Finally, after 3 years, The International Packaging Group (IPG) met in Porto, Portugal from April 24th to 29th. Graphicsleader, the packaging & printing member from Portugal led by Vitor Santos, hosted the meeting, which was organized to a highly professional level that characterizes the IPG meetings.

Graphicsleader is one of the largest packaging suppliers in the Iberian Peninsula specializing in the development and printing of cards and labels for the food industry, beverages, footwear, and hygiene.

IPG, which is characterized by openness and integrity among its members, held special sessions with extensive discussions on clever tricks (cheap, easy, quick) and workshops on Sustainability & People.

The associate members (suppliers: Bobst, Heidelberg, Koenig & Bauer, Esko, HP Indigo, Sun Chemical, and Stora Enso) presented their latest innovations and planned developments.
Other topics featured on the program:
Productivity benchmarking
Robotics installations
Food legislation and security printing
MR Performance improvement
IPG Benchmark comparison to Koening&Bauer data
IPG Benchmark comparison to Heidelberg data
ROI of Workflow Automation
Associate presentations
“Proud of” exhibition
 Guest vendor, Inca digital

One of the highlights of the meeting was a visit to Graphicsleader’s plant. Graphicsleader proudly showed the rest of the members its proficiency in high value-added packaging and printing that wants to continue to develop new solutions that create value for customers.

The next Annual Technical Meeting is scheduled to take place in Edenbridge, the UK from April 24th to 28th and is hosted by Alexir.