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Friday, Feb 10, 2006

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"e-Age Print 2006" exhibition from today

Special Correspondent

It will focus on advancements in the electronic age printing dimension

CHENNAI: Emerging trends in digital printing arena, Information Technology revolution in pagination, workflow management and other advancements in the electronic age printing dimension will be the main focus of the five-day "e-Age Print 2006" exhibition and conference to be held in Chennai from February 10.

Giving details of exhibition of printing, packaging and allied industries organised by The Madras Printers' and Lithographers' Association (MPLA), P. Chander, chairman of the exhibition, said it would have 95 companies participating. Delegates from Sri Lanka, Maldives, Mauritius, Malaysia and Bangladesh would also attend. The Chennai Trade Centre at Nandambakkam would be the venue for the exhibition and conference. The Tamil Nadu Governor, S.S. Barnala, will declare open the exhibition.

Mr. Chander and Anu Varghese, conference chairman, explained that the small and medium scale printing enterprises could make the best use of this opportunity where they could witness for themselves the demonstrations made by the leaders in the digital printing world and also students of the Institute of Printing Technology.

Big names in the printing industry including HP, Adobe, Xerox, EFI, Mitsubishi, TechNova, Autoprint, Wellbound, and a large number of delegations from the US and Germany are participating.

Mr. Chander said for the benefit of the printers who spent long hours in their work spots, an Art of Living Programme had been organised to help relieve stress. Tamil Nadu Industrial Investment Corporation (TIIC) and other financial institutions are also setting up stalls to provide easy loans.

Open up new vistas

Pointing out that there are 1,60,000 printing houses in the country, out of which 48,000 were in Tamil Nadu, Mr. Chander said the exhibition would open up new vistas in the computer to plate making technology and large format hoardings. He said during the coming Assembly elections, printing companies would register a 40 per cent growth in their business, as there would be demand for posters and other handbills from various political parties.

Established in 1952, the MPLA plans to set up a Golden Jubilee Training Centre for excellence in printing with testing facilities.

The facility, expected to be built under the Built Operate Transfer mode, will come up near Maraimalainagar or Taramani at a cost of Rs.1 crore, provided the State Government gave land, Mr. Chander added.

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