by Industrial Print Magazine Staff
Billed as North America’s largest corrugated event, SuperCorrExpo took place September 8 to 12, 2024 in Orlando, FL. Occurring once every four years, the trade show contained 148,800 square feet of exhibiting space and attracted over 3,964 attendees.
The event is organized by TAPPI and AICC and brings together professionals, manufacturers, suppliers, and experts to showcase the latest technologies and equipment in the corrugated packaging industry.
Noted Announcements
At the show, announcements were made and products showcased by 276 exhibitors, with over 20 of the booths featuring working equipment.
“Many of the exhibitors observed the traffic on the floor was high quality, while attendees were impressed with the incredible amount of information and working machinery that they were able to engage with in a very hands-on manner,” shares Larry N. Montague, president/CEO, TAPPI.
EFI partnered with Packsize on the X5 Nozomi, an on-demand, full-color LED inkjet, right-sized box system.
eProductivity Software (ePS) introduced Workbench and Business Intelligence (BI) solutions. ePS’ workbench offers real-time, web-based dashboards comprising of widgets tailored to individual users. Complementing Workbench is ePS’ robust BI capabilities that deliver powerful insights from extensive data sets.
Koenig & Bauer Durst announced details on its new entry-level Delta SPC 130 Core industrial production single-pass press. Aimed at converters looking to digital production, it is designed for those with annual production volumes of between 32 and 54 million square feet.
Sun Chemical announced from SunJet—the preferred ink partner for transformational water-based digital printing—corrugated packaging DigiVisto inkjet inks.
Time to Compete
Not only is the show floor an annual highlight, also part of the excitement is the Box Manufacturing Olympics, now in its second year. TAPPI’s CorrPak Competition and AICC’s Design Competition merged and 16 companies competed in three categories—corrugated structure, corrugated printing, corrugated combined; corrugated student entries; and folding carton; with multiple awards distributed in each.
Up Next
SuperCorrExpo is scheduled again for October 8 to 12, 2028. But don’t worry, TAPPI continues to present seminars, conferences, and more leading up to the marquee event. For example, October 20 to 22, 2025 plan to visit Savannah, GA for CorrExpo.
According to the event website, “CorrExpo is all about connections. It brings together a large and dynamic group of industry decision makers from both box makers and industry suppliers, providing a variety of unique connections and the ability to build long-lasting relationships through exclusive networking events.”
Several leading players in the corrugated space are already signed up to exhibit like Domino and SUN Automation Group.
Oct2024, Industrial Print Magazine
