Ametiq holds second annual congress

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Mexican label association Ametiq held its second annual congress in November, with 157 converter members and supplier partners in attendance. James Quirk reports

Mexican label association Ametiq hosted its second annual congress at the Centro Banamex in Mexico City in November, with 157 converter members and supplier partners in attendance.

The event, which featured a series of conference sessions alongside a table-top exhibition, marked the launch of Ametiq’s label converter survey and a strong push by the association to encourage participation from local converters.

Ametiq has partnered with Industry Insights, which carries out the same work for TLMI in the United States, to produce what it hopes will be an annual survey of trends in the Mexican label market.

‘Hiring Industry Insights to carry out the survey means that Mexican converters can be confident that the information they supply is in the hands of a trustworthy and professional company which has been dedicated to this kind of work for many years,’ said Fabian Silva, president of Ametiq.

‘We are doing the survey in the first quarter of 2013 in order to gain reliable statistics for the state of the industry in 2012. We aim to produce the survey every year, so that all those involved can use statistical data to make comparative analyses and see in which areas they can improve.

‘A further advantage is that we will be able to compare the data with results from surveys carried out in the United States and New Zealand, thereby creating benchmarks at both a local and international level.’

During the conference sessions, Ian Hammond of Nazdar gave a presentation about G7 certification, while Sylvia Del Carmen Treviño of Semarnat spoke about environmental responsibility in label production. Shawn Six of Industry Insights outlined the importance and usage of statistics.

A panel discussion about digital printing brought together Ricardo Rodriguez of HP Indigo, Filip Weymans of Xeikon, and John Hickey of EFI Jetrion. Esko’s Eladio Verón discussed how workflow software can benefit pre-press, and UPM Raflatac’s Jason Hellman spoke about sales innovations.

‘The conference sessions were excellent and it was particularly interesting to hear the three leading digital press suppliers each give case studies involving their technology,’ said Fabian Silva.

Exhibiting on table-top stands at the event were Natural Ink, Jetrix Soluciones Gráficas, HP, UPM Raflatac, Nazdar, AGC Digital, Daetwyler, Gallus, Romexsa, Arclad, Green Bay, Sun Chemical, Todo En Flexografia, Grupo Novaro, Azteca, and Nicoat.

Pictured: Ametiq used its second annual congress to announce its survey of Mexican label converters

This article was published in Labels & Labels issue 1, 2013