Print Expo Chennai Opens With Media Expo Chennai
10 July 2026: Print Expo Chennai and Media Expo Chennai opened at the Chennai Trade Centre on 9 July 2026, bringing print, signage, branding and visual communication suppliers together for a three-day B2B exhibition in South India.
The co-located shows feature 185 participating businesses and more than 550 products across 11,000 gross square metres of exhibition space.
At a Glance ….
– Event: Print Expo Chennai, co-located with Media Expo Chennai
– Dates: 09-11 July 2026
– Venue: Chennai Trade Centre, Chennai
– Scale: 185 participating businesses and 550-plus products
– Focus areas: printing machinery, digital signage, LED displays, branding materials, print finishing and sustainable print technologies
The inauguration ceremony was led by dignitaries from the industry which included ….
– Puneet Datta, Senior Director-Commercial & Industrial Printing, Canon India
– SR Vasudevan, Head of Production Print Sales – South Region, Konica Minolta Business Solutions India
– Malcolm Glynn, Global Communications Color Business Head, Xerox Corporation
– Prasanna Rajagopalan, National Head – Production Printing Business, Minosha Print Solutions
– T. P. Jain, Managing Director, Monotech Systems
– Aayush Rathi, Director, Orange O Tec
– Raj Manek, Executive Director & Board Member, Messe Frankfurt Asia Holdings
– Mohammed Ali, Managing Director, Unique Sign Innovations
– Sanjay Raghubhai Desai, Managing Director, True Colors
– Suresh, President, Tamilnadu Digital Printing Association
– Adithya Gupta, Director, Roland Web Offset
– Louis Francis, President, Kerala Master Printers Association (KMPA) and Managing Director, Photopark Digital Press
– Ashok Neelkant, Managing Director, Showcase Trade Fairs and Business Media
– Shivaprasad Palnati, Director, BusinessLive Trade Fairs
Raj Manek, Executive Director and Board Member, Messe Frankfurt Asia Holdings, said businesses across Asia are investing in technologies that improve efficiency, quality and sustainability. He added that India’s manufacturing base and demand for advanced print and signage solutions are creating business openings for the sector.
Ashok Neelkant, Managing Director, Showcase Trade Fairs and Business Media, said the opening-day visitor response showed demand not only for new machines, but also for reliable suppliers, partnerships and ideas that can raise productivity and competitiveness.
The show floor includes live machinery demonstrations, allowing visitors to assess output quality, machine performance and technology upgrades before making sourcing decisions. Exhibitors are displaying high-speed printing machines, digital signage systems, LED display solutions, signage letters, advanced print finishing equipment and materials used in advertising and retail branding.
The exhibition also points to rising demand for premium PP sheets, cast acrylic sheets, premium vinyl, customised plastic solutions and advanced signage materials. Sustainability is another clear theme, with solvent recovery systems, UV curing technologies and environmentally responsible print processes being showcased.
New launches highlighted by the organisers include solvent recovery systems, anti-counterfeiting solutions, UV coating technologies, thermal printers, premium graphic films, UL-certified cast acrylic sheets, ABS-based LED modules for signage and high-speed flex and solvent printing solutions.
Print Expo Chennai is jointly organised by Messe Frankfurt Trade Fairs India and Showcase Trade Fairs and Business Media. Media Expo Chennai is organised in collaboration with Sign India Expo.
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