Held from 30 May to 3 June at Jaypee Palace Hotel & Convention Centre in the city of Taj, the five-day annual gathering was attended by FIG’s staff members, channel partners, customers, and others.
Leadership speeches, product and technology presentations, and fun-filled moments were the key sessions during the meet where all attendees got totally enthused and enthralled, marked by high engagement and productive networking.
Gourav Roy, managing director, Flexo Image Graphics (FIG), stated that the main objective of the annual event at Agra this year, like other erstwhile editions, was to discuss and decide new business models, products, solutions, knowledge, and customer support.
Roy added, “There are certain challenges lurking in the current market, related to costs, products, technologies, trends, and innovations. During the meet, we figured out business models, robust customer support system with economical solutions with which businesses can be carried forward amid the ongoing market challenges.”
He continued, “Moreover, we also highlighted our upcoming plan to expand footprints in the neighbouring overseas markets of Sri Lanka and Bangladesh.”
At one of the sessions on product and technology presentations, Gurunath Baji, director, XSYS Flexo India, revealed some of the company’s key products comprising plates, sleeves, processors, workflow solutions, etc. He stated that they are now active in the Indian market with FIG as their dedicated channel partner providing high-quality plates, sleeves, and associated equipment like plate processors. Partnership between FIG and XSYS was officially announced last year.
Baji’s presentation also spotlighted the dominance of gravure technology (65%) in the current Indian market with a positive movement towards flexo (35%) due to the latter’s improvement in quality and operational cost. The XSYS products now available in FIG’s portfolio include Nyloflex flexo plates, Nyloprint letterpress plates, a line of plate processing equipment as well as sleeves and adaptors from Rotec and Nyloflex ITR.
FIG’s sales and service representatives from Mumbai and Chennai branches at the meet also shared their success stories and achievements which they garnered over the last one year. Sharing what’s new from FIG, Roy said they now offer digital printing solutions. “We provide digital printing solutions with advanced in-line systems, proficient software and workflow integrations. Our overall priority in this new move is to provide low-cost or economical digital printing solutions,” he added.
Established in 2000, FIG has been the sole representative of a host of global brands, namely, Mark Andy, Rhyguan, Luster, XSYS, IUV, Rotoflex, Kluge, KDS Quantum, Presstek, etc. Headquartered in Delhi, FIG’s two branch offices are situated at Mumbai and Chennai. To meet the dire needs and requirements of their customers, the company has set up a centralised ‘Customer Support Department’ by closely networking the three offices.