face, as well as creating hundreds of new business leads.”
Marco Calcagni, OMET said: “We are very happy about Labelexpo Europe 2009, OMET had a great success with a lot of sales and good new contacts too. We have an optimistic feeling about the label market, companies are ready to invest again and look for technological innovation. OMET is now the world leader of technology, as it’s clear to all visitors that all the other manufacturers try to imitate our innovative solutions; but OMET is one step up with original proposals and the highest quality.”
Costanza Cerutti, Cerutti said: “Cerutti at Labelexpo Europe had an extremely positive result. Great satisfaction for Cerutti at the end of its first attendance at the show: the brand-new R990 unit - dedicated to the short run market and specifically designed to satisfy the needs of customers requiring quick job change over and very high printing quality - has received a very encouraging feedback from the label printers community. The number of promising contacts has been high, and the fair for Cerutti has been an important occasion to strengthen its interest in this highly dynamic market.”
Mattias Malmqvist, Grafatronic said: “Labelexpo in Brussels was a great success for Grafotronic attracting a large crowd throughout the show and with record sales of 18 machines. Grafotronic showed the new U-Line in pharma execution capable of multiple production modes to cover virtually any types of pharma related labels and booklets. The Grafotronic U-Line is developed together with the Swedish label printer Nordvalls securing operator friendliness, performance and maximized production yield. The complete range of Grafotronic slitter/rewinders from 250 to 530 mm web width including the brand new table top version TT 250 was on display together with mobile unwind and other accessories for increased production efficiency. With the financial crises behind us it is interesting to see such a large demand from the south European and South American markets, especially from Italy and Spain. The show was the most successful ever for Grafotronic.”
Micaela Roncaglia, PRATI Srl said: “PRATI registered great results at Labelexpo Europe 2009! The 19 machines sold exceeded their expectations. Visitors were excited about innovations in label control of the new PH330 PHARMA-CHECK system, in cooperation with Nikka, delivering high productivity and suited for the pharmaceutical sector. A lot of interest was received by the modular converting platform VEGAplus, in the different configurations for the beverage market and the off-line production of booklet labels. The JUPITER TC450 met the needs of label printers for a robust machine able to process all type of label materials and filmic substrates.”
Chiara Prati, PRATI Srl said: “The event was a huge success for PRATI, selling 19 machines and generating a large number of leads following huge interest among delegates. The results of the exhibition far exceeded our expectations: Labelexpo Europe is the perfect event for us to meet up with our customers and partners from all over the world. After introducing our latest range of solutions for line-end label production and flexible packaging, together with a host of other technological innovations, we’ve established ourselves as one of the market leaders."
Craig Thomson, Martin Automatic Inc. said: “Given the present economic environment, we were hopeful but guarded in our expectations for the show. By the third day, we had closed orders for 5 machines in Europe and Asia; given valued support to our OEM partners; and furthered discussions on both existing and, notably, new projects. Converters are understanding more and more that automation will reduce their waste and enhance their profits."
Tony Bell, AB Graphic International Ltd said: “Set against the background of the economy and with a number of new products to launch, we were concerned that Labelexpo Europe would be poorly attended. In actual fact, we had a steady flow of visitors and sold a number of display models from our Omega, Vectra and Digicon range as well as taking many enquiries. We are delighted at the success of the show.”
Felix Egger, Gallus Group said: “Labelexpo Europe 2009 ended very successfully for the Gallus Group. The granite based Gallus ECS 340 which was launched at the show targeting the commodity label segments was sold in unexpected high numbers to all parts of the world. Labelexpo Europe 2009 was a great show for us. The industry response to the Gallus ECS 340 was overwhelming, the press concept truly answers the current demands and requirements for cost-effective label manufacturing.”
Volker Schlevoigt, Unilux Inc. EMEA said: “Thanks to Labelexpo Europe 2009, Unilux enjoyed an active abundance of prospective customers visiting their stand in Hall 5. In addition to the traditional xenon inspection stroboscopes Unilux manufactures, a new LED series of Pulsed Stroboscopic Inspection Lights was unveiled, garnering tremendous appeal and interest. Almost doubling an initial projection of prospective customers regarding the new LED series, the attention from Label Expo attendees provided Unilux with a great amount of assurance and support for the new product line.”
