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Taropak claims success

By NEWS SYSTEM
Published: October 2nd, 2006
Related tags: Poznan, Taropak

Almost 42,000 visitors from 48 countries of the world visited TAROPAK and POLAGRA-FOOD. The group of attendees included representatives of such exotic countries as Ghana and the Republic of South Africa!

767 companies from 30 countries presented their products in the anniversary edition of TAROPAK. As always, Polish exhibitors were most numerous – 496. Large groups of exhibitors came from Germany – 72 and Italy – 65. Other exhibitors came from Austria, Belarus, Belgium, China, Croatia, the Czech Republic, Denmark, France, Great Britain, Hungary, India, Israel, Italy, Lithuania, Moldova, the Netherlands, Portugal, Russia, Slovakia, Slovenia, South Korea, Spain, Sweden, Taiwan, Turkey, Ukraine, United Arab Emirates and the USA. The exposition area exceeded 18,000 m².

The most numerous group of 310 exhibitors included companies that presented packaging machinery and devices, as well as machines for the production of packaging. 30 exhibitors showcased cardboard, glass, wooden, metal and plastic packaging. As many as 85 exhibitors came from the logistics sector. It is worth emphasising that as many as 30% of TAROPAK exhibitors were foreign companies. Over 90 premiere products and new technologies were presented at the fair.

CONFERENCES, SEMINARS, EVENTS

The show has not only presented new packaging, technologies and services, but also offered a rich programme of seminars, special expositions, presentations, conferences, workshops and competitions for years. Hence, it is an excellent meeting place for sellers and buyers, exhibitors and visitors.

These events are prepared in cooperation with our partners, including the Polish Packaging Research and Development Centre, the Polish Chamber of Packaging, the Polish Chamber of Printing, the Institute of Logistics and Warehousing and publishers of specialist journals.

A rich programme of accompanying events attracts professionals to Poznań.

4th Printing Conference

The 4th Printing Conference: “Packaging, the present and future of the Polish printing sector” prepared by the Polish Chamber of Printing in cooperation with the Poznań International Fair was one of the most important events in the programme of TAROPAK.

When analysing the printing market trends it is difficult not to notice a growing share of the packaging industry in the printing market. This is why this year’s conference was devoted to that topic. It was addressed mainly to practitioners in the field of printing, i.e. graphic designers and printed packaging designers, employees of print preparation rooms, technology and printing experts, as well as all those for whom packaging is an important part of their business, representatives of food, pharmaceutical and chemical companies, etc.

The corrugated cardboard market – developments and prospects

The Association of Polish Papermakers promotes cardboard packaging as the most environmentally friendly, the most durable and the cheapest. The Association co-organised a conference entitled “The corrugated cardboard market – developments and prospects” held at Taropak. Other organisers included PIF, “Logistyka” Magazine and ARW Image PR. The following topics were tackled by the delegates: “Attributes of paper, cardboard and carton packaging – practice and competitive edge”, “Bar codes and RFID for corrugated cardboard packaging”, “Eco-logistics: separation, recovery and processing of cardboard as a raw material”. The conference was followed by a very popular panel discussion devoted to “The packaging sector against the economic situation in Poland”. Professor Andrzej Korzeniowski, Rector of the Poznań School of Logistics, author of numerous publications on packaging and its role in logistic systems, was one of the panellists.

3rd Nationwide Packaging Competition PakStar 2006

The finals of the 3rd Nationwide Packaging Competition PakStar 2006, organised under the auspices of the Minister of Economy, were an important event for the sector. The Competition was organised by the Polish Packaging Research and Development Centre in cooperation with the Polish Chamber of Packaging, the Poznań International Fair and www.opakowania.com.pl – Specialist Internet Service. The Competition was to offer new opportunities for the promotion of Polish products in the country and abroad, to trigger technical developments in packaging and to facilitate participation in international packaging competitions. The winners of this competition have often been successful in the International Packaging Competition WorldStar.

Competition winners

INDIVIDUAL AND GROUP PACKAGING

1. AGROS NOVA Sp. z o.o. in Warsaw and OWENS ILLINOIS Polska S.A. in Jarosław for a glass jar for “Łowicz Czeko Dżemi” jam

2. Zakład Produkcji Opakowań MAX-BOX S.C. Zakład Pracy Chronionej
in Warsaw for corrugated cardboard packaging for tie hangers

3. TUBUS Sp. j. Zakład Produkcji Opakowań in Warsaw for transparent PET boxes.

This packaging also received a special prize (annual subscription to the magazine) for its environmentally friendly and innovative features presented by the publisher of “Nowoczesny Magazyn”, the Press Partner of the Competition.

