Women to Watch winners in August issue of PrintWeek

The August issue of PrintWeek India places women at the forefront with its annual Women to Watch Awards, powered by Bindwel and co-powered by Siegwerk India. Spread across pages 22–31, the awards feature puts the spotlight on women in print and packaging whose leadership and innovation are shaping the industry’s future. From educators and CEOs to technologists and entrepreneurs, the awards underscore how inclusion is transforming boardrooms, shop floors, and design studios alike.

The editorial by Ramu Ramanathan, editor, PrintWeek and WhatPackaging?, reflect on the shifting trade landscape.

Alongside the awards, this 80-page issue carries a set of in-depth reports and profiles from Tamil Nadu. Noel D’Cunha’s coverage of Chennai’s digital print ecosystem offers a comprehensive look at the firms driving short-run, on-demand and creative print in one of India’s busiest markets. 

A feature on RBI’s Monetary Museum, traces the evolution of security features, design elements, and digital print integration in India’s most trusted medium. 

Meanwhile, a feature on the survey the cluster of digital print companies in Andheri, maps how the suburb has become a hub for cutting-edge commercial and large-format print.

With the MMS-SLAP Round Table conference in Colombo and the LMAI conference updates, readers are offered a window into how regional trade partnerships and industry associations are shaping standards, sustainability efforts, and skill-building. 

In Me & My, the focus is on the Trimit 30C, Bindwel’s automated book cutting system that is enabling publishers and printers to manage large orders with speed and precision. And in Made in India, the highlight is Megabound, whose bindery solutions are designed and manufactured domestically, offering printers across the country robust machines for cutting, folding, and perfect binding. 

In the installations and technology updates, the issue highlights Komori’s growing footprint across India, the arrival of KnowzzleJet inkjet presses for book printing, and Ricoh and Canon digital press adoptions by SMEs across the country. 

Bundled as a 48-page supplement with PrintWeek India, the August issue of WhatPackaging? is positioned as a collector’s edition. The centrepiece is five detailed technology profiles: Pacmor Flexible, Jupiter Laminators, Bharat Containers, PR Packagings and Uflex. Each company represents a facet of India’s packaging innovation from sustainable biopolymers to advanced laminates and from metal containers to global-scale flexible packaging.

The issue also reviews two major trade shows. Reports from the CMPL (Contract Manufacturing & Private Label) show, outline trends in retail-ready packaging, while a glimpse of PackPlus, highlights the trends in automation, flexible substrates, and digital embellishments.

A special feature on Godrej Archives examines how packaging has played a crucial role in shaping the conglomerate’s identity. From early soap wrappers to its FMCG design language, the feature shows how packaging became a narrative tool that connected consumers to the brand’s ethos.