Tapio Kolunsarka, UPM Raflatac said: “Labelexpo Europe once again proved the unity of the labelling industry and its power in working together for the future. We were happy to see that everyone in the industry still believes in the future of labeling and is committing serious efforts in innovation and development. This way we all have a solid ground for future growth and success. ”
Désirée Ordelman, Stork Prints said: “Labelexpo Europe has been without a doubt a success for Stork Prints. Considering the present economic climate it’s very reassuring to see the number of visitors and the quality (decision makers). We received visitors from 62 countries! That’s a sign that Labelexpo Europe is the one global event for labels and packaging.”
Tim Taylor, Screen Europe said: “This is the first Labelexpo Europe that Screen has attended and overall we were very impressed with the quality of the attendees. Our goal was to raise our profile as a supplier of both flexo and inkjet label solutions and I think the show provided a unique opportunity to do just that. ”
Katrin Both, Primera Technology Europe said: “Labelexpo Europe was a huge success for Primera Technology Europe. We hardly had the time to take a quick break during the show hours as our booth was always frequented by many highly interested visitors. All of them were very excited to see our CX1200e Color Label Press in action. It was definitely a wise decision to attend the show as it opened a lot of new business opportunities and was the perfect event to test new product ideas. ”
Duncan Ferguson, Epson Europe said: “Epson increased significantly its presence at Labelexpo Europe 2009, reflecting our strong commitment to the label and packaging market. Visitor levels were higher than we had expected, with many from outside Europe, and both the interest and seriousness of those visitors, when considering our products, was hugely encouraging. ”
Niklas Olsson, Flint Group Narrow Web said: “We certainly felt that the energy, creativity and entrepreneurial spirit was back in the industry as many visitors was asking for innovative solutions to create new featured label and packaging designs. We are very pleased with the visitor numbers for the first 3 days, and measured a 5% increase compared to same time in 2007. We had great response to our new milestone development in UV Flexo, Flexocure FORCE where many printers joined the challenge already at the stand. ”
Eric Hoendervangers, MPS Systems said: “The commitment by MPS to increase its stand size to the largest it has ever undertaken at Labelexpo Europe 2009 has proved to be an excellent strategic decision that will no doubt further enhance our reputation within the narrow web flexographic industry. The numbers of visitors to both the show and the stand was very impressive indeed and once again justified our confidence that constant product innovation is a worthwhile exercise in even the worst economic climates.”
Ulf Hartmann, Hoenle-Group and PRINTCONCEPT said: “There was a huge interest mainly in our two products ECO-UV and UV-INERT. ECO-UV does increase the output of our UV systems significantly. inertisation becomes more and more important in the label market. The number of visitors on our stand was the same as in 2007. Due to the stable interest, the Hoenle-Group and PRINTCONCEPT already booked a stand three times the size for the next show in 2009 in Brussels.”
Nicole Schumacher, Release Liner Europe said: “Also in this year we are very glad about our participation at Labelexpo Europe in Brussels. Within the four days we had almost as many contacts at our stand as 2007 and we noticed a high interest in our biopolymer film -the product from Mondi's Sustainex (R) family- and also on our functional coatings products. The number of visitors exceeded our expectations and already today we are looking for the next Labelexpo Europe in 2011.”
Perrine Rambeau, Gascogne Laminates said: “Labelexpo Europe 2009 surpassed all our expectations, especially in the current economic climate. The whole Gascogne Laminates team were very busy: our stand was always full! We really appreciated the high quality of the discussions we had with existing customers as well as with new contacts. Our “Swiss nature” range, particularly our recyclable PP-backing awakened a huge interest. For us, Labelexpo Europe is definitely the greatest show to exhibit at! ”
Donald Lewis, Erhardt+Leimer said: “Labelexpo Europe was a very successful show for E+L. The plethora of new products and services that we launched were extremely well received, proof if proof were needed that our customers and the narrow web label industry as a whole are definitely fighting hard in these difficult times. Our end user customer base has grown dramatically over the last two years with the help of the last Labelexpo Europe in 2007, and our vision products for web viewing and inspection have reached a much greater world wide audience.”
Federico d’Annunzio, Nuova GIDUE S.r.l. said: “At Labelexpo Europe we could meet the entire Label industry and the reaction was far beyond our expectations. The climate was truly optimistic for the industry and for Nuova GIDUE , we could recognize a pride in our customers and supplier for us being there! Thank you! We could start many new projects and sell 3 machines, one being an Xpannd multiprocess offset-flexo press for high added-value labels. Labelexpo Europe confirmed its role of global showcase and enhanced its function of creative engine for the whole label industry.”