TRANSPORT AND BULK PACKAGING

4. Georg UTZ Sp. z o.o. in Kąty Wrocławskie for “SMART” box pallet

5. conTeyor Poland Sp. z o.o. in Czechowice-Dziedzice for packaging used to transport assembly pieces

6. Goodwell Polska Sp. z o.o. in Gryfice for corrugated cardboard packaging – a shopping cart insert

INDIVIDUAL AND GROUP PACKAGING – HONOURABLE MENTIONS

1. Coffee Service J.V. Sp. z o.o. in Warsaw for stand-up pouches with a zipper for food products

2. Heinz Glas Działdowo Sp. z o.o. in Działdowo for “FLAME” glass bottles for eau de toilette and perfumes,

3. ”OPAKOFARB” Zakład Produkcji Opakowań Sp. z o.o. in Włocławek for “TULIP” sheet metal buckets for chemical products.

TRANSPORT PACKAGING – HONOURABLE MENTION

1. Zakłady Tworzyw Sztucznych NITRON S.A. in Krupski Młyn for a PP handling container.

PACKAGING MATERIALS – HONOURABLE MENTION

1. AGROS NOVA Sp. z o.o. in Warszaw and CZTERYCZWARTE Sp. z o.o. in Warsaw for heat shrink sleeves for glass bottles used for ”PYSIO Banana Bum”, a new line of products for children.

SPECIAL AWARD

The Award of the Minister of Economy, the Honorary Patron of the Competition was presented to Georg UTZ Sp. z o.o. in Kąty Wrocławskie for special functionalities of “SMART” box pallet.

Days of the Polish Chamber of Packaging

The Polish Chamber of Packaging, an organisation that associates producers and distributors of packaging, packaging materials, packing machinery and devices, machines and devices for the production of packaging organised a series of information, promotion and education projects at the fair. These events were held as part of the Days of the Polish Chamber of Packaging and served to disseminate knowledge about the packaging market in Poland, the EU packaging regulations, problems of recycling and knowledge about the tasks and activities of the Chamber.

Poland – a warehouse of Europe

A debate entitled “Poland – a warehouse of Europe – Are we attractive enough?” was a very interesting event organised by the Institute of Warehousing and Logistics. Discussion participants included representatives of the transport, forwarding and logistics sectors, journalists from logistics journals and economic magazines. The debate focused on the following issues important for the sector: “Are there any premises for claiming that Poland can be the warehousing centre of Europe?”, “Why has the construction of new warehousing areas accelerated only in the last five years?”, “What has been lost forever and what can still be recovered?”, “What is the current situation (number of locations, size, functionality of warehouses and logistic centres) as compared with our neighbours?”, “Should the transfer of business to the east be considered as a threat for further development of warehousing in Poland?”, “Aren’t we threatened by the influx of second-hand worn out equipment and warehousing infrastructure from the EU-15?”

Events organised in cooperation with specialist publishers

Polski Drukarz Publishing House (publisher of “Świat DRUKU” Monthly and “Pro-KREACJA” Bi-Monthly) and partners organised many interesting events. One of them was a conference devoted to “Self-adhesive labels – new technologies, new quality”, which was an opportunity for suppliers of technologies for the production of self-adhesive labels, printing houses and their customers to exchange experiences. The conference was addressed to experts related to the sector of self-adhesive labels. Conference participants included mainly representatives of companies that print self-adhesive labels, their customers from the sector of industrial chemicals and the pharmaceutical, cosmetic and beer industries.

On the following two trade fair days, Polski Drukarz organised workshops entitled “The A to Z of Packaging”. Packaging was discussed in the design stage, through its production up to packing.

On the last day, Polski Drukarz organised a conference entitled: “Corrugated cardboard – production, printing, processing”. It was a forum for exchanging experiences between suppliers of technologies for the production of corrugated cardboard, producers and their customers. The conference was addressed mainly to producers of corrugated cardboard, packaging and their customers from sectors of household appliances, food processing and furniture.

“Innovative solutions for logistics” was a conference that was very popular among the representatives of the logistics sector. It was organised in cooperation with “Eurologistics” Magazine. The conference was devoted to the following issues: advanced integration of Auto-ID mobile devices and terminals, logistics of warehousing area management, partnership in logistics, outsourcing of pallets and containers, automonitoring and GPS in logistics, trucks in a warehouse and dynamic warehousing systems (a case study).

