Australasia’s largest print show has opened for business, giving space for about 100 exhibitors expected to showcase their latest technologies and solutions.
The three-day event – held at Sydney Showground, Sydney Olympic Park, ends on May 15. 
Phillip Rennell, chairman of Printex, says the show offers a comprehensive product showcase ranging from design, prepress and workflow, through print and finishing to associated services.
The exhibition also caters for a broad spectrum of suppliers of niche technologies and special interest products, together with a broad range of sign and display solutions, which will be available to PrintEx visitors via free entry into the co-located Visual Impact show.
Rennell says, “This extensive 4000sqm exhibition will be complemented by perhaps the most comprehensive forum programme ever offered at an Australian print show, providing a wealth of ideas, information and inspiration designed to help visitors understand how they might best capitalise on future opportunities.”
Rennell says the Forum sessions will be held in three concurrent streams at easily-accessed theatres located on the exhibition floor.
In the Business and Efficiency Theatre, presenters will tackle issues including multi-channel communications, the value and role of paper and print, managing change, and the environment. In one of the sessions a panel of print leaders will host a discussion with the attendees on the future of print. They are hosted by PMG chairman Shankar Vishwanath in the IBusiness and Efficiency Theatre at 10.30am on Thursday and 10am on Friday.
The Industry Insights Theatre will explore topics such as effective use of data to reach the customer, challenges in flexo and label printing, and new opportunities including 3D print, polymers and printed circuits.In the Technology and Innovation Theatre, vendors will host ‘thought-provoking’ sessions on future directions and new technologies. Rennell says, “Quite simply, PrintEx will be the place to be for anyone connected with print, so book it into your diary, register online today and make the most of this outstanding opportunity.”
