PrintPack 2017: SRK to emphasise on finishing

Rajesh Agarwal of SRK Technology said, “We will be displaying once again the strength of Yoco die-cutter. It will run on 7,500 sph at the show. Yoco machines have a strong export presence in over 70-countries and it is biggest compared to other Chinese companies. Indian printers show their belief in Yoco.”

Along with Yoco, the company will also display the MTM water-based lamination machine. MTM has sold over 50 machines in Europe. In India, York Print, NextGen Printer and Exquisite in Kolkata are few key customers. The machine one display will run on high speed with flying knife. “Earlier, we earlier decided to offer hot knife, but due to shortage of time we changed the plan. Most customers prefer hot knife in our PUR machine,” Agarwal said.

Another brand SRK will showcase at the show is the Steinemann PUR Lamination machine, which is being produced in their factory for the last three years under the brand, Sunflower 102PUR. “The quality is at par with any European product,” Agarwal said.

SRK started around nine years ago as the Indian representative of Switzerland-based Steinemann Technology’s PUR lamination and UV coating machines. TCPL Packaging, ITC, Parksons Packaging, Edelmann and Pragati offset are few big names in its portfolio.

Today, the company’s range includes lamination machine, die-cutter and also hot foil stamping machine, offline cold foiler, folder gluer, flute lamination machines, rigid box machines, pile turners, multilayer register hologram stamping machine and register lamination machine for lens films.

Since PrintPack 2015, SRK has added Yoco in its portfolio. Agarwal said Yoco has the largest number of installations of foil stamping machines in India.

“Today, due to high capital investment, stiff competition and over capacity, the packaging industry is left with 8-9% margin. How does this justify the purchase of expensive die-cutters from European companies? Today, the key to success is lower capital investment and higher returns. One small example is the high population of our foil stamping machine in almost all the packaging companies. This justifies the product performance and value for money,” Agarwal said about Yoco, which offers die-cutters and foil stamping machines.

Ahead of the show, Agarwal suggests Indian printing industry to spend their hard earn money wisely.