Navi Mumbai's printing and packaging institute SIES GST in Nerul was the destination for top print buyers and brand managers as well as print technologists during the PrintWeek India Jury Week.The event hosted from 18-21 September saw jury members at the PrintWeek India Awards 2017 spend time with the thousand-plus samples from all over India.
Epson will have a serious presence in Aurangabad with a one-day roadshow at Hotel Grand Kailash for its range of graphics and fabric printers.
Mumbai-based TCPL Packaging has installed its second Esko Kongsberg table, the 100th for Esko in India. The latest addition to TCPL’s design and innovation division, X20, installed a decade after the first one in 2006, will cater to the requirements and increased demand of brand owners effectively.
Epson will have a serious presence in Raipur and Aurangabad with a one-day roadshow for its range of graphics and fabric printers. The Raipur event will be held on 24 June at Hotel Simran Heritage whereas the Aurangabad roadshow will be held on 25 June at Hotel Grand Kailash.
Junoon's Mumbai Local, a platform where artists and scientists come and share their passion through interactive sessions saw Naveen Kishore, founder and managing director of Seagull Books deliver a talk. The talk which was held on 16 June at KitabKhana in Mumbai saw Kishore sharing his thoughts in a poetic vein on a life in theatre and publishing.
Kolkata-based G K Enterprise has invested in India’s first EFI H1625-RS which features 3M inks., which will allows the company to produce custom and standard, regulated and non-regulated roadside signages faster and more efficiently.
Sona Papers, the fine paper, paper, recycled paper and dry grey boards specialist has confirmed that it will continue its partnering with PrintWeek India for its flagship event – the PrintWeek India Awards. Following the confirmation, Sona Paper will sponsor the PrintWeek India Fine Art Printer of the Year Award as well as be the Paper partner.
After Canon’s Puneet Datta shared his digital mantras in April and Anand Deshpande, founder, and MD, Persistent Systems addressed the issue of Basic Requirements for Growth, Mumbai's premier print association, the BMPA is re-booting it prized Share to Benefit Forum (StB). The idea as Mehul Desai, president of BMPA said is, "A new broad-share mandate".
Brundaban Behera and BR Nayak of Print-Tech say they felt the need to improve when a client, the publisher of a leading Odia language magazine Kadambini hinted at improving the print quality.
Pidilite Industries, one of the leaders in offering a range of adhesives with various technologies to the print industry, has confirmed to support PrintWeek India Awards as a category sponsor for the Packaging Converter of the Year Award 2017, as it had done in the previous two editions.
In a conversation with PrintWeek India, Ramkumar Srinivasan of Hybrid Software highlights the uses of PackZ software for the print-packaging and label industry and how the Belgium-based firm is making steady inroads in India
The Print Industries Market Information and Research Organization (PIMIR), the research unit of NPES and VDMA, the Mechanical Engineering Industry Association of Germany along with Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU) has published the "Worldwide Market for Print 2.0" study.
Bobst in association with Indore Master Printers Association (IMPA) organised a knowledge sharing seminar on 29 July in Indore. The event saw more than 75 owners of packaging converting firms in attendance.
A green strategy should be based on four strategies – reduce pollution, conserve resources, conserve energy and reduce consumption and waste, said Sanjiv Kalra, business manager of Pidilite Industries, while highlighting Pidilite’s sustainable initiative during the Webinar – Building a sustainable and green environment for packaging converters” on 27 July 2017.
Nikunj Malavania director of Ahmedabad’s Akshar NX, says, the Flexcel NX platesetter enables the firm to cater to the demanding quality requirements of the market
Even as the final deadline for submitting entries is fast approaching, the support from sponsors and the number of print firms participating is gaining momentum.
Post-press and book specialist, Welbound Worldwide has confirmed their commitment to the PrintWeek India Awards 2017 for the categories – Book Printer of the Year (Academic & Trade) and Book Printer of the Year (Speciality)
"We are proud to be associated with the PrintWeek India Awards. The Awards can be compared to the best in the world and we love it because print comes out on top," said Puneet Datta, director - professional printing products group, Canon India.
Kodak India has extended their support for PrintWeek India Awards 2017, as the sponsor for Pre-Press Company of the year category. With this, Kodak makes its debut as Award sponsor for the annual event.
The first in the series of the webinar for PrintWeek India Awards 2017, a webinar titled “Building a sustainable and green environment for packaging converters”, jointly organised by PrintWeek India and Pidilite, will be held on 27 July. The interactive discussion will help companies gauge their eco-friendly quotient.
QI Press Controls - Engineering Automation Electronics (QIPC-EAE), a specialist in measurement and control systems, and The Printers House (TPH), the manufacturer of printing presses, recently celebrated their long-standing partnership of 15 years in India. To mark the occasion, TPH was presented with a commemorative figure by QIPC-EAE.
The first in the series of the webinar for PrintWeek India Awards 2017, a webinar titled “Building a sustainable and green environment for packaging converters”, jointly organised by PrintWeek India and Pidilite, will be held on 27 July. The interactive discussion will help companies gauge their eco-friendly quotient.
Fujifilm India, a global solutions provider of wide-format inkjet printer portfolio, has extended its support towards the ninth edition of PrintWeek India Awards 2017. The firm has confirmed support to sponsor the Wide-Format Printer of the Year category.
PrintWeek India Awards is not just an Awards event, it’s a benchmark in celebrating the best in print. And there is more to it. While winning the Awards will put your company under the spotlight, there are benefits of even being in the company of the finalist.
The Indian print and packaging industry’s brightest and biggest of 2017 were awarded Prisms at the St Regis in Mumbai, where Parksons Packaging walked away with the top prize for an unprecedented second consecutive year.
Ipex, the international trade show, returns to the NEC in Birmingham this month with 140 print exhibitors.
Print excellence was at the forefront at PrintWeek’s Jury Week.The week saw top print buyers, brand managers and print technologists scrutinising the thousand-plus print samples from all over India. Reports Priya Raju
Rahul daCunha, managing director and creative head, daCunha Communications will be the chief guest at PrintWeek India's Awards Night on 2 November.He along with Hormazd Sorabjee, publisher and director of Haymarket SAC will present the Prism to the PrintWeek India Printing Company of the Year.
Amidst talks on Swachh Bharat, we look at crusaders who combat the issues plagued by plastic and packaging waste generated by the city. Priya Raju reports
The coveted PrintWeek India Awards is here for the ninth year in a row.
NDTV Profit/Prime will broadcast the ninth edition PrintWeek India Awards 2017 on Saturday, 25 November at 12.30pm and Sunday, 26 November at 6pm.
Recently while visiting a press in Latur, the owner brooded about how his folding machine which he had invested via a second-hand dealer was lying idle on the shopfloor since a year. When asked why, he says the manufacturer is refusing to service it, as the folding kit is from a third party plus there was no other service provider who can do so. In another instance, a firm was struggling to complete a high volume export order of books due to the breakdown of its perfect binding line. Now due to
This cold-glue case sealer from Mumbai-based Impel Services was recently recognised with the Pacmachine 2017 award by Indian Institute of Packaging. This machine promises to be a comprehensive solution in end of the line packaging for brands. Priya Raju finds out how
Fujifilm India launched Uvistar Hybrid 320, a super wide UV printer at its demo centre in Mumbai on 8 November.
Eastman Kodak Company has reported a financial loss of for the third quarter 2017. It delivered a net loss of USD 46 mn on revenues of USD 379 mn for the quarter ended 30 September 2017.
Underlining its commitment towards consumer and product safety, Siegwerk, the global ink manufacturer, has launched its new Transparency Label.
The Fespa Eurasia 2017 edition will kickstart in a week and is slated for 7 to 10 December at the CNR Expo in Istanbul, Turkey. Preparations are underway and the 150 exhibitors at the show are getting ready to showcase their technology, equipment, and applications to the region's print service providers (PSPs) and sign-makers.
Rajendra Krishnarao Sonawane, printer and publisher, Shrirang Prakashan, which publishes the Marathi daily Deshdoot, talks about the web offset printing press from NBG Printographic Machinery
Uma Mahesh spearheads Kochi-based Drisya Creations. She says, the 3100 will help expand Drisya’s client list from offset printers to corporate and advertising agencies
The state government of Maharashtra proposes to be a plastic-free state from March 2018. For this, the state will ban plastic packaged drinking water bottles, plastic sachets, cups, all bags and packaging material. The ban will be predominantly on the single-use type of plastic materials that one uses in our day to day life.
Mumbai-based Kunal Enterprise promoted the upgraded versions of Sakurai screen printing machines and its partnership with Micro-tec range of industrial printing machines at the Pamex show.
New Delhi-based NBG Tech announced the sale of two machines from Hongming, its Chinese principal at the Pamex show.
Vasai-based manufacturer of screen printing and allied machinery, Grafica Flextronica has showcased its stop cylinder screen press and nano series of screen printing machines at the show.
Delhi-based manufacturer Vijaya Grafiks has announced the sale of straight line folder-gluer to New Delhi-based Laser Dietech.
New Delhi-based Ample Graphics, which represents eight Chinese post-press equipment manufacturers, announced the sale of three machines at the day two of Pamex 2017.
Vadodara-based Jash Packaging has opted for cold-foil finishing retrofit technology by Vinfoil which will be fitted on the Manroland Evolution 700 press. The Manroland Evolution 700, eight-colour straight printing press with inline coating unit is India's first machine to be installed.
Vasai-based manufacturer of screen printing and allied machinery, Grafica Flextronica has showcased its stop cylinder screen press and nano series of screen printing machines at the show.
Kerala-based Redlands Machinery, the manufacturer and distributor of a raft of print finishing equipment has notched two installations of Petratto Metro 78 folder-gluer and two Komfi Delta 76, an automatic thermal laminator.
Two-and-a-half years since the launch of the Acuity, Fujifilm has notched up 70 installations across 26 cities in India. “Reaching 70 sales of the Acuity platform is testament to its reliability, quality and versatility,” said SM Ramprasad, HOD, Graphics Arts, Fujifilm.
The Poona Press Owners Association (PPOA) flagged its centenary year celebration with an event held on 19 May 2018 at Yeshwantrao Chavan Natyagriha in Kothrud, Pune.
The Digital Solutions Cooperative (Dscoop), an HP users group, hosted Dscoop Asia, which was held in Seoul, South Korea, from 14 to 16 May 2018. Titled ‘Unleashing Print’, the three-day event saw more than 950 print industry stakeholders participating in the event.
On 18 May (Friday) print historian and researcher Murali Ranganathan will talk about Entertaining Mumbai in the 19th Century at 5:30 pm. The venue for the 90 minute talk + Q&A session is the bookstore Kitab Khana in Fort, Mumbai.
At the Dscoop Asia-Pacific 2018 in Seoul, South Korea HP launched the large format photo printers New HP DesignJet Z6 and Z9+ printer series and the HP Latex R2000 hybrid printer. While the DesignJet Z Printer series is targeted at the photo industry, the HP Latex R2000, a hybrid printer for flexible and rigid, is built to cater to the sign and display printing applications.
Cuttack-based publishing house, Sharma Publications has opted for a Heidelberg SX 74 a four-colour press and Suprasetter A106 thermal CTP platesetter to boost it's commercial print operations. The Heidelberg kit has replaced a Planeta, and Mistibushi offset printing machines.
Mumbai-headquartered MK Printpack, with three locations in India in Nani Daman, Mota Ponda and Haridwar has joined Edelmann India. The JV was announced in December 2017.
In a bid to further strengthen its label business, Mumbai-based Huhtamaki PPL (HPPL) has entered into a business transfer agreement for the acquisition of Ajanta Packaging in India.
There is an anti-plastic tsunami right now. Take a walk to any public space like a beach or a park in Mumbai city, and you will see carelessly discarded plastic detritus. All of it has resulted in outrage about the use of plastics and urban society’s throwaway culture.
Vasai’s Saroj Art Printers has been achieving a zero-defect leaflet output thanks to the Ipv ProofCheck, unravels Priya Raju in a conversation with the CEO Manoj Todi
Baddi-based Edelmann Packaging hosted a knowledge-sharing conference about Europe's Falsified Medicine Directives (FMD) which will come into effect in February 2019. The directive is likely to have an impact on the operations of pharmaceutical industries when implemented. The full-day event saw active participation by top pharma packaging professionals.
In a bid to boost the quality quotient of the books that it produces, Hyderabad-based Pragati Offset has invested in a portable page-pull testing machine developed by Impel Services, a Welbound group company.
HH Global, the global marketing service provider, has appointed Amita Karwal, a recognised leader in the marketing and digital media industry, as the country manager for India.
When Solar Sales wanted to stand-out on the retail shelf, it implemented a rebranding strategy in collaboration with a Faridabad-based design agency, The DesignerPeople. In this case-study, Priya Raju looks at how the change in packaging design resulted in almost 30% increase in sales volume for Solar.
The recently concluded SinoFolding exhibition of post-press machinery and equipment at Dongguan in China witnessed a 55-member delegation from India led by Offset Printers Association (OPA).
Rajan PS of Kochi’s St Francis Press shares how the investment in Horizon’s automatic booklet maker saves two-third of time and manpower with increased productivity
Bengaluru-based Printools Corporation, the supplier of press and post-press equipment has installed India's first five-colour digital print machine with spot UV and digital cold foil capabilities from Imperzia.
The Indian representative of Japan-based Taiyo, Standard Printers Providers, organised an open house at Mumbai-based Label Solutions on 28 April 2018 to showcase a 10-colour Taiyo STF-340 UV flexo press.
The recently concluded three-day SinoCorrugated South 2018 show at the GD Modern International Exhibition Center in Dongguan China saw more than 36,000 corrugated industry professionals, buyers and end-users attend the show. The exhibition was spread across six halls in a total of 80,000 sqm area. The show saw 700 plus brands showcasing machinery and consumables catering to the corrugation folding carton and labels business. This year, SinoCorrugated South 2018 saw five concurrently hel
The recently concluded three-day SinoCorrugated South 2018 show at the GD Modern International Exhibition Center in Dongguan China saw more than 36,000 corrugated industry professionals, buyers and end-users attend the show.
