On 21 August the Komori GL640 Advance UV press was inaugurated by N Gopalaratnam, chairman of Seshasayee Paper and Boards and the guest of honour Kasi Viswanathan, managing director of Seshasayee Paper Boards at the Salem PrintPack factory in Tamil Nadu.
Chennai-based packaging and carton manufacturers Manali Cartons displayed a variety of their packaging and corrugated carton range at the recently concluded Compack Expo 22.
In April 2021, Dabur in response to a customer complaint had stated on Twitter that it’s packaged honey meets the 22-step quality check parameters mandated by the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India.
JK Paper has reported an over three-fold jump - up 74.08% - in consolidated net profit at Rs 118.38 crore for the second quarter ended September 2021 on the back of higher volumes and better realisation. It was Rs 67.86 crore in September 2020.
Sanitaryware and packaging products maker HSIL reported an 18% growth in its net profits. HSIL Limited, one of India’s leading packaging company's net profit rose to 30 crore in Q2 FY22 from an adjusted net profit of Rs 22 crore in the same quarter last year.
In a few hours from now, PrintWeek-Siegwerk will be hosting a webinar at 3pm, to discuss why it is important to understand the harmful effects that conventional printing inks, adhesive and polymer-based packaging materials have harmful effects on ecological aspects as well as human well-being.
Venkataraman Ganesan aka Venkat would be retiring from the services of Heidelberg India in October 2021 after representing the German-based brand in the sheetfed offset printing business for the past three decades.
P Chander will take over as the next president of All India Federation of Master Printers (AIFMP) from Kamal Chopra from 1 October 2021.
FICCI announced that it would be conducting the India Food & Nutrition Innovation Summit 2021 (IFNIS 2021) on 27-28 October 2021, collaborating with Thinking Forks Consulting.
Puducherry-based NM Printing completed the installation of Konica Minolta AccurioPress C83hc replacing their existing KM C1060.
Chennai-based flex printing specialist Adyar Mega Digital forayed into cut-sheet digital print business with the installation of Konica Minolta C3070P.
Suresh Kumar, TechNova’s manager of territory sales who operated out of Chennai lost his battle to Covid-19.
Ahmedabad-based labels and packaging major, Astron Packaging announced the installation of their second Durst Tau330 RSC, a fully configured industrial UV inkjet digital press at their Dubai unit.
In the wake of the ongoing protests by packaging converters throughout India, South India Corrugated Box Manufacturers’ Association (SICBMA), has urged the Centre to impose an immediate ban on kraft paper exports of all forms.
The Uttar Pradesh Corrugated Box Manufacturers Association held a three-day strike from 8-10 March 2021. Addressing a press conference in Varanasi, Rajesh Bhatia the president of the association said, "In 3-4 months, the price of kraft paper which is the main raw material for corrugated boxes in the packaging industry has increased by almost 60%."
Subam Printers has invested in a complete package of Heidelberg Suprasetter A75, Prinect workflow together with Saphira plates.
The packaging industry is facing substantial cost and availability headwinds across multiple raw material categories. The rise in kraft paper prices has been severe
Ink specialist DIC India will collaborate with PrintWeek to discuss the challenges involved in shifting to sustainable packaging in India in a webinar slated for 23 February 2021 at 3 pm.
Nizamappas, founder and CEO of YesGo was awarded the Entrepreneur of the year award for 2020-2021 by Indian Achievers Forum and Achievers’ World on 2 February 2021.
With agility, ambition and building value as their USP for the customers, HP announced the launch of their Latex 700 and 800 series in the 1.6 m category with a suite of features to meet the rising demands of a post-pandemic India. The new range of printers is expected to provide increased productivity of nearly 50%.
HP and PrintWeek will host their second webinar on 29 January 2021 at 3pm, which will feature a virtual tour of HP Centre of Excellence (CoE) in Singapore and highlight several applications from one of their versatile digital press- with the aim of addressing commercial printing, light packaging and plastic cards.
Fremont-based EFI launched the latest iteration of their PrintSmith Vision MIS.
Chennai-based packaging pre-press training company YesGo launched SGO, their pre-media services venture in a grand event at Hotel Crown Plaza, Chennai on 10 January 2021.
India-based Pressman Academy for Print Education and Research (PAPER) will launch an online workgroup to undertake projects on Expanded Colour Gamut (ECG), in an attempt to encourage more printers to try this process.
HP and PrintWeek will host one-of-its-kind webinar which would feature a virtual tour of HP Centre of Excellence (CoE) in Singapore and highlight several applications and the presses.
PrintWeek and Siegwerk will host a webinar on the regulatory aspects of safety in food packaging inks slated for 18 November 2020 at 3 pm (IST).
PrintWeek in association with Esko will host a webinar on the role of flexo in packaging supply chain on 3 November 2020 at 3 pm.
India- based Pressman Academy for Print Education and Research in association with Heidelberg will host a webinar on new trends and technology in offset printing on 25 October at 6 pm.
Chennai-based pre-press packaging training company YesGo will inaugurate their third branch in Mumbai on 24 October 2020.
EFI’s withdrawal is another blow for Drupa which follows a slew of major exhibitors already opting out of the event in the recent weeks.
I spoke to the owner of a commercial print firm. He warned at least 5,000 print businesses across India could go bust by March 2021. Only three things can save the commercial print industry: Affordable vaccine for the Covid-19 virus; a government vaccine to boost the balance sheets of small print firms; and a macro-economic vaccine
Indian newspapers, which just a few months ago had defied the global trend by gaining circulation, are now buckling under the weight of coronavirus losses. Sriraam Selvam reports
Dainik Bhaskar announced that the newspaper giants have achieved 90% of the advertising base of the retail market which contributes 70% of its advertising revenue. This the believe clearly indicates that the non-metro markets consumption is back to almost normal.
The department of printing technology, Avinashilingam Institute, Coimbatore will host the regional edition of the fourth Print Olympiad on 26 August 2020.
New Delhi-based Arihant Offset has installed a brand new WB@2500 six-clamp perfect binding machine manufactured by Impel-Welbound in Bengaluru.
Electronics for Imaging (EFI) announced that their annual user conference will be held online from 25 January 2021 for six days over the course of two weeks.
Sriraam Selvam takes an in-depth look surrounding the issues concerning education books
Ghaziabad-based Education Stores has completed the installation of WB@2500, a six-clamp perfect binder from Impel-Welbound.
Multi-location print and packaging enterprise, Print Point completed the installation of Heidelberg Speedmaster CX-75 six-colour press with coating unit at their Bengaluru location.
Chennai-based wholesale manufacturers of wedding cards, Lakshmi Cottage Industry (LCI), has ventured into printing of protective gears with wedding card themes.
R Chockalingam of Srinivas Fine Art, one of the industry’s leading lights in high-end book production; and the person who put print from Sivakasi on the world map, died on 9 December at 6:30 pm.
Tiruvannamalai, Tamil Nadu-based Subam Printers have completed the installation of Konica Minolta AccurioPress C3080 as part of their digital press venture- Subam Digital Press. The installation was done in their unit in Tiruvannamalai and Vellore.
The Rs 27-crore corrugated box industry has urged the government to ban the exports of recycled kraft paper pulp rolls that will help in the availability of raw materials in the country and control the surge in prices. Sriraam Selvam reports from Chennai
PrintWeek and Esko will host a webinar titled ‘Embrace the new normal in packaging - How to use digital and 3D virtual technologies in the pandemic and beyond’ on 10 September 2020 at 3 pm.
Kulakara Rachana, a fourth-year printing technology student at Avinashilingam University, Coimbatore won the “Best Student of the Year” at the 13th edition of National Awards for Excellence in Printing.
A new report by Future Market Insights estimates digital print for the packaging segment will grow by 15.3% to surpass USD 52 billion in revenues by 2027. The demand for digital printing in packaging was estimated to be valued at over USD 11 billion in 2016.
If you fail to plan, you are planning to fail!” – wise words from Benjamin Franklin, one of the founding fathers of the US. He’s right and it’s one of the reasons why an industry has grown up to support firms of all sizes wanting to plan for their future.
QI Press Controls (QIPC) announced several ongoing projects with Indian press manufacturers Ronald Web Offset and Prakash Offset- both are currently building up a number of new presses, to be used in several countries and will integrate with QIPC’s mRC-3D system for the measuring and control equipment on the presses.
JK Paper plans to up the capacity ante from 4.55 lakh tonnes to 6 lakh tonnes by next financial year.
Versant 180’s success story in Chennai continues with Square Brothers from suburban Perambur adding three new Xerox Versant 180 across their branches.
Chennai-based Printing Technologists Forum (PTF) celebrated its 38th founding day pm 10 December 2018 at Hall of Guines ’68, Anna University campus, Chennai.
According to Nielsen, the Indian book market is worth USD6.7 billion. It is the third-largest English language market in the world, and many regional language markets are thriving. In the past 12 months, the demand for books has continued to climb.
Meerut-based MH Printers and Nazim Book Binding House are creators of textbook guides, questions bank, school books. At the moment, they have a capacity to bind 20,000-30,000 books per day. The company was in the news because it installed a new model of six-clamp binder WB@2500 that are manufactured in the group company of Welbound Wolrdwide P Ltd, in Bengaluru.
German packaging ink major Siegwerk showcased its contribution and work carried out with CEFLEX, a collaborative European consortium of companies and associations representing the entire value chain of flexible packaging, to develop advanced flexible packaging solutions for a circular economy.
The upcoming edition of PrintFair 2019 is set to feature more than 250 exhibitors under pre-press, press, post-press and paper converting segments.
Ravi Chawla, managing director of Gulf Oil will be the chief guest at the tenth edition of PrintWeek India Awards Night on Thursday, 29 November 2018.
The Constitution was made available in Braille for the first time ahead of the Constitution Day on 26 November. In a joint project undertaken by ‘The Buddhist Association for the Blind along with Saavi Foundation and Swagat Thorat, who started India’s first Braille newsletter Sparshdnyan, the Constitution will be made available in five parts in Braille for the benefit of visually challenged individuals.
Chennai-based Pressman Academy for Print Education Resource (PAPER) – the educational vertical of Pressman Solutions conducted 12 workshops in the last half of 2018. Spread across the country, topic for the seminars ranged from full-day workshop on pressroom standardisation at Haridwar and New Delhi, process control workshop at multiple locations in Mumbai, Pune, Chennai and Sivakasi, basics of UV offset printing at Silvassa and Vasai.
The members of Kerala Master Printers Association (KMPA) doubled their tally from the previous year to 58 trophies in various categories at the 13th National Award for Excellence in Printing (NAEP) conducted by All India Federation of Master Printers (AIFMP).
Kerala printers under the coordination of S Saji, past president of Kerala Master Printers Association (KMPA) created a world record (Incredible book of records) by releasing 584 new titles simultaneously.
Electronics For Imaging (EFI) which has a 30-year legacy of leadership in the digital imaging market, announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to be acquired by an affiliate of Siris Capital Group, LLC (Siris) in an all-cash transaction valued at approximately USD1.7 billion. Siris is a leading private equity firm focused on investing and driving value creation in technology companies that provide mission-critical solutions and are facing technology transitions.
Aitken Spence Printing & Packaging, one of Sri Lanka’s top printers have obtained G7 master facility qualification-colour space, highest level of the G7 program for colour standards and becoming the first ever in Sri Lanka to obtain the reputed certification for colour standarisation.
The history of books teaches us that periods of prosperity and rising living standards were a direct result of democratic gains in politics and civil society and more books being consumed. Which is why Team Welbound and Team Henkel's aim through Book Days - Books for All to re-kindle the joy of the printed books and drum support in its mission to provide "faster, better, cheaper" books for publishers and readers has picked up across the country. Now Books for All will travel to the print city of Sivakasi in Tamil Nadu.
The Coimbatore headquartered company has an increased focus on post-press equipment, after their launch, FC 80 coating machine with drip-off technology. Sriraam Selvam speaks to CN Ashok, managing director of Autoprint to understand the year gone by, the roadmap ahead and future predictions
As cyclical paper prices continues to be the bone of contention, Sriraam Selvam studies the scenario
PrintWeek India's Paper and ERP and MIS expert, Sriraam Selvam, spots four trends from round-the-world which is making news
The London-headquartered packaging giant DS Smith is in the news. The company has reported ongoing growth in corrugated box volumes and market share gains, driven by its “resilient” FMCG-focused customer base and its strong position in the e-commerce packaging market.
PrintWell Printers in Amritsar is in the news because of a mini record it has created. Sources inform PrintWeek India that more 1.25 lakh books were printed and bound within a week, from printing to packing of installing a WB@2500 from the Impel-Welbound group.
A heads up about the Indian paper and paperboard market from SN Venkataraman, divisional head-marketing, ITC PSPD.
The All India Federation of Master Printers (AIFMP) has renewed their contract with Print-Packaging.com as event partners for organising their flagship exhibition – Pamex for the next three editions.
New policies on waste paper import by China’s Ministry of Environmental Protection is said to have resulted in reduced output and supply from the country as the shortfall of millions of tonnes of raw material.
Cochin-based Future Schoolz, a training institute for the printing industry announced a five-day hands-on training programme for academicians and print professionals from 14 September 2018 at Cochin.
