8 February 2017Day Five

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Spotlight on five digital presses A look at the five digital production presses that are attracting maximum eyeballs in India Expo Centre Page 16-17

Showstoppers at the stands There were deals galore. A compilation of deals that were announced during the course of the last four days at the show Page 10-11

Must-see kit at the PrintPackPressline’s remote management; Vinsak’s Usar; Grafica’s Nano- PrintPlus; and Condot’s VDP machine Page 15

By Noel D’CunhaWith 428 exhibitors at the show, by the end of Day Four, PrintPack 2017 registered a total of 69,849 unique visi-tors. “It’s a never before,” said HV Sheth, president of IPAMA. Now, the organiser is expecting another 50,000 visitors on the last day of the show.

Speaking to PrintWeek India, Sheth said the next edi-tion will encompass all the segments of the print indus-try – printing, packaging,

PrintPack 2017: IPAMA scales new heights, announces next edition

Editorial: Day Five12 mantras for PrintPack buyersPrintPack 2017 has proved its clout as the best print show in India. The numerous benefits of a trade show as an effective marketing tool hardly need repeating, yet the number of serious business orders from pre-media to post-press, has been heartwarming.

The IPAMA team needs to be complimented for ensuring a first-class show in spite of the doom and gloom forecasts three months ago. Many of the IPAMA members and indeed Indian manufacturers in general created an impact by delivering technol-ogy which could compete with the big boys in Asia in terms of technology and product finish.

For all buyers at PrintPack, I’ve prepared 12 mantras to keep in mind - Don’t think money is idle; Always sweat your equity; Look at alternative tax structures for your money; Don’t buy in cash; Avail LC, avail BC; Keep an eye on for-eign currency; Cut corners on waste; Save paper, save waste; Train your machine men. It’s their money too; Understand your finance; don’t copy someone else’s balance sheet; Optimise profits, reduce risks; Plan A should be good. Plan B should be better

For a review of PrintPack 2017, see the February issue of PrintWeek India.Ramu RamanathanEditor, PrintWeek India

paper converting, flexible, screen and labels. “We have requested authorities of India Expo Mart to expand the site to include two more halls.”

The next edition of PrintPack in 2019 will be

held from 1-5 February 2019.Sheth added, “We hope to

make the next show, ‘Asia’s Drupa’. We would like more and more participation from international brands so that our printers do not have to travel long and far to see new technologies.”

The show was driven by a core team – the executive committee of IPAMA for PrintPack 2017. Navin Gupta, general secretary of IPAMA’s executive committee, the men behind the success of

PrintPack 2017, said, “We are over whelmed by the response from the printer fra-ternity, who flocked to the show and also invested in the machinery that were on dis-play, making the show a big success.”

Sheth complimented his executive committee team, who, he said, “had little time and three constraints – demonetisation, budget and election. “They overcame the hurdles to make this show the biggest ever. Kudos to them.”

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Sheth (l) and Gupta

Team Megabound

Bengaluru-based Megabound (Hall 3/B15), the manufac-turer of post-press equipment especially for commercial and books segment, has booked 50 machines at PrintPack.

N Srinivasa Reddy, director-marketing, Megabound, said, “We are getting a tremendous response at the exhibition. A single deal contains around four machines.”

Megabound scores half a centuryReddy said, “Mid and low-

mid size printers are expand-ing and upgrading their businesses and we are their growth partner.”

Megabound’s new launches include – a fully automatic casemaker, twin case corner rounding, rigid box V grooving machine, automatic top gluing conveyer and wrapping machine and automatic book

end pasting machine.Ramesh Karuppathevar,

d i r e c t o r - t e c h n i c a l ,

Megabound, said, “Printers’ expectations are high and we always try to fulfill those. This time, we have launched five new machines according to the market demand.”

Megabound grown around 30% since PrintPack 2015 and have installed around 400 machines, said Reddy. “Now, our total number of installed machines has crossed 5,000.”

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Pratham’s show sales exceeds Rs 1.5-crore

On the sidelines of PrintPack 2017, IPAMA honoured four print veterans for their contribution to the industry during the customary Exhibitor’s Night event on 6 February 2017. The four honourees are Bal Krishan Khindria; Darshan Singh; MM Kohli and Sukhdev Kumar Gupta.

A legend among the local manufactures, Late Balkrishan Khindria was the general secretary of the current governing body of IPAMA and was working towards PrintPack 2017 until his death on 4 November 2016. He started his career in 1970 with Monotype. By 1980, he established the ‘Memory’ brand.

The life of late Darshan Singh was an example of ‘work is worship’. He established Darshan Engineering Works in 1961 and developed various machines for post-press, like heavy-duty box stitcher, double staple stitcher and table stitchers.

In 1980, MM Kohli integrated latest CAD and CAM technology and thus, brought about state-of–the art quality and reliability in his product portfolio. Soon, because of high quality and durability, The Printers House (TPH), which he inherited from his father KD Kohli, gained global popularity. Today, TPH has the most versatile and flexible range of products allowing the customer to print with an array of colour combination and paginations.

Sukhdev Kumar Gupta, managing partner of Associated Engineering Corporation and director of AEC Machinery, Amritsar, is one of the pioneers and has dedicated 45 years to the Indian graphic arts industry.

By Rushikesh AravkarP u n e - b a s e d Pr a t h a m Technologies’ sale at PrintPack has crossed the Rs 1.5-crore mark. The manufac-turer has sold more than 10 folding machines by the end of the fourth day of the five day show.

The folding specialist said that it had been pleased with the volume of deals signed at the PrintPack exhibition. Ahmedabad-based Claris Pharma, Kerala-based Akshara Offset, New Delhi-based Amp Enterprises, Dehradun’s SS Printpack, Haridwar’s Sairam Printers and Packers, and Nagpur’s Sarthak Creations among oth-ers have purchased Pratham’s flagship folding machines. In another deal, Hygiene Research Institute (manufac-turers of Vasmol hair dye) has invested in Pratham’s insert folding machine for their Guwahati plant.

“This has been one of the most successful PrintPacks for us,” said Datta Deshpande, chairman, Pratham. “We

received a good response for our value-added products like Ipv Proofcheck proofreading software developed in India, taping machines, VDP and gluing system mounted on the folder that can be deployed for making sim card kits.”

Speaking about the Supersort inspection system, Deshpande said, “So far we have had four successful installations of Supersort. The machine’s unique features like

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Late Bal Krishan Khindria’s wife accepts the award

air ejector, fluorescent illumi-nation system and German software enable it to deliver better throughput. India is a price sensitive market wherein we want to tap the customers who are looking for performance in a machine.”

In the current fiscal, Pratham has had a good export run with more than 50 machines sold to companies in Egypt, Bangladesh, Saudi Arabia, Kenya, Nigeria etc.

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Am I a Hindu first or an Indian first?Am I a Muslim first or an Indian first?

Am I a Buddhist first or an Indian first?Am I a Brahmin first or an Indian first?

Am I a Dalit first or an Indian first?Am I a South Indian first or an Indian first?Am I a North Indian first or an Indian first?

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In all cases you are an Indian first,Last and always; be a proud Indian.

Make this country great, strong & united.

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IPAMA lifetime awards to four print legends

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Cito focuses on the upgraded creasing matrix

Apsom announces three wide-format kits sale

Acme upgrades Cartopaste folder-gluer with carton ejection system

Grafik Machinery sells seven post-press kits by the end of Day Four

Empowera showcases coatings and adhesives

By Rahul KumarApsom Infotex (Hall 10/F25), a distributor for leading brands like Roland and Colorjet, has announced three deals at PrintPack.

This deal includes two flat-bed printers — VL 2513 and Colorjet Verve LED UV print-ers to Guwahati -based Printexpress and Colorjet Verve Mini, LED UV printer to Delhi -based Raman Display and Graphics.