Pune-based Elephant Design has revamped the packaging design of PepsiCo’s Kurkure brand.
The three-day SinoCorrugated show is all set to open tomorrow on 10 April at the business centre of Guangdong, China’s packaging industry.
There is restructure in Epson India's top management. Samba Moorthy will be the new president of the company whose operations had a turnover of Rs 1664 crore in FY 2017.
HP launched the Latex R Series, hybrid Latex technology at the ISA Sign Expo held in the USA. According to HP, the technology merges HP’s flexible printing capabilities into rigid printing.
Esko, the supplier of integrated solutions for the packaging and labels, sign and display, and POP industry, inaugurated its packaging excellence centre on 14 March 2018. The facility is located on premises of Danaher's (Esko's parent company) in Mumbai.
In the run-up to the Frankfurt Book Fair 2018, the German Book Office (GBO) with support from PrintWeek India conducted a roundtable with print CEOs in Mumbai. The idea was to brainstorm the possibilities of representing the Indian print community effectively at the show.
PrintWeek India speaks to Alex Wang, the general manager of converting project, at Reed Exhibitions Greater China, about the history behind SinoCorrugated, the milestones it has achieved over the years and the plans for the years ahead.
On 10 April 2018, the business centre of Guangdong, China’s packaging industry will see 700 participating brands showcasing the latest technologies at the three-day SinoCorrugated South 2018 show.
The ability of the Canon C650 to print on special and textured papers as well as the quality of print impressed us, says Nithin Aranjery of Calicut-based Jayaram Cards
Navi Mumbai's printing and packaging institute SIES GST in Nerul was the destination for top print buyers and brand managers as well as print technologists during the PrintWeek India Jury Week.
Krishna Sheombar Sing, CMO for MagnaVersum and Ritushri Mitra, business director of Tion Enterprises announced the foray of Dutch origin tech-based company, into India.This, as Krishna Sheombar Sing said means, "Indian brands can avail our platform, which offers solutions for the packaging of their products. In real terms, this means, using augmented-reality marketing techniques, in existing print-format.The technology offers a digital coding which can be printed in the usual met
PrintWeek India in partnership with Kodak India will host a webinar on the topic 'Improve your RoI with the right pre-press technology'. The second webinar in the run up to the PrintWeek India Awards 2017, will be held on 6 September 2017 at 3 pm.
PrintWeek India will host the Jury Week for the PrintWeek India Awards 2016 from 18-21 September. The Jury Week will be hosted at SIES GST college in Nerul, Navi Mumbai.
Mumbai was shut for two days by the rains and as environmental experts stated, the main cause was "waste and sludge".
Rahim Umatia of Mumbai’s Keen Graphics says, “The back-to-back printability of the machine plus extensive print and media choices have earned client’s appreciation”
IST Metz, the Germany-based manufacturer of UV curing system has announced the sale of three UV curing systems to HT Media for installation at their Greater Noida plant and six UV curing systems for Times of India's three plants.
A six-layer carton aspires to protect what’s good. What goes into making the packaging material is an eye-opener, says packaging technologist Priya Raju
Amar Chhajed, of Huhtamaki PPL says, Siegwerk’s UV-OPV enhances the reliability factor in pharmaceutical packaging and eradicates cross-contamination of varnishes.
The entry deadline for the PrintWeek India Awards has been extended to 30 August. This means there are additional 20 days for you to stake your claim as one of the industry's brightest and best businesses.
In the run up to the ninth edition of PrintWeek India Awards 2017, Siegwerk has endorsed its faith in the Awards by sponsoring the Green Printing Company of the Year category. More than top ten industry players have confirmed their sponsorship for the Awards.
On 6 September, PrintWeek India in partnership with Kodak India hosted a webinar about “Improve your RoI with the right pre-press technology”.The webinar which was attended by more than 120 participants saw Vidhu Gautam of Kodak, K Shyamsunder of Digiflex and Sahil Rao of Akruti.
Pune-based Akruti Offset and Hyderabad-based Digiflex presented their case-studies on 6 September during PrintWeek India's webinar in partnership with Kodak India. The theme was “Improve your RoI with the right pre-press technology” and was attended by more than 120 participants.K Shyamsunder of Digiflex and Sahil Rao of Akruti presented the case study after a presentation by Vidhu Gautam of Kodak.
Pune-based Akruti Offset along with Hyderabad-based Digiflex presented case studies on 6 September during PrintWeek India's webinar in partnership with Kodak India. The theme was “Improve your RoI with the right pre-press technology” and was attended by more than 120 participants.Sahil Rao of Akruti presented his case study after presentations by Vidhu Gautam of Kodak and K Shyamsunder of Digiflex.
PrintWeek India in partnership with Kodak India has announced its second webinar on the topic “Improve your RoI with the right pre-press technology”. The webinar, in the run up to the PrintWeek India Awards 2017, will be held on 06 September 2017.
Whether branding or the structure of the packaging comes first is something that has haunted designers from time immemorial. Here Bhavika shah attempts to demystify this and much more.
The UK-headquartered packaging pre-press expert and flexo plate maker, Reproflex 3 is set to enter the Indian market with its Project Blue technology to enable brands and flexo converters “increase shelf impact” and aid “cost-effective printing”.
Specialising in artwork management, colour management, reprographics, and digital imaging services, a new start-up Vismaya Premedia Services has opened shop in Vishakhapatnam.
Pune-based wide-format print equipment manufacturer, Macart unveiled the UVision flatbed UV inkjet printer which has been indigenously developed by the firm.
To celebrate the occasion of Printer’s Day on 24 February 2018, Printing Times asked its readers and owner of print firms to send a selfie with a print product which has been designed or printed or processed by them and for which they are very proud of.
The West Bengal Master Printers' Association (WBMPA) in its annual calendar of 2018 reminisces the six print stalwarts from the East and their contribution towards Indian print industry.
Media Expo 2018, in its 42nd edition opened its gates in Mumbai on Thursday, 22 February at the Bombay Exhibition Centre. The three-day event will see 137 exhibitors from India, China, Korea and Taiwan displaying a range of print technologies and consumables, with an increasing focus on eco-friendly solutions.
TechNova Imaging Systems inked an exclusive agreement with China-based JingWei a few months ago. On the back of that deal, the Taloja-based plate manufacturer displayed the JWEI CB03II digital cutting machine for the first time at the Media Expo show in Mumbai. In addition to this, a raft of eco-friendly print media for the wide-format segment was showcased at the show.
Ranjan Kapur, chairman WPP India, is no more. He passed away on 27 January after a cardiac arrest. Kapur started his advertising career in 1966 with SH Bensen (now O&M). He was honoured with the AAAI Lifetime Achievement Award in 2008.
In a re-branding process, Parag's Gowardhan Ghee opted for a PET jar packaging over its existing pouches. Priya Raju looks at how it has upped the brand quotient and resulted in cost savings by 40%
Amit Shah of Mumbai-based Spectrum Scan presented on how value addition, innovation, and new concepts will be the way forward for the Indian print industry.
Main sponsor, Komori Corporation has been the backbone of BMPA's Print Summit for a number of years thusfar. Hirofumi Hoshino of Komori used the opportunity to dwell on Kaizen in the pressroom.
Safe Packaging is fast becoming the way to go. PrintWeek India in collaboration with Siegwerk hosted a webinar on Friday, 19 January 2018. The event saw more than 322 registrations, with active participations from various brands, packaging converters and suppliers from across India.
Scodix gives us a competitive edge with its tangible enhancement on print for personalisation for short-run jobs, says Lalit Gupta of Ankita Communications
It was a pivotal moment at the conference in Nehru Centre, when Siegwerk's Thomas Glaser spoke about regulatory compliance. He focussed on Regulation (EC) - N° 1935/2004; Nestlé New Standard August 2016; Swiss Ordinance 817.023.21; French Law 2012-1442 of 24 December 2012; EuPIA* Guidelines Regulation (EC) N° 2023/2006; Plastics Regulation (EU) N° 10/2011. To most of the members of the audience this sounded like gobbledegook but a few wise persons realised that with a vigilant FSSAI on Indian so
Indu Shahani, an educator and the chairperson of Academic Council of India delivered the keynote address at the Print Summit 2018.
Ankit Tanna, the director of Printmann Group, shares his outlook for 2018 and how collaboration is important for the print industry to do better.
Mumbai-based Imaginarium, unveiled India’s first commercial 3D printer by HP, the HP Jet Fusion 3D 4200 printing solution during a press conference held on 23 January 2018. At the event, Imaginarium demonstrated the machine’s disruptive prototyping and manufacturing capabilities as well as outlining their go to market strategy as one of the first reselling partners of the product in India.
There are mixed attitudes about zero waste to landfill within the Indian print industry. While the idea is met with enthusiasm from all corners, actually achieving zero waste status can be quite a challenge. Hazardous wastes, mixed polymers and labels continue to present problems – overcoming them will require a step change in thinking for many printers
Mumbai-based Java Paper Group has unveiled a range of premium paperboards from Sweden-based Iggesund Paperboard and Germany’s Zanders through a catalogue.
With an aim to create awareness about plastic recycling in India, Plastindia Foundation entered the Guinness World Records by making the world’s largest t-shirt. The giant T-Shirt of size 97.5x70.08 meters is made out of 100% recycled plastic waste from 200,000 PET bottles.
Indore-based packaging specialist, Vijayshri Packaging has invested in YS SR108, a fully automatic thermal blade type film laminator from Yongshun at the Pamex 2017 show.
As cyclone Ockhi crossed Mumbai in the intervening night of 4 and 5 December, it left behind 80,000 kg of garbage which was washed ashore the city’s shoreline by the cyclonic storm. It’s the nature’s way to warn about the impending danger. Can plastic ban solve the issue?
Chennai-based ePrint Machinery, the Indian representative of Japanese book finishing specialist Horizon displayed a range of post-press solutions at its stall at the Pamex show.
On the occasion of Printer's Day which is celebrated on 24 February, Mumbai Mudrak Sangh (MMS) will felicitate Ramesh Kejriwal of Parksons Packaging with Lifetime Achievement Award for his contribution towards the print and packaging fraternity.
Packaging design is all about structure, durability, ergonomics, appeal and aesthetics. Bhavika Shah shares eight tips to keep in mind before you start on with your packaging design
Safe Packaging is fast becoming the way to go. PrintWeek India in collaboration with Siegwerk will host a webinar on Friday, 19 January 2018 and will start at IST 3:00pm.
In a re-branding process, Pune-based Elephant has designed the British bulldog as Witlinger beer’s mascot. The idea behind the new packaging design was to communicate the British legacy of the beverage company.
At the CEIF 2018 show, Monotech Systems highlighted various products targeted at the photo segment market.
HP at the CEIF 2018 show unveiled vivid green and vivid pink inks especially developed for the Indian photo market in India.
The fourth edition of the Publishing Next Industry Awards 2017 saw Pratham Books bagging the coveted Publisher of the Year title. Whereas, Niyogi Books was the runner-up in this category.
Chennai’s Navaneetham Enterprises, a commercial printing house, has opted for a Heidelberg Speedmaster SX 74 press, to enhance its productivity. With the new machine the company aims to cater to the packaging segment.
With less than three months to go, the three-day SinoCorrugated South exhibition will be held from 10 to 12 April at the GD Modern International Exhibition Centre in Dongguan, China.
“We have become a Sakurai loyalist for the automation, precision and quality offered,” says Sujan Nailady of the Bengaluru-based Image Labels.
Fujifilm India demonstrated the prowess of its wide-format machines, the Uvistar Hybrid 320, a UV production printer and the Acuity Select printer at the Media Expo show in Mumbai.
Monotech Systems, the manufacturer and solutions provider for printing and packaging industry, showcased a range of eco-friendly machines with a focus on UV print solutions at Media Expo 2018, which opened in Mumbai on 22 February.
IP-APPM is only now getting the credit it deserves for the success as a paper company that is among the largest in India. Priya Raju meets Rampraveen Swaminathan, chairman and managing director at IP-APPM in Hyderabad. Later she travels to Rajamundhry, Kadiyam, Mulugapudi, SR Peta in Andhra Pradesh to investigate the manufacturing sites, forestry and wood depots
GroupM, the media investment group of WPP, in its annual forecast, announced its advertising expenditure (adex) to grow by 13% for 2018. As per the GroupM futures report ‘This Year, Next Year’ (TYNY) 2018 is forecasting India’s advertising investment to reach an estimated Rs 69,346 crores this year.
Read the ground rules for everyday administration, which will ensure that you are distinctive among other printing business in today's millenial-dominated India.
In the run-up to the Frankfurt Book Fair 2018, the German Book Office (GBO) with support from PrintWeek India conducted a roundtable with print CEOs to brainstorm the possibilities of representing the Indian print community in an effective way at the show.
In the season of diaries, notepads, and calendars there are dime a dozen products in the market. But to craft a notepad that stands out is indeed tough. At PrintWeek India we received one such thoughtfully designed pocket notepad set, which fits just right in one’s pocket. This was sent by Mumbai’s Java Paper Group.
Subhrajit Ray, national business manager - India cluster, software & solutions division, Kodak India spoke to Priya Raju about his favourite topic: workflow and how to optimise its use.
The investment in post-press kit has been an enabler, says Gobind Panjabi of Rukson Packaging.
Pragati is famed for its award-winning decorative prints. Its annual all-important calendar is a thing to behold. Harsha Paruchuri shares the process with Priya Raju and discloses a couple of behind-the-scene tricks and tips.
Ayush Jain says, Vijayshri’s strong equipment arsenal for packaging and corrugation will convert 2,000 tonnes of paper per month, making it the biggest packaging firm in Central India.
Manesar-based firm creates 88 pages book - The India Journey - produced in five-colours on a Heidelberg CD Speedmaster.
At the ongoing Interpack 2017 fair, Comexi, a specialist in solutions for the flexible packaging industry, unveiled the Comexi S1 MS slitting machine. The S1 MS slitter is designed for working with non-stretchable materials and with big outputs reels.
