Automation, sustainability, digital printing, pace and high quality are all top-of-mind for label firms in the present day. With fewer workers and discerning prospects, the strain is on to do extra with fewer out there sources. Labelexpo Americas will play a big position within the debut of numerous new applied sciences.
To study extra concerning the upcoming occasion, L&NW caught up with Jade Grace, managing director, Labelexpo World Collection.
JG: At Labelexpo Americas 2024, guests and exhibitors can anticipate to see the very newest improvements which might be shaping the way forward for the label and bundle printing trade, together with rising trade traits resembling sustainability, automation and RFID expertise.
We’re proud that Labelexpo is and at all times has been an equipment-led commerce present and are dedicated to bringing the most recent expertise to you at Labelexpo Americas 2024, giving the trade a spot to buy the most effective merchandise that may improve and enhance their manufacturing amenities.
We’re additionally excited to deliver our label and packaging trade collectively to reconnect, study and have a good time doing it.
JG: At Labelexpo Europe 2023, we employed two third-party analysis firms to conduct in-person interviews and written post-show surveys. The aim of this was to gather knowledge from our exhibitors and attendees to know their wants when attending or exhibiting at our occasions.
That suggestions gave us actionable insights that we are going to apply at Labelexpo Americas 2024, the place there shall be extra networking alternatives, higher navigation in planning the occasion and the schooling that our prospects wish to see extra of.
JG: At Labelexpo Americas 2022, the one specific remark we obtained was, “The place is all the flexo gear?” There have been definitely many alternative causes during which a few of our purchasers couldn’t deliver their typical gear to the occasion, however after Labelexpo Europe 2023, our press producers who invested in bringing the gear to the present realized how essential it’s to the trade to see what new developments in automation typical gear can now supply. We’re blissful to report that our attendees will be capable of see in particular person not solely digital but additionally typical printing presses.
JG: We anticipate to see key trade traits resembling automation, sustainability, RFID/sensible labels play out on the present flooring and all through our academic content material at Labelexpo Americas 2024.
On the present, you will note a brand new addition to our occasion centered strictly on versatile packaging. We may have content material on the present flooring showcasing automation and finest practices surrounding sustainability. Our schooling arm will deliver you content material from high converters world wide, RFID and future applied sciences, and an enormous give attention to coaching on the final day of the occasion.
JG: The largest change to our group not too long ago has been that Informa PLC has acquired the Tarsus Group, which owned the Labelexpo World Collection of occasions. Informa is the main worldwide occasions and digital companies group globally with over 12,000 workers. It’s really been wonderful working with Informa. They’re dedicated to investing and rising our whole Labels portfolio.
Shifting ahead, our occasions shall be extra sustainable, and our occasions and our group will proceed to attach consumers with sellers to ship a premium occasion expertise that we are able to all be happy with.