Mohan KT of Apsom Infotex, said, “Printers put their investments and expan-sions on hold for the short term due to earlier economic scenario but now the market is picking up and we are hope-ful to see more deals.”

Apsom has installed 14 Colorjet Verve mini and 20 Colorjet VL 2513s in India.

Abhishek Singhania of Printexpress, said, “The signage market is all about innovation

By Noel D’CunhaAcme Machinery Company (Hall 10/F34/A) has intro-duced a few key features to its carton folder-gluer machine, Cartopaste. One of them is the carton ejec-tion system.

The company, which has machines for segments of commercial, packaging and corrugation, has over 500 installations of Cartopaste in India. “The defective car-

By Rahul KumarNew Delhi-based Grafik Machinery India (Hall 3/B22-23) has announced a sale of window patching and carton lining machine to Box Corrugated, MP and an automatic folder-gluer for straight line and crash-lock bottom cartons to Baddi-based Saroj Prints.

Along with two big machines, Grafik has also

By Rahul KumarNew Delhi-based manufac-turer of consumables Empowera Technorganics (Hall 3/B10) has launched a wide range of UV and aque-ous coatings and packaging adhesive, especially for rigid box manufacturing at PrintPack India 2017.

R a h u l Ma h a j a n o f Empowera Technorganics, said, “Around 70% of our

Dharmesh Arora, managing director, Fair Deal Engineers

Wish list for 2017I expect Indian print equipment manufacturers to develop and manufacture equipment that is in tune with world trends.

The single biggest threat for printers in 2017It will come from the digital media. If the print companies don’t strategise, there will be little left for them.

What should the industry lobby for during the 2018 Union Budget?High taxes on imported equipment which are also manufactured by the Indian manufacturers.

Disappointment in 2016I am disappointed with some in the industry, who crib about low business, when their buying capacity for personal use remain unaffected.

Technology highlightI am told about Bobst using Google Glasses to provide services…

One person you met at PrintPack who made the show worth itHV Sheth. He is everywhere, always available in the IPAMA office even when his health does not permit it.

By Priya RajuThe creasing matrix special-ist, Cito is demonstrating the Drupa launched range of latest innovations at the Capital Graphics Supplies (Hall 1/A22)stand at the PrintPack India show.

Few of the products include Boxline creasing matrix for die-cutters, Formline range for diemak-ers, Printline range for printers, Processline range and ultimate range.

Michael Schuster, sales manager at Cito said, “Globally Cito launched the Ultimate range of premium matrix which can cut and creases the matrix in one step, this has resulted in cost saving.”

During trial tests the Ultimate range, which is the fruit of an exhaustive R&D process, has been proven to show no deviation in the creasing fold or the crease channel after a staggering 425,000 cycles.

“Globally the large pack-aging companies are con-solidating and increasing the existing market share in the print packaging seg-ment. And this is where Cito is focusing on,” added Schuster.

The Germany-based firm is represented in India by Capital Graphic Supplies/A S Print Aids in India.

and we want to serve our cus-tomers in that manner only.”

“We will be printing sun boards, tiles, glass and specialised jobs on the newly purchased printer. Most of our jobs on the newly purchased printer will be for i n d o o r a p p l i c a t i o n s ,”

Team Printexpress at the Apsom stall

Shah (l) and Dipti of Acme

Kanishk Jain (l)

added Singhania.Abhishek and Vikram

Singhania and Ankit Todi are the three par tners a t Printexpress. The wide-for-mat printing company is a partnership firm and sister c o n c e r n o f S i n g h a n i a Printing Press.

line,” said Manish Shah, director-sales at Acme. Cartopaste runs at 50 m/mins and is capable of han-dling both duplex and e-flute cartons.

The machine can also run crash lock-bottom types of cartons.

Acme’s key customers are Param Packaging with 10 lines, Laxmi Print Art, Rich Print, and Award Offset, among others.

Kolkata and Nepal.Kanishk Jain of Grafik

Machinery Exchange India said, “Deals by medium and small level of printers at the exhibition is a new phenom-enon for us. They are finan-cially prepared. We must be crossing business of one crore at the exhibition.”

Grafik Machinery has a total installation of 250 machines in India.

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tons are detected by an inspection system, and ejected at the end of the

sold UV dryers and coater to Chennai-based Pavitra Graphics. And two set of IR dryers to the printers in

business comes from printing industry. That’s why we have launched our new range of coatings and glue. Increasing demand of post press equip-ment is an opportunity for us. Sodhisons is running our consumables on their machines at the show.”

Empowera manufacturers adhesives for dry lamination, wet lamination, and flute lamination applications.

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Digital printing capabilities of the new HP Indigo 12000 & 7900 photo version digital press at display

HP India showcases advancements in Indigo printing at Print Pack 2017

HP India, at PrintPack India 2017 showcased the HP Indigo 12000 and HP Indigo 7900 photo version digital press including a host of pre-press, post-press

and web-to-print solutions for commercial, photo, publish-ing and labels and packaging segments. These new innova-tions allow more customers to capitalise on the growing digital opportunity in a market which is achieving double digit growth percentage year -on -year .

Elaborating on HP’s Indigo latest digital presses A Appadurai, country manager, Indigo and inkjet web press, graphics solutions business, HP India, said, “PrintPack remains one of the best shows in India and we are extremely proud to showcase the HP Indigo 12000 digi-tal press and the HP Indigo 7900 photo version for the first time in India. The 12000 will be a game changer for the print and packaging industry. The 7900 photo version is a made for India product that has a special super fine blanket, an all-new binary ink developer, photo specialty inks like light black and light light black along with a few bundled photo specialty software applications. This product will fur-ther strengthen the leadership we have around professional photo industry.”

HP will also be running live demonstration of the PrintOS that is already setting a benchmark in the graphic arts industry. HP PrintOS is a print production operating system with web and mobile apps that help you get more out of your HP presses and printers and simplify produc-tion. Use PrintOS to continuously improve your operations, inspire your staff, and make better, faster decisions.

At the Print Pack 2017 HP India is demonstrating the HP Indigo 12000 and 7900 photo version Digital Press – will be running on the show floor all the five days of the event.

HP will be showcasing the latest around the specialty inks that it constantly developing. The fluorescent pink, fade resistance inks, invisible UV red ink, the new premium white ink are in display. HP Indigo presses with their latest offerings are enabling businesses to expand their printing applications to labels and packaging, publishing and photo segments.

HP Indigo 12000 Digital Press The HP Indigo 12000 is the second-generation HP Indigo B2 platform, which will extend the well-established values of the Indigo 10000. This will allow customers to print more every month, with greater variety and flexibility, higher quality and increased reliability. It will also allow you to seize more business opportunities and generate higher margins for the customer’s businesses.

With an introduction, of a significant print quality pack-age, HP Indigo will set a new benchmark for print quality and will help in moving to high print quality sensitive pro-duction from offset to the digital

HDLA which stands for High Definition Laser Array is a whole new writing head system which will help in doubling the addressable print resolution. Moving from 800dpi to 1600dpi allows the customers to generate new high lpi

screens, at 220, 270, and even 300lpi (compared to our standard 175, 200 lpi screens)

HP is also introducing a new package of colour manage-ment features and a new set of automated tools around color to ensure color consistency on press over time, between presses, between sites, and between Indigo and Offset technologies. HP has re-engineered the way colour is managed on our presses and made it simple and easy

HP Indigo 7900 photo version Digital Press The HP Indigo 7900 digital press is the market-leading SRA3+ format digital sheetfed press, keeping the customers a step ahead with major innovations in print quality, intelligent automation and media versatility to reach the highest levels of productivity

On-press priming enables printing on virtually any paper for new production possibilities. The One Shot technology prints on specialty substrates including canvas, synthetics, lenticular, and metallised media. HP SmartStream Mosaic produces millions of one-of-a-kind products using variable design technology

The 7900 photo version consists of a new super fine blan-ket for even better photo quality, the new binary ink devel-opers and Photosppciality software’s.