Every year, the PrintWeek India Awards has set a benchmark for the finest in print creativity in a professional setting.
Macromedia’s Ramakrishna Musunuri and Naresh Kumar Dassari tells Priya Raju the firms strategy to open manufacturing facilities across India, and how they intend to be a market leader in the high-end OOH and signage solution segment.
Navi Mumbai-based Silverpoint Press has unveiled a B2B print portal www.printnation.in, which aims to enable online procurement of print collaterals for the corporate clients.
Pune-based Akruti Offset, a commercial print firm has entered into a new venture, Unbox Packaging headed by Sahil Rao which focuses on customised packaging boxes.
The Printing Engineering Department at PVG’s College of Engineering and Technology, Pune (PVG’s COET) set up an ink lab in the printing engineering department. This project was in partnership with Siegwerk India in association with Parakh Agro.
Priya Raju looks at the Made in India Acercon which is a register control system built by Asaies in Kochi. The high speed camera system and control unit with real-time data processing impresses the packaging technologist and print expert because of its quick response and instant registration. Her verdict: it minimises waste during start-up and also through the print run.
Dr Akshay V Joshi, research co-ordinator, Printing Engineering Department at PVG in Pune is working on a research project that focusses on flexo technology. He spoke to PrintWeek India about it.
HH Global, the global marketing service provider, has bagged the Queen’s Award for the Enterprise: International Trade 2017.
In a bid to address the critical issue of price rise affecting the paper printing and packaging industry, Mumbai-based printers have appealed to the print buyers to allow a uniform price revision of 15%.
Every year, the PrintWeek India Awards has set a benchmark for the finest in print creativity in a professional setting. PrintWeek India commences its year with the opening of its entry system.
The Ricoh Pro C9110 has enabled us to print on a wide-range of substrates for different segments with a faster time to market, says Chitti Babu of Om Namassivaya in Vizag.
Print publishing is at crossroads. It has become pertinent to automate. The obvious reason is: eliminating bottleneck and improve the efficacy on the shopfloor. Print technologist, Priya Raju looks at Welbound’s seven-clamp PUR ready perfect binder.
Innovative investment in technology plus cost-saving measures play a key role in making Lokmat the largest read Marathi newspaper, finds out Priya Raju
Iware’s inspection system, engineered especially for newspaper and web offset printers offers added features and functionality for a good price. PrintWeek India's print technologist, Priya Raju studies the software and its implementation at Lokmat newspaper
Priya Raju spends time with former investment banker, Nilesh Parwani, and finds out the future plans for the Paris-based, global player Vistaprint which has revenues of one billion dollar.
Tracing the entrepreneurial journey of Suraj Goyal,CEO, PrintBindaas on how his maiden venture is revolutionising and modernising the Indian print industry for the digital age reports Priya Raju.
Spending in this segment has increased in recent times. One reason is: to dispense with bottlenecks plus automate the process – and stay ahead of the competiton. A report by Priya Raju
Stocking excess inventory costed Modi a dent in the balance sheet. Soon enough the company came to answer the question: to stock or not to stock...
When blocking caused an order for printing and fabricating cartons worth Rs 45 lakhs take an awry turn and relationships with the supplier turned sour...
There’s no point in bleeding and Zaveri would like to appeal to all printers to work together towards gaining the respect for the industry
While Kejriwal believes there is always an inherent risk of failure in experiments and investments, innovation should never take a back seat. And that is what he did...
Tholasi believes that in the larger interest of an organisation we need to keep the emotions aside and take actions wherever necessary. And just how one should be careful while trusting...
Kapur believes that gaining returns on high-quality benchmark is always easier said than done.
Employees are an asset. And the one who takes care of their employees are ensured increased output.
What's crucial for a business? Market research and potential clients' list tops the chart for Saeesh Dhond
Research, research and more research. That has become the Shah brothers' mantra to venture in anything new...
Thomas L Schneider, CPP, Member, Packaging Hall of Fame and President, World Packaging Organisation, will deliver a talk on the Opening Day of the World Packaging Congress on 10 October, about how the packaging community should respond to the consumer at a faster pace. Priya Raju conducted an email interview with Schneider two days before he made the trip to Mumbai for Indiapack and the World Packaging Congress
The plenary session one and two on the day two discussed the concept of ancillary material, automation and logistics plus automation in packaging and robotics.
I think we have already taken over the world, says Amit Ray of Uflex, arguing that in the flexible packaging segment, there are a number of companies which are exporting to countries across the world. In a conversation with Priya Raju at Indiapack, he adds that identification of the market and its opportunities and challenges is the basis for Uflex’s development and growth
As IIP’ golden jubilee celebrations continue, hosting the World Packaging Congress in Mumbai was an ambitious job. It must be said that the job was well done, when 1200 packaging minds gathered at Powai’s Hotel Renaissance on 9-10 October. A special report from the action-packed two days by Ramu Ramanathan, Priya Raju and Tanvi Parekh
It was in the year 2007 that Agboatwala was planning to invest in an inline coater. The struggle with the machine started early on. Agboatwala struggled for two years to later move on...
An export order has many variables and not factoring in even one can lead to short-lived celebrations. This is MOS's story from the early days on, regaled by Prithviraj Desai
The road to excellence begins from ground zero. Thus, every week the CDC team goes through the internal rejection process, understands the causes and takes the appropriate actions.
GV Prasad, co-chairman and CEO, Dr. Reddy’s Laboratories, explains packaging design to Priya Raju
On 24 December 2015, Dr Akshay Joshi, research co-ordinator, printing department at the PVG College of Engineering and Technology, Pune, was conferred with a PhD degree. The degree has been conferred by Kolkata-based Jadavpur University for his research titled ‘Investigation of process parameters on gravure printability for shrink sleeves’. In an interview with Priya Raju, Joshi explains the significance of this study and how the printing fraternity can benefit from this.
Having attended most of the sessions, I would say, Seekho aur Samjho is one of the finest industry forums.
With the rise in popularity of packaged food, safety is on the uptick. IIP's two-day conference looks at how packaging can prove to be an enabler, says Priya Raju
New-Delhi based Sona Papers, a merchant of fine paper, recycled paper and dry grey boards, has reaffirmed its support for the eighth edition of the PrintWeek India Awards. Sona is the Paper Partner and category sponsor for Fine Art Printer of the Year.
In what is believed to be one of India’s biggest finishing spends, Kerala newspaper behemoth Mathrubhumi has invested in two new Muller Martini stitching lines.
Ahmedabad-based cylinder makers, Image Gravures, has invested in a direct laser electronic cylinder engraving machine in September 2016. The machine will sit beside a similar engraver which was commissioned a year prior.
Manipal Technologies has strengthened its pre-press by opting for the Screen Platerite HD 8900N-Z, a thermal platesetter from TechNova. The CTP which boasts of high productivity and with speeds of up to 70 plates per hour is India’s first installation.
Parksons Packaging is the PrintWeek India Printing Company of the Year 2016. The Mumbai-based packaging giant clinched the top honour ahead of the past winners like International Print-o-Pac, Manipal Technologies and Quenby Transfers on the strength of its return on capital, the increase in fixed assets as well as net current assets.
The Digital Solutions Cooperative (Dscoop), an HP Indigo users group, hosted Dscoop Asia, themed “Winning Inspirations” held in Singapore from 17-18 November 2016. The two-day event saw more than 900 print industry stakeholders participating at the event.
The year-long celebrations, which commenced from 14 May 2015 of the Indian Institute of Packaging (IIP) draws to a close with a closing ceremony, which will be held on 14 May 2016, in Mumbai., Associations
JK Paper has reported more than 50.9 percent increase in its stand-alone net profit at Rs 27.3 crore for the fourth quarter ended March 2016., Business
The automatic die-cutter comes with provision of stripper and foil stamping facility, which the customers can choose from. The machine from the family of Bobst, comes with rugged construction and is suited for large or medium volume high quality die-cutting application in the packaging industry., Business
Esko has appointed TechNova, the manufacturer of full range of offset and digital printing solutions as the reseller for Esko’s software and hardware solution for the offset folding carton segments. TechNova, headquartered in Taloja, Maharashtra, has its presence in almost all print segments with sales offices in almost all the major cities and is known for its widest distribution network in the industry. , Business
The Kodak Sonora is a versatile processless plate has a twin layer photopolymer type coating. It can be used for web as well as sheetfed presses with heatset or UV inks. There’s also a News version for coldset presses., Consumables
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The die-cutter from Yoco's Nikko range is equipped with online blanking and foil stamping options. The machine can process sheets from 80gsm to 5mm B flute corrugated board. Here we look at how Lovely Offset and Yuno Packaging have increased their productivity and improved turnaround time with Yoco., Business
R Shankar, EIH, Gurgaon-based EIH Press, a part of the Oberoi Group, invested in the Steinemann Lotus machine for its quality, faster production capabilities., Business
Established in 1962, Hyderabad-based Pragati Offset covers the full gamut of print needs - from high quality requirements of commercial to packaging segment as point-of-sale material Pragati Offset installed a Steinemann machine in 2011 and later boosted this capacity with Wen Chyuans from TGS India., Consumables
We started as a modest 60+ pages with a print run of 13,000+ for the inaugural issue to be printed at Kala Jyothi. With all eyes on Drupa 2008. And it has been eight years since. The 188-pager eighth anniversary issue celebrates all things print and is a collector’s item., Associations
Repetto 65 V2, manufactured by Coimbatore-based powerhouse Autoprint is an automatic die-cutting machine operates at a maximum speed of 4,500sph. The machine is equipped with servo controlled gripper assembly for precise registration and can handle papers from 60-450gsm., Business
Maxima Exb 35, the flagship product of Ahmedabad-based Excel Machinery is targeted at mid- and large-sized packaging firms, the Maxima is available in 25x35.5-inch configuration which is capable of accommodating almost all sizes of jobs available in the Indian environment. The machine is suitable for small quantities as well as mass production., Business
Shivkumar Udayar who is the chief information security officer of Mail Order Solutions (MOS), highlighted the importance of intellectual property (IP) and data security and why it is important to secure client’s intellectual property (IP) and data at the fifth Seekho aur Samjho workshop on 7 May at GIPT., Business
Established a decade ago, Greater Noida-based Premier Paper Packaging caters to the packaging segment for FMCG, food industries among others. When PrintWeek India asked Sanjeev Bhargava, Premier Packaging as to why he invest in the machine, he said, “We could see the business growing wherein lamination was desirable in almost 60% of the jobs. We had a tough time managing it on three different conventional lamination machines and 20 people working to substantiate the complete proces
New Delhi-based Galaxy Offset has invested in Yii Lee, a fully automatic dry lamination machine., Business
After its launch at Pamex in 2015, the C10000 VP from the Canon stable has seen ten installations till date across India. The machine is an upgrade at various levels to its predecessors, first introduced in Ipex in 2007., Business
Established in 2005, Chennai-based PM Digital Products is a partnership company and digital wing of 60 years old Palaniappa Brothers, the book publisher and printer. When PrintWeek India asked Chellapan why he invested in the GMP Protopic Auto Quatro 450, he said, “We invested in the lamination machine last year. We zeroed in on the machine mainly because of its versatility.”, Digital
“Three years ago, we were looking for a productive and a reliable lamination machine for both MetPet and post-press finishing application and Steinemann fitted the bill perfectly,” said Vikas Ghai of Delhi-based Sterling Publishers on investment in the kit., Business
Over three lakh visitors from 100 countries are expected to attend Drupa 2016, and 16000+ Indian visitors will make their way to the show ground at Drupa. For the benefit of the show attendees, PrintWeek India hosted a webinar on 24 May spotlighting what is expected to create a buzz at the Messe grounds, Business
On day three of Drupa, Insight Communications has closed a deal for a Screen Truepress Jet 520 digital web press which will be installed at the premise of an Indian customer., Business
With an agenda of upskilling the packaging workforce, a five-member team from Bobst India conducted a workshop on packaging post-press with focus on preventive maintenance at SIES Graduate School of Technology in Navi Mumbai on 17 July., Business
DreamLabo 5000, the high-end photo printing machine from the Canon stable, has seen five high-profile installations till date., Business
Over three lakh visitors from 100 countries are expected to attend Drupa 2016, and 16000+ Indian visitors will make their way to the show ground at Drupa.
Established a decade ago, Greater Noida-based Premier Paper Packaging caters to the packaging segment for FMCG, food industries among others
R Shankar, EIH, Gurgaon-based EIH Press, a part of the Oberoi Group, invested in the Steinemann Lotus machine for its quality, faster production capabilities.
Established in 1962, Hyderabad-based Pragati Offset covers the full gamut of print needs - from high quality requirements of commercial to packaging segment as point-of-sale material.
Sterling Publishers new investment kit
Established in 2005, Chennai-based PM Digital Products is a partnership company and digital wing of 60 years old Palaniappa Brothers, the book publisher and printer.
The Mumbai Mudrak Sangh (MMS) will host a knowledge sharing workshop on colour management on 14 October 2016. The workshop which is third in the series is aimed at the print owners and it will be conducted at the MMS Training Centre in Mumbai.
Ahmedabad-based Plus Offset has invested in a brand new four-colour plus coater Komori Lithrone press in a bid to boost its printing and services. The firm claimed it was the first company in Ahmedabad to install a Komori five-colour plus coater.
Coimbatore-based Star Colourpark has invested in a Duplo-646 machine to boost its productivity and offer in-house end-to-end service offering for the firm’s customers.
HP India organised the Innovation Wins event, with an aim to create a platform to connect the print buyers and brand managers to the print service providers. The event held on 2 September in Mumbai witnessed participation of over 150 brand professionals.
Agfa’s Advantage N series that focuses on violet CTP technology promises to up the ante in newspaper printing and automate the process at an affordable price, reports Priya Raju.
HP India organised the Innovation Wins event, with an aim to create a platform to connect the print buyers and brand managers to the print service providers. The event held on 2 September in Mumbai witnessed participation of over 150 brand professionals.