Ink major Siegwerk announced its presence at InPrint 2018, exhibition of print technologies for industrial manufacturing to be held at Milan, Italy from 20 November to 22 November 2018.
Chennai-based picture publishers JB Khanna Fine Arts have completed the installation of Chennai's first Konica Minolta AccurioPress 6100.
QI Press Controls (QIPC), the Dutch specialist in measurement and control systems announced the addition of five new web offset clients to their kitty. This keeps the company on target with their performance from previous year where they installed 25 colour registration systems in the first six months.
In a special event held on 13 October 2018, Kerala Master Printers Association (KMPA) distributed relief funds in the presence of K Mohammed Y Safirulla, IAS, district collector of Ernakulam.
Several Toyo ink’s subsidiaries in and around China- Tianjin Toyo Ink, Shanghai Toyo Ink, Jiangmen Toyo Ink and Toyo Ink Asia in cooperation with Japan’s Toyo Ink and Toyo-Morton will jointly exhibit at the 7th All in Print China 2018 in Shanghai between 24 to 28 October 2018.
Ed-bellishment 2018 an industrial interaction training programme was conducted by Kochi-based Future Schoolz- a print industry specific training institute.
Coimbatore-based Print Hub have installed Konica Minolta AccurioPress C6085 which replaces their Kodak Nexpress 3300. This is the second C6085 in Coimbatore.
Packaging pre-press training centre Yesgo conducted a workshop on trends and opportunities in pre-press and packaging on 23 September 2018 in Chennai.
Kerala Master Printers Association (KMPA) in its ongoing effort to support people affected by floods, distributed notebooks specially printed by the association to students at Kainakary, Alapuzha.
German packaging ink major Siegwerk announced the acquisition of Canadian Ultra Inks in its bid to strengthen its operations and portfolio for packaging and label printers in Canada.
In a press conference held at Kochi, Kerala Master Printers Association (KMPA) estimated Rs 150 crores as the current losses for the printers with the long-term losses expected to go up to Rs 400 crores.
HP recently announced the launch HP Metal Jet, the world’s most advanced 3D printing technology for the high-volume manufacturing of production-grade metal parts.
HP announced the launch of HP Metal Jet, the world’s most advanced 3D printing technology for the high-volume manufacturing of production-grade metal parts.
Bookbinding is considered a very important operation. Sriraam Selvam finds out how Welbound Technical Services (WTS) goes about providing brand-independent, efficiency improvement programmes for the Indian book print and post-press industry
Driven by growing demand in the local market, better realization, anti-dumping policies etc., JK Paper nearly doubled its standalone net profit to Rs 109.57 crore for the second quarter ended September 30. Meanwhile, TNPL reported a net profit of Rs 6.52 crore when compared with a net loss of Rs 13.2 crore in the same period last year.
Bengaluru-based Sri Siddalingeshwara Digital Press (SSDP) has installed the Canon Imagepress C10000VP, the company’s second Canon press.
Leading eCommerce portals are expected to exceed Rs 10,880-crore worth of goods sold during the festive sale this year.
Hitech System's Foliant Vega 400A was launched at PrintPack 2019, which is an automatic thermal laminator with auto feeder and auto cutter with foiler for spot foil and spot lamination.
The Kerala Master Printers Association annual conference Print and Beyond is themed around Make in India: Success stories in print. The full day deliberations will be hosted at the Holiday Inn in Kochi.
The Federation of Paper Traders' Association (FPTA) of India is aiming at a year-long campaign which will culminate with Paper Day on 1 August. A press note said, "To achieve our goal of a National Paper Day, we need to involve all the stakeholders in the Paper industry. Paper manufacturers, Paper traders and paper converters who can join hands to reach-out to civic society and create awareness about the benefits of paper and its impact on the environment."
Sriram Selvam catches up with Nizamappas of Chennai-based Yesgo, which recently invested in Esko’s ArtPro+, at the 14th edition of PrintPack India.
The Kerala High Court ruling which prohibits the use of flex and other non-biodegradable materials for campaigning throughout the state ahead of the Lok Sabha elections is proving to be a blessing for the state's offset presses. When PrintWeek India visited two major units in Ernakulam both of them were busy printing more than 50,000 election posters for the two major coalitions LDF and UDF on expensive glossy art paper.
As a parent, it worries me. The pirated versions of NCERT textbooks in English have flooded the markets. An informal conversation with a bookseller revealed the bookstores get approximately 20 per cent more commission when they sell pirated texts. In addition, this is a cash blow to the Council, plus the pressure on approved vendors.
In an effort to make learning more relevant, the department of printing technology in Avinashilingam University, Coimbatore have begun adopting experiential learning technique for their students.
With Asia Pulp & Paper Group (APP) to set up India’s largest paper mill in a single site, Sriraam Selvam, associate editor of PrintWeek India and WhatPackaging? magazines, sheds light on to India's growing paper industry.
Chennai-based digital print shop Print Park has completed the installation of Konica Minolta AccurioPress C6085 at their unit in Arumbakkam.
Coimbatore-based Avinashilingam University conducted a two-day camp as part of Unnat Bharat Abhiyan on 14 and 15 February 2019 at Veerapandi Pudhur, the college’s adopted village.
Impel-Welbound, India’s leading supplier of book binding machines, has entered into an agreement with Rokin Technology to introduce hard cover case-making solutions in India. Arvind Kalasur, director-technical services, travelled with Suresh Nair, the CTO of the group, to evaluate the Rokin products prior to this announcement.
The AsaiesCIP3 ink presetting system has been successful at Malayala Manorama on a double-width TKS web offset press.
Arasan Ganesan Polytechnic College in Sivakasi hosted a career guidance programme for the benefit of its students studying diploma course in printing technology.
Dorling Kindersley India will donate 3,100 copies of children books for the industry initiative, Book Days - Books for All. The books include a collection of Chhota Bheem Gurukul set plus other popular children books. These easy to use books are packed with activities and exercises that keep a child engaged and entertained for hours!
Ernakulam-based Anaswara Offset won the Asianet News Federal Bank Keerthi Mudra SME Award for the year 2018 in the printing and packaging category.
Chennai-based Gayathri Machineries and Muri, Switzerland-based Multigraf AG have partnered to sell and support the latter's Touchline range of digital creasing, perforating and folding equipment.
Print Generic System (PGS), the Chennai-based post-press specialist for packaging industry is expecting to create more awareness of its successful full-fledged UV system at its stall during PrintPack 2019.
Chennai-based Pressman Solution will conduct daily workshops in their stall apart from launching several new initiatives during PrintPack 2019.
Chennai-based ePrint Machinery will aim to continue its steady growth story as it steps into the third year of inception.
Bengaluru-based PrintPack first timers SSA Amrutha Folder Tech displayed its Super City 0088, a customisable, high-speed folder-gluer.
Coimbatore-based Macro Print Engineers India, the lamination specialist announced two deals for their compact, fully automatic laminator at the end of the first day at PrintPack India 2019.
Boxtech Bangalore is showcasing Velocity, its high-speed automatic carton folding and gluing machine at PrintPack 2019.
With a comparatively quiet 2018 focused largely on research and bringing out new products to the market, Bengaluru-based Printools Corporation has launched their first six-clamp fully automatic perfect binder HB Binder R-6.
Thirty-year old Skytec Corporation announced a successful PrintPack with 19 deals signed for their laminators and binders. The company brings Korean-made roll and pouch laminators and Chinese binders.
Belgium-based Hybrid Software made their presence felt at PrintPack and highlighted its Packz pre-press software capabilities.
Coimbatore-based post-press equipment manufacturer, Electro Mec Machinery, launched its version of four-clamp perfect binding machine during PrintPack India 2019.
The popular synthetic paper brand Synaps from Agfa is now in India and brought exclusively by Chennai-based consumable specialist Kapoor Imaging.
Post-press packaging equipment specialist Suba Solutions has launched one-of-its-kind the indigenously developed liner carton – bag in box machine, which is available for live demonstrations at PrintPack.
Ashish Narang, the second generation entrepreneur from Delhi-based UV coating specialists, Style Graphics, shares his takeaways from PrintPack 2019.
Thrissur, Kerala-based Redland Machinery has introduced a range of products including what they claim a fully automatic die-cutter which works almost twice as fast as other Indian brands available. The company also launched an intelligent, automated envelope-maker at the show.
Chennai-based digital equipment specialist Monotech Systems announced India’s first installation of GCC JF-240UV multi-purpose UV flatbed printer at Pro Lab in Bengaluru.
The All India Federation of Master Printer's (AIFMP) flagship conference, Romancing Print 2018 will be held in association with the Kerala Master Printers Association (KMPA) on Sunday, 24 June 2018 at Hotel Tripenta, Malampuzha, Palakkad, Kerala.
Sivakasi-based Arasan Ganesan Polytechnic College (AGPC) conducted a day long training programme on Photoshop for its printing technology students on 10 July 2018.
Madurai-based photo album specialist Dinesh Colour Lab have invested in Madurai’s first MGI JetVarnish 3DS kit equipped with iFoil technology.
The torrential rains, overflowing rivers and a series of landslides have devastated the state of Kerala. More than four hundred people have lost their lives; and more than a lakh individuals who have been displaced.
Manroland Web Systems and Goss International have announced a merger of their businesses. The merger was brought into effect on 17 August 2018 and the new company will operate under the name of Manroland Goss Web Systems.
Pune-based Mudran Maharshi Dr Pa Bha Kulkarni Pratishthan will conduct its fourth annual event on 9 August 2018 at Pune Vidyarthi Griha's auditorium.
The department of printing technology in Avinashilingam University, Coimbatore celebrated Paper day with a daylong programme.
Print industry veteran, Munish Aggarwal is the first Indian to be inducted as Gutenberg’s Knights at the first investiture ceremony of the new Portuguese association Lusophone Association of Gutenberg's Knights on 22 June 2018.
A Annamalai Venkat, president of Federation of Paper Traders' Associations of India (FPTA) speaks to PrintWeek India on the need of Paper Day in India and the efforts taken by his association to make it a grand success
Future Schoolz, a print industry specific training institute was inaugurated on 14 July 2018 at Cochin by Prof Dr Rajendra Kumar Anayath, vice chancellor, DCRUST, Haryana. The ceremony was presided by O Venugopal –vice president (south) AIFMP and AMSG Ashokan, president of AIFMP inaugurated the institute’s website.
The much-talked-about Xerox Iridesse was globally launched at Warsaw, Poland on 23 May 2018 and later on 8 June, it was introduced in the Indian print market during the PrintExpo show at Chennai. Sriraam Selvam takes a look at this single-pass CMYK+ digital press
The Indian Printing Packaging and Allied Machinery Manufacturers’ Association (IPAMA), announced that Dayaker Reddy, president of the association has been nominated as the vice president of Global Print in its meeting held in Tokyo on 27 July 2018 during IGAS 2018.
Welbound portable Page Pull Tester (PPT) designed and developed by Impel Services, a Welbound group company has built a large pipeline of orders for the maker. Leading quality book printers including Pragati Offset in Hyderabad, Brilliant Printers in Bengaluru, CDC Printers in Kolkata, Printplus in Mumbai and 1st Print in Chennai deploy the tester. This has spread the message and more and more publishers and printers are opting for this tool.
Parksons Packaging unveiled India’s first elevated Heidelberg Speedmaster XL 106 at their Sri City plant, near Chennai.
The German press auxiliary manufacturer, Technotrans has completed eight years of operations in India.
Bengaluru-based Chinnu Graphics have completed installation of Canon Imagepress C10000VP with the aim of augmenting their album printing capabilities.
Romancing Print 2018, All India Federation of Master Printer's (AIFMP) flagship seminar was held in association with the Kerala Master Printers Association (KMPA) on Sunday, 24 June 2018 at Hotel Tripenta, Malampuzha, Palakkad, Kerala.
Packaging pre-press training centre Yesgo opens in Chennai. The who’s who of Chennai’s print fraternity attended the event with John Winderam- general manager for South and South East Asia, Esko cutting the ceremonial ribbon and opening the institute.
Agra-based education books publisher Shivalal Agarwala and Company have added a portable page-pull testing machine developed by Impel Services, a Welbound group company.
In separate letters, presidents of All India Federation of Master Printer's (AIFMP) and Kerala Master Printers Association (KMPA) have appealed to fellow associations and printers to contribute towards the devastating damages caused by the recent floods in Kerala leaving many printers and their employees homeless
Regional Institute of Printing Technology Alumni Association (RIPTAA), Kolkata conducted Summit’18 at Science City Mini theatre on 15 August 2018. The event consisted of a technical seminar which was followed by the Annual General Meeting (AGM) of the association.
Jio is third, Flipkart is fifth and Patanjali on seventh are the only three Indian companies to make the top 10 list of Most Influential Brand (MIB).
Chennai-based digital print shop chain Dina Color Labs opened its 18th branch in Coimbatore, inching towards their immediate milestone of 20 commercial print shops across Tamil Nadu.
Department of Printing and Media Engineering, MIT, Manipal inducted his 26th batch of students with a two-day orientation programme held on 18 and 19 July 2018 at the campus.