For the 7th time TAROPAK became a venue for a competition of forklift trucks held at yet another edition of Sztaplar Show. Operators of in-house transport devices presented their equipment and skills in Sector 10 over three trade fair days. The event has been organised from its very beginning by: the Editorial Board of specialised journals: “Nowoczesny Magazyn” and “Logistyka a Jakość” and by the Poznań International Fair. Sztaplar Show was based on the idea of showing forklift trucks in conditions that are similar to their natural place of operation, i.e. a warehouse. A warehouse constructed on the area of 1,000 square metres was this time equipped with high-storage shelves, multiple use containers, pallets, wrappers and battery exchange systems for electric trucks. The competition for the title of the Sztaplar Show Champion 2006 was held in such surroundings.

Competition winners:

· CATEGORY UP TO 1.5 T
Company: Wandalex SA
Brand: Yale

· CATEGORY 1.5-2.5 T
Company: Wandalex SA
Brand: Yale

· CATEGORY OVER 2.5 T
Company: Marubeni Construction Machinery Poland Sp. z o.o.
Brand: Nissan

PACKAGING Polska Monthly searched for Pearls among packaging at the fair. It was the last reconnaissance before the great final of the ART OF PACKAGING competition held in January and its edition – DEBUTS. The Competition Office was opened at the stand of the Monthly. You could obtain detailed information, leave your entry and your packaging pearl there. The rest is in the hand of… those who search for the pearls.

Dance Machine Show! featuring Orwak machinery was very spectacular. A few times a day, visitors could admire dancing skills and a perfect combination of movements, music and industrial machines – the combination was very surprising, original and impressive. This excellent event was organised by PACKAGING Polska in cooperation with Orwak and featured Orwak machines.

AWARDS

PIF GOLD MEDAL

The PIF Gold Medal, an award for the most modern and innovative solutions, high quality products with excellent aesthetic, ergonomic and user-friendly features was presented to 11 winners this year.

List of winners:

1. Smart ski pass - PPU COMEX Sp. z o. o. from Wrocław

2. AGILERO logistics integration platform - LOGISYS Sp. z o. o. from Kraków

3. DuoSmart BP918 Knorr cups - HUHTAMAKI POLSKA Sp. z o.o. from Siemianowice Śl.

4. “TYSKIE 8×0,5L” corrugated cardboard packaging - TFP Sp. z o. o., TFP, Grafika Sp. z o. o. from Dziećmierowo

5. MANUSTIF MANUFORCE stretch foil – producer: MANULI STRETCH Spa. from Italy, exhibitor: MANULI EKOBAL Sp. z o. o. from Wrocław.

6. Recycled PET clipping tape - WALD-GOLD Sp. z o.o. from Brańsk

7. RLS 271 rewinder machine - LESKO ENGINEERING Leszek Seroczyński from Radzymin

8. Nestle transparent chocolate box - SEUFERT TRANSPARENTE VERPACKUNGEN GmbH from Germany

9. ROBAG 3 + TNA 314 packaging system – producer: TNA AUSTRALIA PTY Ltd. from Australia, exhibitor: TNA EUROPE Ltd.from Great Britain

10. Shrink Sleeve for BAKOMA TWIST - MASTERPRESS Sp. z o. o. from Białystok

11. Eco Cortec foil – producer: CORTEC CORPORATION from the USA, exhibitor: ABEST Sp. z o. o. from Częstochowa.

ACANTHUS AUREUS

The Poznań International Fair presented awards to the best designed stands adjusted to the implementation of corporate marketing strategies. The aim of the competition was to present awards for the best architectural and graphic solutions that are conducive to direct communication with the market and to the positive corporate image. 8 stands were awarded this year.

List of winners:

1. HUHTAMAKI POLSKA Sp. z o.o. from Siemianowice Śl.

Designer: Urszula Kałużna

Stand constructor: WEKTOR s.c., Poznań

2. Tesa Tape Sp. z o.o. from Poznań

Designer: Mariusz Maciaszek, S&M Studio Reklamy

Stand constructor: BWS Włodzimierz Słomiński, Poznań

3. TNA EUROPE Ltd. from Great Britain

Designer: Krzysztof Pokorski, Susana Sanz

Stand constructor: Poznań International Fair, Ltd.

Stand Construction Department

4. STILL POLSKA Sp. z o.o. from Poznań

Designer: Tomasz Kwieciński

Stand constructor: Meliński Minuth Sp. z o.o., Poznań

5. WARTA GLASS Sp. z o. o. from Poznań

Designer: Artur Hornowski

Stand constructor: Inter- Mark Group s.c. K.M. Witkowiak, Poznań

6. ALBERTINA POLSKA Sp. z o.o. from Wrocław

Designer: Joanna Kwaśniowska

Stand constructor: TAMEN LIBERI, Wrocław

7. EUROBOX POLSKA Sp. z o.o. from Ujazd

Designer: Anna Labuda

Stand constructor: LABUDA DESIGN Anna Labuda, Skórzewo

8. SMURFIT KAPPA