Bell Printers in Sivakasi installs India's first Heidelberg Varimatrix die-cutting machine

Sivakasi-based Bell Printers has installed India's first Varimatrix 105CS die-cutting machine from Heidelberg. This machine is a part of a raft of Heidelberg equipment the company has invested in to expand its packaging printing business.

06 Mar 2012 | By PrintWeek India

It includes Heidelberg Speedmaster CD 102 four-colour press and a Polar 115XC cutting machine.

Vashikaran Rajendrasingh, director at Bell Printers said, “This is Heidelberg’s first Varimatrix 105CS die-cutter installed in India. The machine is equipped with inline stripping and creasing unit and has a decent speed of 7,500 sheets per hour. It can process paper and card board weighing between 80gsm and 400gsm, also cuts corrugated board up to four millimetres (0.16 inches).”

This, when coupled with in-house design studio, pre-press and finishing equipment make it a winning combination for Bell Printers. 

Vashikaran added, "The investment in brand-new Heidelberg equipment is to withstand the high competition in packaging segment. Our focus is on speciality packaging printing and top quality jobs."

Bell Printers established in 1970, specialises in high quality offset printing catering to the luxury segment. The new four-acre plant houses 30,000sq/ft production area.