Ink manufacturing major DIC India hosted their annual all India channel partner/distributor meet in Hotel Radisson Blu, Noida on 12 September 2016.
PVG’s College of Engineering and Technology, Pune hosted an inauguration event on 8 December 2016. The agenda as per the official announcement was: to express gratitude to Erhardt + Leimer India for their generous support to the institute with a donation of a web guiding and web tension control system in gravure lab.
Tushar Dhote, the chief managing director at Dhote Offset Technokrafts swears by this software’s consistency. Priya Raju finds out the reasons behind this trust.
Relaxo, the footwear brand has announced the launch of its new brand identity with a new logo and packaging, created by Elephant Design.
In a recent feature in PrintWeek India, we called Mudrika Labels a jewel in India’s label crown, and the company deserves the moniker as the Special Jury Award proves it. For the ‘Colgate 3X Buy 2 Get 1 Free’ label, the client had supplied a challenging artwork to avoid counterfeiting. Mudrika, a first time Award winner, added the lens effect to add to its uniqueness. It was printed on a Gallus ECS 340 which can re-register on pre-embossed lens. It wasn’t surprising to hear about Mudrika
Navi-Mumbai based Rukson Packaging has invested in a brand new Bobst Expertfold, the folding and gluing machine; a Bobst Novacut die-cutter, and a Heiber Schröder, window patching and liner machine to strengthen its post-press. With this investment, Rukson is aiming becoming a full-fledged packaging specialist. The machines were commissioned and installed between August to October 2016.
Surat-based Klick Digital Press is the joint winner in the category along with Mysuru-based Capital Color Lab. Klick Digital Press, which received a commendation in the same category last year, comes up trumps this year on the strength of its sustained quality work on its HP Indigo 10000. The company invested in the machine earlier this year, becoming the first firm in Gujarat to have the kit, and looks like the investment has paid off. The four samples from Klick together illustrate how beautif
Surat-based Jain Offset Print receives the Special Jury Award on the strength of its quality samples which feature fine textured effects without the use of any chemical. Plus there is the reflection micro embossing and unusual colour combination like MYK, magenta and black, CMY and spot colours printed on LWC duplex board and ITC Sapphire paper. The company uses TechNova plates to print on Komori and Heidelberg six-colour plus coater printing presses.
Mysuru-based Capital Color Lab printed the eye-catching photo albums on its Canon DreamLabo 5000, which it acquired in the second half of 2015. Incidentally, Capital’s is Canon’s third DreamLabo installation in India. The winning albums are of varied sizes, ranging from 6x8-inch to 15x25-inch. All the albums were printed on lustre paper on both sides in sRGB. One sample was printed on glossy paper on both sides.
This is the season of diaries and there are dime a dozen products. To craft a diary that stands out is indeed tough. The Mumbai-based Almats Branding Solutions, the joint winner in the Social Stationery Printer of the Year 2016 category, executes it perfectly. The award–winning visually astounding ‘Exquisite Diaries’ from Almats feature animals and birds, and they come in a box with a pendant corresponding to the animal on the cover. (The diary with a blackbuck has a blackbuck horn pendant) The
Lovely Offset, Sivakasi’s biggest print firm, has grabbed top honours in 2016, by picking up the Post-Press Company of the Year Award. As per our auditors, the profit before tax at Lovely has increased by 92.01%. This is the highest in the category for the government-accredited star export house – with almost 75% of books being exported. The company, which is located on a 23-acre plot, has installed a Horauf round corner case maker and a Line O Matic ruling line, recently. Lovely Offset
The packaging business of ITC Limited has fortified its position in both cartons and flexibles, winning global acclaim for excellence. The Chennai plant which is capable of 3,000 MT per month conversion is leading the charge for a Swachh Bharat. A look at the production data sheet indicates that the packaging giant has pioneered efforts to be carbon positive, water positive and solid waste recycling positive for the year under review. ITC’s commitment is remarkable given the spread, scale, and e
The HP Dscoop Asia, themed “Winning Inspirations” saw 900+ print stakeholders flying to Singapore to attend the event on 17-18 November. Priya Raju provides a ringside view of what transpired at Dscoop Asia.
After a massive fire at the production facility of Nova Publication and Printers in Faridabad, Haryana, on 10 April, another incidence of fire has been reported this time at a press in Falganj industrial area, Kanpur on April 24., Business
Last year has been a busy time for Mail Order Solutions (MOS). While print and logistics are a critical part of the MOS operation, at the heart of the direct mail and print business is the importance of data security. At the Seekho aur Samjho workshop on 7 May at GIPT, Shivkumar Udayar who is the chief information security officer of MOS will highlight the steps today's printers need to take if "it is serious about intellectual property (IP) and data security and why it is important to secure cl
Mumbai-based Inkjet Forum India has announced the sixth edition of the series of conference Inkjet India. The event is slated for 7 December 2016 at Courtyard Marriott in Mumbai., Business
After the installation of the SX 52 Anicolor at Prakash Offset in Mangalore, the Heidelberg juggernaut rolls on. The no inking zone press is in full operation in Rajams Digital in Chennai, Vinayaga Screens in Madurai, and Usha Prints in Bengaluru. The last two Anicolors are loaded with a coater., Business
Air Motion Systems (AMS), a US-based provider of high-power LED UV curing systems, has announced three new products to be introduced at Drupa 2016. , Finishing
Entries have now been announced open for the eighth edition of the PrintWeek India Awards. Like each year, PrintWeek India is offering an entry fee concession for the early birds until 1 July. , Business
With a focus to highlight the opportunities with the end of the line packaging, Welbound Worldwide. along with Henkel and Nordson, in association with IPMMI (Institute of Packaging Machinery Manufacturers of India) has organised a seminar titled, ‘Look beyond the box’., Associations
New Delhi-based Galgo Fine Papers, the one-stop paper solution company, took its tradition of innovation a step further with the Galgo Glode Calendar 2016-17. Themed around famous personalities across the world, the calendar has a collection of thoughtful photographs captured through the lenses of Rohit Chawla., Business
Impression Graphics has been into the offset printing segment since 1989, and the current management is the second generation in this print business. Having started out with an offset printing setup in Pune, the company's investment in Ricoh Pro C7100 in February 2016, has marked its entry in the digital printing space. , Business
This device, which operates at 80/70/60ppm, has a duty cycle of 5,00,000 pages. The C700 runs at 70ppm and has a duty cycle of 400,000 pages. Canon's print resolution is 2400x2400dpi at 8-bits per pixel, thanks to the Vertical Cavity Surface Emitting Laser (VCSEL) lasers, a 32 multi-beam system. Priya Raju looks at how Avantika Printers, Jumbo Xerox, Digital Plus, S V Color Graphics and Bansal Stores are leveraging these mid-range digital presses to their benefit., Business
The Novacut 106 operates at a maximum speed of up to 8,000 sheets per hour and can process substrates ranging from paper, board and corrugated sheets up to four millimetre thickness. The machine is equipped with Bobst Centerline system for fastest job change over time. Here we look at how Okay Paper Products, Shiv Offset, DJS Printers and Miraj Multicolour are leveraging this die-cutter to their benefit., Business
The Bizhub C1060 digital colour press delivers fast print/copy output of up to 60 ppm, and provides 1200x1200dpi resolution with 8-bit processing for smoother, more realistic images with the fourth generation Simitri HD toner. The machine can accept paper sizes of up to 13x19.2-inch and weights of up to 300gsm. Priya Raju speaks to A S Diwakar of Compu Print, Digital
Pune-based Narmada Offset, which has been offering commercial and digital print services since 1996, invested in the Xerox Color C60 digital printer in the year 2015. , Digital
Palghar-based, Reegal Industries and Parth Enterprises have invested in the new Line O Matic fully automatic exercise book machine - Bolt RB104, to automate their notebook manufacturing process., Press Room
“In offset and other printing processes, there is a limitation on the type of substrates that can be used, because of the limited capability of inks to adhere ink onto the substrate. This restricts the innovation,” said Prashant Atre, managing director, Toyo Ink Arets, while speaking at the Seekho aur Samjho 2.0 technical workshop series. , Associations
Palghar-based, Reegal Industries, a Line O Matic loyalist, has invested in a new Line O Matic fully automatic exercise book machine Bolt RB104, to automise their notebook manufacturing process., Business
Prithviraj Desai is the director of Mumbai-based Mail Order Solutions (MOS)., Business
Dwipal Patel is the director of Shree Printwell Offset., Business
Varun and Gautam Tholasi are the managing directors of Bengaluru-based Tholasi Print., Business
Faheem Agboatwala is the director of the Mumbai-based Hi-Tech Printing Services and the president of the Bombay Master Printers’ Association (BMPA). , Business
Navi Mumbai-based Printmann Group has strengthened their post-press capabilities to produce defect-free labels and cartons by investing in a Flytec 3010., Business
JRD Printpack with an aim to increase the efficiency of its carton printing and converting has invested in Esko’s packaging workflow software including ArtiosCAD, DeskPack and Studio designer.
At 2am on 25 June, the Ambedkar Bhavan in Dadar East, Mumbai was demolished. What made things suspicious was the demolition was carried out in the wee hours of Saturday (2am to be precise). According to media reports, a rare collection of books, the office furniture plus the printing press went under the rubble. Some of the books were further damaged by water.
Mumbai-based Globe Print n Pack has recently commissioned Esko’s ArtiosCAD, Deskpack and Plato software with an aim to upgrade its pre-press and enhance its productivity.
Plate major TechNova Imaging System will organise workshops on quality, standardisation, and trends in newspaper production in Bhubaneshwar and Guwahati on 9 and 11 August 2016 respectively, in the run up to Wan-Ifra.
The Bombay High Court has ordered architect Shashi Prabhu to carry out a site inspection of the Buddha Bhushan printing press and assess the damage caused. The printing press started by Dr B R Ambedkar was damaged during a recent demolition action at Ambedkar Bhavan at 2 am on 25 June.
Manipal Technologies, the PrintWeek India Company of the Year in 2015 is savouring the success of being the only one print firm in Asia to print Harry Potter and The Cursed Child which was released worldwide on 31 July. As reported two days ago by PrintWeek India, this book too was printed under high security and complete secrecy. Every bit of information about the book was closely guarded
Harry Potter is back. The print-production of a Harry Potter book requires a Harry Potter-esque level of security not just among the publisher but also print supplier Manipal Technologies. The PrintWeek India Company of the Year in 2015 based in Manipal has printed and produced Harry Potter and The Cursed Child within 10 days – only one among three print companies in the world to do so. And the phenomenal sales of the title on day one have already resulted in reprint orders.
The early bird entry for PrintWeek India Awards 2016, which entitles the participants for a discounted entry fee, closes on 2 August.
The Karnataka Offset Printers Association (KOPA) will organise an event for its members to look at the new opportunities and new technologies that have emerged from Drupa. The event will be hosted on 30 July 2016 at Bengaluru.
In the good old days, offset business made monies, whether it was commercial or packaging. Life was simple. Not anymore. Long runs have become shorter. Short-run jobs have increased. There are times when a printer cannot meet the customer demand for short-run, resulting in loss of business. Digital printing gives that power to retain business.
22 July was Rajini Day. It was the day when the Rajinikanth starrer Kabali opened at 5am at theatres in Chennai. The news from colleagues like Rajendra Prasad of Heidelberg in Chennai was about the whistles and koothoo and crowd frenzy in Tamil Nadu. What caught PrintWeek India's eye is the sober scene that introduces Kabali (the character played by Rajinikanth) in which he is reading a book. And so, as the camera pans through the grills of a prison cell, we see Kabali reading from
The search is on for the best and brightest in print and packaging companies in India to compete for their place in the industry’s most prestigious, PrintWeek India Awards ceremony.
Priya Raju braves the scorching heat to visit two print firms in Bhubaneshwar and Cuttack in Odisha, Print-Tech Offset and the Odisha Government Press, and explains how both the firms have become game changers in an otherwise sluggish market.
Son N Naykpura, the Vadodara-based manufacturers of die, has invested in Eco Plus, a die making machine from Serviform, Italy. The machine which was recently commissioned is in addition to the Lasercomb machine which was installed a decade ago.”
Ace Data Printexcel, the Coimbatore-based commercial printers have shifted its administrative and showroom operation. The new setup, is a few buildings away from the existing one.
Windmoller & Holscher (W&H), a manufacturer of flexible packaging machinery, showcased the newly-launched Miraflex II C and Dynastar presses at the show.
In a roadblock for Ballarpur Industries, the company’s plan to sell its Malaysian arm, Sabah Forest Industries (SFI) to Pandawa Sakti for USD 500 million has fallen through. Debt-ridden BILT was eyeing to halve its Rs 7000 crore debt, with this sale.
Ricoh India’s national business manager, GVSR Raju is no more. Raju who was a brand ambassador for digital print in India died due to a massive heart attack at 8 am on 2 July. The news has sent shock waves in the print industry.
The German-based software has a good claim for digital file preparation. Glitteringly simple and built around PDF, Priya Raju, PrintWeek India’s print technologist discovers that its jewelled tools are as enjoyable to use and effective; even by technology dunces.
Two Delhi-based print firms have opted for the Xerox Versant 2100 and ColorPress 1000i to strengthen their digital printing arm. , Business
Pune-based I S Technologies, a wide-format printer, has opted for an eight-colour Epson Surecolor S70670 printer to strengthen its production capabilities. The digital signage machine, which is perhaps the first one in Pune was installed at their facility in March 2016., Business
At the screen print roundtable at the MMS power lunch session, intense discussions about the future of screen print in India and value-additions with the technology continued for 100 minutes., Associations
As Pantone and spot colours become mainstream, the need for colour output to be consistent is imperative. Taking the cue, print firms have started seeking colour standardisation and thus are investing in colour management tools. Priya Raju reviews six such print players who have entrusted GMG for their colour accuracy.
Mizoram-based Inkspot Digiprint Solutions, an offset and digital print firm has opted for a range of digital finishing kits from Morgana and Renz, in January 2016.