ITC Paperboards & Specialty Papers Division (ITC PSPD) has introduced two new products in the paperboard segment – Omegabev and Omegabarr – in a bid to target the food and beverages (F&B) industry. The F&B industry is expected to be one of the largest consumers of the paperboard in the next five years.
After 19 years at the helm of Freemont-based Electronics For Imaging (EFI), Guy Gecht, CEO of the company has announced his intention to step down from his position.
L&K Saatchi & Saatchi bagged a Gold Lion in what is new category, the three-year-old Glass Lions, at the Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity. Also, India had a bullish run at the Cannes Lions as shortlists for Cyber, Glass, Outdoor, PR, Promo & Activation, Print & Publishing.
Sales plus sourcing kit or material is the crux of any business. If a print firm is unable to tap the right type of technology the business will not function for very long. If you are a SME firm, the question is how to find and incentivise your team to work well, individually and as a team.
Henkel India announced the launch of a dedicated online store in IndiaMart.com, aimed at packaging and consumer goods adhesive products.
Trigon Digital has installed the HP Indigo WS6000 digital press at its facility in Mumbai.
The Taco Vision stall at the Index show in Mumbai from 8 to 11 June was a sight to behold.
Ink major DIC India organised a series of annual business associates meets across several cities in the last few months with discussions focused on printing needs of the packaging industry.
PackPlus 2017 announced the participation of 375 exhibitors in their four day event to be held from 3 August to 6 August 2017 at Pragati Maidan, New Delhi.
Vasai-based Skanem Interlabels has completed installation of HP Indigo WS6800 digital press. One of leading producers of self-adhesive labels, this would be the company’s second Indigo press at their facility.
Central regulators Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) in a series of notifications and orders aim to address issues like safety and standards, including labelling of packaged products and nutrient content in 2017.
Kodak India announced that it has teamed up with India’s Youth for People and Aroehan, two local NGOs, to deliver 5,000 notebooks to children across schools in Mokhada in rural Maharashtra.
New Delhi-based Sona Papers, the fine paper, paper, recycled paper and dry grey board specialist announced the launch of their pre-cut/pre-finished papers for digital printing machines.
Authentication Solution Providers’ Association (ASPA) a non-profit organisation of authentication solution providers, will conduct their first ‘Brand Protection Awareness Forum’ at Sayaji Hotel, Indore on 12 July 2017.
Popular print academician Dr Rajendrakumar Anayath was named as the vice-chancellor of Deenbandhu Chhotu Ram University of Science and Technology (DCRUST), at Murthal in Sonipat district by the Haryana Governor and chancellor of the university Kaptan Singh Solanki.
The managing editor, Noel D'cunha pinged on PrintWeek India's WhatsApp group that the cloth shop owners in Surat are on strike. The reason: the 5% GST levied on textiles. Also, the police had baton-charged members of the textile association in Surat. Important markets in Surat were shut down. Likewise, the Maskati market in Ahmedabad, a major textile centre in the state, wore a deserted look as around 25,000-30,000 traders also observed a shutdown.
In yet another case of GST rate protest, Andhra Pradesh’s recycled paper mills owners have appealed to the Union Finance Minister and the GST council to either waive the GST (12%) or reduce it drastically, as otherwise they will soon have to down the shutters.
Print-Packaging.com, the organiser of PackPlus 2017, has announced the participation of 375 exhibitors at the four-day event to be held from 3 to 6 August 2017 at Pragati Maidan, New Delhi.
Konica Minolta Business Solutions Asia (BSA) launched its Customer Engagement Centre (CEC) at Techlink in Singapore. The 5,600 sq/ft centre is a strategic investment to drive the company's industrial printing business in Southeast Asia.
IndiaCorr Expo – SinoCorrugated 2017 has announced the confirmed participation of nearly 150 exhibitors in their upcoming edition.
Print, they say, is on the backfoot. My question is: if print is unpopular, what is popular? I am informed it is YouTube, Facebook, TikTok and WhatApp. Armed with this insight, I look at a recent study, which looks at Asia's top thousand brands and India's top 100 brands, according to consumers.
Multiflex Polybags bagged three honours for excellence in printing on narrow-, wide- and mid-web flexible films at the Asia Flexo Awards 2019, helping India get the lion’s share with 15 awards. Sriraam Selvam of WhatPackaging? speaks to the Chennai-based company's Pratik Mehta to find out how it has evolved into one of the front-runners in the flexographic printing segment
French dosing and cup filling specialists Serac will be showcasing the latest version of the cup filling machine Neo designed by Nova at their stall in ProPak India 2019 from 21 October to 23 October 2019 at Bombay Exhibition Center, Mumbai.
Mumbai-based Impel Services (Welbound), the post-press and book specialist has marched on with their Value Add Adhesives programme at the book major’s factory
DQS, a global top 10 certification and assessment body focussing on more than 25 verticals including print & packaging industry is in India.
Kanu Gandhi is famous as the little boy who walked ahead of Mahatma Gandhi who prodded him with his stick on the beaches of Gujarat’s Dandi village during the historic Salt Satyagraha of March-April 1930. On 22 October 2016, Kanu Ramdas Gandhi, the grandson of Mahatma Gandhi and a former NASA scientist, passed away. He was 87 and is survived by his 90-year old wife Shivalaxmi.
Print media giants DB Corp announced the ascent of their flagship daily Dainik Bhaskar’s rise to the second most circulated newspaper in Bihar, according to the latest Audit Bureau of Circulation (ABC) report.
Idealliance USA, in partnership with Chennai-based SquareDots, will be conducting a G7 expert and professional certification training between 11 and 13 October 2019 at Kochi.
ITC’s Printing and Packaging Division received the silver award at the 2019 Dow Packaging Innovation Awards for its breathable wheat flour pack with air release control design for Aashirvaad Atta.
Speciality chemical major, Clariant Chemicals (India) announced their second-quarter (September 2019) results with sales at Rs 272.1 crores and a growth of 6.1% as against the same period the previous year (September 2018).
Henkel, the global chemical and consumer goods company behind well-known brands such as Loctite, Pritt, Sellotape and Schwarzkopf, Dylon and Colour Catcher has reinforced its commitment for the development of a circular economy by investing in the recycling specialist Saperatec.
The Association for Print Technologies (APTech), formerly known as NPES will host the Print Innovation Exchange India 2019 conference in partnership with The Bombay Master Printers' Association (BMPA) on 25th November 2019 at Courtyard by Marriott Mumbai International Airport, Mumbai.
Tirupur-based packaging specialist Saravana Graphicss has invested in Heidelberg’s Speedmaster SX 74 to meet the increasing demand for printed products.
Cosmo Films, global experts in speciality films for flexible packaging, lamination and labelling applications as well as synthetic paper announced the addition of two new products to its synthetic paper portfolio- a digitally printable synthetic paper and other one is a high tear-resistant synthetic paper.
Indot is headquartered in Chalakudy in Kerala. The parent company, Indot Color World is a five centre operation which produce 150 photo albums daily at each of its ops, This includes centres in Chennai and Pune, as well as multiple collection centres across Kerala.
Pratap Pawar, chairman, Sakal Media, has been unanimously chosen as chairman of Media Research Users Council (MRUC) at its board meeting and 25th Annual General Meeting, which was hosted in Mumbai, on 4 September, 2019.
Chennai-based boutique digital print house PM Digital Products recently added Horizon BQ 270V single-clamp variable binding machine and APC-610 programmable cutter.
At CPhi WW 2019 (5 to 7 November in Frankfurt, Germany), SGD Pharma launched a digital tool to identify non-compliances in moulded glass bottles intended for the pharmaceutical industry.
Chennai-based Dina Color Lab have installed India’s first Konica Minolta AccurioPress C6085.
HP have announced the launch of HP DesignJet T830 24 inch multifunction printer.
Pamex have concluded the second of their ten stop ‘Grassroot Contact Programme’ road shows in Maharashtra.
Indian paper industry are reeling due to a sharp increase in import of paper and paperboard with April-July imports have grown by 40%.
PrintWeek India's ERP and MIS expert, Chennai-based Sriraam Selvam, cherry picks trends which are making news.
Swedish paperboard manufacturers Iggesund Paperboard were revealed as the suppliers of the much-appreciated sustainable boards used in Apple packaging, including its iPhones and iPads kit.
The alumni association of Regional Institute of Printing Technology (RIPTAA) conducted its 31st annual conference and annual general meeting in Kolkata.
The third regional roadshow for Pamex 2017 was organised by Kerala Printers Association at CSI Retreat Centre, Kottayam on 15 October 2017.
Sweden-based paperboard manufacturers Iggesund Paperboard have been awarded the highest rating for sustainability for both their mills – in Iggesund, Sweden and Workington, England by an evaluation done by the EcoVadis firm of analysts.
Kundli, Haryana-based Sodhisons Mechanical Works have completed installation of three case-makers from Zhengarun in the last month.
‘Print Yatra’, a unique roadshow initiative to promote Pamex 2017 concluded its tour of Uttar Pradesh covering the cities of Allahabad, Gorakhpur, Kanpur, Varanasi and Lucknow.
Kerala Master Printers Association’s (KMPA) latest initiative of providing orientation course students has been a success and have commenced a second batch in less than a fortnight.
A design summit organised by HP and ITP Media Group in Delhi saw around 100 architects participate and saw the introduction of HP DesignJet T830 24-Inch multifunction printer for the first time in India.
PrintWeek India's ERP and MIS expert, Chennai-based Sriraam Selvam, cherry picks trends which are making news.
Railway’s 100 year old printing press in Chennai’s Royapuram district which was used to print the classic square tickets is expected to be eased out in the near future as the institution takes another step into the digitisation era
Kerala Master Printers Association (KMPA) kick started a unique training initiative where orientation course for recently passed out and recruited students was given.
Indian food regulator Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) is set to announce new norms for pouches, foil containers, bottles and boxes used for food and beverages packaging in an attempt to address various concerns over contamination complaints due to sub-standard material and print.
Mumbai-based Venus Infotech announced it shall conduct regular workshops on dye sublimation printing to be held twice a month from November.The first two sessions which were conducted have elicited a positive interest.
The Indian Printing Packaging & Allied Machinery Manufacturers’ Association (IPAMA) have announced their intention to send a delegation to ‘Sri Lanka Print 2018” (Collate 2018) exhibition which is scheduled to be held from 16 to 18 March, 2018 at Colombo Exhibition & Convention Centre, Colombo, Srilanka.
Kundli, Haryana-based Sodhisons Mechanical Works have completed installation of three case-makers from Zhengarun in the last month.
Shenso Graphic Solutions, a joint venture between Daya and Sodhisons Mechanical Works announced the successful sale and installation of dry lamination machine from KDX, manufactured under Italian Technical Collaboration.
Sriraam Selvam studies Valluvar, the celebrated Tamil poet and philosopher best known for Thirukkuṛaḷ, a collection of couplets or Kurals on ethics, political and economical matters. And selects a few gems for the 21st century packaging technologist.
Kundli, Haryana-based Sodhisons Mechanical Works have completed installation of three case-makers from Zhengarun in the last month.
Advertising Agencies Association of India (AAAI) and Indian Outdoor Advertising Association (IOAA) have introduced a Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) to be followed by members of both associations, with a view to regulate the fast-growing outdoor advertising Industry in India.
PrintWeek India's ERP and MIS expert, Chennai-based Sriraam Selvam, handpicks trends which are making news in the world.
With employment generation of over six million in 2016 and an investment pipeline of USD 18.84 billion lined up this year, the Indian food industry is ripe for another growth spurt, which is expected to hugely benefit the packaging sector in the coming years
In an effort to promote Pamex with its members, Kerala Master Printers Association (KMPA) organised a grand event in Cochin with participation from over 120 of its members.
Chennai-based Pressman Academy, headed by K Panthala Selvan, is now a certified consultant for G7 methodology. The Academy cleared the G7 Expert Level Certification Programme for printing consultants and printers conducted by Idealliance USA at Shanghai Printing and Publishing College in November 2017.
Freemont, California-based Electronics for Imaging (EFI) will host their first-ever three-day virtual event from 21 April to 23 April 2020.
Cochin-based Future Schoolz, a print industry specific training institute will be hosting an online forum on the impact of corona on the future of print industry on 18 April 2020 between 11.30 am and 1.00 pm.
Chennai-based YesGo inaugurated its second branch in less than a month at Bengaluru on 14 March 2020, to mainly provide packaging pre-press training courses using the Esko software suite.
Ohio-based testing and consulting major Smithers valued the inkjet print market at USD 80.4 billion (approx. Rs 607 billion), almost the equivalent to 923 billion A4 prints, and is expected to reach USD 118.2 billion in 2025.
As several presses across the country begin operations, Faheem Agboatwala, director of the Mumbai-based Hi-Tech Printing Services shares some simple but essential starting tips. The BMPA and Print Summit stalwart believes this will facilitate a smooth restart
We continue to understand the print fraternity’s views on their future use of Chinese manufactured products both machinery and raw materials.
The growing digital printing market in the industrial town of Tirupur saw the addition of Konica Minolta AccurioPress 6085 by Rabiya Graphics.
Covid-19 has impacted the trust quotient in China. Which is why, the PrintWeek team spoke to more than 100 industry leaders to ascertain the fate of Chinese manufacturers. In the first part of this series, we have published ten of the comments.
