Vijayshri Packaging: A carton factory in Indore

Vijayshri Packaging has upped its productivity thanks to its 2-lakh sq/ft plant in Indore. Inaugurated on 21 October, the new factory is about process effectiveness. Vijayshri’s 40+ strong equipment arsenal for packaging and corrugation is poised to convert 2,000 tonnes of paper per month, making it probably the biggest packaging set-up in central India.

Priya Raju spends a day at Vijayshri and shoots special stills of a modern carton factory.

28 Oct 2016 | By Priya Raju

Established in 1991, Vijayshri Packaging celebrated its silver jubilee on 21 October by launching a new 2-lakh sq/ft plant in Indore

Rajendra Shukla, industry minister in Madhya Pradesh (MP), Jayant Malaiya, finance minister (MP), Malini Gaud, MLA and mayor and Vijesh Lunawat, vice president of BJP state inaugurated the new plant

The event was Vijayshri's show of strength and saw more than 600 delegates in attendance, which included top names from print-packaging industry including Vijayshri’s customers, vendors, and media

During the factory tour, one thing was clear: Vijayshri’s focus on hygiene, standardisation and attention to detail

With Rs 55-crore investment, the new factory boasts of ISO 9001, ISO 14000, BRC / IoP, PS 9000, GMP, USFDA, and Sedex regulations

According to Jain, Vijayshri’s investment strategy is in line with the expected Rs 1500-crore investment flow in Madhya Pradesh, in the pharma and food processing industry

Today, Vijayshri is one of the biggest packaging houses in Central India with an installed capacity of 2,000 tonnes per month in order to cater to packaging and corrugation needs of pharmaceutical, FMCG, food, oil, sweets and garments segments

At the helm of operations are Jain brothers – Rajendera and Pritesh, assisted by the second generation Ayush Jain (Rajendra's son)

Stress on hygiene: The plant is equipped with HVAC, industrial epoxy floors, cleanroom standard protection area, high level safety standards and an energy conserving structure enabling green printing

The key features include maximum usage of natural light, adoption of efficient and advanced lighting systems to ensure minimal usage of electricity for illumination

The STP and ETP systems are in place for complete reuse of sewage and process water. Plus provision to restore rainwater with modern recharge system

A battery of seven offset presses – a mix of Komori, Mitsubishi and Heidelberg – makes the cornerstone of operations at Vijayshri

Apart from the four Komori’s operating at Vijayshri’s shopfloor, two additional Komori presses are expected to be installed in a month or two

In the post-press division a new Eterna folder-gluer with provision of side pasting, lock-bottom, four-corner and six-corner pasting equipped with hotmelt glue guns

Jain: “The idea was to offer total packaging solution under one roof and ensure availability of all kind of surface finish that includes foiling, UV varnish, drip off effect and film lamination”

According to Rajendra Jain, the manufacturing facility, is built to take care of employees need, which will encourage better individual output

Vijayshri plans to invest in foil printing in near future, and an area of 5,000sq/ft of the shopfloor has been left vacant for the same

The shopfloor is equipped with single facer narrow and micro flute high speed corrugation machines with auto stacker, backed with Steam heating for 3 Ply structure, manual laminators for 5 / 7 ply structure

The shopfloor boasts of two German H&S / Kohmann liner and window patching machines, with capabilities of wide window film application (three sides) which is one of the USP’s of Vijayshri

The factory is equipped to provide total solution for all kind of litho laminated cartons and shippers

A recipe to quality: A well-equipped QC lab helps keep a close eye on all receipts through stringent quality checks, self certification of quality at each processing stage

After specific lab checks, final inspection of cartons by trained QA staff before dispatch

The firm product offerings ranges from a variety of mono cartons, top-bottom-tray, litho laminated cartons and corrugated boxes / shippers, labels, among others

Currently, the firm has a workforce of 250 employees, and is expected to generate more employment opportunities in future. Jain says, "My vision is to touch the Rs 150 crore mark in next one to two years,"