Komori reports 59 new press installations in FY25-26

Driven by their plans to tap into fresh print innovations and productivity, a number of companies from the printing, packaging, and publishing domains had invested in Komori sheetfed offset presses during the FY2025-26.

Komori India continues to lead the market

Komori India has announced that 59 brand new printing presses of its Lithrone and Enthrone models were installed at some of the leading printing and packaging companies across the country during the period. A wholly-owned subsidiary of Komori Corporation (Japan), Komori India has been active over the last seven years in the country with a gradual expansion of its machine installation base.

Jun Sudo, president, Komori India, said the overall achievements the company garnered during the FY25-26 are an outcome of the team’s commitment as well as the new prospects and possibilities they now offer with the latest Lithrone and Enthrone presses.

He added, “We have a clear focus on providing sustainable, automated, user-centric, and economical solutions. For instance, our G-Series presses, where ‘G’ stands for green, combine energy-saving technologies and waste-reduction features without compromising on productivity. These are the key factors that make our presses stand apart in the market nowadays.”

The milestone installations of 59 brand new Komori presses during the FY25-26 took place at companies dotted across the length and breadth of India. Geographically, North witnessed the maximum number of installations — 33. Next came the South and West, where a total of 24 machines were installed — 12 each. Of the total 12 new installations in West Gujarat alone had six. East had just two new installations.

Among the 59 new press installations, 43 were chosen for commercial and 16 for packaging printing. Being an increasingly demanded model from Komori India’s current press portfolio, Lithrone GL437 scored the highest number among the 59 new installations. This 37-inch offset press is versatile for high-quality commercial, packaging, and publishing printing.

Likewise, other demanding models in the list of new installations were the Lithrone GL740A), Enthrone EG4/529, Enthrone E429, Lithrone GL4/540A, Lithrone GL640A, Lithrone GL240P, Lithrone GL4/529, Lithrone GL729, Lithrone LP 140, and Lithrone GL840A. Such extensive adoptions of the versatile Komori presses by different printers from diverse industries during the FY 25-26 signify a revolutionary change in adoption of modern machines and technologies that reduce human intervention and boost efficiency.

Jitender Rohilla, general manager–sales, Komori India, said the FY 25-26 had marked a landmark period for Komori India with the milestone installations of 59 units of brand new Lithrone and Enthrone presses across the country. “This achievement underlines the true value of brand Komori and recognises the rapid market demand for the latest Komori presses being upgraded with modern features including automations. We at the team Komori India are really delighted to celebrate this phenomenal achievement.”

Those companies which had invested in the new 59 Komori presses during the FY25-26 have turned out to be a mixed bag of both new and existing clients of Komori India. In this respect, Komori India boasts a long client list containing the big names from the commercial and packaging printing arenas of India, who have been longstanding users of more than one Komori press at their production facilities for years.