The 2016 SGIA (Specialty Graphic Imaging Association) Expo, slated to be held at Las Vegas will commence from 14 September. The three-day show will showcase in North America will showcase various technologies and applications in the print industry.
PrintWeek India has unveiled The PrintWeek Studio, an online portal to exhibit print applications. The website unveiled on 15 August, was formed with an aim to celebrate every great print idea.
There has been an increased focus on the food and beverage industry for sustainable packages. There is a also need to create packages which suit the contemporary lifestyles and development of functional and sustainable packages., Business
Pune-based Elephant, the homegrown strategic design and brand consultancy, has designed a special pack themed around the Indian athletes at Rio Olympics.
We bring to you the latest stories from the world of packaging. Here's a round-up of the week that went by.
This ‘Kellogg’s’ sample, which was printed on Cerutti five-colour rotogravure press is unique and tricky too.
The book reflects how top book printers in the country are warming up to the utility of PUR binding.
The sample printed on a Heidelberg CD 74 highlights silver foiling, which was done before printing.
Avantika Printers’ C800 Media Catalogue for Canon was printed on the Canon ImagePress C800 boosted by the EFI F200 server.
The ongoing 17th Electronics for Imaging Connect user’s conference in Las Vegas saw participation from attendees over 37 nations. The four-day event is being held from 17-20 January at the hotel Wynn in Las Vegas.
The photo album from Klick Digital illustrate how beautiful wedding albums can be made.
The GQ magazine printed at Thomson Press who has been printing some of the country’s most best-looking and quality luxury magazines, month after month.
PrintWeek India, the official media partner for PrintPack India 2017 (4-8 February 2017), one, will produce a 24-page newspaper on all five days during the show at the India Expo Centre, Greater Noida.
Silverpoint’s brochures reflect why it is the one to beat when it comes to brochures and catalogues.
The 20 copies of ‘Ek Nayi Subah’ coffee-table book was printed on the C800 using 190 gsm Rendezvous paper.
Chennai-based Vprintz, a commercial print firm has opted for a Ricoh Pro C 9100 to further strengthen its shopfloor. Established in 2010, Vprintz is helmed by brothers S Thulasiraman and S Dinakaran.
A day after Hershey launched its brand of Brookside, Mondelez India launched Cadbury Dairy Milk Silk Oreo – which will combine two of its well-known flavours of Oreo biscuits and Cadbury Dairy Milk.
When Converting corrugated board, the calculation of the creasing channel depths and widths results from the formula indicated in the illustration. The depth of the creasing channel should correspond with the compressed material thickness of the corrugated board. Also in this connection we like to point out that minor deviations in the creasing rule heights can be compensated with the creasing matrix, i.e. if a creasing rule with a length of 22.8 mm is used instead of 23.0 mm, the creasing syste
This sample scores high on aesthetics combined with unique design of the carton.
G K Vale, a 100-year-old photo retailer has invested in the Taopix photo commerce platform to increase its online presence.
The samples of Perfect Packaging have been a pleasant surprise.
This one tops the favourite list from the PrintWeek India Awards 2016 samples.
With a month to spare, IPAMA, the organiser of PrintPack 2017, is excited about the possibility of impact the show could have on the Indian industry.
The Noida-based label giant Any Graphics has turned label printing into an art form.
The Print Business Outlook Conference 2017, hosted by NPES is slated to be held on 5 February 2017, at India Exposition Centre in Greater Noida in conjunction with PrintPack India.
GMG, one of the big brands in colour management software solutions, has announced the release of GMG OpenColor, its profiling software.
Surat’s Jain Offset Print on saree boxes showcases quality.
Silverpoint Press has invested in the HP Indigo 12000 digital offset press at their integrated plant in Mahape, Navi Mumbai. The digital press was officially inaugurated by Alon Bar Shany, general manager, HP Indigo on 24 January 2017.
The Holy Quran, printed at Sivakasi-based is an example of fine printing.
The Juventus Mascot, an acrylic print is a stunning piece.
The most intricate part of the ‘Majirel Big Shade Card’ printed by Parksons Graphics in Mumbai was that the hair meshes were coded to specific shades and had to be specifically positioned.
PrintWeek India team will conduct a knowledge sharing workshop at one of the Pune’s leading design agency on 21 March 2017. The one-day event will see PrintWeek India team showcase some of the best work received during the PrintWeek India Awards.
Established in 1991, Arty Offset, a first generation commercial print firm owned by brother duo Kishore and Kirti Gorkhe has invested in a four-colour Komori Enthrone 29 press to cater to the growing market demands in Latur. The machine was installed in June 2016 at its 40,000sq/ft shopfloor.
I was one of the four girls in our entire batch of 72 who had opted for printing and packaging technology as our specialisation in bachelor degree. The ratio continues to remain more or less the same in academics as well as the industry.
During PrintPack India 2017, Welbound showcased its newly launched seven-clamp perfect binder and automatic folding machine - and the feedback on all five days was tremendous.
In a move to bring in the next generation digital front end (DFE) to drive Xerox digital production presses, Electronics For Imaging (EFI) has entered into a strategic partnership with Xerox. The agreement includes the sale of Xerox’s FreeFlow Print Server (FFPS) DFE business to EFI.
QuadTech today announced that Indian publishing house Malayala Manorama, one of the leading media groups in India, has purchased a suite of QuadTech print quality control solutions which includes the Icon Integrated Platform, Register Guidance with MultiCam and Ribbon Control with MultiCam.
Mumbai-based Malhotra Graphics has announced the sale of all the machines displayed at PrintPack. These include a range of post-press machines from UK-based manufacturer Morgana and Renz.
In a move to encourage recycling of used cartons, Tetra Pak has announced the launch of ‘Cartons Le Aao, Classroom Banao’ campaign on 15 February. This initiative is part of its ongoing flagship programme ‘Go Green with Tetra Pak’, and pledges to recycle over eight-lakh cartons and donate 200 school desks for underprivileged schools in 2017.
Pune-based DesignTech Systems has entered into a strategic partnership with Solidscape a manufacturer of 3D printers to launch High Precision 3D printers for manufacturing of wax patterns in India. The launch event was held on 14 February 2017 in Mumbai.
To strengthen its post-press, Mumbai-based Printmann Group pharmaceutical packaging expert, has invested in the second line of Bobst Expertfold folder-gluer with Accubraille. The machine was commissioned and installed at Printmann’s Rabale plant in Navi Mumbai a month ago.
On the sidelines of PrintPack India 2017, Artize Die Makers, Bobst and Magnesium Elecktron joined hands to conduct a knowledge sharing seminar which focussed on post-press efficiency. The seminar titled ‘Improve your production efficiency’ was conducted on 6 February 2017.
In a statement issued by Indian Corrugated Case Manufacturers Association (ICCMA), president Kirit Modi said, “The corrugated box industry in the country with 300 automatic units and more than 12,000 semi-automatic units is facing imminent closure on account of rising kraft paper prices and supply disruptions.”
We bring to you the latest stories from the world of packaging. Here's a round-up of the week that went by.
Daya and Sodhisons have announced the sale of automatic laminating machine, a carton inspection system, a rigid box making line and thermal lamination machine at the show.
Creasing matrix specialist is demonstrating the Drupa launched range of latest innovations at the Capital Graphics Supplies stand at the PrintPack India show.
Chennai-based Suba Solutions has announced two deals at PrintPack India 2017. Sale of folder gluer, flute laminator and automatic die cutter to Ballabhgarh-based Packaging India and die cutter to Surat-based Nemlaxmi.
Delhi-based manufacturer of folder-gluer Vijaya Grafiks has announced the sale of two folder-gluers to Deharadun-based SS Industries and Haridwar-based Sai Ram Printers. The machine displayed at the show will be installed at SS Industries’ Dehradun plant whereas the machine for Sai Ram Printers will be supplied subsequently.
Amritsar-based manufacturer of post-press and non-woven bag and fabric-making machines, Five Star Printing Machinery, has announced the sale of a programmable paper cutter, round corner machine, and the PrintPack-launched die-cutting machine with hot foil stamping feature to Luckow-based Amber Press.
India is quickly rising in the ranks of the print packaging industry and has climbed from the eighth largest market in 2011 to fifth in 2016. This was the big take-away from the presentation by Thayer Long, president, NPES. “By 2020, India will become the fourth largest market, ahead of Germany, and at this rate, shortly after the 2020, India will surpass Japan, becoming the third largest market.”
Noida-based manufacturer of post-press equipment Daya (Sheth Printograph) announced a tie-up with Italy-based Photostory to provide binding solutions for producing layflat albums and hard case books. Daya will be the sole representative of Photostory’s automatic photobook binding machines in India.
The packaging sector is perhaps the last bastion for the printing community. The India growth story proves that there is a need for a special packaging magazine. Which is why PrintWeek India has launched the monthly eVersion of What Packaging?
When it comes to selection of packaging materials, some materials are favoured over the others depending on their characteristics, market viability, and economics and more recently on sustainability and carbon footprint. As a result of technological developments coupled with changing consumer habits some drastic changes in consumption pattern of different packaging materials is observed in the industry globally. The typical applications of glass and metal packaging have been replaced with paperb
Priya Raju goes behind the scene and understands the flexo upgrade at Creative Graphics and how screening enhancements and dot structures have changed the rules of the game
There is a wide range of choice available in lamination machines in the market. Priya Raju looks at the various lamination machines and how the print firms have chosen the best that suit their operation from among Steinemann, GMP, Wen Chyuan and Yii Lee
The Vinsak’s LSR and LVPI kit for the label and packaging segment promises to automise the finishing process and help improve the quality, finds out Priya Raju
VDP presses from the Swifts portfolio offers an advantage due to its ink costing over the conventional thermal inkjet printers. PrintWeek India's Priya Raju finds out how the presses manufactured in Nashik offer key solutions in customised data printing.
With lith film being expensive and on the verge of obs olescence, TechNova’s PosiJet CtF solution is gaining acceptance not only in the newspaper segment but al so among packaging converters, finds out Priya Raju.
With 35 folder-gluers (lock bottom) and more than 200 folder-gluers (straight-line), Vijaya Grafiks has a significant footprint. Priya Raju finds out how it can be a substitute for imported machines
Iware’s inspection system, engineered especially for newspaper and web offset printers offers added features and functionality for a good price. PrintWeek India's print technologist, Priya Raju studies the software and its implementation at Lokmat newspaper
A lot of innovation and thought goes behind in creating print and package, which often goes unnoticed. Priya Raju brings to you three jobs which ups the cool quotient in print
Inder Kumar is the director of Chanakya Mudrak.
Apurv Garg is the director of Brijbasi Art Press.
Offset Printers Association of Ludhiana organised a Trust building seminar and Awareness seminar on April 4, 2013 at Punjab Trade Centre.
M N Pandey is the director at Avantika Printers.
The Sivakasi Master Printers Association (SMPA) has appointed new office bearers with A Marirajan being appointed as the president of SMPA and will be at the helm of affairs. V Ganesh Kumar is currently the joint secretary and P Prabhakaran is the secretary.
Exhibiting for the first time at PrintExpo, Creed Engineers would be highlighting its pre-press and brand protection solutions.
Faridabad-based Easeprint Solutions has developed offset printing estimation and management information solutions which are targeted at small and medium-scale printer. The software provides solutions ranges from estimation of cost to administration, human resource and man-power management.
Gandy Digital will unveil Viper- a digital pad printer at the International Sign Expo which will be held on 4-5 April 2013 at Las Vegas. Viper UV LED-based technology printer which can print on uneven surfaces and objects with a height of one feet.
Pune-based Faseem international is in the process of launching a new brand, Craffitti, where in they will offer customised designs to the clients through their website www.craffitti.in, which will be operational by next week and will offer a variety of options in terms of design and media used. The website will also offer a 3D representation of the image selected by the customers which make the selection process much easier by visualisation of designs in their house. Craffitti will offer over 50
Mumbai-based pre-press bureau Neat Graphics has invested in a Richo Pro C651EX a digital printer which is installed at the firm’s site located at Jak Printers’ unit in Byculla, Mumbai. This is the second digital machine installed at the facility after Xerox Docucolor 242.
Veepee Graphic Solutions is the flexo division of Veepee Group, which was established in 1961.
Sivakasi Master Printers Association (SMPA) has appealed to the Government of Tamil Nadu for inclusion of printing industry in the Thrust Sector.
Manipur-based commercial print firm, R&K Packaging has invested in a Konica Minolta bizhub press C6000 digital printing machine to cater to short-run jobs.
Sivakasi Master Printers Association (SMPA) has appealed to the Government of Tamil Nadu for inclusion of printing industry in the Thrust Sector.
Eureka Machinery will showcase an upgraded version of automatic die-cutter equipped with inline foiling technology at China Print 2013. The machine was launched at Drupa 2012.
In the fifth anniversary issue of PrintWeek India, Prof Dr Rajendrakumar Anayath educates printer about five things a print buyer looks at before finalising a job. According to Dr Anayath technology, ethics, flexibility, the involvement of the team and finally the value-addition capabilities by the firm plays an important role and is a deciding factor for a print buyer. The small and medium enterprises in the industrial sector can be effectively served if they adhere to Dr Anayath's five point m
Hampered by power cuts, price hikes and labour trouble, the Sivakasi print industry has decided to put its best foot forward. One of the initiatives has been a print cluster whose bhoomi pujan was organised recently.
Suba Solutions will display an array of machines to provide packaging and binding solutions which includes window patching, automatic die-cutter with foil stamping, automatic flute laminators among others.
Hyderabad-based Tegra digital has completed The Color Management Professional Certification offered by IDEAlliance
Anuj Bhargava is the chief executive officer at Kumar Labels and Hassle Free Technologies.
Bengaluru-based manufacturer of case-making and perfect binding machines, Megabound has launched the four new post-press machineries, namely Automatic case maker Pearl, MAC-650, X-Press Bookline and PB-680 at PrintPack 2013.
At PrintPack, NBG focused on Dinshung's Midas Speedy, an auto litho laminator press for the converting segment especially for the corrugated industry.
