All in all, at Labelexpo India 2014, Flexo Image Graphics had a good show, with the sale of at least five Rotoflex VSI 330 slitter rewinder machines. PrintWeek India talks to Gourav Roy, managing director, Flexo Image Graphics.
As the PrintWeek India team spends a couple of days in Hyderabad, what surprises us the most is how the city swears by Komori presses. A report by Anand Srinivasan and Dibyajyoti Sarma.
Anand Srinivasan and Rushikesh Aravkar spend a day at WICMA’s R&D centre in Mumbai to find out how the lab has been promoting research and enhancing quality for Indian corrugators.
A Xerox loyalist, KGN, has six outlets in the city of the Nizams and converts close to 300 jobs. This includes 500-600 daily walk-ins, across all the units. Anand Srinivasan takes stock
D Das, technical sales manager at Percept shares with Anand Srinivasan about how firms in India have reaped the benefits of GMG’s colour management solutions.
How the economy has reshaped printing in Gujarat. A look at how structural tweaks and manufacturing plants of companies point to growth. A report by Noel Marshal D’cunha, Anand Srinivasan and Rushikesh Aravkar
Surat, a known textile hub in India has an overall turnover of Rs 500 crore for textiles and fabrics. The major printing establishments across the city thrive on the catalogue printings for the garment industry.
Harish Manwani, the chairman of Hindustan Unilever Limited (HUL), while addressing shareholders at the company’s 82nd Annual General Meeting held in Mumbai on 29 June spoke about “serving many Indias”.
FlexFold 52 can handle many job changes in a short span of time, delivers quality, while running with significantly shorter production cycles, reports Anand Srinivasan
The paper used in paper cups is bio-degradable,but not the ldpe used to make the cups sturdy. Anand srinivasan looks at the complexities surrounding the paper cups
8 May, 2015. A gala event in Mumbai. An audience of 150 brand owners. There is KBA. And there is carton packaging major, Parksons Packaging. The event: the launch of inline cold-foiling technology in India. The star: the KBA Rapida 106 eight colour press at Parksons’ Pantnagar plant.
Khushru Patel, managing director, Jak Printers, has been honoured with the prestigious Indo-Nepal Sadbhavana Award as a part of Global Achievers Award on the occasion of Indo-Nepal Friendship Summit. The award was conferred upon Patel by the Global Achievers Foundation (GAF) on 11 April, 2015 at Kathmandu, Nepal. Patel, who was selected from India, has been honoured for his print contribution in the Corporate Sector. With this, Jak has taken its total awards for quality in printing tally
The newspaper industry has evolved, Rushikesh Aravkar and Anand Srinivasan look at the newspaper print innovations and scrutinise the samples submitted for PrintWeek India Awards.
Seculo Group of Companies came into being in 1963 because of Antonio Braz, a banana farmer and distributor, who believed that it was important for the Portuguese community to have a voice in Southern Africa and Arthur Roux who had solid print background and knowledge of the South African business market. That's how the O Seculo de Johannesburg was launched; and to-date the publication is the biggest brand within the group.
With the market in Pune evolving and looking for quality, this thermal 8-up platesetter offered him a tech option, says Amol Deshpande, the director of Pune’s Amol Associates
Unique UV has a good grip in UV coating machine manufacturing since 1997. It manufactures the conveyorised UV–curing kit and controls for UV curing lamps. It has notched up 900 installations
Leading Indian manufacturers give a lowdown of their latest and leading products
Murali and Shreekanth Nandyala of Hyderabad-based Halftone say that the Zund S3 M-800 digital cutting table has helped them cut production time by 70%
This high-quality aqueous grand-format printer can print more than 100 square metres per hour and is an idle solution for mass production, reports Anand Srinivasan
This MIS system helps the printers to save time, money and its flexibility of intergration increases the quality of production, says Anand Srinivasan
An ideal solution for the packaging industry, this top and bottom case sealer from Welbound promises better brand value with structural rigidity and improved product security, reports Anand Srinivasan
The high quality range of printers from Monotech, which has 500 installations in India, produces minimum ink wastage with maximum speed , reports Anand Srinivasan
With Indian paper mills feigning helplessness at the soaring paper prices, print firms across the country are contemplating ways to limit their shrinking bottomline, finds Anand Srinivasan.
Anand Srinivasan talks to Kailash Poddar of Carto Prints and member of Karnataka Offset Printers Association (KOPA), Varun Tholasi of Tholasi Prints, and A N Noufel of Honeycomb Creative.
Patricia Pinto of Trigon Digital, in conversation with Print Bulletin
Dr Shwetha Choudari is the director for Gargi Advertising and is also a founder of a socio economic organisation for better India, Reva Samajik Vikas Sanstha.
On the occasion of Packaging Day being celebrated today by the Indian Institute of Packaging (IIP), Syed Sohel of Aurangabad-based Can-Pack, shares his packaging journey and moments with Anand Srinivasan of PrintWeek India
Rani V Chitale, who heads the Pune-based V Joshi and Company, has been accorded with two honours; one from the Poona Press Owner's Association (PPOA) and one from the All India Federation of Master Printers (AIFMP)
Xeikon will, at Interpack, display its prowess in the digital printing technology in association with aL Printing, a leading Netherlands-based label printer.
Lucknow Printers’ Association (LPA) has reported that printers from the city of Nawabs are unhappy with the activities of the state electricity board. The authorities at the board have classified printing presses in Lucknow under the industrial category.
India's first Heidelberg Speedmaster CX 102 is up and running at Parksons Packaging's unit in Daman. The six-colour machine which was installed early this year is among the four new presses, the Mumbai-based packaging converter had signed an agreement for in this financial year.
The latest news from Madurai is, a new association for the benefit of south Indian printers has been formed under the auspices of South India Printers Association (SIPA).
Government of Karnataka has invited tenders for print and supply of 4.5 lakhs of textbooks for classes 2,3,4 and 10th standard textbooks in the state of Karnataka state for the year 2015-16.
Printplus in Bhiwandi, a commercial and publishing print specialist has very recently bought in two new machines from Welbound Worldwide, so as to boost their book printing production. The order includes a Nordson Altapail 20 litre melter and a Welbound inline perfect binding machine. Both these machines were picked up at the recently concluded Printpack 2015 show.
Bhiwandi-based pharmaceutical packaging specialist Paramount Arts and Prints has recently acquired a Bobst Expertfold. The machine with the Accubraille attachment was installed in January this year.
Techno Graphic Services (TGS) in Hyderabad marked a new beginning in its print business with the opening of a new facility, Digiflex, a pre-press service bureau which will cater to flexo plate-making solutions.
Kodak India has announced its channel partnership with TGS for Kodak Prosper Imprinting Systems. As part of the agreement, TGS will be an authorised Kodak sales partner in pan India and will begin working with their extensive network of regional printing businesses who are seeking innovative hybrid printing solutions.
Frooti, the flagship brand of Parle Agro has undergone a brand revamp and has launched a completely new identity and visual language.
PrintWeek India received Pragati Offset's Calendar for the year 2015-2016, a week ago.
Thinkprint, the Indian dealers for Enfocus has organised a seminar to showcase three of its product lines Enfocus Pitstop Pro, Enfocus Switch, Enfocus Connect.
Kolkata-based NAP Printers has opted for a combination kit from Edale, which is first of its kind in Eastern India. The equipment has already been installed.