(L-R) Mahidi, commercial category manager - APJ HP Indigo and PageWide web press solutions Asia Pacific and Japan; and A Appadurai, country manager, Indigo and inkjet web press, graphics solutions business, HP India

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Saifi A Saifi, NagpurThis is my sixth PrintPack. Technology is changing by the day. So it’s important to attend a show like this. At the show, I am looking for sheetfed offset machines for our company and other key requirements. The online print business

is trending today and with technology improvement, there has been growth in business. Everything is faster today and every printer today wants to work at the national level.

CS Murthy, Subha Sales Corporation, Hyderabad

I have attended all PrintPack exhibitions. The show has all the technologies under one roof. PrintPack is the best platform for all printers in India. At the show, I am looking for spectrophotometer with software which gives a good density for printing ink. Today, in Hall 1, I liked a

machine which was running the live demo of a product at the stall, the machine is for digital pre-media and I spent about 30 minutes, the machine is used for packaging sample and its a plug-n-play machine. I am also looking for rigid box making machines.

CA Varghese, Veeyem Binding, KeralaI have been regularly attending PrintPack exhibitions. This is the third time I am here at the show. The show always has something new to offer. There are new machines on display which includes box making and binding machines as well. At PrintPack, we have booked a drilling

machine for our plant. I see lot of changes in the packaging industry, the creasing, V-cutting, V-gluing and case-making equipment have come a long way. I think digitisation is one of the current trends and it will go a long way.

Malhotra sells two of each kit on its stand

Excel Maxima HS1020 sold

By Priya RajuMumbai-based Malhotra Graphics (Hall 1/A19) has announced the sale of all the machines displayed at PrintPack. These include a range of post-press machines from UK-based manufacturer Morgana and Renz.

Sanjay Malhotra, CEO, Malhotra Graphics, said, “Last PrintPack was a good show, but in this edition of the show has been super successful for us. Almost two machines each displayed at the stand has

By Rushikesh AravkarExcel Machinery (Hall 9/E31) has announced the sale of its PrintPack-launched HS1020 die-cutting machine to Ahmedabad-based packaging converter Bramha PrintPack.

Jitendra Patel, managing director, Excel Machinery, said that the HS1020 is a 28x40-inch die-cutter with stripping attachment, running at 7,500 sph. “We have had a good run so far. Besides one HS1020 order, we have booked three orders of Maxima Exb 35 model. Also, there are seven deals that we plan to close soon,” said Patel.

The Maxima Exb 35 show-cased at Excel’s stand will be delivered to Indore-based India Print.

Cooper (l) with Malhotra (r) at Malhotra Graphics stall

been booked.”Morgana’s Digibook 200

PUR binder and BM 350 book-let maker made its debut at the show. Andy Cooper, export manager – Asia Pacific region said, “At the show, we have sold two booklet makers to print firms in Mumbai and Chennai. While the PUR binder will be installed at a Delhi firm.”

Malhotra said, “Today, the run lengths are getting small. The Morgana machines are per-fect for short runs and can also be used as a sample maker.”

VISITOR SPEAKSuba announces three deals at PrintPackBy Priya RajuC h e n n a i - b a s e d S u b a Solutions (Hall 5/C16) has announced three deals: the folder-gluer, flute laminator and automatic die-cutter to Haryana-based Packaging India and a die-cutter to Surat-based Nemlaxmi.

In addition to this Manesar’s Galaxy Offset made a repeat order of its Yii Lee Auto dry laminator.

of paper and board per month and targeting at conversion of 1,000 tonnes of board per month in coming six months with the new investment,” Singhal said.

Vimal Sekhani of Nemlaxmi said, “The die-cutter would give us the value for money invested. In addition to this, after-sale service is one of the the important reasons to opt for the Eterna.”

Packaging India has invested in a Brausse folder-gluer TB1100 and automatic die-cutting machine 1050SE, and Meiguang automatic lam-inator HAL1450.

Stationery manufacturer Nemlaxmi has invested in a Shanghai Eterna automatic die-cutting machine.

Rahul Singhal of Packaging India said, “Right now, we are converting around 400 tonnes

Beating your own drum is not humble, but we could not resist it this time — such was the love you (both exhibitors and visitors) showered on us, by visiting our stall (Hall 5/C6) and subscribing to PrintWeek India. We are humbled. Thank you!

STALL OF THE DAY

By Rahul KumarTaloja-based TechNova Imaging Systems (Hall 10/F32) has announced sale of three ThermoStar T9 CtCPs. More than 50 ThermoStar T9 devices are running in India.

Manesar’s Archies, Noida’s Karan Laminators and New Delhi-based Maurya Printers have bought the plates expos-ing devices.

ThermoStar T9 can expose plates from 400x300 to 1130x920 mm size at the speed of more than 20 plates

Team MK Print Pack at the TechNova stand

TechNova announces multiple sale deals

an hour by using external drum technology.

Sanjay Jain of TechNova said, “Printers are looking to bring in all equipment under one roof to make their production hassle-free and to minimise their dependency on plate bureaus. As a result there is an increased number of CTP/CTCP installations.

Besides this, TechNova has sold a VLF thermal pla-tesetter and G&J processor to MK Print Pack for its Daman plant.

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Jain Offset Print: Special Jury Award Packaging Converter (General ) 2016

aging printers. It is a big achievement for our firm as well as for printers in Surat. At Jain Offset Print we con-tinuously try to invest in the latest technologies and in innovative products at best rates. Reflection embossing is one such innovation by us. To achieve success one must

strive hard, there are no shortcuts. Also, understand your customer needs and update them about the latest innovation and technology from time to time. Today, one has to be innovative and at the same time have a good relationship with the cus-tomers. The way you manage your products as per the cus-tomer requirements and market trends plays a crucial role. In addition to this, the way you use the technology and offer value added prod-ucts is important too. These days at Jain Offset we are spreading our wings and working towards adding new customers beyond our cur-rent business territory.

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2016WINNERWINNERMukesh Jain during the Awards function

Top trends: PackagingCATEGORY: PACKAGING

The PrintWeek India Survey crunched the tech specs of 1,200+ print samples across cat-egories submitted for the PrintWeek India Awards 2016. The results empha-sise on value additions and intelligent use of substrates.

The survey mapped 132 print firms, in order to understand the hype of the growing industry, and it is indeed growing. So is variety – in run lengths, in the use of sub-strates and in the use of cutting-edge finishing technologies.

S u ra t- b a s e d Ja i n Offset Print receives the Special Jury Aw a r d o n t h e

strength of its quality sam-ples which feature fine tex-tured effects without the use of any chemical. Plus there is the reflection micro embossing and unusual col-our combination like MYK, magenta and black, CMY and spot colours printed on LWC duplex board and ITC Sapphire paper. The company uses TechNova plates to print o n K o m o r i a n d Heidelberg six-colour plus coater printing presses.

Ramesh, Rajendra and Mukesh Jain, partners, Jain Offset PrintWe feel honoured to be selected as the Packaging Converter of the Year (General ) 2016 as this cate-gory has been dominated by the biggies among the pack-

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Newslight 36: Building the dreamPrakash Offset game-changing newspaper printing press Newslight 36 impressed the visitors at PrintPack India 2017

Being showcased at the show for the first time, the Newslight 36 is a single-width single-circumference newspaper press that exploits

Prakash Offset’s 25 years of legacy in web offset technology.

