The Sixth Beijing International Printing Technology Exhibition (China Print), held jointly at the China International Exhibition Center and National Agricultural Exhibition Center, reached a successful conclusion on 15 May. In view of China's booming economy, more than 1,000 exhibitors from around the world took part in the five-day event that saw nearly 120,000 visitors pass through the turnstiles.

Mitsubishi Heavy Industries together with MLP Hong Kong were on hand with the first public presentation in China of the DIAMOND 3000TP Tandem Perfector. In March of this year, MLP hosted a private showing of the Tandem Perfector at Huaiyin Xinhua Printing Company in Jiangsu Province, and there are currently eight TP presses in operation in China. With "Contributions for Your Success" serving as the theme of the stand, the eight-color TP generated a significant degree of interest.

Other stand highlights included the Digital Workflow Corner with the Mitsubishi PPC Server and Dainippon Screen CTP System, along with several two-meter-high backlit press graphics. Press demonstrations of the TP were conducted five times daily and focused on the high printing quality and high productivity merits of the press with video testaments from TP press users in China, Japan and The Netherlands.

On the evening of 12 May in The Great Hall of the People, Mitsubishi and MLP hosted a party for approximately 1,100 Mitsubishi press users and distinguished guests from the Chinese and Asian printing industries. All guests were presented with a commemorative book that summarized each of the many technical exchange seminars conducted by Mitsubishi and MLP in every Chinese province, centrally administered cities and autonomous regions since October 2000. Fumio Wakisaka, general manager of the Mitsubishi Paper & Printing Machinery Division, Tatsuya Uewaki, general manager of the Mitsubishi International Press Sales Department, and Seiji Utsunomiya, president of MLP Hong Kong, were on hand to welcome all guests.

Before the end of the exhibition, MLP had secured several signed contracts for DIAMOND 3000TP presses and was still in negotiations on numerous other possible TP press orders.

The next China Print is slated to take place in Beijing in 2009.