Coimbatore-based Autoprint has achieved a milestone in its two decade prominence in the offset and allied machinery segment with the completion of 10,000 installations.
Hyderabad-based KGN Xerox became the first printer to install a Konica Minolta C1100 digital print production press. The press launched in November last year, is the first Konica Minolta digital machine in South India and also at KGN.
Heidelberg made a favorable impression in the recently concluded Print China 2015 exhibition held at Dongguan City, Guangdong from 7 to 12 April, 2015, with the successful launch of the Speedmaster CS 92 offset press.
Enfocus recently announced its new update for the Pitstop 13. The new release has come as a development by the Ghent-based developer to solve the most problematic PDF quality challenges faced by printers.
Epson has launched a series of digital colour multi function printers that will cost less than half the per page cost of current digital colour printers.
The All India Federation of Master Printers Association (AIFMP), is attempting to expand its reach by initiating "actions of representations". This action is being planned along side Pamex 2015 in Mumbai.
A core group meet for Pamex 2015 was organised at Hotel Lalit on 23 April.
The Indian Institute of Packaging (IIP) has announced the PacMachine Awards 2014-15. Among the 11 winners are Mondelez india, Dr Reddy’s Laboratories, Parle Global Technologies, and Ace Industries.
Khushru Patel, managing director, Jak Printers, was recently honoured with the prestigious Indo-Nepal Sadbhavana award as a part of global achievers award on the occasion of Indo-Nepal friendship summit.
Chennai-based Monotech Systems, one of the leading manufacturers and suppliers of products and solutions for the graphic art industry will be sponsoring the Innovative Printer of the Year Award 2014.
MeadWestVaco (MWV), the USA-based leading global packaging company has altered its website’s appearance recently. The move comes as a step towards enhancing the communications with the consumers.
Heidelberg in 1999 acquired a 30% stake in family-owned Gallus, and part of the deal included the option to eventually buy the rest of the label and packaging press specialist.
Heidelberg India will host an open house in Mangalore on 21 June, 2014 to demonstrate the capabilities of the Heidelberg’s Anicolor technology.
Kolhapur-based Premier Printers, which specialises in books and calendar printing, has opted for a KBA Rapida 104 as a part of its expansion plans.
Kodak has extended its product offerings in the flexo platemaking with its launch of a new plate, a Kodak Flexcel NX plate and a Kodak Flexcel NX Wide platesetter for the corrugated pre-print segment.
Epson, the digital print equipment manufacturer, has once again confirmed its support to PrintWeek India Awards 2014. The company will now sponsor the PrintWeek India Label Printer of the Year (Self-adhesive) Award.
Study on plastics suggests that plastic bags with thicknesses of 40microns or more is recyclable and non-biodegradable. Moreover, in no country in this world it is possible to collect and recycle all plastic waste. Some of it will always accidentally or deliberately escape into the environment and hence, harm the environment.
Faridabad-based Precision Graphic Engineers(PGE) has established its presence in the African region with 35 plus installations with Nigeria alone holding an installation base of 30 machines.
Germany-based Atlantic Zeiser, printing solutions provider for marking and coding cosmetic and pharmaceutical packaging, as well as for web-fed or credit cards and other narrow-format applications has achieved eight installations of Cardline Versa model in India in 2013-14.
QuadTech announced a partnership with Muller Martini press division on 27 May, 2014 to provide Quadtech colour control systems with SpectralCam for Muller Martini Alprinta , Concepta and VSOP web offset presses.
One of the leading distributors of Ruby Macons' products, Vapi-based Technokraft Group claims to have reached a 4500 metric tonnes of monthly sales of container boards and kraft papers.
QuadTech announced a partnership with Muller Martini press division on 27 May, 2014 to provide Quadtech colour control systems with SpectralCam for Muller Martini Alprinta , Concepta and VSOP web offset presses.
Sivakasi-based Kaliswari Group, a leading manufacturer and global exporter of fireworks has recently invested in a series of Heidelberg solutions, a Pro C751 digital press and a Polar N115 cutting machine.
Government of Tamil Nadu, office of the director of stationery and printing has invited tenders for the supply of printing and binding machines.
Parksons Packaging, the Mumbai-based packaging convertor, recently announced a change in its management structure. Siddharth Kejriwal, executive director, has been promoted as the managing director and will head the Parksons’ operations across India. Ramesh Kejriwal, who held the position of managing director has taken up the role as chairman.
For the sixth time in succession, Canon India has once again announced its unparalleled support at the PrintWeek India Awards. This year will see Canon India sponsoring three Quality categories, Digital Printer of the Year, Digital Photo Album Printer of the Year and Wide-Format Printer of the Year
Heidelberg India, a proven manufacturer of print machinery has extended its support as the Awards Partner at the PrintWeek India Awards 2014.
PrintWeek India in association with Vadodara Master Printers Association is conducting a roundtable at Color Points facility in Vadodara today, 9 July 2014, to discuss the trends and growth prospects in the city.
TechNova, suppliers of total imaging solutions for the graphic communications industry, has extended its support as sponsors for the Pre-Press Company of the Year at PrintWeek India Awards 2014.
Monotech Systems has announced installation of 13 Jetsci industrial inkjet systems for variable data printing across India with customised configuration and multiple printhead set-ups.
KBA is witnessing one of the best years in India as far as this year is concerned, according to Aditya Surana, managing director, Indo Polygraph Machinery.
The carton packaging major, Parksons Packaging, head-quartered in Mumbai, has become the first Indian company in Asia to implement inline cold foiling technology with the installation of a new KBA Rapida 106 printing press.
Kodak installed a CTP system at Saraighat Offset Press in Guwahati. The company has opted for a Q800 Trendsetter in a move to improve the speed and productivity of their pre-press operations.
QuadTech, the manufacturer of press control technology for newspaper, commercial and packaging markets, will showcase its latest in-line inspection and colour measurement systems for the packaging market at Packplus 2014, which will be held at the Pragati Maidan in New Delhi.
Surat-based Narayani Creations has picked up a Xerox Versant 2100 to enhance its short-run printing capability.
Kasturi Balaji, director of Kasturi & Sons, publisher of The Hindu newspaper has been elected as the first chair of the newly founded World Printers Forum (WPF).
Bobst India organised an open-house on 10 April, 2014 with an objective of raising the awareness of the technological innovation with Bobst’s high-end machines and how that investing in high productive and reliable equipment producing minimal wastage, is key to be cost efficient in the highly competitive but growing field of packaging.
The buzz around the stall of Chennai-based Kapoor Imaging (Hall 7/D-12) is the Ricoh machines on display. These include C751EX and C5110S, along with several other products.
Indo-Poly Machines (Hall 3/B-21), the Amritsar-based manufacturers of paper-cutting knives and cutting blade trimmers, has launched a new carbide tip regraining machine attachment.
Autoprint, the Coimbatore-based manufacturer of printing press and post-press equipment, is displaying their press and post-press offerings. Autoprint is exhibiting at the show through their agent Popli Graphics.
The sixth edition of PrintExpo 2014 opened this morning at the Chennai Trade Center, Nandambakkam.
Over 20 print CEOs attended the roundtable discussion organised by Offset Printers Association (OPA), Ludhiana and PrintWeek India on 19 April 2014.
The Printing Technologists Forum is scheduled to be held at Chennai on 26 April, 2014. This forum will be focused on the publishing market and will be held at Anna University.