Technical SpecificationsMaximum Mechanical Speed 36,000 impressions per hourPages Per web 4 Broadsheet, 8 tabloidCut Off Range 508mm, 533mm, 546mm,

560mm,578mm, 630mmMaximum Web Width 915mmPrinting Unit Modules ‘H’ Type, Eight couple towerPlate Lock Up Tool less, Slot TypeBlanket Lock Up Tennon Type, Narrow gap

spindle type*Reel Splicer Fully Automatic SG 50Maximum Reel Diameter 1067mm, 1270mm*Folder 2:2, 2:2:2 Jaw TypeDrive system Mechanical shaft, Servo

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Machine PerformanceNewslight 36 comes with auto ink curves. Now the operator does not have to worry about varying ink levels at varying speeds. The machine does it automatically, which simply translates into better ink mileage and low print waste. The auto registration system in the press is very responsive and keeps copies in good register. The spray dampening system also greatly helps in reducing startup waste and better ink mileage.

“The visitors were impressed with the automation features designed keeping in mind shorter print runs. With all these features, Newslight users can confidently print day in and day out without bothering about the print run length and edition changes,” said Saurabh Gupta, chief executive at Prakash Offset.

Design, Machine Robustness & Build QualityThe Newslight 36 is designed keeping in mind ruggedness and a high degree of reliability that the newspaper printers need for everyday printing.

Raw material plays a very important role in build quality. In-house and industry metallurgy experts were thoroughly consulted to pin point material for each critical part. Gupta says, “Only after this exercise, the Newslight 36 got its reliability and extra life than the competition.” Newlight 36 promises to keep both the downtime and service cost at the minimum.

Robust softwareThe software that drives Newslight 36 has evolved over a period of time seeing customers demands and need of better communication with the machine.

The Newslight 36 control system is highly scalable and any addition to the existing line can be done easily without reprogramming. Gupta says, “Any feature of the machine which one did not opt for earlier can be unlocked remotely at any given point.”

In addition to this, regular software updates are being sent to keep customer to keep the system updated with the latest technology.

Gupta says, “Newslight 36’s remote diagnostic feature is very popular among its users.”

All-round automationNewslight 36 is born to cater to all newspaper and book printers. Prakash Offset has worked hard to give quality and

technology to all the printers at a very reasonable price. “This is

the first time ever such a price performance ratio

has been achieved by any manufacturer. Any printer having a daily print run of over 30,000 copies will find Newslight 36 a suitable asset,” says

Gupta.

Unique Selling Propositions

The mechanical speed of the press is 36,000 impressions per hour. Productivity is the central theme around which Newslight 36 has been designed. Gupta says, “Its high technology features, excellent metallurgy and unique combination with SG 50 splicer and 2:2:2 folder makes it a workhorse.”

All controls are PLC based for ease of operation, which reduces makeready time and improves productivity.

Newslight 36 incorporates high quality gears and precision bearings mounted in high grade stress-relieved cast iron which is machined on top quality CNC machines. These features together with the short vertical web lead, help ensure stable colour register in all colours.

Gupta says, “Despite its heavy duty parts and robust design, total power requirement is comparatively less. Its newsprint

Hall 14 / G26

wastage control features adds significantly to the eco-friendliness and thus in turn adds to customers’ profitability.”

Ease of useNewslight 36 is very simple to use machine. Gupta says, “Its touchscreen and control system helps operator learn very quickly.” All safety interlocks in the machine are meant for the purpose of avoiding all possible accidents and mishappenings. Prakash has special traning sessions at its factory and during machine commissioning, that help operators understand the machine quickly.

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There is more happening at the show than we can cover. So bring you the snapshots

Provin Technos’ sales at PrintPack have broken the Rs 25-crore mark. The RMGT representative

has sold seven presses: one RMGT 1050, two RMGT 760 and four RMGT 920 presses

Canon sold all but one presses on the stand. The sales included: ImagePress C10000VP, the newly launched ImagePress C650, IR Advance 8585, IPF 671E and 771M and IPF Pro 540 and 560

Shenso has sold an automatic laminating machine, a carton inspection system, a rigid box line and thermal lamination machine. The lamination machine was picked by Jaipur-based Miracle

New Delhi-based

Chaudhary Labels has

bought the Esko

Kongsberg XE10 along

with ArtiosCAD software

Malayala Manorama purchases

additional QuadTech automation

solutions for 42 towers on 11 presses,

across 7 different locations: (l-r) Vince

Balistrieri, QuadTech vice president of

operations; PP Prakash, vice president -

materials for Malayala Manorama;

Vinodhkumar Balakrishnan, QuadTech

area sales manager

Redlands sells seven

envelope-making machines

Lucknow-based Amber Press has diversified

into newspaper printing with two Ideal

Printographics manufactured 546mm cut-off

web offset printing press

Print Generic Systems has clinched a deal for Ya Guang UV systems with Design Plus Plus based out of Karur, Tamil Nadu

PrintPackDaily 08.02.2017 NEWS 11

Provin Technos’ sales at PrintPack have broken the Rs 25-crore mark. The RMGT representative

has sold seven presses: one RMGT 1050, two RMGT 760 and four RMGT 920 presses

Malayala Manorama purchases

additional QuadTech automation

solutions for 42 towers on 11 presses,

across 7 different locations: (l-r) Vince

Balistrieri, QuadTech vice president of

operations; PP Prakash, vice president -

materials for Malayala Manorama;

Vinodhkumar Balakrishnan, QuadTech

area sales manager

Zund announced a sale of its digital cutting table S3 M-800 to Parksons Packaging. This would be Zund’s third cutting table at the packaging giant

On Day Four of PrintPack 2017, Noida-based International Print o Pac has signed a Bobst Novacut 106 die-cutting machine. This is IPP’s fourth Bobst die-cutter

Surat’s Gautam Paper books Alpna’s offline UV coater

Sambit Misra of Ricoh informed sale of all the machines showcased at the stand including three C9110s and a C5100

Hyderabad-based Caxton ordered a SBL folder-gluer from Techno Graphic Services

Rajeev Gattani (second from left) of Siliguri-based Fortune Graphics has booked a folder-gluer Veenine 65 showcased at Vijaya Grafik’s stand

New Delhi-based Japan Art Press has picked up a Komori Enthrone 429

PrintPackDaily 08.02.2017 COMMENT 13

Sanjay Malhotra, MD, Malhotra Graphics

Sudeep Bhattacharjee, MD, Manroland Web Systems

Kanishk Jain, Grafik Machinery International

Founded in 1966, Malhotra Graphics is a distribu-tion house with a portfolio of pre-press solutions comprising of workflow solutions, colour manage-ment tools, platemaking systems, that includes digi-tal and manual imagers and processors for offset and flexo segments. The company represents brands such as Fujifilm and DuPont in consumables; Esko, Techkon, Glunz & Jensen-Degraf and Amsky in pre-press solutions; and Morgana, Renz, Guowei and C&J in print finishing equipment.

At PrintPackA decade ago, Malhotra Graphics was more of a regional player in pre-press consumable segment especially in the western region. The company diversified, adding new products and solutions, making it necessary to spread pan India, which was a real challenge. PrintPack has offered a national plat-form, which has helped us immensely.

Key products/servicesMost of our products are on display, but the three must-see products are Digibook 200, Morgana’s BM 350 and ECL 700.

Utility to print operationsThe Digibook 200, Morgana’s PUR200 is ideal for short runs of PUR perfect bound books for high-end items such as photo albums, coffee table books mar-keting collaterals, while Morgana’s BM 350 is a booklet-making solution with options of in-line trimming and Squareback fold. The BM 350’s square fold unit allows one to square edged books with flat-ter finish and the trimmer for a cleaner finish.

Response to market changesIn today’s digital world, paper is not used as much or in the same way as earlier. Therefore, print compa-nies, in order to keep pace with the changing nature of demand, require a new set of tools. Hence, our new product additions of reputed brands.

Looking back, looking aheadYes, there were challenges posed by demonetisation, a setback seemed like a knee-jerk reaction. We expe-rienced a drop of around 30% in the consumable business due to demonetisation. However, we see a reversing trend with positive sentiments from the customers and industry colleagues.