Dr. Andre Gysbers, wink said: “We have had a great show; our expectations were exceeded by far. There were more visitors on our stand than 2007, and moreover the percentage of prospective customers was larger than before.”
Peter Hölzle, Novamelt said: “The Label Expo 2009 was a big success for Novamelt with approximately 10% more visitors than in 2007. Beside the quantity also the quality of the contacts made was very positive. Several customers from Eastern Europe and Asia came to the Novamelt booth to close deals. There was a huge interest especially from Far East for hotmelt pressure sensitive adhesives, in example for special label applications such as tyre labels, deep freeze labels or wet wipes closure labels.”
Frédérique Lemichel, Sodinor Advanced Papers said: “Good show with a great organization team! Sodinor provides your alternative films solutions!”
Rolf Montag, Siegwerk said: “A wealth of innovative solutions for the label industry were the key to the success of Siegwerk’s exhibition presence at Labelexpo Europe 2009.”
Phil Hall, Troika Systems Limited said: “We were not sure what to expect from this Labelexpo Europe, however we have almost exactly the same amount of quality leads as the previous Labelexpo which in this economic environment is very pleasing. What was clear to us is that narrow and wide web converters were talking more about the financial benefits of quality control and how much they could improve production by having anilox measurement and inventory management as a standard part of their working process. It appears the as the quality of flexo and label printing continues to improve the converters globally are focusing on maintaining the quality by improved QC, and at the same time improving there bottom line by using quality assurance tools that will reduce down time and help keep the presses running more efficiently. Overall a good show, we hope the next six months allows us to reap some benefits.”
Dave Muchorski, TMI Group of Companies said: “The TMI Group enjoyed a successful show this year. We are pleased to report, a significant amount of traffic was directed to the TMI booth as a result of a new testing method developed by The TMI Group of Companies/Testing Machines Inc. and FINAT.”
André John, LeoMat said: “LeoMat has been very satisfied with the whole Labelexpo Europe 2009. Our next digital finishing machine called "DigiTakt" as well as our LeoMat Booklabel machine were very interesting for the visitors of our booth. The atmosphere of the show was very good and nobody spoke about the worldwide crisis which is a very good sign. We have a lot of serious inquiries and new projects due to the Labelexpo Europe 2009! We are looking forward to the next show in September 2011!!!”
Wolfgang Wanner, Mühlbauer AG said: “Labelexpo Europe 2009 was a greatly organized event. Surely, we noticed that the market is also apparently influenced by the hard times, but nevertheless we can give a positive summary. The interests in Mühlbauer RFID solutions was great, many of the visiting companies keep an eye on RFID and plan to extend their business. The unanimous opinion is: RFID is entering the paper industry just now! There is seen a great potential for this upcoming smart market.”
Gary Seward, Pulse Roll Label Products Ltd said: “The show was much busier than expected with the global uncertainty and we have had many more quality enquires than we thought we would have. Overall excellent.”
Jonathan Sexton, SunChemical said: “Labelexpo Europe is always the perfect place to showcase industry advancements. Despite the tough economic climate, SunChemical invested heavily in Labelexpo Europe 2009, an investment which paid dividends with the high level of visitor traffic to our stand. This is extremely positive news for us as it continues a trend that we're seeing this year in that despite the difficult market conditions.”
Jean-Poyer, Nipson said: “Our active participation in a show dedicated to label printing together with the positive feedback from prospects regarding our printing solutions confirm that Nipson is a major player in the label printing market. Nipson printers constitute the ideal solution for printing on special media such as polypropylene, plastics, and cardboard, from 40 to 300 gsm and at speeds from 30 to 150 meters per minute. Labelexpo Europe has been a success! ”
Malcolm Rae, GEW said: “This year and perhaps because of the recession, we saw that the majority of visitors at Labelexpo Europe were decision makers. Our stand was very busy, sales were made and we took high level, good quality enquiries. We had taken cost saving decisions to minimize expense on stand cosmetics and customers noticed and appreciated this. Our objective for this show was to reduce costs and launch products that would help printers. We were delighted to have received the Labelexpo Europe Green Award reflecting our efforts on green initiatives. ”
David Windsor, Railex (Filing) Ltd said: “There was a great deal of interest in our plate and cutter storage products, which exhibition visitors appreciated were an integral part of an efficient Label production facility. In particular we were pleased with the quality and geographical spread of the enquiries, which represented 44 different countries across all the continents of the world.”