IdeaAlliance in conjunction with Indian Printer and Publisher (IPP) and Bombay Master Printers Association (BMPA) hosted the G7 colour seminar in Mumbai to address the complications of colour in the purview of the brand owners and discuss the best practices involved in the packaging supply-chain. The event was held at the Sunville Banquet in Worli on 17 February, 2015.
Coimbatore-based Macrobond, the manufacturers of mini-offset printing and thermal laminating machines demonstrated the double side lamination machine at PrintExpo 2014.
All India Printing Ink Manufacturer's Association (AIPIMA)'s international ink conference will kick-off on 28 February, 2015 along the sidelines of the Asia Coat and Ink Show. The day long international conference on printing inks and coatings, "Trends, Issues and Way Forward" is being held at Hotel Lalit.
With a three-day open house – Competence ’15, which concludes today, Bobst India celebrated its post-press prowess at its Pirangut plant in Pune.
Security Paper Mill (SPM) in Hoshangabad, Madhya Pradesh, a unit of Security Printing and Minting Corporation of India (SPMCIL), wholly owned by government of India, ministry of finance, engaged in manufacturing bank note/security paper has invited tenders for the supply of web inspection systems.
Dezigner Enterprise, located near Shaniwar Wada in Pune, is a boutique digital print shop. The firm is the first in India to book the newest kit from Ricoh, Pro C7100x.
Headquartered in Singapore and with an office in Gurgaon, Paper Bind International, manufacturers of post-press machinery, has appointed Mumbai-based Aura Print Solutions as its authorised distributor for Maharashtra, Gujarat and Goa.
HP will be showcasing a wide range of packaging printing solutions and demonstrating the benefits of digital printing for packaging converters at its stand C77/E94, Hall 13 during Interpack 2014 slated for 8 – 14 May at Dusseldorf.
Pune-based Mblem Digital acquired a Ricoh Pro 5100S in January 2015. This has been added to its multi-fold business of flex printing and screen printing at its ever expanding facility in Erandawane premises.
Om Digital in Shaniwar Peth, Pune, a Canon loyalist, has invested in a new Canon C6011 press. The C6011 sits besides two Canon C6000 press. All its six units, in Ahmednagar, Pimpri, Solapur and three in Shaniwar Peth has Canon machines.
Tetra Pak's factory in Chakan was covered on the National Geographic Channel. The hour-long documentary focussed on six layer protection for dairy products like Amul plus how Frooti sought a Tetra Pak solution three decades ago.
On the sidelines of PrintPack 2015 being held at Greater Noida, NPES has set stage for serious deliberation on the latest trends of ICC colour management and its applications in different areas.
The Indore-based ERP expert, Param ERP Solutions saw an enthusiastic response at Print Expo as it demonstrated its ERP solutions for printing and packaging industry.
Mysore Paper Mills (MPM) based in Mysore is a public listed company with government of Karnataka having 65% of the shareholding of the company, IDBI and other financial Institutions holding 18% of the shares and shareholding by the general public is 17%.
With the recent installation of the WB 2000 at Orange Printers in Thiruvananthapuram, Welbound Worldwide has emerged as a clear leader in the Kerala market.
Heidelberg India on 28 January, 2015 organised a seminar on pre-press in Sivakasi at the Sivakasi Master Printers Association’s premises. The event witnessed more than 100 printers in and around the printing hub of South India.
The All India Plastic Manufacturers Association (AIPMA), which celebrated its 70th anniversary in Ahmedabad on 8 February issued "a positive sentiment" for the industry. With the new Make in India drive, the Rs 90,000-crore industry is expected to grow at 20-25%.
Adhesives major Henkel (Hall 5/Stall C-4) has announced the appointment of S Sunil Kumar as its senior director for India. The company is looking to strengthen its portfolio of bookbinding adhesives for PUR and adhesives for binding of books-on-demand in digital.
Bengaluru-based Printools Graphics has again used the PrintPack to launch a new customised perfect binding machine, PrintoolsMinibinder-1, exclusively for publishers. Printools launched the PURat PrintPack 2013.
Indore-based Orient Pack-N-Prints has added a second G&K Vijuk to its kitty to enhance its outserts productivity per shift and to bolster its on-demand inserts production.
Mumbai-based Malhotra Graphics has sold a Morgana Autocreaser to Pune-based K Joshi and Co and a Morgana Digicreaser 30 to Mudra Offset in Pune.
Kerala-based Redlands Machinery (Hall 1/Stall A-14A) is promoting packaging printing, as Ashlyn Anthony, CEO, Redlands Machinery, said its time for commercial printers to diversify into packaging printing.
New-Delhi based 3S Graphic Solutions, the solution provider for digital printing, print finishing and packing displayed the 3S Grooving machine, digital foiling machine and thermal lamination machine at its stall at the recently concluded Printexpo 2014.
The theme of the NPES-ICC colour management on 12 February 2015 was ‘Manufacturing success with colour management’.
Percept Print Solutions showcased an array of printing solutions to the end customers at PrintExpo 2014. This included the GMG Colorproof and X-Rite solutions. Percept has been associated with GMG in India for almost eight years and with X-Rite for an year.
Zund, manufacturer of digital cutting and finishing machines will showcase its full portfolio of digital cutting products at the Fespa Digital 2014 show in Munich, Germany, from 20-23 May, 2014.
On dayfour of PrintPack, Kapoor Imaging informed that it sold a Ricoh C751ex to Chennai-based Emerald Printers.
Indo-Poly Machines (Hall 3/B-21), the Amritsar-based manufacturers of paper-cutting knives and cutting blade trimmers, has launched a new carbide tip regraining machine attachment.
At PrintPack, Bodhi (Hall 12/Stall H-57) had two major launches. On the first day of PrintPack, Bodhi launched Omnitek’s Veripack 3D, a web-based 3D visualisation software. The launch was the world’s first in terms of technology.
The Share-to-Benefit (STB) session for April was a two-part knowledge forum deliberated by Manoj Kotak on software compliance and Phiroze Havaldar of Mazda Imaging discussed the challenges he faced in opting for the first Indigo 10000 in Asia-Pacific and how it has transformed his business.
At PrintPack, Bodhi (Hall 12/Stall H-57) had two major launches. On the first day of PrintPack, Bodhi launched Omnitek’s Veripack 3D, a web-based 3D visualisation software. The launch was the world’s first in terms of technology.
Xerox announced the launch of its newest digital colour press, Color C70, which Pankaj Kalra, head for production systems group at Xerox India, said, is loaded with features. The company has already announced two bookings of the kit on the second day of PrintPack.
At PrintExpo in Chennai, the highlight of TechNova’s stall was the Smartjet LP112, digital label press.
Manugraph (Hall 10/Stall F-10) is officially showcasing the newly launched Ecoline presses for the first time. The launch was announced late last year.
Bengaluru-based manufacturer of case-making and perfect binding machines, Megabound, has announced the sale of 12 machines which were on display at the show. Also, according to Srinivasa Reddy, director-marketing at Megabound, they have another 58 orders in pipeline.
Pune-based Pratiroop Mudran inaugurated its new facility in Ramtekdi, Pune, on 5 September, 2014. The newly established plant covers 10,000 sq/ft area in a three-storey building.
Pune-based R P Enterprises has invested in a Ricoh C651 EX digital press. The press was commissioned in July 2014.