The German Web offset machine equipment manu-facturer, Manroland Web Systems has added the Cromoman 4x1 to the Indian newspaper industry since the last PrintPack edition in 2015. The com-pany has extended its reach to book printers and publishers for the digital finishing products. Press consumables for the newspaper industry is being focused upon. The company has also joined hands with Novexx Solutions to cater to the label market. We have extended our portfolio by introducing our quality boosting retrofits and upgrades to the non-Manroland presses as well.

Key products/services The focus will be on Manroland Web Systems’ entry into packaging printing; the Chromoman 4x1 and the recent installation at Namaste Telengana; retro-fits and upgrades such as inline density control, inline registration controls; press consumables like blankets, rollers and press chemistry; Printservices, a venture into non-Manroland presses; and Novexx solutions for the label market.

Products/services USPDepending on what the applications are, Manroland Web Systems presses with offset, flexo and gravure printing units in hybrid configuration are available. The established Pecom-X drive, operation and work-flow management system is the basis for combining various components from Manroland Web Systems to form a one-system solution.

Building print businessesManroland web systems’ longstanding experience in highly automated offset printing offers our cli-ents in the packaging sector new possibilities for staying competitive and allows them to react to the increasing demands of the market. Meaning ever-shorter print runs, increasing price pressure, consistently high printing quality, reproducibility, just-in-time production, sustainability and an overruling machine intelligence through network-ing of processes and systems.

Grafik Machinery’s R&D tries to provide technology to its customers. Since last PrintPack India, Grafik has developed a LED UV system, window patching and liner carton machine and carton folder-gluer machine.

PrintPack presenceGrafik has participated in all PrintPack India shows since 1995. Size of our stand has increased from the initial nine sq/m to 79 sq/m this year.

Key products/servicesThere are three – the LED UV curing system and carton folder-gluer and window patching and liner machine. However, our focus is also on the mercury-based inter-deck UV curing system, and UV coating solutions.

USP of the key productThe LED UV system saves power up to 80% and is eco-friendly. It enables the press to print on non-absorbent surface like PVC, PP, metPET, etc at higher speed. The window patching and liner carton machine is the state of art machine with capacity to produce 12,000 cartons per hour and our folder-gluer machine can produce lock bottom cartons and straight line cartons up to a speed of 200 m/min.

Benefits to print companiesGrafik’s motto is higher quality at lower capital investment. This helps the mid-segment printer to compete and produce many items which are in hands of only few big printers.

Sales performanceGrafik has installation across India. Our sales target for this year is Rs 30 million.

Response to market changesGrafik quickly switches over to new technology. We keep our eye on new technology by visiting interna-tional fairs and exhibitions and try to produce for our clients at very economical rate.

In 2017There will be short term negative effect of demoneti-sation and from our view it will take seven to eight months to recover. After that the speed of progress should be much higher but it depends up the govern-ment’s taxation and interest rate policy.

Depending on what the applications are, Manroland Web Systems presses with offset, flexo and gravure printing units in hybrid configuration are available

Our focus is also on the mercury-based inter-deck UV curing system, and UV coating solutions

Recently, the company added new products, making it necessary to spread pan India

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PrintPackDaily 08.02.2017 PRODUCT WATCH 15

Grafica Flextronica’s new Nano-PrintPlus Auto saves on manpower

Condot’s innovative CSPL-FB 2650 front and back sheetfed VDP machine

Pressline launches Seemymachines remote press management system

Vinsak’s Usar upgradable slitter-rewinder

mobile application, enabling the user to access data on the move.”

The data capture from the shopfloor is submitted by the operator through the internet-connected SmartConnect Kiosk. Bajwa said, “The new platform can hold a pivotal role in the newspaper industry with multiple editions. Timings, wastage and downtime analysis will enable the user to take decisions to gain maximum commercial value on printing houses with no tolerance schedules.”

The portal can be equipped with additional plug-in modules like inspection management, maintenance management, etc.

Pressline (Hall 14/G27) has introduced Seemymachines software which enables real-

time monitoring of printing units in a bid to minimise the efforts and reduce expenditures

Satish Bajwa of Pressline said, “Seemymachines platform enables data capturing from printing machines on the shopfloor. It then converts the data into useful information and gives a dashboard view of overall status of your factory floor.

The platform is cloud-based and this enables the user to access the data from anywhere.

Seemymachines also comes with a

Inkjet specialist Condot (Hall 5/C10) has unveiled a front and back variable data printing machine for printing of application forms, invoices and bills.Jigish Chiniwala, director, Condot Systems, said, “Generally,

variable data printing applications are produced on web machines. If you want to do VDP on sheetfed, then inkjet heads are mounted on folding machines. This arrangement has several limitations.”

The CSPL-FB 2650 runs at 6,000 sph. Explaining the operation, Chiniwala said, “The pile feeder inputs the sheets. The front side is printed using drop-on-demand high resolution inkjet head and then a line camera is used for inspection. Further the sheet is turned and a thermal inkjet (TIJ) head prints the back side and an area scan camera inspects the printed data.”

“If the sheet fails at the inspection, there’s another TIJ head which marks the rejected sheets,” added Chiniwala.

The printing and finishing equipment manufacturer Vinsak (Hall 14/G7-9) is

showcasing a modular slitter-rewinder Usar, which can be upgraded with servo register for die-cutting of blank as well as pre-printed labels.

The machine is capable of running at the speeds of 300 metres per minute. Vinsak managing director Ranesh Bajaj said the company also supplies magnetic cylinder adapters for using the existing magnetic cylinders of the flexo machines.

“Hence, there is no need to invest again in expensive tooling. The machine is fully modular and can be

configured as per the customer requirement,” added Bajaj.

The Usar is available in web width from 250mm to 530mm, wherein the unwind is a standard 700mm and the maximum rewind up to 450mm in twin rewind mode or 700mm in single rewind mode.

This modular machine is capable of servo register for die-cutting blank, as well as pre-printed, labels.

Being a modular machine, it can be equipped with die-cutting, variable data printing and 100% inspection system, adjustable splicing table with pneumatic clamps for removal of waste product.

The screen printing specialist Grafica Flextronica (Hall 5/C20) has introduced Nano-PrintPlus

Auto screen printing machine. The USP of the machine is its auto take-off system which can be clubbed together with UV curing for UV-based printing and hot air dryer for solvent-based printing.

Explaining the operation, Bhargav Mistry of Grafica Flextronica, said, “When the printing bed is ejected, the operator places the flat substrate on

the bed following which the bed moves in.

After printing a gripper holds the printed sheet. When the bed is ejected again, the gripper will dump the printed sheet onto the conveyor belt which will carry the sheet for curing or drying. Thus the manpower requirement is reduced by one.”

The machine is suitable for spot UV and industrial screen printing application requiring precise quality.

Condot’s Mukesh Patel (r) and Chiniwala with CSPL-FB 2650

PrintPackDaily16 FEATURE 08.02.2017

Canon Imagepress C10000VPThe C10000VP has over 10 installations in India and is the star attraction at the Canon stall.

The heavy production series which was launched at Pamex in 2015 is the company’s first 100 page-per-minute colour digital print engine.

The make of the machine is such as to pro-duce 100ppm in colour with a 2400x2400 dpi resolution and can print maximum sheet size of 13x19.2 inches and minimum is 7.2x7.2 inches.

The C10000 can also produce 13x30-inch long prints which has found to be an added attraction for its users.

The C10000VP is targeted at commercial printers and inplant printing departments. It prints in CMYK at full rated speed on uncoated stock from 60-350gsm, and on coated grades from 70-350gsm.

It also features an inline spectrophotometer for colour calibration and uses a second trans-fer belt thereby eliminating material deforma-tion and improved registration accuracy. The registration control technology delivers front-to-back registration tolerance of 0.5mm.