Ada Nowensky, EXFO Life Sciences and Industrial Division (LSID) said: “EXFO Life Sciences and Industrial Division (LSID) viewed Labelexpo Europe 2009 as a great venue to continue building the Excelerate™ brand in the industry and establishing it as a major player in the future of the UV Digital Print industry. EXFO LSID also introduced the Excelerate™ PIN-101 at Labelexpo Europe 2009. It is our newest pinning system that is designed to address Xaar 1001-based printing applications. It was received very well by the industry with a number of new leads.”
Monika Schuller, Electro Optic said: “Electro Optic, one of the leading manufactures of high precision flexible dies, could welcome many new leads and customers on Labelexpo Europe 2009. Numerous visitors used the opportunity to get information on the new developments of flexible dies. The team were very highly satisfied with the exhibition.”
Ken Meinhardt, Label Traxx said: “Labelexpo Europe has been an invaluable tool for expanding Label Traxx MIS beyond its roots in the USA. Yet again, we established a large number of leads from a vast number of countries. It is the perfect forum for us to present our product and learn about other markets. The show is a great networking and educational tool and enables us to reach out to new companies on the importance of streamlined workflow and overhead reduction. ”
Pu Capri Jin, Dow Corning Corporation said: “Labelexpo Europe 2009 is a very sucessful show for Dow Corning Corporation. Leveraging this good platform, Dow Corning continues to deliver its innovative pressure sensitive solutions to the market. The successful launch of new solvent free release coating systems for filmic subtracts got tremendous interests, which is a proven case again that Dow Corning is dedicating to understand customer needs and innovate for leading the industry trend.”
Yeşim Nezir, Polinas Kurumsal İletişim Temsilcisi said: “Labelexpo Europe 2009 was better than 2007. At the show, concept and presentation was good. So we signed the contract for 2011. We request you to continue your success and looking forward to Labelexpo Europe 2011.”
Jose Martins, MGE- OCC Label printing machines said: “We had 10% less visitors than 2 years ago, which is more than we expected due to the global crisis. Our most successful product was the Rapidamatic 260 RP6+6 all servo rotary machine due to it's wide range of possibilities, with 2 orders confirmed at the show by already known customers which come to have a last look on the other suppliers before ordering and 5 promising new contacts.”
Bo Meyer, Gerhardt International said: “Gerhardt International was showing seven new wonders within converting with Flexi dies. The new innovations was very well received among our visitors, as they are giving them opportunities to use their equipment into new markets. Especially the Air-Flex (Flexi Dies with Shock-Air features) Texture Flexi (For embossing texture, like antique paper for wine labels)) CCL (Continuous Cutting Lines) plus all the variations of coatings offered. The High Blade Flexi (1.0 mm blade) gave many customers new ideas of converting possibilities.”
Martyn Elmy, RW Coatings Limited said: “Labelexpo Europe 2009, Brussels was the first time that RW Coatings have taken a booth at a major print show other than Drupa or Ipex. We were very pleased with the support from the organizers and the facilities at the venue. More importantly we obtained some good leads for our range of water based coatings and UV curable varnishes for the narrow-web market which we offer through a network of international dealers.”
Marion Bauer, Clarifoil said: “Though a European event it was a global attendance and we received interesting enquiries for the growing market of security labels. With the growing concern over counterfeiting and tampering, this issue is a global one.”
Dirk Balzer, VPF said: “Generally spoken, VPF considers the show again as successful in terms of nos. of visitors and also the quality of the conversations and contacts, we had. VPF considers worthwhile, coming back and participating in the show in 2011 in Brussels! Existing customers as well as new potentials came to us and showed interest in VPF as face stock / raw material supplier.”
Mattias Malmqvist, Grafotronic said: “Labelexpo Europe 2009 was the most successful ever for Grafotronic with a number of machines sold to new and existing customers.”
Carmen Burgo Peña, Torraspapel said: “We received very positive feedback on our stand and its design. Moreover, there was great interest in Torraspapel’s different product ranges: self adhesive and other papers for labelling needs. Our new Metalvac and Adestor catalogues were also very successful.”
Amanda Jones, Paragon Inks said: “We were very pleased with Labelexpo Europe 2009, our stand was always buoyant with real interest. This year Paragon saw a significant increase to enquiries for inks and coatings on a global scale, making it the most successful show for us to date.”
Daphna Rosenbaum, AVT & GMI said: “AVT & GMI announces great success at Labelexpo Europe 2009 show with significant volume of sales and many solid leads generated.”
