Today SGI will put an end to three days of electrifying exhibition activities. For many exhibitors this year's SGI has been an exciting tour de force. Thousands already visited the show.

Interview at SGI with Christoph Gamper, CEO - Durst Phototechnik AG

DigiMatrix's booth in SGI will be a hub or let say a microcosm of solutions for the signage industry. From large format printers and CNC router to laser cutting machine and DigiRob, company's larger than life booth has something for everyone. It is an exhibition in itself.

Canon Middle East has a 192 square meter stand in SGI which is bigger than last year. The reason for a bigger stand is obvious. Following the full integration between Océ and Canon on September now Canon Middle East has a wide range of products and solution to display in one stand and under Canon brand. The company will put on display a string of products and solutions including the all newPlotwave 360, Arizona 460 flatbed press and full range of LFP products.

HP's star technology during SGI is an all new HP Latex 3000 wide format printer. This printer which was launched during Fespa is gaining in popularity. Already there are 8 units ordered in the Middle East with some already installed.

Sharif Rahman, CEO of International Expo Consults, organizer of SGI says now that Dubai won the World Expo 2020 bid whole world looking at this thriving city as a source of inspiration and high growth. He says:" Over 168 nations had to vote and we won the bid and it is a great feat not only for Dubai but across the region. This is the first time in 152 years history of the event that the show has come to the Middle East. This will surely have an impact on the economy and also SGI Dubai 2014 for sure. We are one of the proud Expo 2020 bid supporters. So people who have already booked the space at our show are lucky and would reap the benefits. "

By Sabine A. Slaughter
Wandering around the aisles at SGI and looking at all the offerings one has to wonder what is next for the advertising and communications industry. From screen printing to digital printing and on to digital signage, from cutting to laser cutting and even 3D-form cutting, from lamination to sophisticated application of all kinds of media - all is there to see at the Sheikh Saeed Halls at the World Trade Center.

In future, The Designer Advertising and Publishing (DNA), an ISO 9001:2008 certified company in Abu Dhabi, will count the Durst RHO 512, a 5 m wide inkjet printer with Variodrop technology, among its fleet of machines.

By Sabine A. Slaughter

The doors are open and exhibitors and visitors alike once again make their way to the World Trade Center in Dubai – yes, you are anticipating it rightly, SGI Dubai occupies the Sheikh Saeed Halls!

Belgium based Daelprinting expanded its service offering in December 2009 with the installation of an Inca Onset S20 with added Ultratone colour option. The large format print service provider can now offer its customers shorter turnaround times with higher quality print while simultaneously making it an environmentally friendly option.

The Media and Precision Technology Company of  Screen Holding Co., Ltd. (Headquarters: Kyoto, Japan), is providing full cooperation to Panasonic Corporation (Headquarters: Osaka, Japan) by offering its inkjet printer to Panasonic's consumer electronics promotion, "Take Over Shibuya at Night with the Night Color Series"*. As part of Panasonic's multimedia promotion, the Truepress Jet2500UV, Screen's wide-format UV inkjet printing system, prints out appealing vivid color B0 size posters, which are displayed in and around JR Shibuya Station.

It is a brave move to create a new business focus during a global economic crisis - especially when your target audience is bearing the brunt of the downturn.