More than 50 entrepreneurs from Bangladesh are going to join the PAMEX 2020, an international exhibition on printing and allied machinery industry in India.
All India Federation of Master Printers in association with Print-Packaging Pvt Ltd is hosting the 13th edition of the biennial show from January 06-09 at Bombay Exhibition Centre in Mumbai.
The exhibition is expected to witness more than 400 exhibitors and 40,000 visitors from all over India and the neighbouring countries.
This was announced at a press conference held at Bashundhara International Convention City in Dhaka on Saturday, according to a press release.
Jahirul Islam, general secretary of Printers Association of Bangladesh, and Prof Kamal Chopra, chairman of PAMEX spoke at the briefing.
A large number of representatives of printing organisations were present at the programme.
Mr Islam said around 50 entrepreneurs from Bangladesh would join the expo.
Prof Chopra said over 400 stalls would be at the expo and most of them have already been booked.
He said reducing waste and raising production is the innovations of the modern printing technology.
Mr Islam said the size of the domestic printing industry is worth Tk 17,000 crore and it is growing steadily.
Apart from traditional offset and post press technologies, PAMEX 2020 will showcase emerging technologies in various fields.
The fields include 3D, robotics, RFID printing, multi-wave LED technology, which can cure conventional and LED UV inks, making UV printing more green and convenient to adopt.
Besides, industrial design and packaging design software, inkjet B2 presses, packaging post press equipment in Rigid Box making and Paper bags will be showcased at the four-day event.
On the sidelines of PAMEX 2020, AIFMP will play host to World Print AND Communication Forum (WPCF) conference.
A conference on 'Future Printing: Brainstorming with World Leaders' will be held on January 08, it was said.
This event will see delegates from all over the world with speakers from Europe, North America, South America and Asia.