Rossini, the Italian manufacturer of rubber rollers, sleeves and mandrels for flexography and gravure presses will inaugurate its new 8,000 sq/m plant in Chakan, Pune, on 23 September, 2014.
Established by the state, Tamil Nadu News Print (TNPL), a Rs 1800 crore company started production in 1984, with bagasse as raw material, with an initial capacity of 90,000 tpa. Now, the company has a capacity of 4,00,000 tpa.
The four-day PackPlus South 2014 show hosted at the Hitex Exhibition Centre in Hyderabad, and organised by Print-Packaging.Com appeared to be a lackluster event, as confirmed by the exhibitors.
Nichrome India, the Pune-based manufacturer and a major player in the form fill and seal industry displayed its most selling product, the Filpack FFS machine at the Packplus South 2014 show held at the Hitex Exhibition Centre from 17-20 September 2014.
Vinay Mehta, owner of Reproscan, a Mumbai-based pre-media and print firm was recently accorded honour for revolutionizing the way hot pizzas are packed.
Fasco Printech will hold its second edition of Flexo Gurukul from 27 to 28 October 2014, two days prior to the opening of Labelexpo 2014 at Pragati Maidan in New Delhi.
Epson India in collaboration with PrintWeek India will be hosting the third roadshow. The roadshow is slated for Thursday, 20 February, and will be held in Ahmedabad. The event will discuss – How to be sure about SurePress.
Mumbai-based Korpbiz has invested in a Ricoh C751EX digital press. Sunil Mehra, who heads Korpbiz, said, "The investment will help us keep up with the rapidly growing customer base and introduce new products." The C751 was installed a month back at their unit in Kailash Industrial Complex in the Mumbai suburb of Powai.
Autoprint, Coimbatore-based manufacturer of offset printing and allied machineries, will participate in Printex 2014, being held at the Bombay Exhibition Centre, Mumbai from 14-16 March 2014, with the objective of capitalising on the opportunities and business available in India and also worldwide.
Printex 2014, an exhibition on graphic arts industry, organised by Maharashtra Mudran Parishad (MMP) and VNB International, India's leading and pioneering organiser of international exhibitions and conferences, will be held from 14-16 March 2014, at the Bombay Exhibition Centre in Mumbai.
IPAMA (Indian Printing Packaging and Allied Machinery Manufacturers’ Association), the organisers of PrintPack Arabia 2014 have confirmed 19 Indian exhibitors till date. This takes the tally to approximately 70 plus exhibitors worldwide. The show will be held at Expo Centre, Sharjah from 7-10 April 2014.
Mumbai-based Acme Machinery will be exhibiting the high speed fingerless model corrugator machine at the upcoming IndiaCorr Expo-Sinocorrugated 2014 show being held in Mumbai from 14-16 October 2014.
IndiaCorr Expo-SinoCorrugated 2014 exhibition will commence tomorrow, 14 October, 2014. SinoCorrugated – IndiaCorr Expo is the Indian version of world’s leading trade show ‘SinoCorrugated’ that takes place in China every year.
With the IndiaCorr Expo-SinoCorrugated 2014 ready to kick-off tomorrow, 14 October, 2014, visitors will also be able to witness ICCMA Congress, a two-day conference organised by the Indian Corrugated Case Manufacturers Association (ICCMA) on 14-15 October occurring concurrently with the exhibition.
Mumbai-based Saurashtra Systopack will be displaying a wide range of testing equipments for paper and paper boards industry.
Esko, the packaging and printing pre-media solutions provider, will be launching the Kongsberg V series table in India for the first time at the IndiaCorr Expo-Sinocorrugated 2014 being held in Mumbai from 14-16 October 2014.
Motivational speaker Vijay Batra used the “switch people on” technique among 350 delegates at the ICCMA conference on day one of the conference being hosted along side the IndiaCorr Expo – SinoCorrugated 2014 at the BEC trade fair grounds in Goregaon.
German finishing kit manufacturer, Cito-System, has announced the launch of Processline range devices, which the company claims to be 'compact and convenient for an increase in quality and improved quality control'.
Madurai-based Olympic Prints, inaugurated its operations in the new unit at the heart of the Madurai city on 14, January 2014.
The 20th edition of Interpack, scheduled for 8 -14 May 2014, at Dusseldorf, Germany, will have 70 exhibitors from India occupying a gross area of over 2987sq/m.
Emba Machinery, the Swedish manufacturer of automatic flexo folder-gluers for corrugation industry, exhibited at the IndiaCorr-SinoCorrugated 2014 show in Mumbai, with a move to promote its new automatic flexo folder-gluer line.
Ahmedabad-based Canpac Trends has invested in a Speedeq ERP software. "We are very satisfied by our decision to install the Speedpeq ERP software. It has been a great experience to work with Speedpeq software and get a good response when we are in need thereby delivering and understanding our customer needs," said Nilesh Todi director, Canpac Trends.
Government organisation conducting examinations has invited tenders from printers for confidentiality/security printing works.
Arrow Digital, the Ahmedabad-based distributor of wide-format machines, has added printing on leather and textile to its R&D plan, which is being carried out at its demo centre in Gandhinagar. The demo centre was established in the year 2007 by Sameer Patel, managing director and CEO of Arrow Digital and includes experimenting printing on glass, metal and ceramics.
Sanjeev Govekar, the production manager of Haymarket India and Anand Srinivasan, senior correspondent at PrintWeek India track down simple solutions to your technical troubles.
The board of directors of Eastman Kodak, on March 12, 2014, has elected Jeff Clarke as the chief executive officer for its operations. Clarke will also be a member of Kodak’s board of directors.
Print Miracle Expo, the three-day show, from 12 to 14 December 2014, will have HP showing a live demo of the HP Indigo, Xerox launching two digital presses in India and Canon launching a new "surprise" kit in India. In addition, Monotech will showcase several equipment, plus there is Heidelberg, Mitsubishi, TechNova, Insight, Welbound and many others exhibiting their wares.
PrintPack 2015, pipped to be the number three tradeshow in the world is expected to encompass a total area of 20,000sq/mt at the India Expo Centre, Greater Noida from 11 to 15 February 2015. IPAMA claims to have roped in a fairly large share of exhibitors as compared to the previous PrintPack.
BMPA has announced that Yoshiharu Komori, chairman and CEO of the Tokyo-based Komori Corp will present the audience with a world overview on print and where it’s going and what’s the next breakthrough in commercial offset at Print Summit 2015 in Mumbai on 16 January 2015.
Orbit Business Tours, the official travel partners for the Messe Dusseldorf's Interpack 2014, has organised a packaging industry business networking evening on the first day of the Interpack show, 8 May 2014, at hotel Renaissance in Dusseldorf, Germany.
Kumaun University in Nainital has issued bids for examination related jobs for the year 2015.
Mumbai-based Jak Printers has grabbed four titles at theAsian Print Awards (APA). The award ceremony was held on 21 November in Bangkok. With this award the company has taken its tally of Asian Print Awards to 15.
The countdown to Print Summit 2015 has begun. One of the popular and comprehensive knowledge sharing events will take place two weeks from today, on 16 January, 2015 at the NCPA, Nariman Point.
In a recent tender issued by Currency Note Press, Nashik, a unit of SPMCIL (Security Printing and Minting Corporation of India), wholly owned by Government of India on 11 December, 2014. it has invited tenders to supply the following items for the both Currency Note Press and Bank Note Press in Dewas.