Hartmut Pausch, Edelmann Graphics said: “It was a successful show for Edelmann Graphics. The Web offset specialist from Germany received a lot of positive response for announcing a sales cooperation with the Chinese press manufacturer Dowell Printing Equipment Limited. Also the presentation of the new STAR PRINT was a great success.”
Harvey Beaudry, Sohn Mfg said: “The show was busier than expected, and the people there were in a purchasing mood. Sohn sold several machines.”
Roland Meylan, AlpVision said: “AlpVision, a leader in developing invisible solutions for brand and counterfeit protection had a successful premier at Labelexpo Europe 2009 in demonstrating its full range of invisible security solutions for labeling and packaging based on software and advanced imaging technology.”
Ivan Bonev, Nikka Research said: “Nikka Research received 12 firm orders at the exhibition and numerous inquiries. We thank the visitors and the organizers for a great show!”
Florian Pick, The Cham Paper Group said: “The Cham Paper Group had numerous discussions during Labelexpo Europe to transform their innovations into value-adding solutions for their customers.”
Nicole Schumacher, Release Liner Europe said: “This year we are very glad about our participation at the Labelexpo Europe in Brussels. Within the four days we had almost as many contacts at our stand as 2007 and we noticed a high interest in our biopolymer film -the product from Mondi's Sustainex (R) family- and also on our functional coatings products. The number of visitors exceeded our expectations and already today we are looking for the next Labelexpo Europe in 2011."
Peter Hölzle, Novamelt said: “Labelexpo Europe 2009 was a big success for Novamelt with approximately 10% more visitors than in 2007. Beside the quantity also the quality of the contacts made was very positive. Several customers from Eastern Europe and Asia came to the Novamelt booth to close deals. There was a huge interest especially from Far East for hotmelt pressure sensitive adhesives, in example for special label applications such as tyre labels, deep freeze labels or wet wipes closure labels.”
Isabel Ferreira, SisTrade said: “SisTrade attended Labelexpo Europe 2009, the most important exhibition in the label sector. In this fair SisTrade launched a new improved version of SISTRADE® PRINT for label technical management. Our presence at the show was a very positive initiative!”
Francesco Cristante, Maxcess said: “Maxcess (Fife, Tidland, MAGPOWR) expected a slow show, given the overall economic situation, but not only the number of visitors has been higher than in 2007, but many of them came to ask for quotations against projects that are going to be finalized soon.”
Britta Gausling, Polywest-Sleeve-Systems said: “Polywest-Sleeve-Systems from Germany successfully presented their new sleeve range (Label-Sleeve-Rubin and Silver-Sleeve) especially for label and narrow web printing at this year’s Labelexpo Europe. Visitors showed great interest in the sleeve-technology as a whole.”
Lena Chudasama, BU Fastening Systems said: “The label market is growing and dynamic, and is now seeing a move towards the direction of mid-web printing. tesa’s tape assortment is well-suited to this type of printing and is able to run on both cylinders and sleeves. The tapes also allow a high screen count in printing, the key to success, which leads to higher print quality. The assortment was well received at Labelexpo Europe, allowing us to help even more companies to optimize their processes.”
Pascal Duchene, Codimag said: “This year Label Expo came at the right time with the right people. We have seen a lot of skilled people searching for the right path into the market. Label Expo Europe is definitely the exhibition were printers evaluate innovations and we have been proud of the interest for our innovative Aniflo® offset press.”
Gavin Jones, Tectonic International said: “Strategy went out of the window at this years Labelexpo Europe as our team struggled to keep up with consistent customer demand on the stand. Just thirty minutes into the show the first Flexico V5 plate mounting machine was sold to Saudi Arabia and this set the pace for which proved to be an outstanding show. We now look forward to ending the year on a high at Labelexpo Asia, Shanghai, where our range of print inspection systems have been leading this fast growing market for more than twelve years.”
Sean Duffy, Blue Star Silicone said: “Generally it is hard to judge the success of a tradeshow but I can honestly say that even after the first day I felt that we had already got value for money out of Labelexpo Europe 2009. Being an upstream supplier to the industry sometimes means that we have difficulty to convert contacts into sales figures but just from the number and quality of contacts made with new and existing customers and co-suppliers I am more than confident that our investment in this show will pay for itself with no problem. I’m just looking forward to the December Labelexpo Asia in Shanghai now.”
Sheila Richardson, Domino said: "Domino has experienced another great Labelexpo Europe in Brussels. Despite the difficult trading times in the last 12 months, it was great to see so many visitors at the show, and we are optimistic about the level of additional business this may bring."