PrintWeek in partnership with Miraclon will host a webinar masterclass by Steve Smith on 25 June 2020.
Fujifilm India on 8 June announced the Indian launch of its new superwide format system, the Acuity Ultra. This UV-curable roll-to-roll printer uses Uvijet GS inks, a solvent-free chemistry that is both fully emission compliant and Greenguard approved.
In the season of webinars, Vijay Adlakha of Printsmith shares his favourite 10 that he attended and was benefitted- print and otherwise
Chennai-based multi-brand solution expert Printronics will host a webinar along with their partners Italy-based Durst Phototechnik to share the latter’s’ expertise on digital printing for labels and packaging on 27 May 2020.
Kochi-based Future Schoolz concluded first of its three webinars on 18 April 2020 with six experts from print and other domains sharing their thoughts on the theme 'What next? - Corona impact on print industry'
Global print and packaging think-tank Idealliance announced the launch of its Colour Management Professional Fundamentals online certification course in Hindi.
Konica Minolta India announced the appointment Tai Nizawa as the company's new managing director. With over 30 years of experience in the printing industry, Nizawa has been associated with Konica Minolta since 1987.
Thrissur-based Redlands Machinery has launched Banker DM 80-L disinfectant machine.
The Chennai-based Rajams Digital will become Asia’s first Heidelberg customer to adopt subscription pricing model on its new acquisition of SX 74.
PrintExpo 2018, the tenth edition of the exhibition opened today at Chennai Trade Centre, Nandambakkam in Chennai.
Campaign Asia released the 15th edition of Asia’s Top 1000 Brands for 2018 and named Samsung as Asia’s most favourite brand for the seventh year in a row.
The preparation of the biennial PrintPack exhibition is in full swing with its organisers already confirming a massive 332 participants for the event with Heidelberg being the latest big name to sign up.
The Xaar 2001+ printhead is the backbone of the ceramic tile decoration industry, and Scientifica Tiles LLP has become the first company in India to utilise its capabilities.
New Delhi-based Shenso Graphic Solutions (SGS) announced four installations of their automatic die-cutting waste stripping machine since its introduction at Pamex 2017.
Sitting in his new three-storeyed KM Tower, which houses South East Asia’s first Konica Minolta B2 AccurioJet KM-1 inkjet press, M Dinakaran, managing director of Dina Color Lab, one of Tamil Nadu’s fastest growing digital print chain, talks exclusively to Sriraam Selvam, about the press, its possibilities and the revolution he hopes to trigger
HP India has announced the results of its Skyline 2050 design competition for practicing architects and structural engineers based in India.
Xerox announced the launch of Iridesse production press, first-of-its-kind toner-based digital press with CMYK plus two specialty dry colours in a single pass.
Lakshminarayanan, chairman of Maditissa’s Print-n-Pack show is confident that the fore day show from 19th to 22nd July will define the future of printing and packaging fields. The present edition will have more than 200 stalls and will provide an opportunity to grasp the latest trends of the industry.
Chennai's Dina Color Lab has become the first Indian company (as well as the first South East Asian company) to buy a Konica Minolta B2 AccurioJet KM-1 inkjet press.
The department of printing technology at Anna University conducted Imprint 2018, its three-day national technical symposium from 1 to 3 March 2018.
Jakarta-based Asia Pulp and Paper (APP) is said to have expressed interest to set up a paper mill in Andhra Pradesh which would be the largest mill ever in India.
Vinod Kumar Jain, managing director at Secure Print is also a member of the standing committee for government relations at the All India Federation of Master Printers (AIFMP). In this blog, Jain takes on the protectionist strategy of the government and says the anti-dumping duty (ADD) on the import of paper, will further impact the already wobbling and teetering Indian print economy
Department of Printing and Media Engineering, MIT, Manipal conducted a daylong technical seminar titled Celebrating Print for Bengaluru printing fraternity at Manipal Academy of Banking campus, Bengaluru on 21 March 2018.
Kanishk Jain, proprietor of Delhi-based Grafik Machinery in a Q&A with Sriraam Selvam shares his thoughts on LED UV and the company’s roadmap.
The department of printing technology in Avinashilingam University, Coimbatore has announced the opening of admission for its Bachelor of Engineering in printing technology.
Trivandrum-based Digital House has completed the installation of Canon ImagePress C8000VP, making this their second Canon press after the ImagePress 10000VP which was installedin 2016. This is the second C8000VP in Kerala.
Delhi-based Shenso Graphic Solutions (SGS) announced the installation of their sixth high-speed dry lamination machine from KDX. The latest kit has been installed at the Saptagiri Packaging plant in Silvassa.
While the USD 6.1-bn takeover of Xerox by Fujifilm has sent the world into a tizzy, Sriraam Selvam breaks down what the deal could mean to the future of the company
Digital print enterprise Dina Color Labs inaugurated their Cuddalore branch taking another step towards their targeted 20 commercial print shops across Tamil Nadu.
Xaar, the UK-based manufacturer of industrial inkjet printheads announced that six of its RIP suppliers have received awards for developing software for the Xaar 1201 at the Shanghai Ad and Sign Show 2018.
Ernakulam, Kerala-based Sterling Print has completed the installation of the Mohr 56 eco-programmable paper guillotine at its premise.
Mumbai-based Essel Propack has reported a slender rise in net Profit for the quarter at Rs 44.8-crore as against Rs 43.9-crore in the previous year.
Navi Mumbai-based Emerging Graphics has announced an impressive 21 installations of EngView Package and Display Designer Suite, a specialised CAD/CAM software for boxes and POP/POS displays across leading packaging companies in India.
Coimbatore-based manufacturer and exporter of printing and allied machinery, Autoprint showcased Repetto 65, an automatic sheetfed flatbed die-punching and creasing machine.
In its list of many firsts for the corrugation and packaging industry, Chennai-based Suba Solutions announced the launch of Lamify, India’s first five-ply flute laminator machine at the PrintExpo 2018 show in Chennai.
Konica Minolta launched its new AccurioPress C3080 at PrintExpo 2018, held in Chennai from 8 to 10 June. Following the launch, the company has recorded sale of five units of the mid-production press during the three-day exhibition.
Muralidhar Nalli of Techno Graphic Services (TGS) India is of the opinion that when the world is moving towards digitalisation there has been an escalation in the number of packaging units in smaller cities that will resurrect printing
Chennai-based consumable specialist Kapoor Imaging announced a range of products under the Topaz brand which will aim to reach out the ever-growing packaging market in India.
Chennai-based Gayathri Machineries highlighted their success with the Hohner stitching machines and heads during PrintExpo 2018 held in Chennai from 8 to 10 June.
Hi-Tech Systems, the Mumbai-based print finishing equipment provider, introduced a desktop die-cutting machine and its own branded automatic double hydraulic cutting machine to the southern market during PrintExpo 2018 held in Chennai from 8 to 10 June.
The much-talked-about Iridesse production press from Xerox, which was globally launched at Warsaw, Poland on 23 May 2018, made its debut showcase in India during PrintExpo 2018 held in Chennai from 8 to 10 June. We spoke to Balaji Rajagopalan, executive director, technology, channels and international distributor operations, Xerox India, about the single-pass six-colour press that combines CMYK printing with up to two speciality dry inks like silver, gold and clear.
Rajesh Agarwal of SRK Technologies is swift at adapting to the changing market trends and gives a lowdown about his company’s positioning in the current scenario amidst the ugly battle for profit that has encapsulated the printing industry
The Indian government has pledged to ban all single-use plastics by 2022 on 5 June during a World Environment Day summit hosted by the Indian prime minister, Narendra Modi.
Canon India was once again at the forefront during PrintExpo 2018 and showcased all their top selling presses at the event held held in Chennai from 8 to 10 June. Sriraam Selvam spoke to Puneet Datta, director of professional printing products, Canon India, about the company’s strategy for the southern market and future product launches.
Epson India showcased the SureColor range of wide-format printers for the both photographic and signage markets during PrintExpo 2018 held in Chennai from 8 to 10 June.
Chennai-based Monotech Systems focused the overall theme of the exhibition on digital print enhancement, print finishing and displayed a range of post-press equipment during during PrintExpo 2018 held in Chennai from 8 to 10 June.
Tushar Pande of Emerging Graphics is thrilled at the remarkable growth in number of small city printers who are choosing automation to gain an equivalent foothold at the global printing level
Sagar Java of Java Paper Group feels that the nondescript print jobs have very little space left and appeals for the simplification of technology transfer from the printing moguls overseas to a local printer in India
Anand Limaye, the Chairman, legal cell of AIFMP and head at India Printing Works, in his detailed appeal examines why the demand for anti-dumping duty by the Indian paper mills is dangerous for the printing industry
Kerala Master Printers Association (KMPA) announced the successful conduct of two seminars on ‘Estimation and costing’ and another titled ‘Is your artwork ready for print’ for its members.
Four Indian campaigns have been shortlisted in a total of 21 in the Effective Innovation category of the annual WARC awards.
Telangana-based Sirpur Paper Mills’s (SPM) revival might be around the corner. According to media reports, the Government of Telangana "may" accept JK Paper’s Rs 628-crore offer.
Delhi-based Shenso Graphic Solutions (SGS) announced four installations of their automatic die-cutting waste stripping machine since its introduction at Pamex 2017.
Essel Propack has announced Project Liberty, a step forward in its commitment of improve sustainability. Project Liberty is a first-of-its-kind attempt to recycle multilayer laminates which consists aluminium in the structure, by separating aluminium and polymer into two distinct and reusable streams without the use of chemicals or heat.
Xerox India showcased the Versant 180, Versant 3100 along with Color C70 at the recently concluded PrintFair exhibition at Hyderabad between 9 and 12 March 2018.
Indian companies once again dominated the functional printing category in the Fespa Awards 2018 shortlist. All five places in the shortlist for the category are Indian with Classic Stripes and Protolab Electrotechnologies getting two nomination each and Keetronics India filling the remaining spot.
Global print and packaging think-tank Idealliance announced their latest G7 certification- AI Master Calibration System Certification Program designed for OEM digital press.
PrintWeek's ERP and MIS expert, Sriraam Selvam, looks at the Xerox bid plus Monotype's acquisition and CEO updates from EFI and Landa; as well as the implications of the Amazon Jeff Bezos' recent visit to India
The department of printing technology at Avinashilingam University, Coimbatore conducted a three-day workshop on the recent trends in offset printing at their premise from 22 to 24 January 2020.
German specialist of paper folding machines, GUK's partnership with Impel-Welbound has seen an upturn since the start of with the latter's introduction of Multimaster information leaflet folders.
Fine papers specialist, Sona Papers unveiled their new logo and mnemonics as part of the company’s strategic realignment.
The department of printing technology at Avinashilingam University, Coimbatore conducted a three-day seminar on specialty printing from 9 to 11 January 2020.
Kerala Master Printers Association (KMPA) inaugurated its golden jubilee celebrations on 4 January 2020 in style at The Renai Cochin in Kochi.
Ernakulam, Kerala-based Sterling Print House have completed installation of Champion CAVL 1100 automatic vertical lamination machine with hot knife from Redlands Machinery.
Chennai-based Gayathri Machineries introduced CF375 creasing and folding machine from Multigraf at Pamex 2020 held between 6 and 9 January 2020 at the Bombay Exhibition Centre in Mumbai.
Bhadragiri Sarvothama Pai founder of Sri Sudhindra Offset Process (SSOP) and a printing industry stalwart in Bengaluru passed away early last week. He was 80. Born in a small village in Udipi, Pai migrated to Bengaluru as a youth and worked his way to become an influential member in the city.
Some 1,800 exhibitors from 50 countries are expected to appear at Drupa 2020.
In less than two years since starting operations, YesGo inaugurated its first branch at Noida on 22 February 2020, to extend its packaging pre-press training courses using the Esko software suite.
The Department of Media Technology of Manipal Institute of Technology (MIT) will host the 4th edition of Print Olympiad at their campus on 16 and 17 March 2020.
In his presentation to the students of Institute of Printing Technology (IPT), Chennai, Fredrick John of Esko shared that embracing eCommerce as one of the key trends to note in the packaging industry.
The data in the National Family Health Survey-4 is revealing. The highlight is: only 41% per cent of Indian women are allowed to go alone outside the house. The data is unequivocal: there is little variation among women of Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes, Other Backward Classes and ‘other’ castes when it comes to being allowed to go out of the house. I used to feel that education provided freedom for women, but the survey proves me wrong.
Chennai-based pre-press packaging training company YesGo is all set to open its second branch in less than a month at Bengaluru on 14 March 2020.
Erode-based Titaanic Printers have completed the installation of Konica Minolta AccurioPress 6085 at their premise.
Manjushree Technopack Limited (MTL), India’s largest rigid plastics packaging company is listed as one of India’s Growth Champions in 2020 by The Economic Times and German based Statista, one of world’s leading providers of market & consumer statistics. The inaugural edition of the report is an initiative that aims to highlight accelerators of the Indian economy.
Nizam Appas, the founder of YesGo, has been conferred with the Leadership Game-changer Award by MSME Chamber of Commerce and Industry of India (MSME CCI) as part of its Green Tech Asia Awards 2020. Indrajit Ghosh, chairman at MSME CCI, presented the award.
