The Pack
Expo International 2012 was held in Chicago last October 28 to 31 in a four-day
record-breaking event. The event was hailed as the largest packaging and
processing trade show in the world for 2012, thanks to the myriads of packaging
and processing professionals that made it to the exhibit.
The
exhibit covered an area greater than 1.1 million net square feet as up to 1,965
companies agreed to join. This was more than 6% higher in terms of space
occupancy and up to 7% higher in terms of the number of exhibiting companies
compared to the Pack Expo International 2010. These companies provided
innovative packaging and processing solutions for every market, such as
automotive, food and beverage, chemical and industrial, cosmetics and
toiletries, dairy, electronics, fruits and vegetables, hardware and tools, meat
and poultry, seafood, pharmaceuticals and medical devices, household products,
toys, crafts, and many others. The exhibit included on-site demonstrations and
product launches, with promises of new possibilities, improved security, higher
cost savings, and sustainability.
The
McCormick Place in Chicago, Illinois was packed full of exhibitors and
attendees, which also broke records. Pre-registration alone recorded a 10%
increase compared to the last Expo. The final attendance numbers, however, was
not as high as expected due to the unprecedented East Coast storm that hit
during the scheduled dates. Despite this unexpected hindrance, up to 45,300
attendees still came, which recorded a final 3% increase over the 2010
attendance. The increase is attributed to the 8% increase in the number of
attendees from abroad.
Despite
the effects of the storm, the Pack Expo organizers still concluded their
largest exhibit since 2006, and according to Charles Yuska, the president and
CEO of Pack Expo, the exhibits who signed up for the event were very pleased
with the leads that they received.
Those who
missed the event can check out some of the exhibits presented during the expo
on YouTube where some of the companies themselves have uploaded video
presentations of their packaging products and demonstrations during the event.
Looking Forward to Pack Expo 2013
Now, the
noise in the packaging industry has not died down, and the same exhibitors who
were at the Pack Expo International 2012 are again aiming for yet another
exhibit: the Pack Expo Las Vegas, which the organizers have announced will be
held on September 23 to 25 in 2013. Preliminary updates state that there will
be almost 560,000 net square feet of exhibit space in the Las Vegas event,
which means the 2013 event is expected to be over 20% larger in terms of space
occupancy compared to the 2011 event. Reservations for booth space have began,
and Pack Expo organizers are quite confident that next year’s event in Las
Vegas will be their largest yet.
There is
another implication of this continuous increase in terms of size and attendance
in one of the most important exhibiting bodies in the packaging industry. These
positive developments, such as the growth in the number of exhibitors, all
point to the fact that the whole packaging business is really on the rise. Every
year, more and more companies are attending the events to showcase their latest
packaging technologies. And every year, attendees from all over the world come
to the exhibits with the intention of seeking potential packaging technologies
that might be of use to their respective businesses. This is also a good time to check out what's the latest trend in the packaging industry particularly in taping machines, case sealers and other packaging machines that can boost a business.
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