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The premier exhibition
for digital printing and
signage Industry
The Digital Printing and Signage (DPS) Industry
exhibition named DPS World Pakistan was held at
the Lahore Expo Centre from the 15th to 17th of
October, 2019. The exhibition has been hailed as the
premier exhibition for the digital printing and signage
industry. It is a dedicated platform for manufacturers,
suppliers, distributors, users, and solutions
providers. It featured companies from all over the
world, most notable of which were SPGPrints,
Roland, Epson, DGI, Atexco, Homer, and others.
These companies featured their top-of-the-line
products, while also providing customised solutions
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for customers and visitors.
The event was organised by FAKT Exhibitions PVT
LTD, an exhibitions management company, which
has been organising this annual event since 2015.
TEXtalks talked to Mr Saleem Khan Tanoli, CEO of
FAKT Exhibitions. Giving an introduction of DPS
2019, Mr Tanoli said DPS World was the pioneer
exhibition in digital printing and signage and DPS
2019 was its fifth edition. The exhibition was held at
the Lahore Expo Centre from 15th to 17th October,
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SPGPrints LUSTRE® Digital Inks
R integrated solutions for rotary screen printing in the using only high-class raw materials. LUSTRE® Inks
LUSTRE® Inks are environmental friendly alternative
SPGPrints is the global leading provider of
series are free from Formaldehyde, harmful dyestuff,
textile, label and industrial markets and has a
leading position in digital printing. SPGPrints
Alkylphenol and compliance with RoHS.
promoted the next generation JAVELIN2® and INKBANK
Pike+® digital textiles printers, with greater
INKBANK is one of the leading suppliers of inkjet ink
productivity, at DPS along with the wide range of
and printing application solutions. INK TRADER, the
digital inks.
exclusive distributor of INKBANK displayed
Epson sublimation inks with excellent fluency and reactive
Epson announced the launch of its latest offering –
dye inks with good stability, high dyeing rate and
Monna Lisa Evo Tre, a versatile digital textile printer
vivid colours at DPS World 2019
which enables increased productivity, precision and
reliability with quality prints. Epson also launched a EPTANOVA Inks
new dye-sublimation printer for the first time in EPTANOVA leads an extended know-how in
Pakistan at the DPS World 2019. The SureColor providing complete advanced finishing solutions to a
SC-F6330 delivers a Total Epson Solution that offers variety of industries, with companies all around the
the highest quality output and efficiency in cost of world. EPTANOVA is represented in Pakistan by Ata
ownership. Ullah Zia International.
Atexco NIRVANA
Farooq Sitara International introduced Atexco’s With up to 190 cm printing width and the option of
VEGA 3000DT that with 32 KYOCERA heads, is a 8/16 print head, Nirvana makes it possible to print on
high speed industrial digital textile printer, offering 24 woven, knitted fabrics with high speed and quality. It
2019. Mr Tanoli said DPS World was the only Mr Tanoli added that FAKT had also organised a 2 has an automatic belt cleaning and drying system
exhibition covering the digital printing and signage pioneer plastic printing packaging exhibition, which hours printing with daily output of 8,000 to 12,000 m with an automatic media drying system.
sector. It provided a lot of opportunities and since had been the first of its kind in Pakistan and the of the fabric.
Pakistan was growing rapidly in the digital market, second largest exhibition in the genre.
there was a need for digital printers, machines and Acknowledging the need for renewable energy and
equipment in the industry. He added that the its growing demand in Pakistan, FAKT also
exhibition was organised with the intention of organised a solar energy exhibition in Pakistan.
competing with the growing needs of the industry.
He said companies from Europe, China, Taiwan, According to FAKT Exhibitions, top digital printing
Korea, and other developing countries had provided machinery manufacturers like SPGPrints, Epson and
“one window solutions” for the industry. Atexco are actively selling their high-end machines in
Pakistan that print high-speed cotton textiles. Digital
On why the need for DPS World was felt, Mr Tanoli sublimation machines are also gaining share in
said, “We organised IGATEX, one of the leading polyester fabrics and garments with companies like
textile machinery exhibitions in the region. About five Roland showing great activity in this sector.
years ago, we realised the need for a separate
exhibition for the fast growing digital printing market FAKT exhibitions CEO Mr Tanoli says the global
of Pakistan. Since our first edition in 2015, we have digital signage market size was estimated at
seen a remarkable growth and interest in DPS World. USD16.0441 billion in 2016 and is anticipated to
Leading brands such as SPGPrints, Roland, Epson, reach USD 31.7141 billion by 2025. This industry
DGI, Atexco and Homer are represented this year. growth is largely accredited to the increasing
On the first day, Epson launched a new demand for digital products and services. The digital
dye-sublimation printer for the first time in Pakistan.” signage market share in Asia is anticipated to
witness significant growth at over 6% CAGR.
Talking about the major exhibitions organised by
FAKT Exhibitions, Mr Tanoli said the company had On a question about the visitor response at DPS
organised the largest textile and garment machinery 2019, Mr Tanoli said business response had been
exhibitions, which was the second largest in the good and the visitors were quite satisfied with the
region. He said the company had been organising exhibitors too.
the exhibitions for the past 18 years with more than
500 companies taking part in it from the world over. Some of the companies that exhibited at DPS are:
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