On May 23-28, 2001, the 5th Beijing International Printing Technology Exhibition organized by China Printing and Equipment Equipment Industry Association, China International Exhibition Corporation, China Printing and Equipment Equipment Industry Association and China Hong Kong International Exhibition Co., Ltd. is Every four years approved by the State Council is held in Beijing China International Exhibition Center. He has held four sessions since 1984 and was approved as a member by the UFI in 1988. The exhibition is currently the largest and highest level printing exhibition in China and has become one of the six major printing exhibitions in the world. Without going abroad, visitors will be able to experience the world's most advanced printing technology.
The opening ceremony was held on the morning of the 23rd. The ribbon-cutting ceremony included: Wang Guangying, vice chairman of the NPC Standing Committee, Zhou Tienong, vice chairman of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, and Shi Zongyuan, director of the General Administration of Press and Publication of the People's Republic of China; Chairman of the China Council for the Promotion of International Trade Yu Xiaosong, Chairman of the China Printing and Equipment Equipment Industry Association Li Shouren, Chairman of the Seventh World Printing Conference Steering Committee, Peter Renn, Chairman of Beiren Group Zhu Wu'an, Executive Vice President of Shanghai Electric Group Sui Hejian, Heidelberg Mr. Bernhard Schreier, President of Printing Machinery Co., Ltd. and Others.
Participating in the exhibition are: from China, the United States, the United Kingdom, Germany, Switzerland, Sweden, France, Japan, the Czech Republic, Finland, India, the Netherlands, Italy, South Korea, Belgium, Singapore, Australia, Israel and other 20 countries as well as Hong Kong and Taiwan. More than 600 manufacturers in the region. The exhibition set up two exhibition areas, A and B. At the same time, a screen printing hall and a printing boutique package were added. The total exhibition area reached 45,000 square meters. There are nearly 200 overseas exhibitors with an exhibition area of ​​about 20,000 m2. Many of them are internationally renowned manufacturers. The printing associations of the United States (NPES), Italy (ACMGA), and Germany (Print Promotion) respectively participated in the exhibition.
The main display products are: prepress, book printing, packaging and printing equipment, post-impression finishing equipment including die cutting, foil stamping, film coating, UV polishing, box making, veneering, slitting, bag making, and other equipments. Equipment and printing equipment, testing instrumentation and printing fine products. Printed products are a new pavilion for this exhibition. Through exhibitions of various kinds of printing products, they fully reflect the fact that various printed products in China have been continuously adopting new technologies, new equipment, new processes and new materials since reform and opening up more than two decades. The advanced level achieved, the quality of printed products, and the increase in variety have yielded fruitful results. At the same time, it also shows the image of companies, industries and regions.
The new products, new technologies, new processes and new equipment on display at this time embody the development direction of today's printing technology: “Digital before printing, networking; multi-color printing, high efficiency; diverse and automated after printing; high-quality equipment, Serialization: such as Heidelberg, Manroland, KBA, Mitsubishi, Komori, Xerox and other companies exhibited a multi-color sheet-fed offset press, web commercial printing presses, newspaper printing presses, various small offset presses, flexo Digital printing system advanced equipment and technology such as printing presses. Agfa, ECRM, Fujifilm, Kodak PolyVision, Croix Angel, Baoluodefu, and other companies exhibited visible plate CTP, thermal CTP, violet laser CTP and other plate-making equipment and technologies; Peking University is launching digital platemaking , digital workflow, e-commerce, digital printing, on-demand printing, digital, network, service and other high-tech.
During the exhibition, on the 24th and 25th of the same day, the “High-Level Seminar on Printing Technology in the 21st Century†was held for 14 special topics: the process flow of a modern printing plant and the Agfa CTP technology in China. The application, flexo printing press, and thermal technology were discussed and discussed. In addition, a number of technical reporting activities were held in front of booths of some participating companies such as Heidelberg, Manroland, KBA, Peking Founder, Toyo Ink, and Agfa.
During the exhibition, economic and trade negotiations and discussions on cooperation were also very active. According to preliminary statistics, the domestic manufacturers’ product order intention amounted to 300 million yuan, and the amount of the order contract signed was 200 million yuan.
The highlights of this year's show were the integration of light, electricity, machinery and polymer chemistry. The use of high-tech subjects demonstrated the latest achievements and developments of prepress, printing and post-press new technologies, new equipment, new processes and new materials. trend. The leap-forward development of high technology marks the world's printing technology is in a new revolution. For example, digital technology, network technology, integrated automation technology, and process integration technology have become the leading new technologies for the development of today's printing technology. Another example is that digital printing and direct plate making will become the mainstream of the printing industry in the future.
This exhibition is not only in terms of scale, but also far exceeds the previous level. It is a breakthrough international exhibition in the history of China's printing technology exhibition. It is held under the new situation of the new technology revolution and the development of information society. The 5th Beijing International Printing Technology Exhibition has provided a good opportunity for China's printing industry to demonstrate technological progress over the past two decades, learn advanced foreign technologies, promote international technological exchanges and cooperation, and provide technological advancement in China's printing and equipment industry.
The six-day exhibition has already come to an end. We are convinced that this year's "Beijing International Printing Technology Exhibition" will further promote understanding of the world's printing technology development level and trends, improve the level of China's printing technology and equipment, and will play a powerful role in promoting the development of the international market. The colleagues in the printing industry will work together to work hard to create the glory of the Chinese printing industry in the information age at the beginning of the new century.