Spotlight on five digital presses at PrintPack 2017Sriraam Selvam takes a look at five production digital presses which are attracting maximum eyeballs at the India Expo Centre

DIGITAL FINISHING

SCODIX ULTRA PRO WITH FOILScodix has launched the Ultra series, as the fastest, high-quality and most accurate digital enhancement press for textured finishes.

The Ultra digital press can produce 1,250 B2+ size sheets an hour. It can handle stock from 135 to 675gsm on thicknesses up to 700 microns.

Replacing the conventional analogue method and eliminating the need for dies, plates, moulds and other expensive makeready costs, the result is a break-even point of around 9,000 sheets and a huge cost saving for short to medium runs.

Scodix incorporates the patented RSP (Rotate Scale Position) based on 4 CCD cameras to deliver pin-point accuracy, PolySense 500 polymer enables ultra-fine details, and “the highest level of gloss” attainable for print.

The additional module Scodix Foil, running inline with the Scodix Ultra Pro digitally creates a brilliant foil effect simply, in-house with no waste or mess.

Print service providers and carton converters can easily produce short to medium runs profitably.

In India, Monotech Systems represents Scodix. The company installed the first Scodix Ultra Pro with Foil at PM Digital in Chennai. Two more are expected to be installed at Rakesh Press and Hira Print, soon. Another eight are on its way, claimed the Monotech representative.

The device uses Consistently Vivid (CV) toner, a developer unit and reduced fus-ing temperature for improved colour consist-ency and accuracy.

The front end controllers of the machine are based on EFI Fiery FS200 Pro platform, supporting the engine with better workflow and media handling capabilities.

The Imagepress C10000VP is said to have a monthly duty cycle of up to 1.5 million letter-size pages and comes with several in-line fin-ishing options, both from Canon and third party manufacturers.

HP Indigo 7900Two two high profile installations since it was launched at Drupa 2016, the HP Indigo 7900 digital press got its photo version an India entry at PrintPack 2016.

The Indigo 7900 is a high-speed sheetfed SRA3 (12.6inches x 17.7inches) press for cut-sheet applications. It uses HP’s ElectroInk liq-uid toner technology and features inline spectrophotometer and one-shot printing. In one-shot mode all the colours are assembled on the blanket and then transferred to the sub-

strate in ‘one shot’ and enables wider choice of substrates like canvas, synthetics, lenticular, and metallised media.

There are three advantages: for heat-sensi-tive materials it prevents registration issues, on delicate material it reduces the chance of scratches and for photo applications it ensure extremely tight registration for the highest quality and sharpness.

It also benefits from Indigo Optimizer, a new software tool that HP claimed can increase throughput per shift by up to 40% through fea-tures like intelligent job sequencing and the production of proofs without stopping jobs in production. HP’s SmartStream Mosaic pro-duces millions of one-of-a-kind products using variable design technology.

The press prints colour pages at up to 160ppm for more than five million colour pages every month, using enhanced produc-tivity mode, but HP says the productivity ben-efits come from the new features that improve uptime and reduce the need for intervention, such as an inline spectrophotometer, and a new screening configuration for the three-channel (CMY) Enhanced Productivity Mode (EMP).

The 7900 photo version consists of a new super fine blanket for even better photo qual-ity, the new binary ink developers and Photospeciality software’s.

PrintPackDaily 08.02.2017 FEATURE 17

Spotlight on five digital presses at PrintPack 2017

JETVARNISH 3DS WITH IFOILMGI’s first inkjet product was the Jetvarnish press that was demonstrated at Drupa 2008 running at 1,000sph, it was the first digital spot UV coater in a B2 format. At Drupa 2012, MGI introduced its next version, the Jetvarnish 3D, which features new 3D with iFoil, world’s first.

With single-pass printing, the 3DS is a UV spot varnish device and spot foiling device. JetVarnish 3DS would provide additional value to PSPs by adding spot coating to printed brochures, display materials, packaging and other communication materials. There is no need to choose between traditional flat spot coating or 3D raised effects, because the JetVarnish 3DS can do them both on the same sheet.

The AIS SmartScanner, adds artificial intelligence technology to the kit. It is the only print registration solution in the world that individually makes adjustments and corrections for each printed sheet. It requires no registration marks and treats each sheet like a separate, unique job. The cost-savings are dramatic.

Print speeds are up to 4,800 A3 sheets per hour in flat mode (2D) and up to 1,500 A3 sph in 3D mode.

Konical Minolta (KM), which represents MGI JetVarnish presses in India, has three installations of the 3DS in India at Dina Color Lab, Pooja Digital and Varun B Corporation. Futura Digital booked the MGI’s fourth 3DS during the PrintPack show. TechNova through KM also represents JetVarnish in India.

DIGITAL FINISHING

Konica Minolta Bizhub C1100/C1085The C1085 was launched as early as 2014 along with the C1100 which was one of the earliest launched 100 ppm press.

The CMYK Bizhub C1085 can print at a speed of up to 85 A4ppm with a maximum size of 13x19 inches on stock weight range of 55-350gsm auto duplex (which the company claims to be the only machine in the price range to do it) and a monthly duty cycle of 2.80 lakh prints per month.

The machine is suitable for visiting cards, brochures, packaging products and promo-tional/marketing materials.

The production press, targeted at commer-cial printers and print service providers, incorporates Simitri HDE Toner, a newly-

developed toner which according to KM realises improved image quality and energy-saving performance, and support hybrid workflow with seamless integration with Kodak Prinergy, Agfa Apogee and other third party pre-press and workflow solutions.

In addition the machine’s capabilities in flexible substrate handling and inline finish-ing options provide quality output.

The company which has more than 3000 installations at the end of 2016 rates the C1100/1085 as their most popular series in the mid production segment. KM has close to 150 installations of C1100/1085 in 2016.

Ricoh Pro C9100

Launched in August 2015, the Pro C9100 series boast a maximum recommended monthly vol-ume of one million A4 pages.

The RICOH Pro C9100 prints at a speed of up to 110 pages per minute (ppm) for A4 and 75 ppm for A3 with 1200 x 4800 dpi using Vertical Cavity Surface Emitting Laser (VCSEL) technology for superior image quality.

With advanced Fiery controller options and the ability to support paper weights of up to 400gsm in both simplex and duplex while maintaining rated engine speed, the series is said to deliver increased applications and efficiency without degradation of quality. With a maximum standard sheet size of 13x19.2 inches and maximum monthly

volume of one million impressions based on A4, Ricoh says it offers customers greater

flexibility.Other features include air assisted duplex ban-

ner printing, up to 700mm in length, from a bypass feed unit. Compatible substrates include uncoated, textured and coated media, plus specialty media such as super-gloss, magnet, metallic, transparent and synthetic.

The company says the ability to print the whole 49 inches is a major selling point in this market as it can reduce the number of pages used and prove to be a cost effective solution and make the difference in terms of price point.

Xerox Versant 80As Xerox launch an enhanced version of their C60/C70 presses at PrintPack, the spotlight is still firmly on their best and fastest selling model, the Versant 80. The compact digital press has more than hundred installations in India

The production press which replaced the C75 and J75 models in 2015 prints up to a speed of 80 ppm and delivers image quality of 2400 dpi.

With the Rs 5,000 crore photo printing market as its prime target, the machine can print on all stocks up to 350gsm and is available along with an inline spectrophotometer for increased colour automation. It can handle a variety of media types with a compact belt fuser system and Xerox’s low-melt (EA) dry ink.

The Xerox team believes the Versant 80 is a great device, especially for the photo-printing seg-ment. Its 10-bit image quality and ultra HD capa-bilities gives great finish and minute colour details, which makes it a must buy for customers doing photo printing

The machine comes with a choice of two serv-ers: the Xerox EX-i 80 print server or the Xerox EX 80 print server, both of which are powered by Fiery. The addition of XMPie uDirect Classic Pro software will enable printers to produce variable data-driven personalised communications.

