1 December 2014
Emballage 2014 show review
With 1,570 individual and business exhibitors (50% international), and an attendance of 96,500 professional visitors (35% international, from more than 100 countries), EMBALLAGE-MANUTENTION affirmed their positioning as the capital place for innovation for the packaging, processing, printing and handling industries.
According to Veronique Sestrières, EMBALLAGE-MANUTENTION Director, "The exhibition indicators are positive and encouraging. Synergies generated by the events with their complementary offering: packaging, processing, printing and handling - benefit the industry overall. They have strengthened their positioning as benchmark events."
View from Exhibitors:
ADEPT TECHNOLOGIE (France)
Jean-Michel Bombar - Sales Manager: "2014 was even better! It was a ramp-up for us. During their visit, clients demonstrated a certain degree of enthusiasm, shrugging off the ambient gloom. For us, it was an excellent barometer of economic recovery in the sector. The Innovation Awards were a big "plus" in generating this dynamic".
BFR Groupe (France)
Antonio Fonseca - General Manager: "We noted higher attendance rates than in 2012, and the presence of major groups, generally seen at other exhibitions across the world. Therefore qualified contacts: people with projects who come to meet us to find solutions."
CCPIT MSC (China)
Elva Peng - Foreign Trade Director: "There were countless visitors at our stands. EMBALLAGE is the best place for business - with very high quality sales contacts. The exhibition generated a dynamic momentum overall."
COESIA (Italy)
Luisa Marinzi - Marketing Manager Italy: "All our clients were present at this get-together, and we made excellent contacts. Wednesday, the third day of the exhibition, was exceptionally good in terms of contacts; and we noted a high number of visitors from the North African countries."
CVP (Taiwan)
Peter Yang - General Manager: "T he exhibition was very positive for us. We saw lots of French and international visitors; and professionals flocked to the show right up to the end."
FLANDERS INVESTMENT & TRADE (Belgium)
Jamila Zirari - Export Investment France: "Our companies are happy because they made some very good and closely targeted contacts. The show provides excellent visibility, and the communication is really dynamic. For us, it's extremely important to attend: Paris is always Paris!"
ISTANBUL EXPORTERS' ASSOCIATION (Turkey)
Levent Çolakglu - General Manager/Representative of the Turkish companies: "For us, EMBALLAGE is a key show both for the quality of its offering and for the visitors. We exhibit all kinds of innovations and technologies, and feel that the demand is of increasing interest: the decision-makers who come to see us are looking for solutions - and they find them."
LGR (France)
Claudine Poncet - Marketing Manager: "A busy show this year. We were globally satisfied with the level of attendance. This meeting place provides us with the opportunity to meet clients and prospects in a effective setting and also to establish new contacts."
MECAPACK (France)
Myriam Wils - Head of Communication: "It was a great success for the company. We even sold a machine at the exhibition... Our display attracted countless quality clients - buyers who are decision-makers - with many international contacts in the first few days!
MGI DIGITAL GRAPHIC TECHNOLOGIE (France)
Edmond Abergel - Chief Executive Officer: "This is the best exhibition for digital printing, the busiest and the most professional! We welcomed lots of decision-makers: the interest rises when innovation is present, especially in these times of crisis: investors understand the stakes involved in seeking innovation that differentiates."
RPC (France)
Laurent Morel - Sales Director: "We are quite satisfied overall. We chose to attend the EMBALLAGE exhibition because our clients and prospects are present in Paris."
Manutention views
BALYO (France)
"We are fully satisfied with our event within the MANUTENTION 2014 show: lots of qualified leads with considerable interest in the BALYO solution, most of whom had concrete projects for automation. We will obviously take stock in the next few months but our objectives in terms of quality have been met," comments Baptiste Mauget, Head of Marketing & Communication.
IP3 CONCEPT (France)
Jacques Le Monnier and Nicolas Salah, Joint Managers: "MANUTENTION 2014 was a resounding success all round for IP3 Concept, a subsidiary of the IP3 Group. This event enabled us to meet some of the world's major ordering institutions; and they want to integrate our IP3 System solution, a Manut'Innovations 2014 Favourite. MANUTENTION 2014 is therefore the ideal place for business for us, having raised the profile of our start-up and solution to a large degree. Within the scope of our search for dealers worldwide, we were able to complete a deal for our company in two strategic countries during the show."
KNAPP AG (Austria)
Stéphane Conjard, Managing Director: "The 2014 session of MANUTENTION enabled us to make new ties with promising clients and to maintain the contact with existing clients all in the same place."
ULMA HANDLING SYSTEMS (Spain)
"MANUTENTION 2014 gave us the opportunity to welcome many clients and new prospects in a single venue. It was also the occasion for a preview presentation in images of our new heterogeneous palletisation technologies (IK PA robot)," remarks Claude Pasqua, ULMA official representative.
UVO Technologies (France and Benelux)
Michel Uvo, Chief Executive Officer: "MANUTENTION 2014 generated numerous contacts of very high quality and enabled us to highlight our flagship solution: BEST Conveyors telescopic belts. We are very satisfied with this 2014 show and will, of course, return in 2016."
Highlights from the conference and show
Pack Vision conferences, TV programmes and SYMOP Forum workshops, attended by experts, all covered the hot topics in the profession and helped to gain a better understanding of the challenges of tomorrow.
Among the major events this year were:
Pack Vision: "Creative strategy and packaging trends: focus on the world of luxury spirits" was a tremendous success.
Other subjects attracted the attention of professionals such as the conference "Are we moving towards cleverer, smarter and more active packaging?" and "E-commerce, click & collect and packaging: stakes, challenges, new products and services."
In the TV studio: there was a large audience to attend the eagerly awaited EMBALLAGE Pack Experts' Innovation Awards and MANUT'INNOVATIONS Favourites ceremony.
"The digital factory: what impact do the new technologies (digital, 3D printing, smart objects, etc.) have on packaging and packaging machinery now and in the future? The purpose is to be more responsive to mass market demands.
Andrew Gibbs from The Dieline captivated everyone present at "Packaging design today and tomorrow".
Also of interest there was the successful second round of International Meetings on "The circular economy, eco-design and packaging".The Tv stage ended with a promising subject for the industry: "Taking over a company is possible! Four manufacturers share their experience."
