ESMA Newsletter January 2012, issue 14

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Newsletter January 2012 - NWL14


ESMA welcomes new members: PSP’s and consultants!

What a great new year! ESMA welcomes now all consultants and print service providers! Consultants and PSP’s can become ESMA member and will be able to thrive from the membership advantages, such as joining committee meetings and workgroups, speaking at conferences, reduction for participating at ESMA conferences! All potential members must be evaluated and accepted by our Board.

Our ESMA’s Certification Label next meeting 8 March ESMA has created a study group on a new certification label. The first meeting took place in Diemen at the premises of Mimaki Europe. We are pleased to announce that the first steps towards this green label have been made. For all of us there is a common part of interest in this sustainability label. Our first goals are to build an educational program and to lobby with brand owners. If you as well would like to take part in this exciting project, do contact us at info@esma.com. The next meeting will be in Brussels on the 8th March 2012. We welcome all digital and screen printers to take part on this exciting new label journey. 

Viscom

viscom2012Viscom has generous conditions to offer to all ESMA members! For all exhibitors who are ESMA member, Viscom proposes an exhibitor discount for all viscom fairs in Europe: a 7.5% discount on the paid square meter for booth space at three shows and a further reduction of 12% when participating at four shows.  However Viscom offers ESMA members even more exclusive advantages: 100 free on-line invitation day tickets for Viscom fairs (per country where there is a show) and a logo for each exhibiting member in the exhibitors website list.
http://www.viscom-messe.com

ESMA goes India

 Due to a new partnership with Screen Print India, ESMA can offer an interesting possibility to her members for the Screen Print India™ 2012 / ASGA INDIA 2012 Exhibition, December 2012. Screen Print India™ 2012 / ASGA INDIA 2012 Exhibition would truly be an eye opener for ESMA Members who have been looking out to explore Indian Market, but did not know where to start from.
An Indian team has researched on the ESMA functioning, objectives and goals, taking into consideration the Indian scenario. Screen Print India offers us an ESMA pavilion at Screen Print India™ 2012 / ASGA INDIA 2012 Exhibition at a sharp. Extensive publicity as well as 3 slots for presentations at the Technical Seminar in Screen Print India™ 2012 / ASGA INDIA 2012 Exhibition are being offered to ESMA members. If you like to receive more information to exhibit at this show, contact us at info@esma.com.

Our General Assembly, 23 March 2012

Our next General Assembly will take place in Prague (Czech Republic) on the 23rd of March 2012.  We have chosen Hotel Josef as our meeting place.  The meeting will be supported by several keynote speakers and we will launch new activities and projects for ESMA members.
Most of you are familiar with our association, for those who aren’t here is a reminder of the importance of our General Assembly. The General Assembly is composed of all members. It is chaired by the chair of the Board of Directors, Arthur Vanhoutte (Mutoh Belgium), members are invited to the General Meeting by our Board.

reklama-ga

The 19th International fair trade REKLAMA-POLYGRAF, will be held on 20 - 22.3.2012 at the Exhbition centre in Prague- Czech Republic, one day before our General Assembly. We have free entrance tickets for this show, please contact us: info@esma.com.

Get your free entrance for the TV TecStyle Visions Exhibition

We have 60 admission codes for free access to the show. This is an exclusive offer for our members, so contact us asap and claim your free entrance. Further on there is a brochure available.
TV TecStyle Visions 2012 – the international trade fair for textile printing, embroidery, transfers, flocking, rhinestones and laser engraving runs for the seventh consecutive year. It is Europe´s industry-leading trade fair for techniques and trends surrounding textile decoration and promotion.
Contact info@esma.com.

Glasstec 2012

Yet again we have launched a new pavilion at Glasstec 2012! This time we have established a pavilion of more than 300 square meters! The biggest pavilion we have ever created. If you like to take part in the ESMA pavilion, contact us ASAP as there is still some booth space left. We are finalizing the pavilion space at the end of February. A pre-build pavilion concept will be created and each participant can add its own corporate identity.

Drupa Cube

drupacubelogoESMA organizes drupe cube on 13 May 2012, Future of Print: Functional Printing, The presentations are conducted from 10:00 to 14:00. We have now finalized our program, please have a look at www.drupascreencity.com. Central theme of the six presentations will be the prevailing trends and developments of functional printing, driving different industries such as automotive and electronics - with technology all the while taking a backseat to application. All lectures are going to be simultaneously translated into English and/or German.
ESMA members pay €169; non-members €199. (Both prices include VAT. This fee includes an entry ticket for drupa.)
Call +32 (0)16 89 43 53, or e-mail: pb@esma.com.
Visit the ESMA Screen City Pavilion: Hall 3 A73 (1-12), 11 members!

Industry news

The 120 page White Paper”OE-A Roadmap for Organic and Printed Electronics” (4th edition, December 2011) is available for download from the OE-A homepage.  Five application clusters as well as materials, substrates and patterning processes are discussed in detail. 
The roadmap for organic and printed electronics is a key activity of the OE-A. Organic and printed electronics is a platform technology based on the combination of new materials and cost-effective, large-area production processes. It enables multiple applications that are based on organic and printed electronics but vary widely in their specifications.
The OE-A roadmap covers: organic photovoltaics, flexible displays, lighting (including both OLED and electroluminescent (EL) products), electronics and components (including RFID, memories, batteries and other components), integrated smart systems (ISS, including smart objects, sensors and smart textiles).

Viable printed Electronic Products and Processes for SME Printers
We are looking for partners outside Flanders (Sweden,UK, Germany,Catalonia,Austria , Poland, Israel ) to join our EU sponsored OLAE+ Project Proposal: Viable printed Electronic Products and Processes for SME Printers. Partners outside these Regions/Countries can also attend but are not sponsored by the EU. Partners can be: Utility Printing companies active in printing electronic designs and drivers, Research Institutes specialized in Printed Electronics design and application, End Product Suppliers and Product Design Companies active in interactive packaging, smart pharmaceutical or medical applications, smart textiles, printable automotive and electronic applications, touch pad and touch screen, printable electronic security ,access and survey cards. Our goal is to bring the market for Printed Electronics applications (customers) closer to the manufacturers (functional printers) and help them to develop new applications of integrated printable circuits based on their available printing and electronic driver technologies.
Please contact: louis.bollens@skynet.be for further information.

ESMA pavilion at EcoPrint 2012, Berlin
ESMA will create a pavilion at the new show EcoPrint 2012, 26-27 September 2012 in Berlin. This offer is exclusive for our members and booth spaces are 9 or 18 m². For information contact pb@esma.com.


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