Malhotra Graphics, a national level distributor of finishing equipment will be making its debut at PrintExpo 2013. The machines on display will be creasers, folders, numbering machine, card cutters, binding machines, foiling machine and label printing and cutting machines.
Priya Raju of PrintWeek India finds out what constitutes a typical day for Vashikaran Rajendrasingh, who is the managing director of Bell Printers in Sivakasi
Vistaprint India has appointed Carat Media Services as its media agency. Vistaprint’s forayed into Indian market to enter new markets in Asia and this business will be handled out of Carat Media Services’ Mumbai office.
An exhibitor at the show since its inception in 2009, Hi-Tech system will launch five new machines at the PrintExpo 2013.
The annual PrintExpo is all set to step into its fifth edition at the Chennai Trade Center, Nandambakkam, which is slated to kickstart from tomorrow, 21 June 2013.
Mumbai-based Vallava Graphic Machinery will showcase a range of post-press machineries and will also launch Excella, a case making machine and ES-91, a note book spine squaring machine at the show.
First Paper Idea, will display a range of products which include the digital slit cut system, Titan 200, GMP laminators, creasers, numbering machine, jogger and foiling machines. Additionally, the PUR System 444, which marked its regional launch at the show’s previous edition, will be showcased at the stall.
The fifth edition of PrintExpo 2013 opened this morning at the Chennai Trade Center, Nandambakkam.
Mumbai-based Hi-Tech Systems has launched five post-press machines at PrintExpo 2013.
Exhibiting for the first time at PrintExpo, Vinsak highlighted its pre-press and brand protection solutions.
Intec Capital, a non-banking financial company, offered on the spot approval of loans for purchase of new equipment at the recently concluded PrintExpo 2013.
GMG has launched ColorMaster 2.0 which offers a process-neutral workflow and flexible format for image data storage and is suitable for customers who create data from a wide variety of media and printing processes. ColorMaster 2.0 supplies predefined settings and optimised profiles for target color spaces.
Pune-based Art For All is set to launch a website arthits.com catering to the fine art segment. The comprehensive website, which will showcase all forms of art and wall décor, aims to be the world’s largest online store for art.
BST Sayona organised Quality Day seminar, a one day event for educating the participants pertaining to product quality, output, wastage, ROI, machine downtime, etc. The event was held on 15 March 2013 at Hotel Sahara Star in Mumbai.
Delhi-based manufacturer, Grafik Machinery Exchange has introduced interdeck UV curing system. The drier can be installed between printing units of a press for curing or instant drying of UV inks. While printing on a non-absorbent surface, normal ink takes a long time to dry and causes smudging. Hence to avoid these problems it is advised to print the substrate by UV curable inks. It plays an important role in curing of UV ink where printing of opaque inks and multi-colour printing is involved.
Masterwork machinery, which is represented in India by Manugraph, will launch three new machines at the China Print show. This includes MK1060E fully automatic platen die-cutting machine with stripping, which is an upgraded version of MK1060MF diecutting machine displayed at PrintPack India 2013 earlier this year and MK650FBII, a folder-gluer with inline inspection system.
Mumbai-based Saptagiri Packaging has invested in Kodak Trendsetter 800 Quantum platesetter along with Prinergy Evo Powerpack workflow, the color management solution 'Colorflow' and Ink optimisation solution.
Riso launched ComColor series 9050, 7050 and 7010. ComColor a digital printer, has line-type inkjet system for commercial applications.
Bobst has completed multiple installations which inlcude Novacut 106 E, Visionfold 80, Ambition 76 A1 among others from the bouquet of folder gluers and die-cutters across India.
Epson has recently completed multiple installations of its Stylus Pro 9860, large format digital printer. This includes installations at Pune-based DG Copiers, Prayash Copiers and Shree Services.
Dr Shubhada Rao, senior president and chief economist, Yes bank, has over 24 years of experience in academia and industry, and facilitates business decisions. Rao spoke about opportunities in relation to the global as well as Indian economy.
Rajeev Kumar, a CA by profession and specialist in business advisory and corporate finance, discussed about mergers and acquisitions (M&A), which can enable growth for the business. Kumar explained key factors to consider while going for M&A.
Institute for Print and Media Technology (pmTUC), Chemnitz University inaugurated pmIndia Innovation Lab for printed solar cells at the Manipal University on 24 January, 2013.
The Indiastar and Pacmachine awards 2012, the national awards for excellence in packaging, packaging machinery design and development organised by the Indian Institute of Packaging (IIP) was at The Leela Kempinski, Mumbai on 29 January 2013.
Nashik-based Swift India, the manufacturer of mini-offset presses has launched Polyvalent sheetfed mini-offset press with inline drying system.
Suba Solutions had its focus on post-press machineries for the packaging segment at PrintPack India 2013. Suba has installed more than 100 automatic flute laminators across India. Besides automatic flute laminators, Suba has also completed several installations of automatic die-cutters and folder-gluers from for duplex board and corrugation.
Fortec Binding System launched Fortec Eco a case-making machines and automatic Fortec 2 fold board fixing machine at PrintPack. The Fortec JF 450 AD is a casing and joint forming machine; and was displayed for the first time at the show.
Satara-based Shree Refrigerations has installed more than 500 fountain solution chillers in two years and 16 spray dampening system across India. In addition to alcohol dampening chillers, Shree has also installed more than 50 chill roll stands/chiller for UV/Gravure and label printing industry.
New Delhi-based Vijaya Grafiks, manufacturers of carton window patching machine and folder-gluer for straight line and crash-lock bottom cartons, has launched the Vijaya automatic carton window patching machine. The company ran live demonstration of the kit at the show.
Jammu Printers Association organised a felicitation ceremony on 15 November 2012 at KC Orchid, KC Plaza, Residency Road, Jammu. The function was sponsored by IPAMA and Lucky Processor, Jalandhar. Govind Bhargava, president, All India Federation of Master Printers and Rajneesh Manooja, general secretary, AIFMP were honoured.
Kl Hi-tech, a Hyderabad-based security printer, has delivered Adhaar cards to Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI). UIDAI is an initiative by the Government of India to collect, collate and in due course issue an identification document to every citizen of India.
Mumbai-based Hi-Tech Systems has announced its achievement of serving 400 customers.
Manish Shah, director-sales at Acme Machinery Company, is bullish about the corrugation segment.
Priya Raju of PrintWeek India gets to know Ankit Tanna, director of Printmann Group.
At the recently organised Corpex 2012, NBG focused on Dinshung's Midas, a litho laminator press.
Suba Solutions is representing Champion Machinery for the corrugation machines in India. There are four Champion Corrugation machines in India that includes top corrugation print firms like Panoply in Chennai, CanPac based in Ahmedabad and at the ITC print and packaging facility at Haridwar.
S Kumar Multi Products has completed multiple installations of Zonten’s label printing and converting equipment. The firm has installed seven flexo press, six die-cutting machines, five slitting machines and one offline laminator in the past three months.
Karnataka Offset Printers Association (KOPA) and The Offset Printers Technology Trust (TOPTET) have set up a training centre at the Rajajinagar industrial town. The training centre is housed in the institution of Offset Printers Technology Center (TOPTEC).
Noida-based Anupama Printing Solutions has upgraded its pre-press facility with Kodak’s Flexcel NX. The new Flexcel NX platesetter will enable the company to cater to the pre-press and production of digital flexo plates, thermal offset plates, and DITR films for analogue flexo plates.
Manipal Technologies Ltd (MTL), India’s largest print enabled business solutions provider, has announced the appointment of Hemu Ramaiah as the independent director of the company.
SIES Graduate School of Technology in Nerul, on 7 August, will host the seventh round of Seekho Aur Samjho workshop. The session in Hindi will focus on 'The adhesives application in printing and packaging.'
Elite Plus in association with Chemicals and Petrochemicals Manufacturer’s Association (CPMA) has announced the fourth edition of Specialty Films and Flexible Packaging (SFFP) global conference. The two-day event will be held on 15 and 16 September, 2015 at the Grand Hyatt, Mumbai.
Kerala Printers Association (KPA) has announced the launch of Kerala PrintEx 2015 exhibition. The three-day event will be held from 13 to 15 November, 2015. The exhibition will be spread across 80,000 sq/ft area.
Gurgaon-based paints and coatings maker AkzoNobel India have reported an 18% dip in net profit, which stood at Rs 45-crore for the quarter ended June of the 2015-16 fiscal year
More than 120 print firms have sent in their entries for the PrintWeek India Awards. This translates into over 1000 print jobs. PrintWeek India is in the process of creating a unique website, which will capture these top print jobs along with their tech specs in an attempt to demonstrate the power of print.
Henkel announced that it will set up its largest adhesive manufacturing facility at Kurkumbh near Pune.
Heidelberg is making steady inroads into the B cities of Andhra Pradesh and Telangana. There has been a growth in its market share while it taps the potential of these markets. Cities like Vijayawada, Rajahmundry and Guntur have seen installations of Heidelberg machines.
With a distinct pick up in the Hyderabad market, packaging player Hyderabad Security and Offset Printers, has made a quality decision by investing in Heidelberg's Suprasetter 106.
Vibes Academy conducted a day-long seminar on utility management at their centre in Chennai on 20 May 2015. The seminar was attended by a wide spectrum of players from the printing and publishing industry.
Lokmat has recently upgraded its colour registration on their Indian-made web presses with an Intelligent Color Register Control solution from Iware technology. The product, which has been customised for automatically registering colour on web offset printing machines has been a developed by Cochin-based Iware Solutions.
Lokmat has recently upgraded its colour registration on their Indian-made web presses with an Intelligent Color Register Control solution from Iware technology. The product, which has been customised for automatically registering colour on web offset printing machines has been a developed by Cochin-based Iware Solutions.
The Indian Institute of Packaging will conduct a two-day training programme on "Recent trends in packaging technology". The two-day event is scheduled for 2-3 July at their Bengaluru campus.
The use of UV lamps for curing or drying of inks (commonly known as UV curing) in the printing industry is considered eco-friendly. But the disposal of these UV lamps is equally important. This is because, UV lamps contain mercury which is hazardous.
Hyderabad-based Pragati Pack continues to expand its post-press armoury, this time with a pre-owned fully-automatic Kolbus case maker DA 270 and a perfect binding Wohlenberg machine.
Print yatra, an initiative of the South India Printers Association (SIPA) was held from 12-14 June 2015. This second edition was organised by SIPA, headed by president AMSG Ashokan along with Salem Offset Printers Association’s (SOPA) president, Karmeham.
In the series of Seekho aur Samjo (SaS) workshops, the sixth session is slated for 4 July at the Government Institute of Printing Technology, Mumbai. The workshop's focal point will be UV technology and its future in printing.
As a part of the Seekho aur Samjho technical workshop series, the sixth session on UV inks was held on 4 July, at the Government Institute of Printing Technology, Mumbai. The workshop focussed on UV technology and its uses and application in printing.
Natraj Prabhu, past president, All India Federation of the Master Printers (AIFMP) is no more. The 59-year old passed away on 6 July 2015 in Sivakasi.
Bobst India has made their first sale of FFG618 Quatro to Bengaluru-based Pyramid Packaging part of Horizon Packs which will be installed by February 2013.
Parksons Packaging has made a technology investment in a six-colour KBA Rapida 106, with double coater which will be installed in 2013.
Offset Printers Association (OPA) honoured B K Kuthiala with Print Rattan award, Dhanvi Rasiklal Shah with Print Bhushan award and Narendra Parmar with Print Shree award for their contribution to printing and packaging industry
Priya Raju of PrintWeek India gets to know Sukhvinder Singh of PrintExpressions
The fourth executive council meeting of 2012-13 of Maharashtra Mudran Parishad (MMP) was held on 16 December, 2012 at the Babulnath office of Mumbai Mudrak Sangh.
Offset Printers Association (OPA) is stepping in the twenty-fifth year of inception and has initiated a year long celebration with planned activities. The North India Printers Meet was organised on 23 December 2012 at Park Plaza, Ludhiana.
Institute for Print and Media Technology at Chemnitz University of Technology (pmTUC) will open a pmIndia Innovation Lab in collaboration with the Manipal University. The inauguration ceremony is scheduled for 24 January, 2013 at the Manipal University Innovation Centre, Manipal.
During the three-hour Seekho aur Samjho session on 'The adhesives application in printing and packaging', subject expert, Sandeep Pai of Henkel Adhesives Technologies India, discussed in detail the intricacies of adhesives in printing and packaging and also new technology developments in adhesives.
The German press auxiliary manufacturer, Technotrans, has introduced a combination unit Beta.c eco+ modular solution for dampening solution circulation and ink unit temperature refrigeration unit based on digital scroll compressor technology.
There is a three-fold need for using new age screening method with changes in the gsm used, the quality enhancement and to save ink.
Business strategies play a key role in the tough economic condition. Shrijeet Mishra, chief operating officer, Bennett Coleman and Co revealed the mantra of success behind The Times of India (TOI) and the strategies behind it.
The inaugural edition of Screen Print Vietnam exhibition was held from July 30 to August 1, 2015 at Saigon Exhibition and Convention Centre (SECC). The event provided a platform that enabled exhibitors and visitors to tap the market’s inherent growth potential. Around 1616 visitors from more than 14 countries of ASEAN region attended the show.
Paper and energy form a critical part and consumable in the production of the newspaper. Paper alone contributes to 50% of the production cost. Benedicte Gercke, category director – paper and energy, News UK and Ireland presented a case-study on optimising paper and energy at the UK plant.
The ongoing evolution of the media is a fact and printed electronics can be the future to aid the evolution. The development of printed electronics started in the year 1998 at the Chemnitz University, Germany.
The Karur District of Offset Printers Association celebrates its third anniversary on 15 and 16 December 2012 at Sterling Resorts, Kodaikanal.
All India Printing Ink Manufacturers Association (AIPIMA) has organised an international conference on 6 December 2012 at hotel Novotel, Juhu, Mumbai followed by Asia Coat + Ink show 2012 from 7 to 9 December 2012 at Nehru Center, Worli, Mumbai.
