Blue Whale 2020 Returns to Shanghai with Label, Flexible Packaging, Functional Film and Pharma Packaging in Focus

The 2020 Blue Whale International Label Exhibition, International Flexible Packaging Exhibition, International Functional Film Exhibition and International Pharmaceutical Packaging Exhibition (Label & Flexible Packaging & Functional Film Expo China 2020) is scheduled for April 21-23, 2020 at Shanghai New International Expo Centre. The show covers 25,000 m2, expects 400+ exhibitors and 35,000+ visitors, and focuses on key sectors including label printing, flexible packaging, functional films and pharmaceutical packaging.

The event is organized with the involvement of Shanghai Lanjing Exhibition Service Co., Ltd., Guangdong Hongwei International Convention and Exhibition Group Co., Ltd., Gravure Printing Branch of the Printing Technology Association of China, Flexographic Printing Branch of the Printing Technology Association of China, Hunan Plastics Color Printing Industry Association, Shanghai Printing Technology Research Institute, and Shanghai Huaqi Exhibition Service Co., Ltd. (Shanghai Huazhan).

Since 2017, the Blue Whale Expo has been held three times. It began in Suzhou as a focused, high-quality event serving East China, and has since become firmly based in Shanghai with nationwide reach and year-on-year scale upgrades. Three years of growth have relied on the support and encouragement of printing and packaging colleagues, turning the Blue Whale Expo into a widely recognized exhibition platform endorsed by both exhibitors and visitors. The three-year journey has tempered the team's will and strengthened its determination to pursue the goal of 'no limit to excellence in exhibitions, no end to our reach.'

The previous edition concluded successfully on July 10-12, 2019 at Shanghai New International Expo Centre and attracted well-known exhibitors such as Zhejiang Guanhao, Wenzhou Fuming, Qiyu Adhesive, Wenzhou Wuhui, Shantou Guangda Printing, Shanghai Rongyou, Shenzhen Haozhun Printing, Zhongshan Huasheng, Kunshan Jianbo Electromechanical, Taicang Lianguan, Shanghai Yunbo IoT, Zhongjing Printing Machinery, Chuangsaijie, Luster LightTech, Guangdong Ouge Precision Machinery, Sanqihong Electromechanical, Shanghai Matu, Zhejiang Hongsheng Machinery, Ningbo Bolian Printing, Xiamen Lingtie Machinery, Dongguan Bosheng Machinery, Kunshan Haojinyuan, Kunshan Jiayuan Electromechanical, Shenzhen Chuanglida, Shanghai Mingqian Printing, Dongguan Yuantie Machinery, Zhejiang Hexiang, Ruian Diancheng, Ruian Deguan Machinery, Jinhui Machinery, Dongguan Debao Machinery, Dongguan Xiangzhentong, Yingkou Changrong Laser, Weifang Hengchengxiang, Dongguan Yiming Screen Printing, Beijing Langshuo, Shenzhen Ruibang, Guangdong Zhengyi Flexo, Zhengtu Xinshi, Shenzhen Qiangsen, Luoteli, Qingdao Zhengxin, Shanghai Ruiting, Shanghai Shanghao Digital, Shanghai Pengma Industrial, Shanghai Senming Industrial, Jiaxing Duancheng Printing, Shanghai Longxuan Printing, Shanghai Saiyu Electromechanical, Shanghai Delagen, Zhongshan Almo, Shanghai Yantai Packaging, Guangzhou Jiaqi Printing, Hefei Runjie, Shanghai Xiaoguo Blades, Shanghai Guangjun Electromechanical, Shanghai Lanli, Aodi Printing, Shanghai Anping Static, Shanghai Heyuefeng, Hangzhou Kelei Electromechanical and Shenzhen Zhongchao Kexin.

