Asian Packaging Conference
Asia’s premiere conference event for the labels and packaging industry.
2018 Conference Presentations
James Siever - Gravure Printing In Europe - Status and Current Trends
ERIC TOLLEMER - The State of
Eco-Responsible Materials in Packaging
ALEX TAN - Sales General Manager, Xeikon
How to sell Digital
JOERG KULLWITZ
Chief Representative, UTECO Converting
A New Approach to Digital Printing for Flexible Packaging
ALFRED ULLI
Marketing & Sales Director Web Fed Solutions, BOBST MEX SA - Your Gain to the Final Dot
NONPAKORN THIAPAIRAT – Executive Creative Director, Prompt Partners - Virtual Mock Up– Benefits for Packaging Designers
VIDHU GAUTAM Director, Flexographic Packaging Divisions, Asia Pacific Region Eastman Kodak Company - Transforming Flexo
LINDSAY NUTLEY Director of Marketing, QLM Label Makers GroupPETER WOODS Director and Chief Operating Officer, SE Asia, QLM Label Makers GroupAugmented Reality and What’s Hot in Labels & Packaging
ISAAM LUTFIYYA -Director of Global Sales & Marketing - Baldwin - Latest Technologies in Process Control – Let’s Embrace
KUNAL AVARI HP Regional Business Manager – SEA & South Asia, Graphic Solutions Business - Digital, Set, Go! – Transforming Your Business With Digital Packaging
ANDREA DALLAVALLE - Project and Sales Manager, KBA-Flexotecnica - Modern CI-Flexo Technology for Flexible Packaging Production
TIM KLAPPE - Managing Director Asia/Pacific MPS Systems Asia - The Challenges and Opportunities of bringing the internet of things to printing
PETER SCHAEFER Partner, New Direction Partners - Succession Planning: Is the Future of Your Business Secure?
ANDREA TREVISI Area Sales Manager, Trelleborg Coated Systems - An overview of the trends in packaging consumables
MICHAEL SCHNABEL - Regional Technical Service Manager, AP & China, DIC - Integrating Digital Colour Management
DAVID JONES Managing Director, Alphasonics Advanced Ultrasonic Cleaning Systems - How controlling the anilox will generate profit
PATRICK LUEDECKE - Sales Director, Rotec Sleeves & Adapters, Flint Group Image Transfer Solutions
The 6 Challenges of Flexo Printing – Challenge or Hidden Opportunity?
THAYER LONG President, APTech
Global Opportunities for the Print Industry
Andy Yarrow Director, EFI Asia Pacific
Leveraging New Digital Opportunities in Corrugated
SHIFT_018
After our most attended event ever, SHIFT_018 has come to an end. And what an event it was!
With delegates from all over Asia, comments like, “Best event ever!”, “Can’t wait till next year!” and “How do we get involved?” were commonplace across both days.
As per Asian Packaging Conference tradition, we honour winners of the annual Asian Packaging Excellence Awards in a Gala Dinner.
For a full list of 2018 winners, click here.
Check out pictures of the Gala below or download the presentations from the Conference.
PETER SCHAEFER -= New Direction Partners
Eight Imperatives to Grow During a Challenging Environment
Impressions from Asian Packaging Awards 2018

























Asian Packaging Excellence Awards 2018
Winner's Roll
Category: Paper & Board Packaging
F1. FOLDING CARTON - Offset
GOLD: Rien Thong Printing ( Kim Pai) Co., Ltd - Thailand
Silver: Thai Container Group Co., Ltd - Thailand
Bronze: Global Printing & Packaging Co., Ltd - Thailand
F2. FOLDING CARTON - Flexo/Gravure
GOLD: iTek Packz - India
F3. FOLDING CARTON - Digital
GOLD: Cyberprint Group Co., Ltd – Thailand
Silver: Soon Torn Film Co., Ltd - Thailand
Bronze: Neo Digital Co., Ltd – Thailand
P5. CORRUGATED - Post Print
GOLD: Panasonic Manufacturing Malaysia Sdn Bhd - Malaysia
Silver: Harta Packaging Industries (Cambodia) Limited - Cambodia
P6. SPECIALTY & OTHERS - Metallized Paper
GOLD: Siam Toppan Packaging Co., Ltd - Thailand
Silver: iTek Packz - India
P7. SPECIALTY & OTHERS - Printed Bag
GOLD: Thai Container Group - Thailand
Category: FLEXIBLE PACKAGING
F1. NARROW WEB - Flexo
GOLD: Letra Graphix Pvt Ltd - India
Silver: Flexiprint (Pvt) Ltd - Sri Lanka
F2. NARROW WEB - Gravure
GOLD: S.B Packaging - India
Silver: Prime Packaging Co., Ltd - Thailand
F3. NARROW WEB - Digital
GOLD: Syscon Labels & Packaging Co., Ltd - Thailand
F4. MID WEB - Flexo
GOLD: Scientex Great Wall (Ipoh) Sdn Bhd - Malaysia
Silver: Tpn Flexpak - Thailand
Bronze: S.B Packaging Pvt Ltd - India
F5. MID WEB - Gravure
GOLD: TPN Flexpak - Thailand
Silver: S.B Packaging Pvt Ltd - India
Bronze: Fuji Ace Co., Ltd - Thailand
F7. WIDE WEB - Flexo
GOLD: Scientex Great Wall (Ipoh) Sdn Bhd - Malaysia
Silver: Multiflex Polybags Pvt Ltd - India
F8. WIDE WEB - Gravure
GOLD: Tin Thanh Packing Joint Stock Company - Vietnam
Silver: S.B Packaging Pvt Ltd – India
Bronze: United Graphic Expression Corporation - Philippines
Category: LABELS
L1. Offset
GOLD: United Graphics Expression Corporation - Philippines
Silver: Thung Hua Sinn Co., Ltd - Thailand
Bronze: Qlm Label Makers Sdn Bhd - Malaysia
L2. Flexo
GOLD: Signode India Ltd - India
Silver: iTek Packz - India
Bronze: Qlm Label Makers Sdn Bhd - Malaysia
L3. Letterpress
GOLD: QLM Label Makers Sdn Bhd - Malaysia
Silver: QLM Label Makers (Hoang Ha Label Co., Ltd) - Vietnam
Bronze: Oreint Quality Print Pte Ltd - Singapore
L4. Gravure
GOLD: Fuji Ace Co., Ltd - Thailand
Silver: United Graphics Expression Corporation - Philippines
L5. Digital
GOLD: Thung Hua Sinn Co., Ltd - Thailand
Silver: QLM Label Makers Sdn Bhd - Malaysia
Bronze: QLM Label Makers (Hoang Ha Label Co., Ltd) - Vietnam
L7. Embellishments
GOLD: CCL Label (Thai) Ltd - Thailand
Silver: Letra Graphix Pvt Ltd - India
Bronze: Fastroll Labels (Malaysia) Sdn Bhd - Malaysia
Category: NEW CATEGORIES
N1. Combination Printing
GOLD: Letra Graphix Pvt Ltd - India
Silver: Holographic Label Sdn - Malaysia
N2. Mock-Up/Sample
GOLD: Trinity Publishing Co., Ltd - Thailand
N3. Structural Design
GOLD: 5 & 4 Printing Co., Ltd - Thailand
Silver: Global Printing & Packaging (2013) Co., Ltd - Thailand
Bronze: Thai Containers Group Co., Ltd - Thailand
N4. Concept/Graphic Design
GOLD: Trinity Publishing Co., Ltd - Thailand
Silver: Square Print 93 - Thailand
Bronze: Thai Containers Group Co., Ltd - Thailand