Print and Pack Show 2015 being organised by Indore Master Printers Association (IMPA) will commence on 9 January, 2015 at the Labhganga Exhibition Centre in Indore. This boutique four-day show has attracted over 50 exhibitors to-date.
Vijayawada-based JC Graphics recently opted for a new six-colour Heidelberg Speedmaster CD102 with UV coater. This is infact is first of its kind Heidelberg press in Andhra Pradesh.
With a well-equipped laboratory and a R&D and training centre at its Mumbai office in Andheri, the Western India Corrugated Manufacturer’s Association (WICMA) has been promoting research and enhancing the quality standards of the corrugation industry across India.
Bengaluru-based Mangala Art Printers has invested in a Heidelberg kit which includes a Heidelberg Speedmaster XL 75, a four-colour press with coater and a Suprasetter A106 CTP unit.
Coimbatore Master Printers Association will be hosting a roundtable for the printers across Coimbatore with the help of PrintWeek India on 3 April, 2014 at Hotel Velan in Ramnagar.
Rakshit Tandon, IT and cyber security expert and one of the star attractions at the Print Summit 2015, presented a detailed perspective in an hour long presentation titled, “Virtual world, It’s not a game-it’s your life-stay safe.”
Avijit Mukherjee, kick-started his presentation at the Print Summit 2015 with a quote from Stephen Covey, “The key is not to prioritise your schedule but to schedule your priorities.” On the same lines his presentation focused on the ways one should set priorities.
The second half of the Print Summit 2015 saw two energetic speakers enthrall the audience with their speech. Professor Samish Dalal, a masters in business administration invoked the audience on what and how a creative thinking for innovation can change one’s business ideas.
The countdown for the Intel Trade Fairs & Expositions-organised, sixth edition of Printexpo, has begun. With just two days to go, PrintExpo 2014 will be hosted at Chennai Trade Centre, Hall 1 and Hall 2 and will be spread across 70,000 sq/ft space.
Manugraph, the Indian web-offset manufacturing company has announced a tie-up with Seiken Graphics based out of Japan to promote the Seiken 85 press model in India, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh and Middle-east.
Mumbai-based Reproscan has bolstered its print operations by investing in a Presstek 52DI AC digital offset press. Presstek was installed last year at Reproscan’s operation in Mahalaxmi, Mumbai.
MeadWestvaco Corporation (MWV), a global leader in packaging and packaging solutions, recently announced the appointment of Naveen Ganzu as managing director for the company’s operations in India.
All India Printing Ink Manufacturer's Association (AIPIMA) is organising a day long international conference on printing inks and coatings, "Trends, Issues and Way Forward" at the Hotel Lalit on 28 February, 2015.
Sai Vardhan Digital Press, a Hyderabad-based digital printing company, has strengthened its post-press operations with the addition of a Duplo DC 616 kit. The kit was installed by TechNova in November 2014.
Komori Corporation's CEO Yoshiharu Komori during his speech at BMPA's Print Summit one day conference, made it very clear that Komori's focus on future developments will be on a combined technology of offset and digital.
Heidelberg, in association with printers of Sivakasi and Madurai conducted two technical seminars in the respective cities on on January 24, 2014 and February 22, 2014 respectively.
Jalgaon-based Malhar Communciations, an INS accredited ad agency has been awarded the Lokmat Corporate Excellence award from world marketing congress and CMO Asia.
Parksons Packaging continues its dominance in the Indian Packaging industry with investments in high end and newer technology to cater to its customer’s growing demands.
The countdown to Printex 2014 has begun. The exhibition slated for 14-16 March 2014 will be held at the Bombay Exhibition Centre in Mumbai. The exhibition, targeting the graphic arts industry, is organised by Maharashtra Mudran Parishad (MMP) and VNB International.
Madurai District Offset Printers Association (MADOPA) celebrated its second annual and family day function on 23 February, 2014 at Hotel Metropole in Madurai.
Heidelberg India won a series of awards; best team and best young manager, at the event organised by Madras Management Association (MMA).
Autocar India has utilised PrintStop's online portal for print promotion activities for its upcoming Autocar Performance Show (APS) and Stuff Gadget Show (SGS), which will be held from 11 to 14 Decemeber, 2014.
Insight Communications, the Delhi-based distributor of Komori presses in India, has reported Komori Enthrone to be the fastest growing press choice of the Indian printing community.
The March session of Bombay Master Printers’ Association’s Share-to-Benefit forum discussed innovations in digital printing and the entrepreneurial journey of Vinay Mehta of Ventit for his pizza box innovation.
Chennai-based Tamilarasu Press has invited tenders for supply of one four colour web offset machine.
Manjushree Technopack, the Bengaluru-based PET and preform manufacturer has bagged four India Star Awards under the consumer packaged product design category for the year 2013-2014. This is the sixth consecutive award for the company.
The three-day event from April 10-12, will highlight new developments and advanced technologies from across the entire carton packaging industry.
The Awards Governing Council of Goafest 2014, has announced its call for entries for Goafest Abbys 2014. The awards night will be hosted in North Goa from May 29 to 31.
Sahitya Akademi in Bengaluru has invited tenders from authorised distributors or wholesalers of concerned mills for supplying 23 x 36 inches , 80 gsm, 21.3 kg maplitho 500 reams of paper.
Comart’s Fred Poonawala began his gyaan session on pre-press, during the third masterclass at SIES Graduate School of Technology on 25 March, by giving a glimpse of Comart’s journey from being a lithographic block maker to a now an internationally well-known pre-press colour management firm.
Malhotra Graphics, the Mumbai-based representative for Xeikon platesetters has recently bagged two orders for Xeikon ThermoflexX platesetters.
Shiv Offset has added a brand new Heidelberg SM74, Komori LS29, two Bobst punching machines. Meanwhile Orient has added a new Heidelberg and an high-end pharma leaflet folding system.
IPAMA’s PrintPack 2015 which is planning on attracting at least one lakh visitors have released a revised list of confirmed exhibitors. The new list of exhibitors has a total of 335 confirmed exhibitors. The organisers are expecting to host 500 exhibitors by the time the show officially kicks off in February.
Mumbai-based Numex Blocks has recently started supplying the Indian narrow-web label print shops throughout India with Gallus Screeny. The company is also one of the industry leaders in India for supplying flexographic and letterpress printing plates.
Zak Glass Technology International will be held from 12 to 15 December at the MMRDA Exhibition Centre, Mumbai.
Interpack 2014 will be the twentieth edition of the exhibition which is held every three years. Organised by Messe Dusseldorf, it will be held in Dusseldorf, Germany from 8 to 14 May 2014.
Switzerland-based Sidel, the global provider of PET solutions for liquid packaging participated at Plastivision India 2013, to come face-to-face with its customers and have a two way dialogue with them on the expectations and requirements in the dynamic Indian packaging industry.
Software developer Quark has announced a new offer for the InDesign, PageMaker and Corel Draw users in India. The offer states that anyone with original registered copy of one of the eligible design products can purchase a copy of QuarkXPress 10 for the cost of an upgrade.
Yes Bank and Octopus-e along with the Bombay Master Printers’ Association (BMPA) organised its second seminar on financial knowledge series. The aim of this seminar was to provide a perspective of the financial requirements for SME printing industry. The session also shed light on the need for ERP by Octopus-e.
International Paper (IP) on December 25, 2013 has announced a name change for its group company, The Andhra Pradesh Paper Mills to International Paper APPM Limited. The move is effective from 16 December, 2013.