In 2020, the Blue Whale Expo is preparing for its next move. The new Blue Whale International Label Expo, Blue Whale International Flexible Packaging Expo and Blue Whale International Functional Film Expo will return to Shanghai New International Expo Centre in April 2020. The exhibition will cover labels, flexible packaging and functional films, while extending to end-use packaging applications in food, beverages, alcohol, pharmaceuticals, daily chemicals and electronics. Several concurrent themed forums will address new technologies, new materials, new applications and new trends, enabling deeper exchange between exhibitors and visitors. The organizer will intensify efforts to invite international label and flexible packaging exhibitors, build a communication platform between exhibitors and buyers, offer a one-stop procurement platform for industry buyers, and strive to become an international exhibition that effectively connects China's label printing, packaging and finished-product industrial chain.

Concurrent events include: 1. 2020 Printing and Packaging CEO Golf Challenge; 2. The 2nd China Self-Adhesive Materials Conference 2020 and the Blue Whale Industry Awards Ceremony; 3. 2020 Label Digital Printing and Smart Packaging Summit Forum; 4. 2020 'Internet of Everything' Innovative Applications Summit Forum; 5. 2020 Global Functional Film Materials Supply and Demand Meeting; 6. 2020 China Printing and Packaging Industry Environmental Protection Seminar; 7. 2020 China Flexible Packaging and Flexographic Printing Technology Forum.

The label section covers: 1. Label printing machinery and equipment; 2. Equipment spare parts (cylinders, anilox rollers, doctor blades, drying systems, cutting blades, magnetic equipment); 3. Prepress systems and digital printing equipment; 4. Post-press equipment, slitting machines, rewinding machines, hot stamping machines, etc.; 5. Consumables such as paper, film, ink, self-adhesive labels and thermal transfer ribbons; 6. Auxiliary equipment and systems (drive and control systems, inspection, registration and labeling equipment, barcode and coding systems, etc.); 7. Anti-counterfeiting solutions; 8. RFID smart labels and electronic tags; 9. Environmental protection equipment; 10. Label printing enterprises.

The flexible packaging section covers: 1. Flexible packaging machinery and equipment: film-making equipment, printing equipment, lamination equipment and other equipment (bag-making machines, slitting machines, rewinding machines, corona treaters, control and inspection machines, inkjet printers); 2. Equipment spare parts: corona treatment systems, static elimination systems, tension control systems, electronic web-guiding systems, pumps, clutches, photoelectric switches, etc.; 3. Raw materials: films, paper for flexible packaging, inks, pellets, adhesives, etc.; 4. Services: spare parts, supporting equipment and service zone; 5. Auxiliary software and services, etc.; 6. Flexible packaging printing enterprises (color printing plants).

III) Functional Film Category: Functional films include BOPET/BOPP films, PET/CPP films, PI films, lithium battery separators/aluminum-plastic films, photovoltaic films, graphene films, pre-coated films, pressure-sensitive adhesive films, water treatment membranes, window films, heat insulation/automotive films, IMD decorative films, flexible packaging films, ceramic membranes, separation membranes, etc.

IV) Pharmaceutical Packaging Category: 1. Pharmaceutical packaging printing equipment; 2. Pharmaceutical packaging materials; 3. Pharmaceutical packaging printing enterprises.

Target visitors include: 1. Label printing plants, flexible packaging printing plants (color printing plants), traders/agents; 2. Nearly 10,000 end users in daily chemicals, electronics, food, pharmaceuticals, alcoholic beverages, beverages and other industries; 3. Label and packaging designers; 4. Suppliers related to the label industry and suppliers related to the flexible packaging industry; 5. Educational and professional institutions, relevant associations and media.

Contact: Address: Room 1010, Jiazheng International Building, No. 28 Moyu Road, Jiading District, Shanghai; Tel: 021-61454968; Email: shanghai-xf@163.com; Business QQ: 1804557618/1305274434. This article is reprinted from China Packaging Network (pack.cn). Original link: http://news.pack.cn/show-353243.html.