Plastivision 2013: The window to plastic packaging

Plastivision 2013, the ninth edition of the show, experienced five busy days with over 1,00,000 visitor footfall

An arc of plastic products, depicting the spectrum of plastic applications, stood at the entrance

The exhibition was inaugurated by the chief guest Indrajit Pal, secretary, Department of Chemicals Petrochemicals (c) and guest of honour, Saif Mohammed Al Midfa, CEO, Expo Centre Sharjah

During the inauguration, Raju Desai, chairman, Plastivision India: "The quantity of plastic which we consumed in last 65 years is equal to that we will consume in next six to seven years."

Junagadh-based specialists of plastic extrusion machinery, Rajoo Engineers' stall was abuzz with activity as it demonstrated blown film lines of plastic extrusion

Polygraph Printing Technologies demonstrated its Ecoflex series of flexographic printing presses. The machine was sold to SVP Packaging

Sidel, the global provider of PET solutions for liquid packaging, is upbeat about the aseptic PET packaging. Laurent Fournier, country director, Sidel India, "Sidel has over 70 installations of aseptic packaging lines for dairy products worldwide and we see huge opportunities in India."

Mumbai-based Mudrika Labels showcased Heat Transfer Labels (HTL) and inmould labels. According to Manish Desai of Mudrika, the current trend is that print buyers are seeking labels which fuse with the container; hence they are bullish about the two technologies

Scanvik Packaging marked its presence with a basket of solutions for flexo units, ranging from plate mounting systems, rubber rollers, sleeves anilox rollers to cleaning systems. The company represents European manufacturers such as Rossini, Hudson-Sharp, Bieffebi, and Simec among others

Unique UV launched a new product, which coats 3D objects with UV varnish. The machine grabbed eyeballs

Toyo Ink, the manufacturers of printing inks, focused on Lioplax range of functional and colour masterbatch solutions for plastic industry. The company had launched the product in India earlier this year

Akar Labels displayed its entire portfolio at the show. The focus of its stall was inmould labels, which are fused into the surface of the container at the moulding stage

The highlight of BST Sayona's stall was BST Q Centre automatic print defect detection system, which combines a variety of quality assurance tasks in one user interface

BST also displayed Premius Digital 3Chip web inspection and print process management system, which allows complete control over defect detection and colour monitoring at the same time

Navi Mumbai-based Divide By Zero Technologies unveiled Accucraft S150 3D printer. Swapnil Sansare (l), founder of the company, said, "The machine accepts design inputs from any CAD software and uses ABS thermoplastic polymer to extrude plastic layers to form a 3D object."

The 3D printer can produce objects of size up to 160x160x160mm. It can cater to a range of applications in rapid prototyping for bottle industry, tool makers, mould making for candles, cup-cakes etc. It is the first made-in-India 3D printer

Mamta Machinery, specialists in bag and pouch making machines conducted live demonstrations of its Vega range of plastic bag making machines

Alpha Roto Machines, the manufacturers of Nissi rotogravure printing and converting machines made video presentations to highlight its machines

Gujarat-based Innovative Flexotech focused on photo-polymer plate making systems

Switzerland-based Packsys Global highlighted its Conea services. Under the Conea brand, a team of over 50 engineers of PackSys Global (India) together with a dedicated team of project managers from Europe, offer engineering and technical services to worldwide machinery manufacturers

Bayer India's stand boasted of 'Innovation and Sustainability' desk to interact about its offerings towards sustainability and environment protection for automobile, construction and electronics industry

Relaince Industries highlighted its polymer solutions for the plastic industry

The Bengaluru-based manufacturers of printing and converting machines for flexible packaging, Expert India, made its presence felt with a catalogue show

California-based Nissei ASB ran live demos of ASB 50 MB plastic bottle making machine. It is an ideal entry-level machine for manufacturing PET bottles

Plastivision is organised by All India Plastic Manufacturers' Association. With more than 2,500 direct members and 22,000 members through 27 affiliated associations from all over India, AIPMA represents all the segments of the plastic industry