Roland DG India will be using the Media Expo 2014 as a launchpad for Roland’s two new printers, the VersaCAMM VS-i printer/cutter and VersaUV LEF-20 desktop UV machine. The show is being held at the Bombay Exhibition Centre, Goregaon from 14 to 16 February, 2014.
Indian Institute of Packaging (IIP), today (6 January 2014), laid the foundation of a six-storey building, which will accommodate International Packaging Center (IPC) and academic facilities for B Tech and M Tech course in packaging and management at the IIP campus in Andheri, Mumbai.
Mangalore based Prakash Offset has recently commissioned a Heidelberg SM52 Anicolor press.“The press is currently being installed and is expected to be in operation in 20 days,” said P R Nayak, partner, Prakash Offset.
The fifth edition of the PrintWeek India Directory (2014) is being printed even as you're reading this. "It will be released during January 2014," confirmed Sapna Mhapankar-Khot, senior officer sales support.
Zig Zag Art Printers and Focus Digital Images located in Coimbatore have added a Canon C7010 VP digital production press and a Canon C6010 respectively to boost production capacity. The move comes as a result of the booming short-run markets says Canon officials.
The sixth edition of the Print Pack Sign Digital was inaugurated today, 17 January 2014, by K S Khurana, president IPAMA; S R Sharma, past president AIFMP; C P Paul, general secretary IPAMA and Manoj Mehta, past president AIFMP.
Mumbai-based Adarsh Print Solution has recently installed a Heidelberg Pro C751 digital machine to its portfolio. The company is into printing of brochures for the corporate sector and large-sized FMCG firms.
Ajay Agarwal, CEO, Insight Communication and Print Solutions, promoted Komori’s printing solutions for commercial, book and packaging segments at BMPA-Ricoh Print Summit 2014.
As a part of the Masterclass session, Pankaj Shah, CEO of Supack and chairman of WICMA and Ajay Mehta of SMI Coated Products, presented trends and opportunities in corrugated and label industries, respectively.
Ranesh Bajaj, director Creed Engineers shares his inputs with Anand Srinivasan on the investment dilemma faced by printers today.
Paper Traders’ Association (PTA) hosted its first seminar on 1 February, 2014, selecting topics on labour law, government compliances and employee benefits as part of its knowledge-sharing programme.
Pune-based Pratiroop Mudran will be inaugurating its new facility in Ramtekdi industrial estate, Pune on 5 September, 2014.
Madhya Pradesh Textbook Corporation has invited tenders for supply of the following items,
For the Faridabad-based manufacturer, the show was not UV-centric as was the case in Pamex. The company launched the Atom Flat Screen printing machine, its latest offering in the screen printing segment. “We had satisfactory footfalls, with good amount of leads and orders for both APL and Vegra APL,” said Mukul Chauhan, senior product manager, APL Machinery.
G Ramakrishnan, who served as the regional sales manager for Heidelberg India, retired from service on 31 January, 2014, after an eventful 30-year stint at the firm.
Stovec Industries, a subsidiary of Netherlands-based SPG Prints, showcased several of its converting and printing technologies. At its stand, the company demonstrated Rotary Screen Integration (RSI), a system which can be retrofitted to any narrow-web flexo press, along with its flagship products, such as, Anilox rollers, Rotamesh and Rotaplate systems.
Decoding Colors, a one-day seminar to provide colour management solutions for the creative and printing community, will be organised by Press Ideas and Colour Mechanics, on 7 March, 2014 at the Orchid Hotel in Mumbai.
Mumbai-based Malhotra Graphics is using Labelexpo 2014 as a platform to unveil its packaging solutions. On display are a series of products, including PackZ, Studio-rip, Techkon and Xeikon ThermoflexX.
UV ink curing manufacturer GEW Asia launched its Rhino electronic power supply and Rhino Rack for UV printing systems at Labelexpo India 2014.
Digiflex, a Hyderabad-based pre-press bureau, booked the Kodak Flexcel NX, a digital flexographic system hoping to consolidate its services to cater to the packaging market in the city. The machine will be installed at the company’s Chellapalli plant by mid-December.
The Navi Mumbai-based SIES Graduate School of Technology organised 'Impressions 2014', its annual function to celebrate World Printers’ Day today, 24 February 2014. The theme for the celebration was print odyssey.
Ahmedabad-based Arrow Digital introduced Any001, a digital label press and AnyCut, a label finishing systems at the Labelexpo 2014.
Kolkata-based B R Gupta and Co, a fourth generation wedding card manufacturing firm, has adopted automation by investing in Grafica’s Nano-Premier League plus (NPL plus).
Arets Graphics and Toyo Ink India, both subsidiaries of Toyo Ink Group, have introduced a new series of UV flexo inks at Labelexpo 2014. The launch was presided over by Kotaro Yoshida, the new chairman of Toyo Ink India and Luc Dehandschutter, global manager, Arets Graphics, at the Toyo Arets stall.
The name Die Hard immediately reminds you of the Hollywood action extravaganza and its one-man army hero, Bruce Willis. When it comes to it, Hyderabad-based Die Hard Dies, a die-shop which provides tailor-made die-cutting solutions, is not less unique. At Labelexpo, the die-makers, a subsidiary of Tulsi group of companies, showcased its die-cutting solutions for the label, corrugation and folding carton industry.
The Bombay Master Printers' Association (BMPA)'s 8th edition of Print Summit 2014 saw a record participation of 550 delegates from the print fraternity.
Genius Flexo Machinery was representing six companies namely MPS, Raantek, EyeC, Koecher and Beck, Pamarco and Codimag at Labelexpo 2014.
Garware Polyester, a Mumbai-based public listed company engaged in the manufacturing of plastic films showcased its newly launched high-shrink film. Also at display were polyester films, themal lamination films, BOPP films and PP films. The company was also showcasing two new introductions Gardigi and velvet lamination films.
Fespa conducts Award Competition every second year at their exhibitions in Europe and many participants worldwide participate in the same, to show their expertise and innovations and win Trophies.
Manugraph, the Indian manufacturer of web offset presses has launched a new series of Ecoline presses. Ecoline is a versatile single width, single circumference press for newspaper printing.
International Paper announced on 24 October, 2013 that its group company, The Andhra Pradesh Paper Mills, will manufacture HP premium copier paper. The company intends to start commercial manufacturing of this premium category copier paper in India in November 2013. So far, it is being imported.
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Vasai-based Grafica Flextronica has announced that Nano print, Nano-print plus screen printing machines, Nano-UV and Nano screen maker 5-in-1 and DMI samples will be showcased at Pamex 2013.
Researchers at the University of Colorado Boulder have successfully developed the technique of 4D printing opening up exciting possibilities for the creation and use of adaptive, composite materials in manufacturing, packaging and biomedical applications.
Navin Dhanani of Hyderabad-based Pragati Offset showcased the Pragati Calendar and the 3D books produced as a part of their show and tell presentation on innovations during the second day of print fair at max Mueller Bhavan Mumbai.
“No press without pre-press,” said Patricia Pinto of Mumbai-based Trigon Digital as she initiated her presentation at the ongoing Print Fair at Max Mueller Bhavan, Mumbai.
Gurgaon-based post-press specialist Paper Bind has displayed a fleet of equipment at Pamex 2013. “Apart from other post-press machineries, which are on display, the Protopic lamination machine from GMP is surely a show stealer,” said Anuj Mehta, director, Paper Bind. The machine was showcased in India for the first time at the Printpack 2013.
