Visit this information hub at the heart of Ipex 2010 for expert advice and interactive presentations on everything from staff training to environmental policy to print buying.

We are delighted to be working with a range of specialist organisations including:

Two Sides Printing Industry Pension Scheme (PIPS) FSC Welsh Centre for Printing & Coating The Newspaper Society PEFC London College of Communications (LCC) APCOM Direct Marketing Association (DMA) NIPA NPES SLAP University of West England FOGRA

IPIA iPPSA DPDA PIPS UNITE the Union Best Practice Alliance JPMA Ghent Workgroup IDEAlliance CIPPON PAPGAI Leeds City College Anidigraf New York University

The Knowledge Centre will be located in Hall 11. The full Ipex 2010 floorplan can be found here



The above image shows the aerial view of the Knowledge Centre. The Seminar Theatre is located in the bottom left hand corner.



The Seminar Theatre is designed to open and easily accessible by visitors. Presentations within it will cover key topics such as the environment, business and best practice, education, applications and associations.



Each Knowledge Centre exhibitor will have their own booth, like the one above. It will be the ideal opportunity for visitors to meet participants and speak face to face with organisation representatives.

For over 18 years the WCPC (Welsh Centre for Printing and Coating) has been one of the world’s leading centres for research and development of printing and coating processes. It has extensive experience of working with industry, performing trials and evaluations on site; working with all sectors involved in the print supply chain, from the component supplier through to end clients.

In addition to the extensive facilities for commercial & packaging printing the WCPC has created a Knowledge Transfer Centre for Functional Materials. With open access facilities supporting the use of printing as a major disruptive technology for efficient, environmentally friendly advanced manufacturing for applications as diverse as automotive, garments, packaging and point of care medical diagnostics. This allows the opportunity for conventional print facilities to move in to new market sectors.

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The DMA is Europe’s largest and most influential professional body to serve the multi-billion pound direct marketing industry. All of the DMA’s activities are directed at empowering and protecting the businesses of its corporate members.   Becoming a DMA member means your business will benefit from a range of unique business services, including: networking and knowledge-sharing events; cutting-edge industry studies and research; updates and analysis on the latest political and legal developments; business support tools; and specialised legal advice.

For more information please visit www.dma.org.uk

The objective of Fogra Graphic Technology Research Association is to undertake research into, to develop and to apply printing technology and to help the printing industry to use the results obtained. To this end the Association maintains its own institute, with a staff of 52 that includes engineers, chemists and physicists.

Fogra’s principal tasks concern research, development, transfer of know-how, development of standards and consultancy. Fogra’s departments include pre-press, printing processes, post-press including ID cards, materials, environment/chemistry and quality management. 

The Centre for Fine Print Research, University of the West of England, Bristol is a unique research centre whose activities cross the boundaries of industrial print development and fine art printmaking. Our areas of expertise include; colour science from a user perspective; traditional 19th Century printing processes; wide format digital printing; 3D printing technologies; laser-cutting for paper and packaging and screenprinting.

 

APCOM is an organisation for print and communication managers employed within the UK local government sector. Founded in October 1979 by Printing Managers for Printing Managers (formally known as AIM Association of In-Plant Managers). In April 2000 the Association changed its name to APCOM largely to reflect changing times and a membership which not only includes print managers but design, communication, IT and business managers.

Membership is drawn from Local Authorities, Police Authorities, other Public Bodies, including Emergency Services, Schools, Universities and Central Government, with digital copier type facilities to the larger litho print operations.