In Europe showed a favourable retail environment especially in Germany. Here the good labor market and rising wages had. Prefer the German ones 2013 donated to consumer electronics, especially smartphones. Traditional toys such as dolls, wooden toys, construction sets, and board games are still popular, but also electronic game consoles, smart toys and electronic learning toys were in demand. Due to the mild winter slowed the sales of the clothing industry, such as the sales of winter clothing and shoes. The jewellery and watch industry experienced a slight upswing, however, compared to the previous year, this was mainly for high-quality parts. Overall, Daniel Poon appreciated the results of the study as positive for Hong Kong companies.

However they must take into account also the setting of the consumers to the price / performance ratio and the online shopping. Both have the consequence that importers and distributors carefully as regards quantities, delivery times and prices Act. In addition to an extension of the online sales expects also a diversification of sourcing and manufacturing locations – away from the Chinese mainland and to other, lower-cost locations in Asia -. The study recommends Hong Kong companies in addition to the traditional markets to bolster the expansion in emerging markets such as Latin America and Central and Eastern Europe. Here to offer promising business opportunities. Also the Chinese mainland, where is the Government to a strengthening of domestic demand trying to achieve a balanced growth remain of great importance. This open new possibilities, which focused far more on exports to overseas markets for Hong Kong companies. The full version of the study, they see the following link. Overall, the study covers results from the United States, the EU, Japan, China and Latin America.

High-performance desktop printer for security and building labelling as well as continuous improvement processes, lean/5S-Anwendungen and Kaizen – just get started and print: the Brady BBP31 stands for ultimate ease in sign and label printing, for the highly visible security and building labeling. Over 300 labels and endless abrasive belts from 15 materials for different applications and temperatures are available for the BBP31. The marking requirements in companies that want to print their security and building identifications themselves, the handy Brady BBP31 is available at macro IDENT – just right. The BBP31 can be as PC printer is also used as mobile carried, so that employees on-site in the camp can print out tags, labels and signs on tubes, cabinets, equipment, etc. and attach equal. The ribbons are located in a convenient cassette to the take out and insert it again easily. Using smart-cell technology, a small chip on the cartridge.

the printer does the calibration setting, printing speed, and so on of all alone. The role with the labels and endless materials for signs is also just insert. The printer via a colour touch screen is operated. Through the simple steps are quickly various signs, to create labels and tags. The BBP31 printer is actually as easy and intuitive to use as the manufacturer promised BRADY, also without manual.

The razor-sharp prints with various ribbons and materials inspires as well as intuitive. The TouchDisplay allows a very easy to use by means of moving objects. Texts are entered via the built-in fold-out keyboard. The printer can therefore be utilised not only PC printers as well as a stand alone device. The application options make almost endless variety of features and options. It labels be printed up to 101 mm width of 12.7 mm. Continuous materials are up to 101 mm available in various colours. 221 integrated Pik trough RAM for signs are already integrated into the device. Additional pictograms, icons, and fonts in the printer can be imported. About macro identification not only of Brady BBP31 printer ribbons, but also 300 different labels, continuous materials and trailers from 15 materials for this printer are available. Vinyl tape for indoor and outdoor applications, reflective and long afterglow tapes, magnetic tapes, polyester for cold temperatures, nameplates, as engraving replacement, line and cable labels, heat shrink tubing, metallised polyester labels, power-dissipating labels and more are available printed and die-cut labels, NFPA – and GHS labels, trailer, heavy duty polyester for signs.

Visitors to the Hong Kong International printing & packaging fair again numerous new developments and advancements offered this year: the visitors of Hong Kong International printing & packaging fair again numerous new developments and advancements offered this year: Compact 3D, holographic security labels, RFID tagging systems, smart shelves, elegant packaging for luxury products, as well as sustainable and environmentally friendly packaging solutions. Total 360 international exhibitors (2012: 345) presented their products and services to visitors. The number of visitors to 6.2 percent rose compared to the previous year. Them their importance by the Hong Kong Trade Development Council (HKTDC) and the CIEC exhibition company (HK) Ltd. organized trade fair thus confirmed as a trading platform for the industry. For the first time, the United States and Viet Nam were represented at the fair. The buyers from the growth markets of the trade fair recorded a double-digit increase (17 percent) 2013. The highest growth rates recorded with buyers from Thailand up 42 percent, followed by Viet Nam plus 41 Percent and the Chinese mainland with 24 percent.

