Location Byculla - Indigo Press and Jak Printers
On 20 May, PrintWeek India team members went for a one-day trip to Indigo and Jak in Mumbai, to understand the process and flow of printing and how do the heroes at the shopfloor deliver their job on time. In this picture gallery, Krishna Naidu brings you the photographs from the visit., Finishing
26 May 2016 | By PrintWeek India
Mumbai-based Indigo Press, which specialises in magazine printing, had invested in a pre-owned KBA Rapida 105 in 2013
The press is equipped with Cron CTP system, with an exposure unit from Gecko
Pritesh N Girkaar, production manager at Indigo Press explaining the process of Cron CTP to the <i>PrintWeek India</i> team
The firm is furnished with a Komori Lithrone four-colour press
Indigo Press is also armed with a KBA Planeta four-colour sheetfed offset machine
The KBA Planeta can print an average of 10,000 sheets per hour
The team was explained about the GMG colour management software which is used at the press
An employee compiling sheets to make a collection for a magazine
The post-press section of Indigo is equipped with a Diploma folding machine
Girkaar explains the folding process
Final cutting process in the magazine section
The company prints more than 17 titles of magazines and comic books
Jak: The 30-year old print firm is spread across one-acre with lots of greenery in every corner of its compound in Byculla
A very neat and clean pre-press department
Jak processes 300 thermal plates in a day on its Heidelberg Suprasetter CTP system
<i>PrintWeek India</i> team members grasp the plate cleaning process
Jak has four Heidelberg machines in its press to cater to its production of premium books
Proper systems: Colour is the key to differentiate your product
Employees inspecting individual sheets
The backbone at Jak: The Kolbus line which can produce square backs
The post-press unit has a host of machines to cater to its customers
Gluing and folding with the Kolbus
The creasing process
The pinning process
A collection of books printed at the press
Some of the rare presses at Jak are Chandler Price letterpress, Gestetner copier – 1931, and the Yoda - all restored and in running condition
The <i>PrintWeek India</i> team with Vincent Francis of Jak Printers in the centre
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