Parksons Packaging, one of leading packaging manufacturers, has organised a seminar titled as Brand Enhancement through Innovation and Technology on 13 December, 2012 at Sofitel, Bandra - Kurla complex in Mumbai.
Shako Flexipack, a Mumbai-based manufacturer of flexible packaging bags two Indiastar award for coffee bean bag with valve produced for Lavazza, Italy and Target Malo multipack produced for Target , USA .The award distribution ceremony will be held on 29 January 2013 at hotel The Leela Kempinski, Mumbai in concurrence with IndiaPack 2013.
Western India Corrugated Box Manufacturers’ Association will host the 41st conference of Federation of Corrugated Box Manufacturers of India titled as Corrugated India 2012, from 11 to 13 December, 2012 at Banquet Hall, Renaissance Mumbai Convention Centre, Powai, Mumbai.
Multi Print Systems, the Netherland-based manufacturers of printing and converting machines, has announced a successful show at Labelexpo India 2012. Pragati Pack India, one of MPS's customer has bagged two awards at LMAI Avery Dennison awards, 2012.
The Indiastar awards instituted by the Indian Institute of Packaging are scheduled to take place on 29 January 2013 at The Leela Kempinski, Mumbai in concurrence with India Pack 2013.
The Bombay Master Printer's Associaton (BMPA) annual initiative, Print Summit, marked its seventh year on 24 January 2013 at the Tata Theatre, NCPA, Mumbai.
Avery Dennison, the manufacturer of pressure-sensitive labels and packaging materials, has upgraded its R&D facility and set-up a new production line of high-speed coating machine in order to up its production capacity at its Ranjhangaon facility in Pune.
Orient Color Art Printers, is more than six decades old and was founded in 1948. The products they produce include: diaries, playing cards, books, calendars, and stationeries manufactured under the Unicornn brand, which is one of the most respected names in the country and abroad.
Students Fine Arts as the name suggests is, self-explanatory. Since its inception in the eighties, the firm has been in the student’s notebooks segment.
The 75-year-old diary and calendar printing industry in Sivakasi has reported a 20-25% drop in its 2012 turnover, compared to the 2011 turnover of Rs 100-120 crore. The industry, which consists largely of medium, small and micro enterprises (MSMEs), attributes the loss mainly to severe power shortages.
Palaniyappa Print N Pack was founded on 1979 and it’s a family concern owned by the KSSP Group. It’s a partnership concern. The firm prints and binds books, packaging materials and advertisement materials.
The Champion Litho Press was founded in 1957 and is a family owned business and caters to packaging boxes and folding carton segment for tea, agarbatti packaging etc. A Balasubramanian, who was the former president of the Sivakasi Master Printers Association (SMPA) says, "Sivakasi is famous for printing for all sort of jobs and is especially famous in Tamil Nadu for government text book printing as well as few jobs from Andhra Pradesh. Every printer has created a niche for themselves in segments
Vistaprint, an online provider of professional marketing and gifting products and services to small businesses and independent professionals, has launched its operations in India to provide consumers with a range of customised marketing and personalised gifting products and services.
Govind Bhargava is the All India Federation of Master Printers (AIFMP) president and director at Solar Press.
On the occasion of 150 years of existence of government of India, Union Minister for Urban Development and Parliamentary Affairs, Kamal Nath has urged the government presses to achieve excellence in the field of printing and upgrade technology to have a competitive edge over private presses.
Epson will demonstrate the working of Epson Stylus Pro 9860 at Media Expo 2013. TheMedia Expo is slated to be held from 15 -17 February, 2013 at the Bombay Exhibition Centre, Goregaon, Mumbai.
Suba Solutions has completed 23 deals for Shanghai Eterna (a member of the Bobst group) die-cutter.
PrintWeek India has launched a new dedicated android mobile application for the Indian printing and packaging industry.
Bengaluru-based Printo has announced its alliance with FedEx Express, an international transportation company, to launch of its Ship Site program for the first time in India. The program is a business building alliance which offers increased access points for a faster, easier and more convenient way to send shipments.
At the Ecobuild exhibition held from 16-18 April, 2013 at Mumbai’s Bombay Exhibition Centre in Goregaon, HP India showcased its Designjet series of large-format printers. HP’s target audience were players in the architectural, construction, engineering (ACE); and mechanical design industries.
Mazgaon-based Hi-Tech Printing Services in Mumbai, has set up an additional printing facility at Navi Mumbai. The facility is spread across 12,000sq/ft area, which is dedicated for packaging inserts and outserts for pharmaceutical clients.
Epson has launched the latest in its series of large format printers, the Epson SureColor T-series at the Ecobuild exhibition, Mumbai.
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India day will be celebrated at The China Print show by North India Printers Association (NIPA) in collaboration with Printing Equipment Industries Association of China (PEIAC) and China Print Show Company (CPSC). India day will be celebrated by hoisting the Indian national flag on 16 May, 2013 in Beijing.
R Karthik Narayan is the director of Chennai-based Multivista Global.
Manipur-based Nest Advertising and Marketing has invested in a range of machineries that include Xerox Colour 550 Series, Kodak Trendsetter 400 platesetter and Welbound 2000, a six-clamp perfect binding machine.
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Kodak is showcasing a range of digital print solutions at the show and has partnered with more than 10 companies to launch new applications. Kodak drives the restructuring to focus on the commercial and transactional, publishing, packaging, and enterprise management segments.
Manipur-based commercial print firm, R&K Packaging has its eyes set on the digital market and has recently invested in a Konica Minolta bizhub press C6000 digital printing machine to cater to short-run jobs.
Printo launched its fourteenth store at Bengaluru in the Fraser Town locality which is equipped with print and finishing equipment, professional staff and offers a range of print products.
Dwipal Patel is the Director of Shree Printwell Offset.
Roland DG has announced a successful show at the recently concluded Fespa 2013 which was held at ExceL London Exhibition Centre, London from 25-29 June 2013.
Mumbai-based Radikal Enterprise has ventured into the print market by offering solutions to the printing industry and provides business development and marketing services to corporate worldwide.
Tirupur-based A B Screens has been awarded the global winner of Fespa Hall of Fame title. The firm was among nominees who has sent in the entries from over 35 countries worldwide. The felicitation ceremony was held at the fiftieth anniversary gala night celebration at the recently concluded Fespa 2013 event in London.
The 200 print firms in Hubli can be demarcated by their production capacity into, five major players, 15 medium-sized printers, followed by the remaining small players. One of the major players is Bhavani Offset Printers, which was established in 1995 and caters to the commercial as well as the packaging segment.
Germany-based GMG has launched ColorProof 5.5, which is an updated version of its proofing software GMG ColorProof 5.0.
Bengaluru-based Megabound, the manufacturer of case-making and perfect binding machines, will showcase a range of machineries at the show.
Jatinder Shroff is the director of Nutech Packaging.
Bengaluru-based manufacturer of case-making and perfect binding machines, Megabound, has announced the sale of 22 machines at the show.
The tenth edition of Fespa 2013 awards which recognises excellence in screen printing and wide-format digital imaging production, saw Indian firms sweep 29 awards in various categories.
The All India Federation of Master Printers (AIFMP) will honour the stalwarts who have contributed to the Indian print industry. The felicitation ceremony will be held at its diamond jubilee celebration event, which is slated to be held today, 5 July in Chennai.
Digital printing is making inroads in the newspaper plants. Titled, ‘Digital presses – A status update. What is latest in the technology, speed, finishing options and software’ the session focused on digital technology coupled with the coldset technology and how a combination of both the technology can help cater to the industry effectively.
Newspapers across the world strive to save cost. One such cost saving measures are the reduction in the paper grammages of newsprint used.
The daily paid and free print circulation of newspaper globally is 686 million copies. Circulation has registered a 0.4% growth. According to the statistics, 2.7bn i.e. 45% of all adults read the printed newspaper whereas, 0.8bn around 42% of all desktop internet users read newspapers in digital formats.
Globally, in the newsprint industry there has been a decline in the production of newspaper and hence in the demand of newspapers too.
The eighth in the series of Seekho aur Samjho (SaS) workshops, which is slated for 12 September at Government Institute of Printing Technology, Mumbai, will focus on inks. The problem and solution will be discussed during the session.
The fourth edition of Specialty Films and Flexible Packaging (SFFP) global conference, a two-day event will be held on 15 and 16 September, 2015 at the Grand Hyatt, Mumbai. At the event, Michelman will be presenting a variety of its print receptive and coating technologies. Bill Magee, group director, Michelman’s printing and packaging division will present on ‘Breakthrough technology - water-based coatings, a sustainable alternative’.
During his three-hour workshop, Siegwerk’s Dinesh Pillai took the audience through the detailed intricacies about offset inks and troubleshooting the many issues related to it.
After a stirring inaugural address at the inaugural ceremony of the World Packaging Congress, the Union Food Processing Minister Harsimrat Kaur Badal spoke to the media persons. The highlights of the press conference was the government’s commitment to 42 mega food parks (MFP) approved by the government, which Badal said, could be operational by 2019. A rough estimate suggests that this will yield a potential investment of about Rs 14,000 crore and should benefit 12.5 lakh farmers and gener
The IndiaStar Awards were the major highlights of the World Packaging Congress, being organised concurrently with the ongoing Indiapack 2015 by the Indian Institute of Packaging (IIP).
During Seekho aur Samjho (SaS), Vishnuu Kamat of Advanced Graphic Systems covered key aspects of colour matching and troubleshooting associated with it.
The Government Institute of Printing Technology will host a workshop to discuss ink related on-press troubleshooting on 5 March 2016 as part of Seekho aur Samjho series.
Kolhapur-based Premier Printers, have recently equipped its pre-press unit with a Kodak Quantum Trendsetter 800 platesetter.
Nectar Prints has added Heidelberg Speedmaster eight-colour SM102P press to their new facility in Bhiwandi to predominantly cater to the commercial and publishing segment.
“Over 31% of the food in the retail supply chain goes uneaten,” said NC Saha, director of Indian Institute of Packaging, at the recently concluded Make in India Week event held in Mumbai. During his speech, Saha attributed this number of food waste to the inept or no packaging of everyday persihable food items in India. "The only way to reduce food wastage is good packaging."
Mumbai Mudrak Sangh (MMS) will be hosting a technical session on retrofit cold foil technology on 9 March 2016. The event is slated to be held at MMS training centre at Girgaon, Mumbai.
NPES, ICC and BMPA will host the Print Business Outlook Conference 2016 on 15 March at The Westin Mumbai Garden City in Mumbai.
At the Print Business Outlook Conference held on 15 March in Mumbai a panel discussed packaging design and branding.
The day-long conference hosted by NPES, ICC, and BMPA on 15 March in Mumbai saw serious deliberation on the latest trends of in colour management, standardisation, and its applications in different areas.
At the recently concluded Print Business Outlook conference in Mumbai, Marco Boer, vice president at IT Strategies, provided a snapshot of the industry trends, with specific reference to the digital printing industry. His presentation revolved around the importance of innovations by smaller companies in order to map out successful business solutions.
Print Olympiad, an event hosted by AIFMP (All India Federation of Master Printers) was held at the Guru Jambeshwar University at Haryana on 13 March 2016 . The event themed around the future of print, saw participation by students and professors from universities across India.
After a gripping session at the first edition, Prashant Atre, managing director, Toyo Ink Arets, will return to the Seekho aur Samjho platform on 22 April at the SIES Graduate School of Technology, Navi Mumbai.
In a recent directive by the Centre, use of plastics below 50 microns and below has been banned.
Henkel, an adhesive major, has embarked on a rural solar power initiative as a part of CSR initiative under the project ‘Lighting Lives’. The project is in line with the company’s global sustainability strategy for 2030, which aims to provide electricity to villages in Maharashtra by installing solar panels.
With technology and ideas playing such a critical role in packaging perception, PrintWeek India is all set to host the Packaging Buyers’ Forum on October 30, 2015. The event will be held at the ITC Grand Central, Parel, Mumbai, and will commence at 9:30 am.
Bhiwandi-based Paramount Arts and Prints has completed the installation process of the Autoprint Checkmate 50 inspection system, which will allow the pharmaceutical packaging specialist to inspect finished products for defects. The installation of inspection system follows the firm’s investment in a Bobst Expertfold machine made in January this year.
Chennai-based Vibes Academy has organised a one-day seminar titled 'The way to a reader's delight cum symposium, in Chennai at JP Hotel, Koyambedu on 7 January 2016.
Henkel Adhesive Technologies, in a view to honour its strategic suppliers hosted its annual Supplier Awards 2015. The ceremony was held in mid-November in Düsseldorf, Germany.
The Bombay Master Printers Association’s Carton Forum, launched in June 2015, hosted a specialists session for its members on understanding visual inspection systems and how they can help peak production constantly with consistency.
Chennai-based Aftaprinta has set-up a post-press service unit to cater to the needs of the small and medium scale printers around Chennai. The six-month-old set-up in Chennai is the second unit after Kochi in Kerala.
In the series of Seekho aur Samjo (SaS) workshops, the tenth session is slated for 21 November 2015, at the Government Institute of Printing Technology, Mumbai. The workshop's focal point will be the know-how about the rubber blankets.
With an aim to educate its customer, Bobst conducted a day-long seminar on best practices on die-cutting at the Hotel Waterstone in Andheri, Mumbai on 19 November 2015.
The tenth session of the Seekho and Samjho held at Government Institute of Printing Technology saw the rubber blankets as the focal point of discussion at the workshop.
Indian printers are bullish about their growth. This is evident from the imports of brand new offset printing machines in India captured by PrintWeek India. As per the official government data, Komori has installed 52 new presses in India in the last 18 months and they are likely to install another 20 machines by year end.
Manugraph’s cutting-edge technology was demonstrated once again, with a highly successful upgrade of an existing Heidelberg Harris in Mumbai recently.
Faridabad-based APL Machinery was seen promoting the LED UV lamps at the show. The company also announced Vishal Graphics as its partner for catering to the western market.