A demo that I have had on the Versant 80 proved the production press capabilities with walk-up simplicity. Another thumbs up is its off-set-quality performance and automated features that remove the guesswork from optimising image quality, colour and registration.nner printing, up to 700mm in length, from a

bypass feed unit. Compatible substrates include uncoated, textured and coated media, plus spe

image quality, colour and registration.n

PrintPackDaily18 NPES SPOTLIGHT 08.02.2017

The expansion of print to non-traditional markets is exciting, offers major growth

Predictions for 2017In 2017, industry professionals and standards organi-sations have been taking a look at printing beyond traditional 12647-2, Fogra 51, and GRACoL CMYK print processes. Idealliance is now recognising XCMYK as a first start method for a litho printer to step into a larger gamut using higher ink loads. Energised by the release of the Pantone Extended Gamut Guide, we see lots of testing of CMYK/OGV printing, showing both its promise for the designer in predicting a match and for the printer in extend-ing gamut; as well as the tendency of this process to decrease variations over the print run. Since printing is accomplished with a fixed set of inks, it also offers production efficiencies, reducing the need for spot colour inks and press wash-up between jobs, offering less waste and press downtime.

High speed digital vs traditional offsetAt Drupa 2016, we saw a raft of new high speed digi-tal presses. All with either inline or near-line inte-grated colour control systems. May be not as noticed, but equally important for existing printers, were the retrofits for existing analog and digital presses offer-ing complete colour control and direct press closed

During the NPES Print Business Outlook on 5 February 2017, Ray Cheydleur Xrite Pantone, emphasised on the use of ICC workflow in graphic arts industry

Ray Cheydleur: play your strength

loop control in new near-line solutions. Either path offers the savvy printer a strategic path to ‘Print 4.0’ to bring further automation to the print process.

Printing the unexpectedThe expansion of print to non-traditional markets (wide-format, signage, ceramics, textiles, electron-ics, etc) is exciting and offers significant growth. They also play to the strengths of printers by allow-ing them to execute on customer requirements and be a solutions provider to these markets. Attendance at shows and the excitement of printers who have invested in these technologies and seen big year-on-year growth helps put the saying “print is dead” to rest.

Internet 4.0The Internet 4.0 is bringing a lot of excitement to col-our management, like PQX, iccMAX, mobile control and new materials. Watch this space. These innova-tions are all coming fast.

Print business model Businesses have always had to update and innovate to be competitive the only difference now is the speed of the business cycle.

New technologiesStrategic investments in new technologies, new standards and new processes are equally better for ROI or ability to serve new markets. Buying without strategy is on the way out.

How to innovateIt is a normal and uniform phenomenon that without innovation only stagnation or decline takes place. Your strategy will indicate where you need to invest first. But can we innovate in infrastructure and/or technology without adequate training of our people.

Digital print in IndiaDigital print is here and continuing to grow. Toner or inkjet is not a one against the other argument. They each provide unique advantages, so it is about what parts of the market you want to serve.

Social media for a print firmI suspect that for a printer to land big brands and print buyers. Showing the breadth and quality of your work is always the first step in opening the door, no matter what the communications channel.

The ability to innovate stems from the ability of a company to reinvent itselfDuring the NPES Print Business Outlook on 5 February 2017, Jeff Protheroe, vice-president of sales, Asia Pacific, Aleyant Systems, explored the growth of the internet across India and its impact on the way business is conducted. With a rapid growth in smartphone technology coupled with improved infrastructure and demand, India has seen an almost exponential growth to 34.8% by 2016. The reality is that virtually every senior decision maker is using a smartphone and the web on a daily basis

Jeff Protheroe: business models must evolve

tor at the same time as large scale infrastructure investment and an increasing demand for print, driven by export markets in the US, Europe and other parts of Asia and from the domestic market by an increasingly wealthy middle class.

The C factorChina has seen a decline in the export print sector for several consecutive years, driven by a number of factors, with print production moving to India and South-East Asian countries. Packaging contin-ues to see a steady increase in demand as has shorter-run digital print opportunities, as market-ers strive to meet an every demanding and chang-ing consumer base driven by technology, income and expectations.

Print business modelSmarter traditional companies form a symbiotic relationship with specific technologies, for exam-ple, capitalising on the traditional aspects of their business whilst leveraging technologies such as digital print and the internet, to further promote and connect with potential buyers. Yes, to a large extent old world has gone forever. Consumer and business expectations are changing in a rapidly

Predictions for 2017 Current projections depending on the studies undertaken predict the Indian print and packag-ing sector will increase between 20-35% over the next 3-5 years. From an Indian perspective, we are seeing rapid globalisation driven by the public sec-

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Combination of traditional techniques and the new technology is the key to success During the NPES Print Business Outlook on 5 February 2017, Chris Bai, chief colour expert and product manager, BenQ, made a presentation on BenQ Corporation which offers provides professional colour management displays to printing and photography industries

Predictions for 2017We believe graphics art industry will rise in India for 2017 since the quality of print has improved and new technology, software and training has been provided to Indian printers.

Print business modelNo, it is not necessary for the old world to vanish for establishing a new world. The new technology

Chris Bai: we need more print education

The ability to innovate stems from the ability of a company to reinvent itself

and business model could help the traditional firms to embrace the model world. But the experi-ence, expertise and the connections built for years are still much needed. Together with the combina-tion of traditional techniques and the new tech-nology, the profitability and efficiency of a traditional firm could exceed a new record high.

New technologiesYes, new technologies are definitely the way to go since these could help to improve efficiency, reduce error and waste, and accelerate productivity.

How to innovateI believe the answer – more investment in infra-structure and expertise in people. You will need a good infrastructure to build a solid foundation for the hardware to deliver its performance. And you will need skilled people to operate. Hence, more education is required.

Digital print in IndiaDigital print has been picking up in North America, Europe, and even China. In the coming two years, digital print will be picking up in India. I think both toner and inkjet will have great suc-cess. Awareness to utilise these technologies in a proper way is the key.

Social media for a print firmBig brands and print buyers are looking for inputs, advice and experience about literally everything. If a print firm could exhibit some success stories on the internet, big brands and print buyers will be more confident to build business together.

expanding and increasingly digital world, thus the business model itself must evolve, adapt or die.

New technologiesGlobal trends indicate several areas of growth: digital print primarily aimed at short-run and variable printing; everything green – save the environment (chemicals, substrates, process, cleaning, wastage etc.); packaging (increasingly digital); deployment of SaaS based software solu-tions, as infrastructure expands and become increasingly reliable on a global scale and wide format printing. Given the unique dynamics of the Indian market, I personally don’t believe we will see any technology becoming redundant in the near-term.

How to innovatePersonally, I believe more innovation stems from the ability of a company to reinvent itself. As we witness a rapidly expanding globalisation mind-set, increasingly educated population and deploy-ment of technologies, such as the internet and smartphones, a company must reappraise its approach to traditional business streams and the opportunities technology presents.

Gen nextTraditional management thinking and values are increasingly unsuccessful. Younger generations tend to adapt to new technologies far more quickly, whilst older generations have experi-ence, thus a combined effort and input generally has an increasing chance of success. Furthermore, a well-educated workforce to man-age the new technologies and opportunities aris-ing is a critical aspect to consider.

Digital print in IndiaIndia is unique in terms of market size and opportunity, second only to China from a domes-tic perspective. Increasingly, the B2B relation-ship will drive a digitally focused business model, as companies strive to adapt to their own chang-ing consumer base and market demands. However, there will always be a requirement for the larger offset environment for large scale pro-duction given the cost advantages per copy. Yes digital cannot be ignored. With regards toner vs. inkjet, both technologies are proven solutions and each offer their own specific advantages and disadvantages depending on the application and price point.