Proteck Machinery, the Indian representative of Horizon, the Japanese manufacturer is promoting a new concept of the Horizon air-suction collator at Pamex 2013.
Mumbai-based Print-Packaging.com has announced PackPlus South 2014 which is slated for 17 to 20 September 2014 at Hitex Exhibition Centre in Hyderabad. This is the fifth edition of PackPlus South.
Patricia Pinto of Mumbai-based Trigon Digital Solutions, during the Epson Roadshow held on 28 November, 2013 spoke on how a pre-press firm like Trigon took proofing to the next level along with giving a small gist on what the pro’s and cons were when Trigon started with proofing.
The Printing and Packaging Technology department of the SIES Graduate School of Technology (SIESGST), Navi Mumbai has recently invested in Esko’s Artioscad and Deskpack software for educational purposes. The purchase was made by the organisation in July, 2013.
Ahmedabad-based Arrow Digital plan to showcase its Tecglass Vitro Jet digital printing technology during the Zak glass technology exhibition which will be held at the MMRDA centre from 12 to 15 December 2013.
Kailash Poddar, director at Carto Prints is a member of the Karnataka Offset Printers Association (KOPA). In a conversation with Anand Srinivasan, he says, "Conventional printing cannot die this fast".
MCD, Municipal Corporation of Delhi had initiated a sealing drive to seal of the commercial establishments being run in the residential areas without authorisation. The drive recently came under fierce criticism from the Confederation of All India Traders (CAIT). According to their claims, the Municipal officials sealed the premises even on verbal orders without giving any prior opportunity to traders.
IndiaCorr Expo 2013 will commence from 17 October at Pragati Maidan.
Packaging specialist, Utility PrintPack, has won the inaugural Cadbury Packaging Innovation 2012 Award, for its “Double Decker Pack” under the head differentiated pack format. The company’s pre-press team accepted the award at a ceremony hosted by Cadbury in Mumbai on 18 October, 2013.
JK Paper plant in Rayagada remained unfazed by the outbreak of the dreadly cyclone Phailin in the South of Odisha. The production at the JK Paper plant was unhampered despite of multiple warnings from the state government on disruption of electricity in the industrial areas.
Sahil Rao is the director at Pune-based Akruti Complete Print Solutions. In a conversation with Anand Srinivasan, he says, “The time has come for the printers to analyze which sector to concentrate in.”
Reed Manch Exhibitions, the organiser of IndiaCorr Expo 2013, has announced that more than 100 companies have confirmed their participation at the show. The expo, which is scheduled to be held from 17 to 19 October, 2013 will be hosted at Pragati Maidan, New Delhi is spread across 5,700 sq/m of gross area.
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Mumbai-based Malhotra Graphics will showcase Autobond’s offline 52 spot UV inkjet machine and Morgana’s Digibook PUR binder as the star products at its stand during the four-day Pamex show, which kicks off on 14 November, 2013.
Macromedia Digital Imaging, who won the Printweek India 2013 awards for Wide-format Printer of the Year visited the PrintWeek India’s office to collect the award.
Varun Tholasi managing director of Bangalore based Tholasi print in conversation with Anand Srinivasan of Printweek India says, “ traditional ink on paper can never die despite of digitisation of print.”
Kerala-based Malayalam newspaper, The Malayala Manorama, has invested in five lines of 4x1 newspaper offset press, Diamondspirit -SA from Mitsubishi. The deal was announced on 29 October 2013.
Vasai-based Grafica Flextronica has announced that Nano print, Nano-print plus screen printing machines, Nano-UV and Nano screen maker 5-in-1 and DMI samples will be showcased at Pamex 2013.
The Share-to-Benefit for the month of September focused on ‘Solar power today and its future’ presented by Pradhuman Asher, CEO of BICW Solar and another presentation on ‘waste management’ by Rupesh Sawant, director, Superlekha and a member of STB.
New Delhi-based Pramod Engineering, manufacturer of post-press (binding) equipments, announced the sale of 3-knife trimmer, Trim Star to be offered on easy payment terms.
Bobst India, headquartered in Switzerland, celebrated the Swiss National Day, 1 August, 2013, by hosting a certificate-awarding event at its plant in Pirangut.
Daetwyler’s Kishore Sarkar discussed the importance of doctor blade in narrow web printing at the LMAI Conference in Goa.
The theme of the presentation delivered by Paolo Grasso of Omet at LMAI Conference in Goa was ‘Print Innovation’. In his presentation, Grasso described the journey of flexography since 1970 and said that print innovation lies in India.
All India Print Tech Professionals Forum (AIPPF), Kolkata, organised a presentation on Lithec GmbH’s range of products on the measurement and control technology, at Floatel, Kolkata, on 27 July 2013.
Four students spent three months at Bobst’s School of Converting in Pune. They spoke to PrintWeek India about their experience during the folder-gluer certification programme
Pune-based, Signwave Sign and Graphics Solutions has bolstered its digital print capability with the installation of Gandy Digital’s Pred8tor, India’s first.
Gallant Printing Solutions, the Pune-based wide-format digital printing company has become the first to install Roland Pro 4 Soljet XF-640 in India.
Vinsak, a $30 million company is a brand owned by Creed Engineers and has been in the industry for around 18years serving the customers globally with equipments and solutions.
Printing Industries of America (PIA), a graphic arts trade association which serves the interests of more than 10,000 members, has announced the winners of the 2013 InterTech Technology Awards.
Mediascope Publicitas has signed up a contract with two pacific malls one in Rajouri garden, Delhi which received an ISCA award recently for the most admired shopping centre-retailers choice 2013 and the second one in Ghaziabad, both adding up to a commercial area of nearly one million square feet and attracting around half a million footfalls in a week.
QuadTech, the manufacturer of press control technology for newspaper, commercial and packaging markets, will showcase its fully automated, on-the-fly colour control and web inspection solutions at the Wan-Ifra India Expo in Bangalore. The show is scheduled to happen from 11 to 13 September.
Indian Institute of packaging (IIP) has announced that its 16th edition of National packaging Exhibition and conference IndPack 2014 based on the theme of consumer packaging challenges and opportunities will be held from 16-18 January, 2014 at the hall no. 7 of Pragati Maidan, New Delhi.The previous editions of the IndPack were held at Hyderabad and Guwahati.
Anand Limaye, head of India Printing Works, Yash Enterprise and Technoserve Corporation, was honoured at a felicitation event on 14 July, 2013, which was graced by the ex-chief minister of Maharashtra, Ashok Chavan. Limaye received the Dr Shankarravaji Chavan Gururatna Puraskar 2013 for his contribution to the Indian printing industry.
The advertising and signage show, Media Expo has commenced today at Pragati Maidan in New Delhi. The three-day, 32nd edition is the eleventh being held in New Delhi.
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Colorjet India, the arm of Apsom Infotex, the Indian manufacturer of solvent ink-based wide-format printing machines, will showcase three machines at the Media Expo – Colorjet Polo, Colorjet Neptune and Colorjet Thunder.
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Ahmedabad-based Arrow Digital is a regular at Media Expo shows. The company distributes a range of materials and equipment for digital printing and cutting market.
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The Japan-based Roland DG will showcase a range of wide-format printing machines in conjunction with its Indian representative Apsom Infotex during Media Expo, Delhi 2013 slated for 27 to 29 July 2013.