The December session of BMPA's Share to Benefit (StB) held at the BMPA Secretariat kick started with members of the forum discussing the HDL. Wherein each member talks about the highs, lows and discoveries they have experience in the preceding month. The one-hour discussion on HDL ensures maximum participation by each member of the forum.
Proteck Machinery, distributor of post-press machines from Horizon, highlighted the RD 405 a rotary die-cutter and Smart Finishing Solution which has folding, stitching, binding and sheet processing system, to cater to the e-commerce and digital segments respectively.
At the Pamex show, Welbound Wordwide showcased its WB2000 perfect binding machine along with the PUReBind 350, single clamp PUR binding machine.
Anil Agencies, the representative of Emmeci in India, has signed a deal with Chennai-based Label Kingdom for the MC2004 APP and a MC2012 automatic rigid box making machine. While Delhi-based Azure Press has signed a deal for the MC92DB.
Pune-based Pratham Technologies, the manufacturer of paper folding machines, displayed its carton sorting system, Supersort at the show. The offline inspection system was launched during PrintPack India 2015.
Navi Mumbai-based SIES Graduate School of Technology (SIES GST) will be hosting a job fair for the printing professionals in India. The job fair is slated to be held on 8 May 2016.
The eleventh session in the series of SaS workshops organised at the SIES Graduate School of Technology, Navi Mumbai saw the print supervisors and students learn all about rubber rollers and how to take good care of the rollers.
Mumbai-based colour management solution provider, Advanced Graphic Systems (AGS) introduced the PDF and print inspection software at the show. The software is aimed at the packaging market.
The Coimbatore-based manufacturer and exporter of printing and allied machinery, Autoprint showcased the recently launched Checkmate 50, the carton inspection machine along with Dion 450 NX, a four-colour non-woven bag printing machine at the show.
Kapur, after completing his Masters in Business Administration, the electronics engineer joined JK Labels in 2006 as the director. Supplying high quality labels at competitive prices with continuous innovations and sophisticated machinery is his mantra for growth. He has been involved in pioneering some of the developments like IML in India and firmly believes in eco-friendly labelling.
Unprecedented rain lashed Chennai. This impacted the beleaguered print industry. At the time of going to press, Priya Raju learnt out about huge losses of print equipment, stocks in warehouses and manufacturing hitting a roadblock at a few factories.
All India Federation of Master Printers (AIFMP) will felicitate industry guru, Frank Romano on 14 April 2016 in Cochin.
Colorjet, the manufacturer of wide-format digital printers, will launch Sofijet Grand soft signage printer and Polo Turbo solvent inkjet printer at the Media Expo slated for 15-16 January 2016.
Colorjet, the manufacturer of wide-format digital printers, will launch Softjet Grand soft signage printer and Polo Turbo solvent inkjet printer at Media Expo 2016 slated for 15-17 January 2016.
Pune-based Safepack Solutions showcased their extrusion-based range of tandem and flexible laminates at the show. Along with the laminates, anti-corrosive film liquid and paper were displayed at the show.
Exhibiting for the third time at the show, Ajanta Print Arts (Stand B04) is optimistic about the future of the packaging industry.
For Hutamaki PPL, the key highlight at their stall is thermoformed packages, specialised pouches, and PS labels, among others. The variety of products from flexible packaging, labelling, specialised cartons and pouches were on display.
Michelman, a global developer and manufacturer of environmental-friendly advanced materials, opted for a catalogue show. During the show, the company showcased its range of coating solutions, water-based surface modifiers, additives and polymers, especially for the printing and packaging industry.
At the stall, Delhi-based Pearl Polymer showcased its range of pearlpet lightweight jars for packaging. The company caters to the personal care, home care, pharmaceuticals, food and beverage industries, among others.
More than 1,200 Indian and international packaging technologists and executives gathered on 9 October, Day One of the World Packaging Congress.
Priya Raju and Tanvi Parekh collect sound bytes from the parallel sessions during the World Packaging Congress
"Digital is better, faster and reliable than it was 10 years ago. People should not be apprehensive of taking digital jobs," said Pratik Shah of PrintStop India.
On October 30 2015 PrintWeek India will host its first edition of Packaging Buyers’ Forum. The event, held at the ITC Grand Central, Parel, Mumbai, will see print buyers converse and confabulate over technology and ideas which play a critical role in packaging perception.
Pune-based Pratham Technologies, the manufacturer of paper folding machines, has organised a seminar on the Supersort inspection machine for The Bombay Master Printers Association’s Carton Forum members. The seminar will be held on 15 January 2016 at Sunville Banquets in Worli, Mumbai.
Filling up the void in the print workforce training space, the first series Seekho aur Samjho (SaS) workshops gained traction during the year 2015.
The Indian Institute of Packaging (IIP) is hosting a two-day conference on 20-21 January 2016, at The Leela, Mumbai. The conference will discuss the safety aspects of food packaging. The programme will also cover the trends and developments in some of the key areas in food packaging technology.
Media Expo, the three-day trade show for indoor and outdoor advertising and signage industry, commenced today at the Bombay Exhibition Centre.
"How many of us keep a password to unlock our phone? Do you realise how one can contact your family in case of emergency?” questioned Pradip Ghaisas, head of safety at TechNova at the Seekho aur Samjho (SaS) held at Government Institute of Printing Technology (GIPT) in Mumbai.
Henkel, an adhesive major, recently announced the appointment of Hans Van Bylen as the CEO of the company. The appointment will be effective from 1 May 2016.
At Media Expo's Mumbai edition (15-17 January), Fujifilm announced the launch of its demo centre in Mumbai. Pradipta Chowdhury, manager sales-WFU, graphic arts division at Fujifilm informed that the inauguration ceremony of the centre would be held on 22 January 2016.
At the Media Expo Mumbai, the Japanese manufacturer of the wide-format segment, Epson showcased the new range of the wide-format printers from the SureColor series. The upgraded machines are aimed at businesses serving the signage and display graphics markets.
Trigon Digital has set up its first international arm in Dubai after establishing units in Mumbai, Delhi and Bengaluru. Trigon, the brainchild of young entrepreneurs Anil Namugade and Milind Deshpande, offers packaging pre-press services to brands and packaging converters like Parksons Packaging, Paper Products, Uflex solutions.
One of the jokes, I overheard during Print Summit 16 was, What is your dream bit of kit? The answer was: A time machine, to make those deadlines easier to meet.
Chennai-based Monotech Systems, the manufacturers of a range of printing equipment in multiple segments as well as the Indian representative of several overseas manufacturers, showcased its range of Pixeljet printers at the recently concluded Media Expo in Mumbai.
With the changing needs and business scenario, there is a need to adapt to new technologies for growth. At the Print Summit 2016, Puneet Datta, director – professional printing products group, Canon India and Sangam Khanna, president and managing director at Insight Communication Komori stress on the investment in future technologies.
Hon Justice S C Dharamadhikari spoke on ‘Ethics and its relevance in business’ at the Print Summit 2016.
Henkel Adhesive Technologies and Siegwerk Group jointly organised a seminar on the role of flexible packaging in safeguarding food items. The event, held on 3 February 2016, in Mumbai saw experts from the adhesive and ink industry stress on the safety aspects of packaging to the buyer community.
"The size of India's food packaging market will increase from the present USD 12 billion to reach USD 18 billion by 2020," said Dr NC Saha of Indian Institute of packaging (IIP) while speaking at the national conference 'Food Packaging and Its Safety Aspects' in Mumbai.
Crops in India need a lot of care. But if you love to grow crops, you don’t mind working on it, and waiting. Then in the proper season you will surely see it flourish. It’s the same with print. The spotlight in Latur District has been on the Latur Pattern of study. One can see the confluence of education and print publishing market. Priya Raju reiterates PrintWeek India’s commitment to the b-tier centres and investigates the print potential of the two cities.
PrintWeek India team conducted a knowledge sharing workshop at one of the Pune’s leading design agency on 21 March 2017. The one-day event will see PrintWeek India team showcase some of the best work received during the PrintWeek India Awards. Every year, since eight years, the PrintWeek India Awards team receives 1000+ samples, encompassing categories like books, packaging, labels, etc. After the feedback during the Jury Week, the PrintWeek team designed a workshop for design agencies, print bu
Digital print specialist Tituprint in Jaipur became the first in India to install the HP Indigo 7900. The machine was inaugurated on 28 December 2016. HP hosted an event on January 2017 at its Malviya Nagar press in Jaipur to highlight the press capabilities. The event was attended by Alon Bar-Shany, vice president and general manager – Indigo division, HP. Titu has pumped in rupees seven-crore for this investment. During the event, Mukesh Tanvani, managing director, says, “The investment is inl
The Digital Solutions Cooperative (Dscoop), an HP Indigo users group, hosted marquee event, themed “Winning Inspirations” from 17-18 November in Singapore. More than 900 delegates – a mix of influential marketers, digital innovators, creative leads and print specialists from across Asia Pacific and Japan – attended the workshop-style ‘Curator’s Circle’ sessions and presentations by a mix of speakers from nine leading businesses, seven creative agencies and five print specialists, and a visit to
Vijayshri Packaging has upped its productivity thanks to its 2-lakh sq/ft plant in Indore. Inaugurated on 21 October, the new factory is about process effectiveness. Vijayshri’s 40+ strong equipment arsenal for packaging and corrugation is poised to convert 2,000 tonnes of paper per month, making it probably the biggest packaging set-up in central India. Priya Raju spends a day at Vijayshri and shoots special stills of a modern carton factory.
Plate major TechNova Imaging System and Wan-Ifra jointly organised workshops in Bhubaneshwar and Guwahati on 9 and 11 August 2016 respectively, in the run up to Wan-Ifra. The event saw delegates from the newspaper industry in attendance and the discussions revolved around quality, standardisation, and trends in newspaper production. Words: Priya Raju
From fantastic masks to escapist imagery. From a palette of yellows, pinks and reds to neon psychedelic colours. A lot of innovation is evident in the 26 print jobs which showcase the new technologies and traditional methods of print production. PrintWeek India’s Priya Raju shares rare gems which ups the cool quotient in print.
Sometimes we forget that print and OOH medium is about story telling. In today’s picture gallery, we feature some of the finest instances of creativity that have emerged from the drawing boards of agencies in India. These are India’s contenders at the Cannes Lion, which is slated to be held from 18-25 June 2016. It is a timely reminder that print is a powerful medium for getting your message across. A glimpse of some of the top contenders and a look at how print advertising has been
Priya Raju travels to Hyderabad, Rajamundhry, Kadiyam, Mulugapudi, SR Peta in Andhra Pradesh to investigate the manufacturing sites, forestry and wood depots of International Paper. She understands the nuances of IP-APPM, who has pumped in Rs 200-crore on assets for de-bottlenecking, environmental performance, and product differentiation. It is only now getting the credit it deserves for the success as a paper company that is among the largest in India., Business
Sometimes we forget that print and OOH medium is about story telling. In today’s picture gallery, we feature some of the finest instances of creativity that have emerged from the drawing boards of agencies in India. These are India’s contenders at the Cannes Lion, which is slated to be held from 18-25 June 2016. It is a timely reminder that print is a powerful medium for getting your message across. A glimpse of some of the top contenders and a look at how print advertising has been shaped and
Over 50+ print CEO's and shopfloor personnel attended the day-long Seekho and Samjho seminar on best practices on die-cutting and folding-gluing. A five member team from Bobst shared case studies, training manuals and how to better leverage its technologies through preventive maintenance in cutting and gluing. A glimpse of the event held at SIES Graduate School of Technology in Nerul, on 17 July. , Associations
With the packaging industry growing at the rate of around 15 percent there is an increasing stress on the role of an inspection system in the industry. For this, Autoprint showcased the Checkmate 50 inspection system at the event organised in Mumbai. Whereas, Bobst India organised a seminar titled ‘Best Die Cutting Practices’; the seminar laid emphasis on the various die cutting techniques and do’s and don’ts of die cutting in the interest of improved productivity of the
At PrintWeek India from 2009 to 2014, we have celebrated packaging through the Awards. As the industry eyes the USD 43.7 bn mark, we bring to you a glimpse of award winning packaging and label jobs. This picture gallery is a preview to PrintWeek India's Packaging Buyers' Forum (PBF). The PBF is a platform where packaging enthusiasts will have space for reflection and an opportunity to discuss the latest trends. The forum will be held on October 30, 2015 at the ITC Grand Central, Parel, Mu
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Streams of busy but excited newspaper industry insiders lined up to deliberate issues concerning the industry – topics ranging from the challenging digital media to best practices in printing a newspaper, at the Wan-Ifra conference. Over 60 machine manufacturers to assorted service providers participated in the concurrent expo to offer a slew of products that tied with the expanding newspaper segment. This year the focus was on IT, mailroom and plates. Priya Raju and Rahul Ku
During PrintWeek India's visit to the Fujifilm Sericol's factory in Pune, the Sericol team conjured up a 100-page sample book from its R&D department. The book was a show of strength of the myriad possibilities that the inks can create on textile
The International Graphic Arts Show (IGAS) event from 11-16 September aimed at innovation saw 56,533 visitors from all over the world; including India. The event showcased latest products, from motion cutters to LED applications, to B2 digital devices. Top brands created a buzz, which should have a far reaching impact on Drupa 2016. Amardeep Singh and Priya Raju provide an insight into the six day show
On 11 June, six printing and packaging technology students, from the SIES GST college toured three Mumbai print firms, to understand the 'operations on the shopfloor'. The three hosts were Jak Printers, Indigo Press and Mazda Imaging. The Print Yatra was led by the PrintWeek India team of Priya Raju, Mugdha Gangoli and Krishna Naidu
Fujifilm Sericol can produce inks that can print onto ‘virtually anything’ with its range of solvent-based screen, digital, flexo and offset inks. Today, the facility in Sanaswadi is equipped with a colour management laboratory with spectrophotometer and formulation software along with a central warehouse. Mugdha Gangoli and Priya Raju travel 30kms from Pune to the smart factory built on the 3.5 acre land, and learn the impact ink has on all types of industrial, textiles, cera
