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UAE NEWS

REGIONAL BRIEFS SML Group expands

The UAE will host the 9th
edition of Paper One
Show, the premier
international paper operations to Dubai
exhibition, from 16-18
April, 2024, at Expo
Ce n tr e S ha rja h . SML Group announces the
Dedicated to all kinds of launch of its Middle East
p a p e r a n d p a p e r
manufacturing; paper business operations with a
jumbo rolls; finished products; printing, writing, tissue, new location in Dubai. The
and hygienic papers; converters; cartons; paperboard; raw expansion will see SML bring
materials; and more, the event brings together a wide its products to the dynamic
variety of manufacturers and buyers from the paper
industry. Since 2007, Paper One Show has not only become and growing Middle Eastern
one of the premier exhibitions of its kind but also attained region as it looks to develop
a well-known reputation both around its region and in the its business operations glob-
paper industry as well by adding value to the industry with ally and help its customers
high-quality fairs, symposiums, trade missions, and B2B propel their brands into the
meetings being held in the MENA region. The three days SML Group's this move comes in bid to strengthen global presence
provide ample opportunities to discover new commercial future.
opportunities, identify new markets and applications, and Dubai boasts a rapidly focus on helping its custom- in the region.'
exchange experiences with like-minded professionals, developing apparel and retail ers prosper. Following years of
focusing exclusively on the very best that the paper industry Ignatius K.C. Lau, CEO of research and experience in
and its suppliers have to offer. The paper industry market, expected to grow
isundertaking breakthroughs by adopting the latest $3.2 billion USD by 2027. SML Group, says: 'This is a the region which saw SML
technologies and innovations. With this new location, SML hugely exciting time for SML lean on its global presence to
Manufacturing leaders demonstrates its commit- as we solidify our presence in deliver 150 million RFID tags
from across the Middle ment to the region by being the Middle East with a new and deployed Clarity in over
East region will converge the first in its industry to Dubai location. We're confi- 100 stores across the Middle
at the award-winning
Abu Dhabi National open a label and RFID solu- dent that this new venture East, SML believes now is the
Exhibition Centre (ADNEC) tions services location in will contribute significantly time to cement its presence
to participate in AM Dubai, coupled with a strong to SML's growth and success in Dubai.
Conclave Middle East on
13-14 September, 2023.
kind event will see industry professionals, policymakers, Saasz Solutions' partnership
The region’s first-of-its-
hardware manufacturers, software providers, material
certification bodies converging to learn, network, with FujiFilm for Middle East
suppliers, research institutes, and standards and
collaborate, and discuss strategies to incorporate additive
manufacturing (AM) as part of their business. The Middle Saasz Solutions, a leading
East is witnessing a rapid growth in additive manufacturing, provider of innovative print-
supported by favourable governmental policies to enhance ing solutions, is thrilled to
local manufacturing supply chains and build diversified
business models not entirely dependent on the energy announce its new partner-
industry. ship with Fujifilm Middle
East FZE, a renowned name
Dubai Electricity & Water in the imaging and printing
Authority (DEWA) has industry. The partnership is
announced that it has set to expand the availability
saved AED 509,658 and distribution of Fujifilm’s
(approx. $138,000) cutting-edge printers in the
during 2021-2022. The This marks a significant milestone for both Saasz Solutions and Fujifilm
authority produced over Middle East region. a versatile UV Flat Bed poses. On the other hand,
1,800 spare parts for the As part of this collabora-
generation, transmission, and distribution divisions at its tion, Saasz Solutions will printer specifically designed the Acuity Ultra R2 Series
R&D Centre, cutting down on the effort and time required to now offer two flagship prod- for interior decoration, glass caters to high-volume print-
replace the spare parts. The average time taken to provide ucts from Fujifilm’s portfo- printing, POP's, and Braille ing demands, making it ideal
spare parts using additive manufacturing is just four days, lio: the Acuity Prime Series printing applications. With for billboards and fabric
which supports DEWA’s operations. DEWA Managing Director UV Flat Bed printer and the its advanced features,
& CEO Saeed Mohammed Al Tayer says, “We work in line with Acuity Ultra R2 Series UV including white, primer, printing. Featuring the
the vision and directives of HH Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Roll to Roll Printer in 3.2 & and varnish options, the Kyocera print head with a
Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and 5-meter variants. These Acuity Prime Series empow- 3.5 picolitre droplet size, the
Ruler of Dubai, to keep pace with the disruptive technologies ers businesses to explore a Acuity Ultra R2 ensures
of the Fourth Industrial Revolution and to provide world- printers bring a new level of wider range of materials and exceptional image resolu-
class services that improve the quality of life in Dubai. DEWA quality and versatility to the
supports the Dubai 3D Printing Strategy. region's printing market. create stunning, high-qual- tion for both indoor and out-
The Acuity Prime Series is ity prints for various pur- door applications.
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