Inkjet India Workshop is scheduled to be held at the Gateway Hotel Athwalines, Surat in Gujarat, the key centre for the textile industries in India, from 2-3 August, 2013.
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Epson India, headquartered in Bangalore, will be showcasing a range of its large-format printers at the Media Expo 2013 in New Delhi.
M C National University of Journalism and Communication organised a seminar on career counselling which was held at Bhopal on 13 July, 2013. The event was attended by 60 plus students from various parts of the city.
On the eve of Labelexpo, to be held at Brussels from 24-27 September 2013, the organisers have put forth a brand new show feature, the Inkjet Trail, which will spot and compare the results produced on the same label stocks with identical designs.
Ajay Mehta, director of SMI coated products made a thought provoking postulation on the market trends of the self adhesive labels at the LMAI conference in Goa.
Mumbai-based outdoor agency, Global Advertisers, have expanded their services by adding bus shelters in their portfolio. The move was announced during their seventeenth anniversary celebration in Mumbai on 24 July, 2013.
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Fujifilm will be present with its range of Acuity printers at the Media Expo.
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HP is one of the leading global providers of printing, computing and imaging solutions and services for business and home.
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Chennai-based Monotech Systems, provider of specialised solution for pre-press, digital printing and wide-format printing, will showcase a range of wide-format solutions it represents in India.
First time exhibitor, Shiva Texyarn is one of the few exhibitors from the textile substrates segment at the Media Expo Delhi. The Coimbatore-based company was started in the year 1985 to cater to the textile sector. Today, it has diversified itself into spinning, coating and allied sectors of the business. In 2012, the company also included textile substrates for printing.
International Paper Group (Andhra Pradesh paper mills) announced the inauguration of a new Bielomatick A4 sheeter at its Rajahmundry unit, Andhra Pradesh.
Kodak will showcase its solutions for newspaper production at Wan-Ifra’s World Publishing Expo 2013, which is slated for 7 to 9 October in Berlin, Germany. Kodak's stand 2310 in hall 1 and 2 is expected to be visited by delegates from over 70 countries, according to a company statement.
Bank note press, a unit of security printing and minting corporation of India is hiring junior technicians for the posts of control, printing and platemaking.
Bengaluru-based Omkar Print Lab recently completed the installation of a Ricoh C751 digital press for their digital printing division.
Shuttleworth Business System, the software and management information system developer held a user meeting programme on 23, July 2014 at Ramada Plaza in Mumbai. The session was moderated by Andrew King, joint managing director at Shuttleworth Business System.
Esko's Full HD Flexo platemaking system and Esko Equinox will be the recipient of the 2014 Printing Industries of America (PIA) Intertech technology awards.
Omet Srl, Italian label press manufacturers will be exhibiting at the forthcoming Labelexpo India 2014 at the Pragati Maidan, New Delhi from 29th October to 1st November 2014 with the Omet XFlex X4.
The Department of Public Instruction Karnataka Text Book Society has invited tenders to print and supply about 490 lakhs of textbook from classes 1 to 9 in the state of Karnataka for the academic year 2015-16.
Second edition of the SinoCorrugated-IndiaCorr expo will be held at the Bombay Exhibition Centre in Mumbai, Maharashtra from 14 to 16 October, 2014.
The general manager, India Security Press, Nashik, a unit of SPMCIL (wholly owned by Government of India) has invited two-bid tenders for procurement of automatic shrink wrapping machines.
The Times Group has invited bids for the sale of newsprint waste items for the period of October 2014 to March 2015 on 'as in where is' basis for presses or warehouses located in Kandivali and Airoli in Mumbai.
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It was 1936, when Kama (then Scamag), built the first ever automatic die-cutter. Since then the company has continued to provide innovations and register worldwide patents. In 2014, it launched the prototype of the Flexfold 52 digital finishing machine, which was exclusively created for the HP Indigo 30000 at ‘Finishing Days’. What better way to commemorate its 120 years print legacy. Photographs and text by Anand Srinivasan
It was 1936, when Kama (then Scamag), built the first ever automatic die-cutter. Since then the company has continued to provide innovations and register worldwide patents. In 2014, it launched the prototype of the Flexfold 52 digital finishing machine, which was exclusively created for the HP Indigo 30000 at ‘Finishing Days’. What better way to commemorate its 120 years print legacy.
When PrintWeek India's Anand Srinivasan and Rushikesh Aravkar visited three print firms - Webtech, Rmoss, Print House - in Navi Mumbai, one thing was clear: Print CEOs are exploring new opportunities, investing in equipment, expanding, experimenting and re-strategising. Will these investments be a catalyst for the success of these print firms? Will Navi Mumbai reign supreme as a print hub?Click these pictures and check the evidence.
Manugraph is one of India’s largest manufacturer of web offset presses. The ISO 9001:2008 certified company has two highly automised ultra modern manufacturing facilities in Kolhapur. Spread across an area of 1,30,000 sq/mts with over 1200 employees, Manugraph currently has over 6,700 units worldwide. Their market share in India is over 70% for web offset machines. Words: Anand Srinivasan Photographs courtesy: Manugraph India
Fasco Printech has announced the commencement of its second technical seminar-based training programme,Flexo Gurukul from 27 to 28 October 2014 at Pragati Maidan in New Delhi.
Printing Industries of America (PIA), a graphic arts trade association which serves the interests of more than 10,000 members, has announced the winners of the 2014 InterTech Technology Awards. Eleven technologies were selected to receive the awards,
Technova, suppliers of total imaging solutions for the graphic communications industry has introduced Anikleen paste, an anilox roller cleaner. Anikleen will be manufactured at TechNova's Taloja unit.
Bombay Master Printers’ Association (BMPA) in conjunction with Yes Bank organised its third seminar on Companies Act (2013) and budget 2014 as a part of the continuous education programme. The session was held at Sunville Banquets in Worli on 4 August, 2014.
Mumbai-based Manugraph India, for the first time will be sponsoring the PrintWeek India Newspaper Printer of the Year.
Mumbai-based Manugraph India, for the first time will be sponsoring the PrintWeek India Newspaper Printer of the Year.
Thane-based Padma Prints has invested in a Zund digital cutter S3. The company finished the installation of the digital cutter six months ago. The equipment addition broadens Padma Prints' post-press portfolio.
Printplus set up a plant in Bhiwandi five years ago, migrating from the galas in Shah and Nahar in Lower Parel because of space constraints. Post this shift, Printplus has clocked a 50% increase in its turnover and is growing steadily. The Gajria family has slowly and steadily made a name for itself in the publishing sector with the 60000 sq/ft book plant. Text and photographs: Anand Srinivasan
Indore in Central India is renowned for its sweets, textiles and agricultural commodities business. Now it is pinning its hopes on retail, services, real estate and infrastructure sectors. Anand Srinivasan feels the print industry has the ability to speeden growth. The print technologist is impressed with two things: the 52 engineering colleges, 30 management institutes and half-a-dozen medical colleges. Plus Pithampur which is an industrial hub for automobile, drug and textile manufactur
The All India Master Printers Association (AIFMP) began its 225th Governing Council (GC) meeting a few hours ago on 9 January in Indore. With eight office bearers and past-presidents and chairman amongst the attendees, the GC meeting has an attendance of more than 200 Indian printers.PrintWeek India's Anand Srinivasan provides an insider's view.