Breaking News: DGM focuses on inline braille and inspection at Pamex

DGM highlighted its inline and offline braille embossing and inspection solutions at Pamex, positioning them around evolving converter requirements shaped by export compliance and shifting demand patterns among major brands.

Speaking to PrintWeek at the show, Puneet Aggarwal, managing director at DGM, said the company had calibrated its product focus to meet both regulatory and commercial pressures in the post-press environment. He noted that while pharma-driven export markets continued to underpin demand for braille and inspection capabilities, some FMCG segments were rethinking packaging strategies. 

“Some brands, particularly in the liquor segment, are reducing the amount of packaging they use,” Aggarwal said. “That is influencing equipment choices, and converters are looking for systems that can flex between compliance-driven jobs and higher-mix, lower-volume work.”

Aggarwal said demand remained strongest in the western region due to its concentration of pharma exporters and proximity to ports. He pointed to the risk-averse nature of export markets, where even a single incorrect carton found during random inspection could result in shipment rejection. “Inline inspection and braille embossing have therefore become essential, not optional,” he said.

During the first days of the exhibition, DGM confirmed multiple orders. Aggarwal said Multivision Packaging (part of Mudrika Group) signed for three machines, including a die-cutter with full stripping, a folder-gluer and a flute laminator for a new facility in Vasai. He also confirmed an order from Miracle Group, an existing customer operating around 10 DGM machines, for a die-cutter and folder-gluer for a north India expansion.

Reflecting on business performance, Aggarwal said DGM recorded around 35% growth in value terms in 2025 and booked orders for 45 machines across folder-gluers, die-cutters and flute laminators. He added that demand was strongest in the north and west, while the company had begun strengthening its presence in the south.

Aggarwal said converters were increasingly replacing manual post-press processes with integrated systems, including four- and six-corner folder-gluers. On DGM’s die-cutter on display, he said the machine removed both stripping waste and gripper waste in one pass, reducing run-time losses. “From the machine’s side, there is no working waste generated,” he said.

Looking ahead, Aggarwal said DGM entered 2026 with a strong pipeline of projects carried over from the prior year. “We expect volumes in 2026 to exceed last year,” he said.

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