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Coldfoil: Serving in many India's
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”.
One of the best years for KBA in India
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’s seven noble print truths
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
Paper cups are the future, but are they safe?
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
Made in India: Colorjet Softjet Grand
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
Two CTP installations for Kodak
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.
One of the best years for KBA in India
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.
Parksons pioneers cold foiling in Asia with the Holy Grail of sheetfed press
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.
Khushru Patel of Jak honoured with global achievers award
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.
IIP announces PacMachine awards winners
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.
Pamex core group sets one lakh footfall target
A core group meet for Pamex 2015 was organised at Hotel Lalit on 23 April.
AIFMP's action plan in Pamex year
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.
Made in India: Hotcase 500 case sealer
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
Me&My: Zund S3 digital cutter
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%
Heidelberg's CS 92 and Linoprint launched at Print China 2015
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’ new Pitstop version addresses PDF quality issues
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.
Autoprint to celebrate 10,000 machine installs
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.
Kolkata’s NAP gets first Edale's label and packaging kit
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.
South India gets its first Konica Minolta C1100 machine
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.
Epson blitzes the digital market
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.
Enfocus to hold a multi-city seminar
Thinkprint, the Indian dealers for Enfocus has organised a seminar to showcase three of its product lines Enfocus Pitstop Pro, Enfocus Switch, Enfocus Connect.
Parle Agro marks 30 years of Frooti; Revamps Frooti's logo and packaging design
Frooti, the flagship brand of Parle Agro has undergone a brand revamp and has launched a completely new identity and visual language.
Pragati "wows" PrintWeek with calendar
PrintWeek India received Pragati Offset's Calendar for the year 2015-2016, a week ago.
Kodak appoints Techno Graphic as channel partner
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.
Digiflex inaugurates new flexo bureau in Hyderabad
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.
Printers in South India unite
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).
Parksons Packaging presses the new Heidelberg CX102 into production
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.
Printplus picks up two Welbound machines
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's Paramount adds a Bobst to its stable
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.
Printplus plant in Bhiwandi gains foothold in publishing
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
Karnataka Textbook Society invites tenders for textbooks
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.
LPA takes steps to stop harassment
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.
Tetra Pak's documentary goes viral
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.
Dezigner Enteprise becomes first Indian company to buy Ricoh Pro C7100x
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.
Mblem Digital expands services with a new Ricoh machine
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.
Another Canon digital press for Pune’s Om Digital
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.
Print tenders
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.
Bobst celebrates 125 years
With a three-day open house – Competence ’15, which concludes today, Bobst India celebrated its post-press prowess at its Pirangut plant in Pune.
A colour standardisation know-how for brand owners
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.
International ink conference on 28 February, 2015
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.
Kasturi Balaji elected chair of World Printers Forum
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).
Kapoor Imaging gets it second Ricoh sale
On dayfour of PrintPack, Kapoor Imaging informed that it sold a Ricoh C751ex to Chennai-based Emerald Printers.
Xerox confirms sale of nine machines
Surat-based Narayani Creations has picked up a Xerox Versant 2100 to enhance its short-run printing capability.
Bodhi launches two new products
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 claims its newest C70 is big on features
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.
Megabound shows new machines, follows it up with 12 deals
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.
Chennai's Kapoor Imaging attracts customers with its Ricoh portfolio
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's new cutting blade attachments
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 sets focus on easing post-press ops
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.
Indo Poly Machines launches new cutting blade attachments
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.
Bodhi launches two new products
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.
Manugraph showcases Ecoline series
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.
Malhotra Graphics sells two Morganas
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.
Redlands Machinery promotes packaging
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.
Colour management gyaan at NPES
The theme of the NPES-ICC colour management on 12 February 2015 was ‘Manufacturing success with colour management’.
Key appointments at Henkel, Fujifilm and Kodak
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.
Printools launches perfect binding machines for publishing segment
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.
Orient Pack-N-Prints orders its second Vijuk
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.
Plastic industry, Rs 90,000-cr and growing
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%.
Heidelberg India’s Sivakasi seminar stresses on pre-press
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.
Welbound scores in Kerala with 267 installations
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.
Colour conference at PrintPack to have 20+ speakers
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.
Mysore Paper Mills invites tenders for sheeting
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%.
Komori to focus on offset and digital
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.
Manugraph partners with Seiken
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.
MWV appoints new managing director for its India operations
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.
International ink conference in Mumbai
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 in Hyderabad adds a Duplo
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.
Rakshit Tandon delivers cyber security gyaan
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.”
Schedule your priorities, say Avijit Mukherjee and Anjana Saha of Ricoh India
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.
Creative thinking and leadership talk by Samish Dalal and Rustom Vesavevala
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.
Indore print industry is dreaming big
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
Kama prototype folder- gluer
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
Picture Gallery: AIFMP in Indore
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.
Currency Note Press invites tenders for supply of printing and finishing equipments
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 2015 in Indore to kick-off on 9 January
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.
Andhra Pradesh gets its first Heidelberg CD102 six-colour UV press
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.
Print tenders
Kumaun University in Nainital has issued bids for examination related jobs for the year 2015.
Print Summit 2015: More than 600 delegates to attend
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.
Jak Printers honoured with four titles at Asian Print Awards
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.
Y Komori to grace with presence at Print Summit 2015
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.
How Komori conquered Hyderabad
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.
Malhotra Graphics announces two Xeikon installations
Malhotra Graphics, the Mumbai-based representative for Xeikon platesetters has recently bagged two orders for Xeikon ThermoflexX platesetters.
Anand and Sanjeev’s helpline
Sanjeev Govekar, the production manager of Haymarket India and Anand Srinivasan, senior correspondent at PrintWeek India track down simple solutions to your technical troubles.
PrintPack 2015 has 21% more bookings than PrintPack 2013
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.
Poll reveals 70% of decision-makers will attend PrintPack 2015
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.
Print Miracle opens today; 95 exhibitors star at Kochi show
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.
Print firms in Indore add capacities
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.
Print tenders
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.
Manjushree bags India Star Awards 2014
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.
Print Tenders
Chennai-based Tamilarasu Press has invited tenders for supply of one four colour web offset machine.
ParamERP's Speedpeq MIS
This MIS system helps the printers to save time, money and its flexibility of intergration increases the quality of production, says Anand Srinivasan
Kama: 120 years of technology innovation
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
Autocar India utilises PrintStop's online portal
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.
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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.
Parksons invests in four new sheetfed presses
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.
Manugraph launches Ecoline series
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.
Malhar Communications bags Lokmat corporate excellence award
Jalgaon-based Malhar Communciations, an INS accredited ad agency has been awarded the Lokmat Corporate Excellence award from world marketing congress and CMO Asia.
Garware highlights new high-shrink films
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.