It's one more feather in the cap of Lakshmi Printographics (LPPL). The North Indian print house had recently added a high speed fully automatic sewing machine by Bosid, and now they have acquired a specially configured K 74 KTL from GUK.
Chennai witnessed the opening of a new digital shop in Ambica Print Shop in the prime Ashok Nagar locality. The company has begun operations with the installation of Canon imagePress C10000VP.
The 11th edition of PrintExpo is all set to be held from 14-16 June 2019 at Hall 2 and 3 of the Chennai Trade Centre.
eAge Print, The Madras Printers’ & Lithographers’ Association’s (MPLA) four-day flagship exhibition kickstarted in Chennai at the Chennai Trade Center and will be held till 3rd June 2019.
Manipal Institute of Technology (MIT) announced the seventh edition of their Media Congress would be held on 14 and 15 December 2017.
Kerala Master Printer Association (KMPA) have embarked on a nine-day tour of Japan starting from 24 September. The 20 member team will visit several Japan-based printing machinery manufacturers and also make a short stop at Sri Lanka. Speaking exclusively to PrintWeek India, Rajesh G, honorary secretary of KMPA shared the details, objectives of the visit and the state of print in Kerala.
The print and packaging industry has seen business, contract. Anecdotal evidence suggests consumable consumption has been at the lowest post July.One leading printer said, that after the high of 2008, this has been the sharpest downturn. One thing is clear, lack of knowledge regarding the new indirect tax Goods and Services has affected “orders”.Many firms are hoping more clarity in the near-term to lead to activity growth.
Telengana Offset Printers Association (TOPA) announced that it would co-organising the third edition of PrintFair exhibition to be held from 9 to 12 March 2018 at Hitex Exhibition Centre, Hyderabad.
In the second part of a special IndiaCorr coverage, we look at some interesting launches that are expected to attract attention at the exhibition.
Canon India continued its strong showing at consecutive PrintExpo exhibitions by selling all the products on display at their premium stand.
IndiaCorr, scheduled from 14 to 16 September 2017, will take place at India Expo Mart, Greater Noida, Delhi – NCR is in its fifth edition and will see concurrent shows- India Folding Carton 2017 and the prestigious ICCMA Congress.
IndiaCorr 2017 announced a line-up of international brands who would take part in the exhibition for the first time.
Inkmonk.com, Chennai-based print marketplace start up announced they have raised nearly Rs 4.8 crores ($750 thousand) in seed funding from Japanese and Dubai based investors.
Kerala Master Printer Association (KMPA) have completed their 10 day tour of Japan which started in the end of September.
US-based NPES, the association for suppliers of printing, publishing and converting technologies recognised deceased industry doyen HV Sheth with the ‘Industrial Achievement Award’ at the recently concluded Print 17 show held at Chicago, USA.
The three-day event from 18 to 20 August 2017 is taking place at Hall 1 in Chennai Trade Centre, Nandambakkam, Chennai.
Xerox India will showcase their latest launches Xerox Versant 180, Xerox Versant 3100 along with the marquee Xerox C70 printers at PrintExpo 2017.
More than 250 exhibitors from India and abroad covering an area of 6188 sq/m will display a range of technology and products at IndiaCorr 2017.
Intel Trade Fairs & Expositions, the organisers of PrintExpo, is all set to launch the ninth edition of its flagship print industry exhibition on 18 August 2017, Friday at Chennai Trade Centre.
Wan-Ifra India 2017, the 25th annual Silver Jubilee Conference, organized by World Association of Newspapers and News publishers (Wan-Ifra) will see a line-up of 35 eminent speakers from leading global media houses.
In a bid to modernise its printing presses in Sahibabad plant The Times of India has invested in EAE (Engineering Automation Electronics) retrofit kit. This new retrofit project represents EAE’s biggest direct order to date from India.
Bengaluru-based digital and offset specialists Ma Prints has produced the world’s largest Bhagavad Gita which has entered the Guinness Book of World Record.
Ziegenbalg Museum on intercultural dialogue was inaugurated on 15 July 2017 at Tharangampadi, in Tamil Nadu. The museum will display several of the pioneering print tools of a German missionary Bartholomaeus Ziegenbalg.
PrintWeek India's ERP and MIS expert, Chennai-based Sriraam Selvam, cherry picks trends which are making news.
Xerox has announced the launch of Trivor 2400 high fusion inkjet press in India.The 508mm-wide continuous feed digital press originally announced at Drupa uses specially formulated ‘High Fusion Ink’ which enables it to print on offset coated media including matte, silk and glass stock from 60 to 250 gsm, up to 250 feet per minute.
The Silver Jubilee edition of the annual Wan-Ifra India Conference started with an equal note of concern and optimism on 13 September in Chennai at Hotel ITC Grand Chola. The event is on until 14 September.
A Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI)-Deloitte report, titled ‘Konnected to Consumers’ suggests that Indian retail industry growing at 10 per cent, may almost double to Rs 85 trillion (lakh crore) by 2021.
In a bid to accelerate 3D printing for industrial production, HP and Siemens have created Additive Manufacturing (AM) software module.
A senior journalist and activist, Gauri Lankesh (55), was shot dead outside her home in Rajarajeshwari Nagar in Bengaluru on the evening of 5 September.A total of seven bullets were fired of which three bullets struck her, one on the forehead, reported news agency IANS.
After a very slow first day, the PrintExpo exhibition from 18 to 20 August made up with better showing in the following two days and reached a par visitor count of close to 12,000 at Chennai Trade Centre, Nadambakkam.
Konica Minolta’s PrintExpo success included several bookings including inking a deal for their newly launched KIP 7170 printer.
Thrissur, Kerala-based Redland Machinery made a comeback to PrintExpo with a range of finishing products and most importantly announced their big ‘Make in India’ plans with the opening of their factory in Coimbatore in February.
Ricoh India made their presence felt at PrintExpo 2017 with their newly launched Pro C5200S entry level production press and a headline announcement of 80 installations in South India.
Chennai-based digital equipment specialist Monotech Systems announced their plan to expand their own manufactured portfolio with the launch of an inkjet label press in October.
Xerox once again held centre stage with one of the biggest stalls at the recently concluded PrintExpo 2017 with their latest range of Versant printers in display.
The industry has not seen an expansion in capacity for the last year or so due to many factors with the availability of cheaper import from ASEAN countries being on top of the list.
The Alumni association of Government Institute of Printing Technology (GIPT), Secunderabad celebrated the institute’s 40th year in a grand function which also honoured two retiring senior lecturers.
Chennai-based packaging equipment specialist, Suba solutions showcased Duofixx, folder-gluer/stitcher for the first time at PrintExpo 2017.
Hi-Tech Systems, Mumbai-based distributor of print finishing equipment will showcase a range of digital finishing solutions at PrintExpo 2017 from 18 to 20 August 2017 at Chennai Trade Centre.
The CEO of Future Schoolz, Kulakkada Pradeep spoke at the South India Printers Meet about the future of the print industry and the scope for change
The 11th edition of PrintExpo kick-started today at Hall 2 and 3 of the Chennai Trade Centre and will conclude on 16 June 2019.
PrintWeek India's Sriraam Selvam in conversation with Robert Hannum, corrugated segment manager – North America, DuPont Advanced Printing to understand more about the new Cyrel DLC plates
Chennai-based Manali Cartons has announced the launch of Taglio, its digital pre-media solutions brand.
Ajman, UAE-based Golden Paper Cups Manufacturing has recently installed an Autoprint Repetto 80 die-punching machine.
PrintWeek India's ERP and MIS expert, Sriraam Selvam, spots five trends of the week which are making news.
The Kerala Master Printers Association (KMPA) played host to S Dayaker Reddy, president of the Indian Printing Packaging & Allied Machinery Manufacturers’ Association (IPAMA) on a two-day visit to Kochi.
Mumbai-based Impel Services (Welbound), the post-press and book specialist kickstarted the ‘Beyond Adhesives’ campaign through their Knowledge Yatra team in Kerala.
Rajsree Industrial Printer completed the installation of a pre-owned Mitsubishi Diamond 1000 LS and a TechNova Viostar CTP system at their premise in the industrial development area of Edayar in Aluva district, Kerala.
Konica Minolta displayed a range of machines including their top end AccurioPress C6100 at the recently concluded PrintExpo
Chennai-based Pressman Solutions announced their partnership with Kodak for Prinergy, their premier pre-press workflow solutions and also introduced the new range of Techkon spectrometers at PrintExpo 2019
As PrintExpo 2019 concluded on 16 June 2019, the general feeling among the 100+ exhibitors were of overall satisfaction and contentment
A constant presence at PrintExpo, Chennai-based multibrand specialist, Monotech systems brought out most of their top selling products including PixelGlow digital UV and foiling system
Chennai-based wire and post-press equipment specialist Gayathri Machineries made their intentions clear in this edition of PrintExpo by being one of the prominent stalls of the show
Coimbatore-based Kalaikathir Achchagam recently installed Japan-made Horizon SPF 200 booklet-maker.
Delhi-based Thomson Press and Sivakasi-based Orient Color Art Printers have installed two and one brand new Shoei Combi-32 KLL Series paper folding machines, respectively. The machine comes with a built-in automatic double bundler system for both 16- and 32-page sections.
The Patna-based New Ratan Priya (NRP) has recently installed Welbound 2500 perfect binder at its premise.
The department of printing technology in Avinashilingam University, Coimbatore announced the installation of Autoprint 1510 single colour mini-offset press in an effort to give hands-on experience to their students.
Idealliance South Asia on behalf of Idealiance Foundation presented Arasan Ganesan Polytechnic College a scholarship to further the educational development for students in financial need who are pursuing a degree in graphic communications and/or graphic arts.
Rajsree Industrial Printer completed the installation of a pre-owned Mitsubishi Diamond 1000 LS and a TechNova Viostar CTP at their premise in the industrial development area of Edayar in Aluva district, Kerala.
Post-press specialist Hi-Tech System has installed the Foliant Taurus 530 NG fully automatic thermal laminator at Mumbai-based printed promotional product service provider Brandigo at their premise in Lower Parel.
A job printed on 20-lpi lenticular sheets at Trichy-based Antz Innovations for its client, Mumbai-based Wunderman Thompson, bagged a Bronze at the recently-concluded Cannes Lion 2019.
ITC's Packaging & Printing Business was crowned the Company of the Year at the PrintWeek Awards 2019, where the industry celebrated the awesome power of print and packaging at the Sofitel hotel in Mumbai on 2 December. The Chennai-headquartered converter, perhaps the largest value-added converter of paperboard packaging in South Asia, won three Awards.
Erode-based Spy Printers have completed the installation of South India’s first Canon ImagePress C910 at their premises. Founded in 1996 and involved in all kinds of printing widely into offset printing and digital marketing, Spy Printers is a leading printing company in the region.
Indian Paper Manufacturers Association (IPMA) has taken exception to ‘reduce paper usage’ being an objective of the Green Good Deeds campaign.
The Indian Drug Manufacturers Association (IDMA) has shared an interesting bit of information. The state of Gujarat which contributes to 33 per cent of India’s pharmaceutical production, is expected to be boosted by 40 per cent by 2020.
Komori’s India representative Insight has confirmed the installation of three Komori presses, one each at Codialbail Press in Mangalore, Bengaluru-based Usha Prints and Government of Karnataka’s department of printing, stationery and publishing.
Chennai-based Vibes Academy will conduct a daylong seminar cum workshop titled ‘Tools, kits and tips for quality and productivity’ on 18 April 2018 at Hotel Sabari Inn, Chennai.
HP has announced the launch of its B2 Indigo 12000 with double image resolution, which it claims is the next step in its Series 4 large-format press platform with more than 700 units installed worldwide.
HP has launched Indigo 6900 digital label press, which it believes will offer higher revenue per metre.
The department of printing technology in Avinashilingam University, Coimbatore conducted a four-day workshop on pre-flighting for CTCP platemaking process for the students studying printing technology course as part of printer’s day celebration.
If you have been tracking the stock movement of JK Paper, Tamil Nadu Newsprint, West Coast Paper Mills and NR Agarwal, you are in the right business. The big tip for the Indian print CEO with monies is, invest in paper stock.
The Kerala Master Printers Association (KMPA) celebrated Printers’ Day with a half-day programme on 24 February 2018 at Hotel Park Central in Kochi.
Kerala Master Printers Association (KMPA) has announced its Printers’ Day celebration programme to be conducted on 24 February 2018.
China has stopped imports of several grades of waste paper. This is due to a sustained campaign against foreign garbage, which has created shortage of raw material and impacted the production of paper.
Mumbai-based CNT Expositions and IMI Europe have announced plans to jointly host an inkjet conference in Mumbai on 4 and 5 October 2018.
HP has announced the launch of the PageWide XL 5100 and DesignJet T1700 wide-format printers in the Indian market.
