Drupa Comment: Dharam Vir Jain of Paras Offset

The number of Drupas attended by you?
Regularly since 1994.Two representatives from Paras visited Drupa this year.

What would you label Drupa 2012 as….
Benny Landa’s Drupa.

Did you sign a business / machine deal at Drupa 2012?
No.  We looked at many solutions and will finalise deals later this year.

The most attractive and interesting section/stall of the show?
Heidelberg.

If you had Rs 50 crore, what would you have bought at Drupa?
Post-press machinery for book binding; folder-gluer from Bobst; leaf machines.

Facilities you would like to add to your premises?
Expansion of our printing capacity; increasing quality standards at the post-press stage and increasing post-press throughput.

Is Drupa 2012, the last big Drupa?
I believe that Drupa’s scale would more or less continue to be similar to 2012; however, exhibitor focus areas and visitor profiles will continue to change.