Welbound marches on PUR path at Printex

The Welbound stand at Printex had live demos of its perfect binder kit with a firm focus on PUR.

15 Mar 2014 | By PrintWeek India

Dinesh Ingawale, the man behind the scene for the Kerala based manufacturer, who was interacting with customers, said, "PUR has gained traction in India with big ticket installations of the Welbound-Henkel PUR solutions. This includes Pragati Offset, Parksons Graphics, Jak Printers, Repro India, Replika Press, Akruti, Avantika Printers, and Art Printing House.
 
Akruti has installed Pune’s first PUR perfect binder manufactured by Welbound Worldwide earlier this year. Likewise, the Kolkata-based Art Printing House invested in a PUR binder. Pramod Jain of the firm, said, “We are pioneering the PUR technology in east India, and it was important to have partners who did the hand-holding.”
 
Also Narayan Offset, the Nagpur-based packaging printer, has ventured into the book printing segment with the installation of single-clamp PUR perfect binder from Welbound Worldwide. This is the first PUR system in Nagpur.
 
Meanwhile the Rajkot-based commercial print specialist, Sanket Offset, picked up the city’s first PUR binding solution, Welbound’s PUR eBind Ultra, at the Print Pack Sign Digital show in Ahmedabad. As a result, the firm has strengthened its finishing capabilities.

The Pur eBind Ultra is a newly designed nozzle-based system, which unlike the previous model, has a compact design, has brought the gluing module within the machine. “I was impressed with the look of the machine, as well as two of its many features – the option to set the glue layer as well as the head and tail cut-offs and the stacker,” said Ingawale.

Welbound and Henkel have been jointly showcasing PUR solutions at their stand which has been themed as: The possibilities with PUR are unlimited. 

The Welbound team also announced their keenly awaited Open House for printers and publishers in Thiruvananthapuram in the month of April.