As Government of India announces sweeping changes to its FDI regime, including relaxation in the much touted 100% FDI in single-brand retail under the automatic route. IKEA group is expected to be immediate beneficiary considering the fact that it already has the necessary FDI approval in place and an active plan of action too. The company is set to open 25 stores by 2025 and has invested over 11,000 crore. It has an approval to invest up to 110,500 crore. IKEA is expected to bring Hej Home st
USA-based NPES, the Association for Suppliers of Printing, Publishing and Converting Technologies who hosted the recently concluded Print Business Outlook Conference India in December announced a name change to become the Association for Print Technologies (APT).
QI Press Controls (QIPC), the Dutch specialist in measurement and control systems announced six new orders from web offset clients keeping up the trend of a strong performance from the previous year where they installed 25 colour registration systems in the first six months.
Indian Paper Manufacturers Association (IPMA) have stated that import of paper and allied products are expected to cross four million tonnes in the current financial year.
HP India announced the commercial availability of its ‘Multi Jet Fusion’ (MJF) 3D printing solution in India.
Telangana-based, Sirpur Paper Mills (SPM) has received ‘expression of interest’ from ITC Group, JK Paper, West Coast Paper Mills and Kolkata-based Kohinoor Group, according to a leading financial daily.
The members of Kerala Master Printers Association won 29 trophies in various categories at the 12th National Award for Excellence in Printing (NAEP) conducted by All India Federation of Master Printers (AIFMP).
Japanese printing giant Epson has announced the launch of the new SureColor F2100 direct-to-garment printer which will replace its flagship SC-F2000 model. According to company sources, the new printer has improved speed and reliability, lower targeted TCO (total cost of ownership) and the ability to create print designs using Epson’s Garment Creator software.
Mumbai-based Essel Propack has reported consolidated revenues of Rs 595-crore in the third quarter of FY18, rising by 1.8% year-on-year.
Fujifilm and Xerox have announced a blockbuster merger deal where Xerox will become a part of the bigger Fuji Xerox entity.
Prof Rajagopalan Vasudevan, dean and professor of chemistry at Thiagarajar College of Engineering, Madurai, popularly known for his development of using plastic waste to build roads of has been announced in the list of Padma Shri award winners.
The eighth edition of Compack, an exclusive show for packaging technology will be held from 14 to 16 June 2018 at Chennai Trade Centre, Nandambakkam.
GMG, one of the leaders in colour management software solutions, is in the news. GMG’s Indian partner Farb technologies completed installation of the ColorServer Ink Optimizer at newspaper major Deccan Herald and vernacular newspapers Pudhari and Navbharat in the recent months.
One month after the launch of its Jet Fusion series of 3D printers, HP has now introduced Jet Fusion 300/ 500 series of 3D printers, which enables additive manufacturing in full colour, black or white to produce engineering-grade functional parts. The machine also offers voxel control, which the company claims, is faster than any other such solutions in the market. Voxel is 3D pixel used by 3D printers to make objects.
The tenth edition of PrintExpo 2018, one of the more popular exhibition in South India has been announced. The dates are 8 and 10 June 2018 at the Chennai Trade Centre, Nandambakkam.
Maneck Davar, the managing director of Spenta Multimedia has been appointed on two bodies of the Ministry of Commerce, the Export Credit and Guarantee Corporation (ECGC) and Services Export Promotion Council (SEPC). Davar will be the independent director of the ECGC and the vice chair of SEPC.
Panthala Selvan of Pressman Solutions feels that colour management has seen a rise in the Indian printing industry over the past few years and more and more print firms are choosing to try it on their own shopfloor. In an interview with Sriraam Selvam, he provides a microscopic view on how to go about predicting the colour of print and narrates his expedition into the world of colour management
Print industry stalwart and managing partner of Chennai-based P M Digital Products, P Chellappan has announced the launch of his latest software, a ground-up built imposition and prepress solution which he believes will drastically reduce print ready times for both digital and offset printers.
Print industry stalwart and managing partner of Chennai-based P M Digital Products, P Chellappan has announced the launch of his latest software, a ground-up built imposition and prepress solution which he believes will drastically reduce print ready times for both digital and offset printers.
North Kerala’s Malabar Graphics based in Payyanur has become the first print firm in Kerala to install Heidelberg’s Speedmaster SX 74, which Chandra Mohan, the Malabar’s owner said, will opens up “new dimensions to its addressable market”.
Print industry stalwart and managing partner of Chennai-based P M Digital Products, P Chellappan has announced the launch of his latest software, a ground-up built imposition and prepress solution which he believes will drastically reduce print ready times for both digital and offset printers.
UK, Cambridge-based IDTechEx, a research and events services company in its latest report om 3D printing revealed that the push to develop software that enables design for Additive Manufacture for users looking to fully leverage the design freedoms offered by 3D printing is one of the key drivers of the growth of the rapidly growing 3D printer market.
Kerala Master Printers Association (KMPA) will hold the fourth edition of Print & Beyond seminar on 3rd February 2018 at Hotel Holiday Inn, Cochin.
Mumbai-based Jak Printers were the big winners at the 12th edition of the National Awards for Excellence in Printing (NAEP).
The Department of Printing and Media Engineering, MIT Manipal organised the 7th Manipal Media Congress last month. The two day conference was themed “Technological challenges and sustainable solutions in Print & Digital Media”. About 120 print entrepreneurs of Udupi District, Mangalore, Bangalore and teachers of printing colleges all over India delegated the conference. 32 research papers were presented by the academicians on the second day. These papers will be published by Springer in the Scop
Cincinnati-based manufacturer of environmentally-friendly advanced coatings, Michelman has launched its new Indian centric website www.michelman.in.
Tirupur-based Spectrra Prints has completed the installation of the Heidelberg Speedmaster XL 75 six-colour plus inline coater press.
Sivakasi-based Arasan Ganesan Polytechnic College (AGPC) conducted its state-level technical symposium titled ‘Impression 2018’ on 6 February 2018 at its college campus.
The Department of Printing and Media Engineering, MIT Manipal conducted Media Carnival, its sixth national-level intercollegiate print and electronic media technical festival on 12 and 13 February 2018 at its campus.
Print industry stalwart and educationist V Subramanian passed away in Chennai on 12 February 2018.
The eighth edition of Compack, an exclusive show for packaging technology will be held from 14 to 16 June 2018 at Chennai Trade Centre, Nandambakkam.
Chennai-based digital print specialist Dina Color Lab opened its twelfth commercial print shop in Tamil Nadu at Erode.
Julius Santi, veteran print educationist and founder of Salesian Institute of Graphic Arts (SIGA), Chennai passed away at the age of 85.
Interpack 2017, which begins on 4 May, has recorded the highest demand among exhibitors in its history of over 55 years, claimed the organisers Messe Dusseldorf. With more than 3,000 exhibitors from over 60 countries, Interpack is set to be bigger than ever.
“Screen printing is the most important aspect of our wedding card business,” says Mehul Parikh, proprietor of Ahmedabad-based Invitations Design Studio.
Adhesive major Henkel India won the ‘Leader Award’ under large business- corporate category at Frost & Sullivan’s Sustainability 4.0 Awards 2017.
Zund is in the news because of a recent installation of the Zund S3 L 1600 in the new Gujarat plant of Flint Group as well as an ongoing installation of a Zund kit, it's third, at Any Graphics in Noida.
US chemical maker Huntsman and Swiss speciality chemical company Clariant will combine in a massive ‘merger of equals’ valued at about $20 billion (Rs 2000 crores).
The department of printing technology of Coimbatore’s Avinashilingam University has announced the opening of admission for its Bachelor of Engineering on printing technology.
Manugraph India and Condot Systems announced their collaboration to produce for the first time a Manugraph press that can be converted to a hybrid numbering press.
The 1997 batch of Chennai-based Institute of Printing Technology (IPT) celebrated their 20th year of passing out with a reunion at the college.
Sussex-based QuadTech announced the installation of its third inspection system at TCPL Packaging.
Chennai-based Vibes Academy will host a seminar on ‘Printing Press Clinic’ on 28 June 2017 at Hotel Sabari Inn, Chennai.
Mumbai-based packaging and print firm, MK Printpack inaugurated it fourth facility in Sriperumbudur in Tamil Nadu. The plant was inaugurated by Mohini Kumar, wife of the founder of MK Group, Prithviraj Kumar on 29 April.
Indian newspaper major, Manugraph India along with its business partner in Japan, Seiken Graphics jointly sold the first single-width press in Japan to the Kii Minpou Company, a prominent player in the Japanese newspaper printing industry.
Heidelberg India has notched five installations of its hybrid Anicolor press with 2016 accounting for three of them.
Esko announced its efforts to help label converters with the launch two new turnkey workflow solutions, which will be publicly unveiled at Labelexpo Europe 2017, scheduled for 25 to 28 September at Brussels.
Print Miracle Expo 2017 from 7-9 April 2017 at the CIAL Trade & Exhibition Centre will be the second edition of the show organised in one of the most lucrative Indian print markets in Kochi. The 39-year old Kerala Master Printers Association (KMPA) has set up the KMPA Print Miracles Awards to be given away during the show. In addition, KMPA will host a conference. This is in addition to the annual Print and Beyond seminar.
In a rare and freewheeling interview to Printweek India's Sriraam Selvam, Senguttuvan R, chief executive of packaging and printing division, ITC shares his holistic views about the industry, its future and reveals ITC’s strategy and practices for staying ahead and relevant in the rapidly growing market.
Chennai-based Dina Color Lab have taken the plunge into commercial printing with six print shops across Tamil Nadu.
As the people of Tamil Nadu brace themselves for the state’s worst drought, Tamil Nadu Newsprint and Papers (TNPL) announced the shutdown of one of its paper machines at their Karur plant due to water shortage.
EFI has a new machine coming, which the company said is an upgrade on its existing 1.6m H1625 LED mid-level production printer launched three years ago. The new product will improve upon the existing machine’s speed and aesthetic.
The Hindu announced the installation and operation of Mitsubishi Diamond Spirit cold-set system at their Bengaluru facility.
In this age of automation, it is essential that all major components of pre-press and the pressroom are on the same page, minimising costly bottlenecks and delays. Which is why, PrintWeek India is running a poll on the best workflows showcased during Drupa 2016.
The department of printing technology in Coimbatore’s Avinashilingam University will conduct a national conference ‘Environment Friendly Printing and Packaging Techniques’ on 6th April 2017.
Kodak announced its expansion plans to accommodate a new flexo plate line for the production of Kodak Flexcel NX plates in a groundbreaking ceremony at their Weatherford, Oklahoma premise.
Department of printing and media engineering, Manipal Institute of Technology, in association with Manipal Technologies organised an exhibition titled ‘Now and Then’, a display of contemporary and recent past printing technology as well as centuries old lifestyles.
The department of printing technology in Avinashilingam University, Coimbatore conducted a daylong national level conference on “Environment-friendly printing and packaging techniques” on 6 April 2017.
The Indore-based ERP expert, Param ERP Solutions has notched up a total installation base of 100 in India, 50% of which are basic versions, others being premium and ultimate versions. The highlight in 2014 has been the addition of narrow-web flexo version and ERP for the corrugation industry. The company also recently added CRM to its ERP solution.
Dev Nair was on his first trip to China last month after he was elected as the president of AIFMP. During his visit, he attended the fifth All in Print China expo and India Day in Shanghai and visited print institutes in Beijing. Nair shares his China experience in conversation with PrintWeek India's Sriraam Selvam
Sriraam Selvam speaks to Ashok Neelkant of PrintExpo on the eve of the show in Chennai from 18 to 20 April.
Sriraam Selvam tracks a two-decade print story of a photocopy shop in Coimbatore, which has emerged as a top printer with the largest base of Konica Minolta Bizhubs and a Xerox iGen 150.
Ajay Aggarwal received his BE degree in computer science in 1991 and was recruited as a support engineer by Wipro straight from the campus. He quickly moved into sales as that was his core strength. The turning point came when Wipro tied up with Apple and Aggarwal’s boss told him to handle the sales of Apple Macs, which required technical and solution selling approach. Most importantly, it was Aggarwal’s introduction to the print industry. In a freewheeling chat with Sriram Se
PrintWeek India's ERP and MIS expert, Sriraam Selvam, spots five products of the week which are making news
Loparex Group will assume 100% ownership of the India joint venture company, Kaygee-Loparex India. The deal will be effective from 1 August.
PrintWeek India's ERP and MIS expert, Sriraam Selvam, spots five products of the week which are making news
PrintWeek India's ERP and MIS expert, Chennai-based Sriraam Selvam, spots five products of the week which are making news.
Sriraam Selvam met up with V Vaidyalingam, the director of Suba Solutions during PrintExpo 2015. In a free wheeling conversation he spoke about Suba's forays into folding carton product range and other non-corrugation products; and the future of "the box" in India
PrintWeek India's ERP and MIS expert, Sriraam Selvam, spots five products of the week which are making news
The EFI Connect was not merely a garb for a marketing opportunity but a platform to help customers to gaze into the future of print. Sriraam Selvam reports
Ganesan Venkataraman, the assistant general manager – equipment sales, with nearly two decades of sales experience handles the Tamil Nadu and Kerala region for Heidelberg India. An avid music enthusiast and traveler, he started his career with pre-press sales and moved into other divisions too. His thoughts about the Heidelberg market in Kerala, anicolor and print during the Print Miracle Expo at Kochi
From Khuswant Singh to the mean streets of Mumbai, Kapoor who is the director of Creative Labels picks his favourite seven books which resonate with the seventh anniversary theme of PrintWeek India.
