Hansraj Surana is no more

Hansraj Surana, the founder of Indo Polygraph Machinery passed away on 15 November 2010 in Mumbai. He was 77.

17 Nov 2010 | By PrintWeek India

Surender Bhandhari, managing director at Indo European Machinery, said: "Surana uncle was a person with a clear vision. He was one of the finest persons I had met. We worked together upto 1992-93."

Tushar Dhote, director at Dhote Offset, said: "I met him at a party hosted by Indo Polygraph Machinery in Mumbai. He was a learned person and knew the print industry very well."

Hansraj Surana established Indo Polygraph Machinery in 1990 and was responsible for popularising the Perfecta brand in India. Prior to establishing Indo Polygraph Machinery, Surana was associated with Indo European Machinery.

Indo Polygraph Machinery is a representative in India for companies manufacturing printing related machinery: for KBA sheetfed presses, Perfecta paper cutting machines and three knife trimmer, Wohlenberg book binding machines, MBO folding machines.