OK it seems that IPEX got the better of us! Whilst we had plans to put together an edition on the fly during the show, the other business of working the event got the better of us! Here, however, we can now summarise what most exhibitors are calling an excellent exhibition, and one that achieved good positive results for them. As a good starter our friends at PrintWeek have an IPEX 2010 news page that is worth checking through for general highlights and sales info happening at the event, whilst a digital perspective comes from Digital Printer magazine.A few of the stories from the show that caught our eye are headed by the new partnership arrangements for Mitsubishi in the UK, with M Partners taking on the sales and service for the Japanese built litho presses. The show gave the new representatives a great opportunity to meet with existing Mitsubishi users and discuss any service issues that customers might have.
At the other end of the scale in terms of product size and price tag, Centurfax and Ripware had an extremely successful show with the introduction of the new microDot quality control tool. With dealers interest as well as end user sales, the new product, along with the recently introduced EasyDot, contributed to an order book including over 100 units! That’s a successful show!Best known for its used press equipment, DPM also enjoyed success with its recently introduced GW guillotine range, a product that it sells from new. Used press sales certainly surpassed expectations, and the company is looking to close a number of guillotine deals after the show; more news as we have it!
On the stand sales were also the order of the day for Apex and Ryobi, with all of the equipment on the stand displaying a “sold” sign by the end of the show! Leicester-based Flexpress (Flexpress MD Steve Wenlock pictured, left) made its first move into B2 printing with the purchase of a Ryobi 785E small-footprint machine for its new premises, whilst Absolute Digital confirmed its order for a four-colour version of the same machine. More news to come on other orders!Ink supplier Van Son enjoyed a very busy exhibition with dealer visits from across the world. The company was delighted with the success of its recently introduced Quickson PERFECT four-colour set, a suite of inks formulated specifically for ISO 12647-2 printing.
Sales just kept on coming in for the Marlowe Graphic Services team, highlighted by one of the first sales to come from its recently signed agreement with FFEI. The purchase of a violet laser based Alinte 4 SAL machine was just one of the highlights for the company, with many enquiries also received regarding its recently announced tie-up with HighWater Products Ltd.Software RIP provider StudioRIP also enjoyed much activity during the show, with various OEM versions of the product in use (though we can’t disclose where!), as well as dealer visits and end user interest. The product was included in PrintWeek’s “Ten Top Buys for £10k or Less” feature in its pre-show Technology Report.
One other huge success that Genesis did have some involvement with was the Z-folding media card detailing a map of the show. Some 30,000 of these were available to visitors as they arrived at IPEX. They just about all went. The promotion was all about printers being able to produce these products for themselves, with some help from The Z-Shed. See the links for full details.
And Finally . . .
In the week that saw Apple overtake Microsoft in terms of value, this very day also see’s the UK welcoming in Apple’s iPad. Are you likely to be stumping up the £450 to £650 required to join the iPad club? We would love to hear your thoughts and comments on this intriguing device, whether you are buying or not. Send your input on iPad to PIND.editor@gmail.com Amongst other things, we would love to know what you are going to use the device for, and where you will be using it.PIND007
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