It was a closed door roundtable conference. 25 print delegates. One delegate is attending it for the first time. When someone next to him jumps to his feet, shouts: "Hundred and seven" and all the other delegates applaud. Another shouts back, "Seven thousand and thirteen", and gets a standing ovation.
Fespa is around the corner from 18-22 May in Cologne, Germany. A few products that are expected to attract eye balls and visitor footfalls.
Market spends by telecom sector in the smart card market is poised to grow at CAGR of 4.98% over the next four years. Add to that the massive opportunity in social identification projects, the smart card industry is all set for high growth years. Sriraam Selvam reports
Fespa from 18-22 May in Cologne, Germany beat the expectations and scored more than the previous edition at London. PrintWeek India's ERP and MIS expert, Sriraam Selvam spots five products at the show
PrintWeek India's ERP and MIS expert, Sriraam Selvam, spots five products of the week which are making news
As the 450th birth anniversary of William Shakespeare passes into history, we realise how during meetings, we find people deploying the words from Shakespearean plays or characters resembling the characters from his plays
Sriraam Selvam talks about the tale of two tragic print stories.
California-based EFI marked the 10-year anniversary of its acquisition of Vutek, a pioneering developer of superwide-format industrial inkjet technologies.
Comprising almost 3,000 large, medium and mostly small units, the print industry in Chennai has a revered history. As Chander Pasupathy, a print industry veteran states, “From wooden to metal letter press to offset to DTP to digital, the Chennai print industry has come a long way.’’
The news is not good. On one side, we hear the news that the government of Rajasthan government is discarding the old syllabus in its public schools. The fall out of this policy decision is: three crore textbooks of classes I to VIII will be auctioned as scrap. The books, which had cost Rs 50 crore to publish, are estimated to fetch Rs 5 lakh.
PrintWeek India's ERP and MIS expert, Sriraam Selvam, spots six digital products (three colour digital presses and three aqueous inkjet wide format printers) of the week which are making news.
PrintWeek India's ERP and MIS expert, Sriraam Selvam, spots five products of the week which are making news
Jetsci, the flagship brand of Chennai-based Monotech Systems has further strengthened its global brand presence and network with participation in RosUpack held in Moscow Russia. The participation was a joint presentation with the company’s new Russian partner Terem.
Press consumables manufacturer Trelleborg announced its intention to increase focus on the Indian newspaper market through its participation in the forthcoming Wan-Ifra conference held between 21 and 22 September 2016 at Swissotel, Kolkata, India.
At the Univacco-led open house at Nilpeters’ demo centre, a host of label equipment manufacturers and suppliers teamed together to showcase capabilities on the narrow web presses.
Nearly 150 exhibitors have confirmed participation for PrintPack 2017, the 13th edition of the exhibition, which the organiser claims to be the third largest show in the world after Drupa and Print China in terms of visitor traffic, will be held on 4-8 February 2017 at India Expo Centre, Greater Noida.
Kolhapur-based Pudhari Publications are set to install ten mRC-3D cameras supplied by QI Press Controls (QIPC) at its printing presses.
South India Printers Association (SIPA) will conduct their maiden exhibition Xpo Print 2016 in Deiveegam Kalyana Mandapam, Salem, Tamil Nadu from 25 to 27 November 2016.
Don't be rash about your cash. PrintWeek India's Sriraam Selvam asks you 10 questions about how well you know your Indian currency. Answer these questions and see if you can talk the money talk.
Chennai-based ePrint Machinery has termed its first Drupa participation a huge success with several orders for Horizon post-press equipment that they represent in India., Business
German press manufacturer KBA announced orders totalling a figure in the triple-digit million euro range in its largest segment, sheetfed offset at the end of Drupa 2016., Business
Fremont-based Electronics for Imaging, (EFI) announced the acquisition of Optitex, an integrated 3D design software that enables the textile industry’s digital transformation and accelerates the adoption of fast fashion., Business
Electronics For Imaging (EFI) announced the new EFI Nozomi single-pass LED technology at Drupa 2016., Business
Mumbai-based Supriya Graphics has signed a deal for Kodak Achieve four-up CTP. The news from a very impressive looking Kodak stall has been, “double digit CTP units deals have been inked". An official spokesman, informed PrintWeek India that “all orders will be delivered in 2016”., Consumables
EFI and Esko announced that they have signed a letter of intent to bring a combined workflow solution to market that will enable companies to produce packaging with a single seamless and integrated workflow., Business
Post-press manufacturer Horizon have adopted “Change the Focus" as the theme for Drupa 2016., Business
Canon with the fourth largest stall at Drupa will focus on the continuous-feed inkjet press, the Océ ColorStream 6000 Chroma in two separate configurations and featuring the new Chromera ink set. One line will be set up as a fully automated book production line, while the other will demonstrate a multitude of applications in a roll-to-stack configuration, including variable perforation., Digital
Canon with the fourth largest stall at Drupa in Hall 8a will focus on the continuous-feed inkjet press, the Océ ColorStream 6000 Chroma in two separate configurations and featuring the new Chromera ink set. One line will be set up as a fully automated book production line, while the other will demonstrate a multitude of applications in a roll-to-stack configuration, including variable perforation., Business
Israel-based digital post-print specialist Highcon has announced a new portfolio of products to be launched at Drupa., Business
Vibes Academy will conduct one-day seminar titled Judicious Judgement at the JP Hotel, Koyambedu, Chennai on 17 June 2016. The seminar will have speakers from the newspaper industry who are working for companies like The Hindu, The New Indian Express Group, Mathrubhumi and Wijeya in Sri Lanka., Business
Tamil Nadu Newsprint and Paper Limited (TNPL) has assigned Tamil Nadu Agricultural University (TNAU) – Anbil Dharmalingam Agricultural College and Research Institute at Navalur Kuttapattu the responsibility of ascertaining the environmental quality following the setting up of its paperboard plant at Mondipatti in Trichy district., Business
Chennai-based Monotech System have notched the 25th deal for Scodix in India. As Monotech's TP Jain had said to PrintWeek India that he expected it to be highly disruptive in India. Jain added, “Print embellishments provide an opportunity for converters to add value to products, when there’s often little scope to do this elsewhere in the converting process. As average run lengths decrease, Scodix digital enhancement presses – with no tooling costs and next to no set-up –
In 2010, the KBA Rapida 105 medium-format press was installed at Artotec in Karachi. Now, to keep the six-colour coater press with extended delivery company, the managing director Wahab Rehmani has ordered another press from KBA-Sheetfed during Drupa. , Business
Dehradun-based Om Color Creations have added two new Cron 3632 and 4648 CTP systems at their existing premises in Haridwar industrial area and Dehradun respectively. The company already owns a Cron 4632 CTP., Business
Electronics for Imaging (EFI) launched two new, advanced digital inkjet printing technologies at the Ceramics China tradeshow in Guangzhou., Business
Chennai-based Monotech System have notched the 25th deal for Scodix in India. As Monotech's TP Jain had said to PrintWeek India that he expected it to be highly disruptive in India. Jain added, “Print embellishments provide an opportunity for converters to add value to products, when there’s often little scope to do this elsewhere in the converting process. As average run lengths decrease, Scodix digital enhancement presses – with no tooling costs and next to no set-up – become an attractive o
Tamil Nadu Newsprint and Paper Limited (TNPL) has assigned Tamil Nadu Agricultural University (TNAU).
Vibes Academy will conduct one-day seminar titled Judicious Judgement at the JP Hotel, Koyambedu, Chennai on 17 June 2016.
Newspaper giant Malayala Manorama has confirmed investment for 13 towers of the Smartline 4x1 double width press from Manugraph for multiple centres across Kerala.
With the launch of the Esko-powered Package Design Lab, Anna University boosts its efforts to develop skilled manpower and up the academic factor in packaging, reports Sriraam Selvam.
The 4th edition of the exhibition and conference on pulp, paper and allied industry, Paperex South India, is all set to open its doors to visitors from 11 to 13 November 2016 at Chennai Trade Centre, Chennai.
Navi Mumbai-based Rukson Packaging equipped its pre-press unit with Esko's Kongsberg XE10 sample maker and Esko’s prepress workflow. With this investment Rukson is moving ahead with its goal of becoming a full-fledged packaging specialist from their offset business.
Following a good third quarter, the Koenig & Bauer Group (KBA) are all set to achieve their growth targets for revenue and earnings for 2016.
The Mumbai Mudrak Sangh (MMS) conducted a knowledge sharing workshop on colour management on 14 October 2016.
German specialty paper producer Zanders recently announced the launch of Zanpack, a new range of boards with a special surface and extremely pure whiteness, which is expected to bring out the full intensity of printing inks.
Fespa Asia 2017 confirmed participation of more than 100 companies including leading international brands such as dgen, EFI Reggiani, HP, KIP, Kornit Digital, Mimaki, Roland and Zünd.
EFI India conducted the first edition of their ‘Young CEO’ meet initiative on 18 October 2016 at their premise in Bengaluru.
Posterscope India, the out-of-home (OOH) agency from Dentsu Aegis Network, has rolled out a massive OOH campaign for Frooti, the flagship product from the Parle Agro India.
Jammu-based Jai Print Tower have equipped their unit with Kodak CTP Trendsetter 800.
Karnataka State Printers Association celebrated its platinum jubilee on 23 September 2016 at Le Meridien, Bangalore.
Avantha group firm Ballarpur Industries today said its subsidiary has received a tentative offer and draft term sheet from JK Paper for acquisition of two of its facilities.
“Print grows trees,” said Kalpesh Ambani of Bengaluru-based Printshop.
Kolkata-based Santi Udyog installed the city’s first Autoprint Repetto 65 V2, an automatic sheet-fed flatbed die-punching and creasing machine.
Mumbai-based Imagico announced the launch of Imagisperse range of nano dispersions used for textile inkjet applications.
Manoj Mehta of Manipal Utility Print Pack caught the attention of the audience at The Forum of Asia Pacific Graphic Arts (FAGPA) 16th conference at China hosted along with the All in Print China Exhibition.
Fremont-based Electronics for Imaging (EFI) announced its results for the third quarter of 2016.
US-based printing solution provider Presstek announced the sudden demise of Sparsh Bhargava their president and CEO on 28 October 2016.
Bipin Narang, co-founder and managing director of printvenue.com introduces his company, what they aspire and their business model.
Balaji Rajagopalan, executive director of technology, channels and international distributor operations, Xerox India talks about his company’s success post-Drupa and the future of digital printing in India apart from sharing his personal mantra for success.
Print B2C major Printvenue announced the launch of their full-fledged services in Singapore and Australia.
Karnataka State Printers Association (KSPA) will conduct Print and Packaging Conclave 2016 on 23 September 2016 at Le Meridien Hotel, Bengaluru.
Esko is demonstrating their new Kongsberg X24 cutting table at IndiaCorr Expo 2016.
The organisers of Labelexpo India will be hosting a four-day roadshow in early October in conjunction with the Offset Printers Association. Visiting Tamil Nadu, Gujarat and Punjab, the roadshow events are being especially held for offset printers who are thinking about diversifying their businesses into label and package printing.
The Regional Institute of Printing Technology Alumni Association, Jadavpur (RIPTAA) celebrated their 31st Annual Summit and Annual General Meeting (AGM) on 15 August 2016.
Chennai-based equipment manufacturer and supplier Monotech Systems is set to launch Jumbo and Starfire series of solvent printers under its Pixeljet brand at Media Expo scheduled from 29 September to 1 October at Pragati Maidan, New Delhi.
One of India’s premier engineering university, Chennai-based Anna University has acquired and put to good effect a packaging software Suite from Esko India for their Department of Printing Technology.
With South India contributing 35-40% of the paper industry’s 15 million tonnes production, Paperex South and the two day technical conference saw good response on its opening.
Landquart from Switzerland, Komsco from South Korea; PWPW from Poland; Arjowiggins from France; Crane from Sweden; Goznak from Russia; PT Pura from Indonesia; Fabriano from Italy and Louisenthal from Germany are on the radar for import of currency paper.
South India Printers Association (SIPA) concluded their first ever exhibition Xpo Print 2016 in Deiveegam Kalyana Mandapam, Salem, Tamil Nadu from 25 to 27 November 2016.
A ASSOCHAM-TechSci Research joint study pegs the F&B packaging market to reach USD 16 bn market size by 2020. And in the short-term, clocking a compounded annual growth rate (CAGR) of 16 per cent, the packaged food market in India is expected to have crossed USD 51.5 million (mn) mark in 2015 as against USD 25 million in 2010.
Australian print to mobile tech provider Radiaca has closed its first major deal with India’s PressIdeas Publishing, which would take Radiaca’s new Partica print to mobile technology into a marketplace of more than 300,000 print and publishing businesses.
HP India introduced their Latex 500 series in Kochi at the ‘Innovation Wins Event’ held on January 30, 2017 which was attended by more 150 print service providers and brand managers.
Where is your company based? Truetones is a sister concern of AV Printers and we are based out of Paramara Road, Cochin in Kerala.