Smart packaging up to the handy 3D printer goods packaging earlier primarily for safety and protection, as well as the differentiation of goods, they have thought today non-more functions to meet: they should use purchase incentives, support the ecological character of products and provide added value to the consumer. The packaging altogether smarter “will and also the bridge to the online media beat. Among them are about packaging with freshness indicators, improving the handling, as well as interactive electronic features such as touch code. Packaging for food and drinks are an important segment of the market. In the food & beverage packaging solutions, visitors were all about creative design, eco-friendly products, anti-counterfeiting and RFID technologies, modern equipment for the labelling, packaging and sealing, multi functional promotional display stands and professional transport solutions zone.

It now adds the cost of 3,000, then these costs have pays slightly less than four years. After this period of time, these savings more than 800 per year in full can be realized. Three here-non-credited factors which often encountered in practice, increase the savings achievable with PrintoLUX : replacing the single prints created in the calculation basis of each plate with a merge, so a total expenditure of 150 minutes or 1.5 minutes per plate (compared to eight minutes per plate in the individual pressure) comes with 100 signs. A marking production standard for international sourcing engineers produces the required signs sets in five different languages. This requirement increases the burden for minimum, contest during other procedures thereby increased labour costs recorded the PrintoLUX process. In often-requested printing of logos, it behaves similarly. “” In addition used colors significantly increase the above calculated rate for conventional marking production, while themselves when necessary changing of the PrintoLUX -basic-go-0.5 black to the PrintoLUX -basic-go-0.5 color all costs remain the same stay, with an investment in the system PrintoLUX basic-go 0.5 without additional cost between the black option “and the color option” can decide.

Well-known PrintoLUX users confirm this reasoning Silke Bartsch, head of administration in the construction of the machine manufacturer Hegenscheidt MFD, one of them. She describes using a PrintoLUX printing system FB-3 as beneficial, because it allow a just-in-time use of the required markings. Cost savings through the use of PrintoLUX it extremely as follows: solely with respect to the We save bills our previous external pavers compared to earlier about 30-40 percent. The avoided cost for deleted administrative effort and avoided delays are not included. We find defects on the manufactured directions today once, then we have within a very short time new markings. We have worked with external suppliers, as we had to wait sometimes two weeks on deliveries, which led to costly project delays.” PrintoLUX offers free cost efficiency analysis it is impossible to quantify the cost savings and efficiency in the production and use of tags in euros and cents, without to attract specific calculation basis.

“She lives customer and value orientation as a basis for a personal relationship with the customer after the premise: our man in the foreground is”. This can put on very high levels of satisfaction and confidence to their customers the Bank from Nuremberg, and today is among the most successful banks in the cooperative association Bavaria. Germany employees champion 2013: the Organizer on the search went to the company with the best employee relations select GmbH for the second time. The race made the select GmbH as a supplier for temporary work in the Northern Baden region. In addition to the customer back increasingly in the focus of the company as a critical success factor and motor for excellent customer and business relationships’ employees, says Dr. Felix scratch, managing partner of Baumgartner & co.

business consultants and initiators of Germany’s employee champions. Employees can Customer contacts are emotionally charged and unique. It is crucial that companies factor into the lifeblood ‘ employees invest and create a motivating working environment with consistent communication and leadership in customer orientation can unfold. This pays in turn also on the employer brand”, continue to scratch. Build as Germany’s employee champion 2013 can select GmbH on a very high percentage of success”, which are characterized by above-average motivation and satisfaction. The employees of select have a high binding to their employer, perceive as very reliable, competent and flexible it and appreciate the training and development opportunities. Special prices for agenda information systems and AOK Northwest under the participating B2B companies convinced agenda information systems with a pronounced customer orientation and received a special prize for the best B2B companies in the competition. The company headquartered in Rosenheim is a provider of integrated business software systems. A special prize for the best dialogue marketing went post-2012 this year again in the AOK of North West, which convinced through the use of multiple communication channels, and customer relationship management tools.