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Labelexpo Asia confirmed its status as the leading label event in Asia when the show welcomed a record 16,601 visitors in early December—compared to 14,004 in 2007, an increase of 18.5 percent.
MILWAUKEE, Wis.—Tailored Solutions has named Shekinah PTE Ltd. their exclusive agent in Singapore, Indonesia, Thailand, Malaysia, Vietnam, and the Philippines for its Label Traxx™ print business management software. Under the agreement, Shekinah will market the Label Traxx product to label printers and flexographic converters in Southeast Asia. Announcing the appointment, Tailored Solutions President Ken Meinhardt commented, “Tailored Solutions is pleased to be associated with Shekinah. We look forward to a long and mutually productive relationship with a company that is known throughout Southeast Asia as a knowledgeable supplier to the flexographic and label market.” Shekinah Director Benjamin Koh said, “As an established supplier to
NEW YORK, N.Y.—The RFID Company, a leading manufacturer of low cost, high performance RFID hardware solutions announced the establishment of a RFID Center in India and the addition of 18 new partnerships in India. The new RFID Center will further expand SmartCode Corp’s footprint in the India market and will include Research & Development, Sales & Marketing, and Distribution for the India market. The new RFID Center in India will also cater to the neighboring markets of Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Nepal and Burma. SmartCode Corp’s new RFID Center will join SmartCode’s long established presence in the Asian market including China, Japan, Korea, Hong Kong,
Global demand for packaging machinery is projected to expand 4.9 percent per year through 2010 to over $33 billion. Developing parts of the world will provide suppliers with some of the best sales opportunities going forward. Industrialization-related fixed investment activity, rising per capita incomes and growth in packaged goods production will all contribute to increases in equipment demand in these areas, most notably in Asia and Eastern Europe. China will record the largest gains of any national market, surpassing Japan to become the second largest market in the world behind the U.S. Sales conditions are also expected to be strong in India, Russia, Mexico,
Global demand for packaging machinery is projected to expand 4.9 percent per year through 2010 to over $33 billion. Developing parts of the world will provide suppliers with some of the best sales opportunities going forward. Industrialization-related fixed investment activity, rising per capita incomes and growth in packaged goods production will all contribute to increases in equipment demand in these areas, most notably in Asia and Eastern Europe. China will record the largest gains of any national market, surpassing Japan to become the second largest market in the world behind the U.S. Sales conditions are also expected to be strong in India, Russia, Mexico,