Esko announced the appointment of Arnab Maiti as their new sales director, South Asia effectively immediately.
With the government’s historic demonetisation announcement on November 8 and the implementation thereon was met with mixed reaction, the fate and future of the Indian cash liquidity is largely dependent on the four ‘mints’ to produce and replenish 85% of the de-valued currency in circulation.
Japanese post-press major Horizon has announced its tighter integration and partnership with HP Indigo and detailed their Drupa plans., Business
On 14 May 2016, LMAI (Label Manufacturers Association of India) host the fourth technical workshop at Ahmedabad at the Novatel Hotel. This is part of LMAI’s outreach program where it aims to deliver value to label printers across the country., Associations
The Offset Printers Technology Centre (TOPTEC), a training wing of Karnataka Offset Printers Association (KOPA) concluded its eighth batch of training in the pre-press category. The institute was created by the initiative of A Balachandra of Rajhans Enterprises while taking over the presidency of the association., Associations
With the Drupa exhibitors focussing on automation in pre-media kit, it is only appropriate that PrintWeek India is running a poll on its website about what is the most eye catching end-to-end workflow at Dusseldorf., Business
Exhibiting at Hall 8B / Stall C21, flexo expert DuPont will unveil Cyrel Easy flexographic printing plate and its newest equipment offering at Drupa 2016. , Business
Scodix, the Israeli digital enhancement specialist, has announced the launch of Scodix E106 enhancement press for the folding carton market., Business
Chennai’s Rajams Digital has completed the installation of a brand new Heidelberg SX 52 Anicolor press- first of its kind in Tamil Nadu and only the second machine in India bringing cheers to the flagging Chennai print market., Business
Surat-based Rachna Print and Pack installed India’s first offset intermittent label printing press from Wan Jie Machinery., Business
Packaging major Ecobliss India has won the ‘Worldstar’, the International Packaging Excellence Award for the fifth consecutive time at the recently concluded International Packaging Conference held at Budapest, Hungary., Business
Creative Edge Software has appointed ThinkPrint as a distributor for its packaging design application in the South Asia region. The agreement which was during Drupa 2016, sees ThinkPrint assume responsibility for sales and support of iC3D software in India, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka.
Dr Eleanor Zelliot, Kavalam Narayana Panicker and Neil O’Brien are no more. Their absence will be felt in the world of ideas and print-publishing.
Printo has unveiled a new expansion structure - it's second phase outside Bengaluru - having opened a shop in Pune a week ago and in Chennai three months ago. With this, the print retail chain hopes to see an improvement in the performance of its print operations and push up overall profitability at the group.
Haresh Mehta, creator or converter, packaging player or interior designer, or Swachh Toilet Designer has done it again with the Loo Box.
Printo has decided that its expansion should happen from internal capital through a 'hub-and-spoke model.' The retail chain expanded to Chennai and Pune only after it broke even in Hyderabad last year. Sriraam Selvam speaks to the Printo CEO, Manish Sharma on the cusp of the news about its spend of Rs 10 crore on new city expansions as well as launching a new app called printwithpi.com
Interpack which shall transpire in Düsseldorf from 4 to 10 May 2017 is overbooked. According to the show organisers, Messe Dusseldorf, "Interpack 2017 has recorded the biggest exhibitor demand in its over 55-year history."
The European business of graphic and label media manufacturer Mactac has been officially acquired by Avery Dennison. The deal is worth USD200m. This includes assumed debt.
Price has taken over print. We don’t deal with print applications any more.
A global survey carried out by the international research company, Toluna in June 2016, reveals consumers want to retain the choice of using print and paper, at no additional cost, and that many question or feel misled by “go paperless – go green” and similar “greenwash” claims – believing cost savings to be the primary driver for organisations looking to phase out paper-based communications.
PrintWeek India's ERP and MIS expert, Sriraam Selvam, spots five trends of the week which are making news.
Freemont-based EFI’s Indian operation has gained significant momentum in 2016 since it participated in Pamex, their first Indian exhibition., Digital
Chennai-based Signage Graphics became the first company in India to install HP’s super wide-format Latex printer 1500 at its unit in Ambattur industrial estate.
Ricoh India announced that Chennai-based Penguin Xerox have signed a deal to install their Pro C9110 at their facility.
Sriraam Selvam looks at two books for children both printed by Manipal Technologies one of which celebrates the work of Raza, who passed away a month ago in July - and was one of India's greatest modern artists.
PrintExpo regular, Xerox India once again was the top stand with the company displaying almost its whole range of production presses barring the flagship iGen 5.
Chennai-based ePrint Machinery made an impressive debut in PrintExpo 2016.
The Printing Technologists Forum has launched a colour reference book titled CMYK Shades Pantones as CMYK on 18 July at Anna University, Chennai.
Newspaper major Aamoda Publications (APPL), announced a massive deal for QuadTech's Register Guidance System with MultiCam and Ribbon Control System with MultiCam - each being installed on 28 of their web offset presses.
PrintExpo 2016 opened on a positive note this morning in Chennai. Halls one and two at Chennai Trade Centre, spread across 5,000 sq/m will see 140 exhibitors showcase their products in the next three days.
Multi equipment supplier and manufacturer, Monotech Systems is aiming to complete their transformation since the Konica Minolta business sale by hitting the Rs 200 crore turnover mark this financial year.
The recently concluded PrintExpo exhibition from 12 to 14 August at the Chennai Trade Center saw all the top brands including HP, Xerox, Konica Minolta, Canon and Ricoh along with representation from Epson and Fujifilm made their presence felt with a fleet of digital presses on display.
Canon loyalist SV Color Graphics picked up the Canon C10000VP at PrintExpo, Canon’s first sale at the show.
Parksons Packaging and its board member and Padma Bhushan winner Vindi Banga confabulated with Sanjiv Mehta, managing director and CEO, Hindustan Lever, Manoj Kumar, managing director, Glaxo Smithkline and Anand Kripalu managing director and CEO, United Spirits. The hour-long panel discussion on 24 February at the ITC Chola in Chennai after the inauguration of the Parksons Packaging factory at Sri City was an impressive show of soft power. It threw up a bunch of ideas which are worth mu
The Parksons Packaging inauguration on 24 February at Sri City was an impressive show of strength. With this factory, Parksons will be a pan India packaging company with a capability to totally convert 100,000 MT per annum in five factories.
Parksons Packaging took a huge step in their pan India quest with the inauguration of the company's sprawling 10-acre plant in the Sri City industrial area, Andhra Pradesh.
HP announced the launch of PageWide web press T235 HD, part of the T200 HD Colour series at the Hunkeler Innovation days event in Lucerne, Switzerland.
The All India Printing Ink Manufacturers Association (AIPIMA) will conduct an one day international seminar titled ‘Evolution of Technology Present-Issues-Way forward’ on 8 March 2017 at The Westin Hotel Goregoan, Mumbai.
The Faridabad-based print enhancement equipment manufacturer, APL Machinery announced the third sale of their fully automatic UV coating and curing machine to Gurgaon’s SML Labels.
Redington India and HP opened their first Indian Centre of Excellence (CoE) for the Indigo range of presses at their facility in Guindy Industrial Estate, Chennai.
The Indian Institute of Packaging (IIP) announced a day-long national conference on ‘Plastics in Packaging’ to be held on 21 January 2017 at hotel The Leela, Mumbai.
Balaji Rajagopalan, executive director of technology, channels and international distributor operations, Xerox India talks to Sriraam Selvam about his company’s success and the future of digital printing in India.
Industry stalwarts like Kamal Chopra, the president of AIFMP and HV Sheth, president of IPAMA were present in Hyderabad to inaugurate the official website of Telangana Offset Printers Association.
Hyderabad-based Colors Digital installed the first HP Indigo 12000 digital press in India for the photo market segment. The installation was formally opened by Alon Bar-Shany, vice president and general manager of Indigo division, HP who has been criss-crossing the country for several inaugurations including the state-of-the-art Centre of Excellence in Chennai.
At an event organised to mark International Women's Day, (IPT) Chennai, one of the premier institute in India in the field of printing and packaging felicitated Nizamappas and Ramalakshmi Nizam, alumni of the institution for their collective achievement in the field of printing and packaging.
Sriraam Selvam takes a look at five production digital presses which are attracting maximum eyeballs at the India Expo Centre.
GroupM, the leading global media management investment conglomerate, today released their biannual advertising expenditure futures report ‘This Year Next Year’ (TYNY) 2017, forecasting India’s advertising investment to reach an estimated Rs 61,204 crores in 2017. This represents a growth of 10% for the calendar year 2017 over the corresponding period in 2016.
‘Impression 2017’, a national level technical challenge was held at Manipal Institute of Technology from 2 to 4 February 2017. The event was organised by Department of Printing and Media Engineering, Manipal Institute of Technology (MIT), Manipal along with Manipal Technologies.
In his presentation at Print Business Outlook Conference held alongside PrintPack 2017, Manish Gupta, national manager – PP and IP marketing at Konica Minolta said that the Asian print market as the only growth region in the entire world.
Fujifilm India has recorded 10 installations of their Acuity series of wide-format printers in South India.
Siddharth Kejriwal, managing director of Parksons Packaging shares the beginning of his packaging journey and chalks down the company’s current and future strategy while speaking to a select audience at the Sri City plant inauguration.
Speaking to an invited VIP audience of five hundred, which included print buyers, top brands, manufacturers and vendors, Ramesh Kejriwal, chairman of Parksons Packaging recounts their journey and lays out their aspirations.
A look at five production digital presses which are attracting maximum eyeballs at the India Expo Centre.
As they gear up for a busy few days at their stall in PrintPack, All India Federation of Master Printers (AIFMP) announced a number of schemes and scholarship for print technology students at both engineering and diploma levels.
Wan-Ifra, the World Association of Newspapers and News Publishers, has announced that the next edition of its annual conference and exhibition for the newspaper industry in South Asia, will be held at Hotel ITC Grand Chola in Chennai from 12 to 14 September 2017.
Multi-location packaging experts M K Printpack completed installation of India’s first Brausse 1050 SE automatic die-cutter and sheet laminator FMZ - 1260B from Chinese manufacturer Meiguang at its unit in Chennai.
In spite of leading commercial-book printers in India successfully running PUR operations, there remain many queries. Sriraam Selvam reports about Welbound’s initiative tries to demystify PUR
Sriraam Selvam says the beginning of 2013 is an ideal time to get started with an ERP implementation, since this gives the print firm time to settle into a new system for the new financial year
Sriraam Selvam says the beginning of 2013 is an ideal time to get started with an ERP implementation, since this gives the print firm time to settle into a new system for the new financial year
Sriram Selvam finds out how the Rs 50-crore Chennai-based firm is achieving growth every year at the 1,20,000 sq/ft plant which produces books for the export market; plus foraying into packaging
India consumes 11.4 million tonnes of paper products (excludes newsprint). This is expected to go up to 20 million tonnes by 2025. Sriraam Selvam looks at trends in the Indian paper market.
The Hindu has seen a spate of changes in its brand positioning; plus organisational restructuring in its business and editorial policies. A report by Sriraam Selvam
News on participating companies at the Chennai Print Expo which included Proteck, Creed Engineers, Xerox, Monotech, Pitney Bowes, Canon, Hi-tech, Fortec, Jay Engineering, KMI, Arrow Digital and more.
There's a Rajnikant film about a man's journey from rags to riches. This describes the journey of S Shangaralingam, chairman and managing director of Menaka Card, a 22-year-old wedding cards house in Chennai.
A good MIS system can provide detailed customer history, stock control, production control, customer relationship management and management accounts information. Sriram Selvam finds out
Sriraam Selvam takes a good hard look at the recent reforms in the educational system in Tamil Nadu – and whether the change in syllabus has impacted the book production industry in Chennai
Mitsubishi, the Japanese press manufacturing giant recently ended its 14-year old partnership with Chennai-based Proteck Machinery. During the 14-year partnership, Proteck installed more than 110 brand new Mitsubishi printing presses in India.
PitStop, with 1,30,000 users worldwide and around 4,500 licenses in India has been designed for use by people who have experience in pre-press and graphic arts. Sriram Selvam says, predefined pre-flight profiles and fixes for the most common issues help new users get started.
Sriraam Selvam spends a day with former banker and CA, N Sreekumar and feels we don’t need a crystal ball to look into the future to see what type of print will be around. Bhavish Graphics provides a clue.
In the past year, the Indian market has been profitable for FFEI with a rise in demand for CTP solutions for both commercial and newspaper applications. Through its resellers Fujifilm and TechNova, plus its range of Alinte CTP systems, FFEI continues to achieve growth in a market. This is in spite of the challenges in the CTP segment in the recent years. conducts an eMail interview with Andy Cook, FFEI managing director, discussing the current trends and issues within the CTP market.
The 45th Chennai Book Fair organised by The Booksellers and Publishers Association of South India (BAPASI) has been underway in Chennai’s YMCA grounds, Nandanam from 16 February 2022 and will draw its curtains on 6 March 2022. We bring to you a glimpse of the physical show
The eight edition of PrintExpo held from 12 to 14 August 2016 once again presented the best of digital press options with the who’s who of the industry making their presence felt. Let’s peek into the exhibitor stands in this picture gallery.
