Opportunities in North America

‘The North American market right now is good and strong. People are looking for a way to be more efficient and lower their production costs more than ever. We’re into the finishing side of the business, die-cutting, folding, gluing, and that was the last side of the business to be looked at. People look at their software, their business model, and their presses. Now they’re looking at finishing, so it’s a really good time and we see it as being really positive right now. We’re having a good year and expect 2017 to be better, and don’t see why 2018 shouldn’t continue this trend. This show turned out to be very good for us. The solutions that are here are incredibly innovative for this market and people are looking for very niche-type specialty finishing processes and machinery, and we’ve got that. That’s our business.’

Lance Martin, director of sales, North America, MBO America

‘We generated a lot of new leads from interesting customers, and had a lot of enquiries for flexible packaging, synthetic papers, etc. These customers all have nice specialties and want to expand on what they are doing already, so it’s very interesting for us. And in America, when companies have success with something, they really fight to get more and more of it. When they do something they go for it and they do it really well. We are excited to have the opportunity to be part of this and help out with our ideas, as this region is open to new ways of thinking.’

Nanette Thomas, Synthogra CEO

‘Labelexpo Americas 2016 was a great show for Maan Group. We received a lot of interest in our innovative linerless and pressure-sensitive laminate technologies. We have firm commitments scheduled for delivery in 2017, and given our positive trend, we have partnered with EMT of Green Bay, Wisconsin, to have our technologies built and assembled, as well as serviced, in the US.’ (See tinyurl.com/grgh3gc for more details)

Yves Lafontaine, exclusive agent for Maan Group in North America

‘Labelexpos globally are the best places for companies like Taghleef Industries, who are also global, to showcase innovations, because we find that the people who are coming here, whether they are brand owners, printing companies or packaging companies, choose to come here to look for the innovations and new things that are going on in the market. And not only local people but also from other regions, for example European visitors, a lot of Latin American visitors, even Asia-Pacific visitors. It’s not only North America specific, there’s been international interest.’

Lucija Kralj, product manager, and Duncan Henshall, business director, labels, Taghleef Industries

This article appeared in L&L issue 5, 2016, and can be read online here

​See the results of the L&L poll, ' Which of the following are you interested to see and learn more from at Labelexpo Americas 2016?', here