Social media for a print firmCurrently, social media plays a relatively small role in the decision making process in India today. The first step for the majority of print buyers starts with a company’s website and thus a website is critical in terms of connecting with potential buy-ers. A website is the defining global marketing tool that provides any decision maker and print buyer their first impression of your business, capabilities and standards.

Effectiveness of a websiteMost of the websites are not internet and buyer friendly. Google drives around 82% of searches online and it is a wise decision to make your site “compliant” with Google expectations for search engine optimisation. Once a website is built, aspects of social media come into play depending on the type of print buyer. A web search is almost certainly the de facto starting point to identify and shortlist a company. The younger the person, the greater the tendency to incorporate Facebook as an example for a secondary search, whereas pro-fessionals and those in their 30’s upwards will look more at the likes of professional sites such as LinkedIn.

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COMPANY NAME STALL#AS Print Aids 1/A22Abhikruti Digi Soft 7/ D5Advanced Graphic System 10/ F22-23AG Services 10/ F12Alankit 5/ C25Alliance Printech 5/ C26Alpna Visual Packaging Aids 7/ D13Amit International 11/ I43AAnil Agencies 10/ F21APL Machinery 11/ I24Apsom Infotex 10/ F25Arrow Digital 14/ G17Artize Die Maker 9/E18Associated Engineering Corporation 1/ A17-18AAutoprint Machinery 11/I26Baumer India 9/E23Bhogle Engineering Works 9/E20ABobst India 9/E34-38Bodhi Professional Solutions 11/I3Boxtech Bangalore 9/E77ACanon India 7/D18Champion Machinery Manufacturing 11/I21AChemline India 9/E27Condot Systems 5/C10Cosmo Films 9/E8Creed Engineers 14/G7-9Designnbuy Webtoprint 9/E1Empowera Technorganics 3/B10Esko Graphics India 1/A12Excel Machinery 9/E31Fair Deal Engineers 1/A16, A1Five Star Printing Machinery 3/B16Fujifilm India 7/D12AFujikura Graphics India 14/G36Grafica Flextronica 5/C20Grafik Machinery Exchange India 3/B22-23Grover Industries 7/D6-7Gutenberg Machinery Manufacturers 1/A15Halftone Die Makers 11/I7

COMPANY NAME STALL#HB Fuller India Adhesives 5/C9AHi-Tech Systems 7/D18AHuber Group India 7/D20Indo Poly Machines Corporation 1/A26Insight Communication & Print 10/F26Intimate Machines 11/I28JN Arora & Co 3/B18Jindal Offset India 10/F66-67

Joy D-Zign Engineers 1/ A20Kapoor Imaging 3/ B14KMI Business Technologies 10/F53Kodak India 1/A13Kohima Machine Tools 3/B11A Kohli Graphic Systems 10/ F77-80Konica Minolta Business Solutions India 7/ D12Kurz (India) 10/F33Line O Matic Graphic Industries 3/B1Malhotra Graphics 1/A19Manroland India 14/G32-35Manugraph India 14/G20Max Speciality Films 7/D11Megabound (India) 3/B15Megtec Systems India 14/G6Mehta Cad Cam Systems 14/G48Memory Repro Systems 5/C18Monotech Systems 7/D16MRL Printing Rolls 14/G52Muller Martini (India) 5/C8Naph Graphics 14/G21ANarsingh Dass & Co 7/D9NBG Printographics Machinery 14/G31Novurania 9/E24NuLith Graphic 10/F70Param ERP Solutions India 3/B6Pidilite industries 11/I56Prakash Offset Machinery 3, 14/ B11,

G26-28Pratham Technologies 10/F46-48

Pressline India 14/G27

COMPANY NAME STALL#PrintWeek India 5/C6

Provin Technos 1/A14

QIPC EAE India 14/G5

Quadtech 14/G43

Radix Software Services 7/D29

Redlands Machinery 9/E47

Ricoh India 7/D21

RISO India 7/D1-3

Ronald Web Offset 14/G30

Rotta Print India 10, 14/ F-52, G-18

SL Kulkarni Cyril Graphics 10/F15-17

Sahil Graphics 5/C11

Sheth Printograph 5/C12

Shree Refrigerations 14/G1

Sigma Rollers 1/A7

SnM Enterprises 14/G16

Sodhisons Mechanical Works 5/C12

Sona Papers 7/D19A

Sond Associates (Engg.) 5/ C21-23

SRK Technology 11/I-29

Suba Solutions 5/C16

Techno Graphics Services India 10/ F35-37

Technova Imaging Systems 10/ F32

The Printers House 14/ G22-24

UV Graphic Technologies 3/B13

Uflex 3/B9

Unique UV and Light 7/D10

United Ink & Varnish Co 5/C5A

Valco Melton Engineering India 10/F42

Vijaya Grafiks 1/A21

Viva Graphic 10/ F65

Web Masters 14/G54

Zenith Rubber 1/A18

Zhongke India 7/D19

Zund India 10/F41

PrintPackDaily22 GUIDE 08.02.2017

PRINT PARTNERS

Making of the 24-page newspaper

The team behind the success of the show

Pages printed on the Manroland R705 at International Print-o-Pac. A Kodak CTP system fired the thermal Kodak plates. April International’s 100gsm PaperOne Premium Inkjet paper has been used to produce the PrintPack Daily. The paper is supplied by Narsingh Dass & Co, one of April’s India representative in New Delhi.

PLACES TO VISIT Greater Noida is an hour drive away from Delhi and all the

historical places like the Red Fort, Chandni Chowk, Akshardham Temple and National Zoological Park (Delhi).

The options increase exponentially if one wishes to take a day off as holiday destinations like Agra, UP (205km); Dehradun, Uttarakhand (258km); Nainital, Uttarakhand (280km) and Jaipur, Rajasthan (303km) are can be reached within a matter of hours.

PrintPack India 2017: On the sidelinesThis is the third time that PrintPack India 2017 will be held at the India Expo Centre and Mart, Greater Noida. The show will see people from the Indian print industry converge in Noida for the biggest print tradeshow in the country.

PrintWeek India’s definitive guide to restaurants, travel, places to visit in and around Greater Noida.

HERE IS THE DISTANCE BETWEEN THE TRADESHOW AND THE IMPORTANT TRAVEL NERVE-POINTS NEAR THE INDIA EXPO CENTRE AND MART:

BOTANICAL GARDEN

NEW DELHI STATION (AJMERI GATE)

PEERA GARHI METRO STATION

NOIDA SECTOR 63 (FORTIS HOSPITAL)

NIZAMUDDIN STATION

AIRPORT T3

NOIDA SECTOR 18 METRO STATION

30 minutes by car

40 minutes by car

65 minutes by car

35 minutes by car

40 minutes by car

65 minutes by car

45 minutes by car

45 minutes by public transportation

60 minutes by public transportation

150 minutes by public transportation

35 minutes by public transportation

60 minutes by public transportation

145 minutes by public transportation

45 minutes by public transportation

FOOD DELIGHT DURING PRINTPACKFood at the Expo may get monotonous. Greater Noida might not have the same diverse options to dine as New Delhi, but here are places the locals swear by:

Creme CastlePari Chowk, GF-28, Ansal Plaza, NRI City, Omega II Open: 10 am to 10 pm Menu: Continental, Italian and BakeryContact: 0120 426 3333

ZaukAF-28, Ansal Plaza Mall, Pari Chowk Open: 12 noon to 11 pm Menu: Mughlai and North IndianContact: 011 33106148

Simply SouthJagat Farm, Gamma 1, Greater NoidaOpen: 10 am to 11 pm Menu: South IndianContact: 09811251114 My Spice Kitchen & CafeShop No G7-G8, BJ Mart, Jagat Farm, Gamma I Open: 9 am to 11:30 pm Menu: Italian, Thai, Continental, Mexican and ChineseContact: 0120 4291111

Shuttle bus services to India Expo Centre

From Botanical Garden Metro Station08:30 am to 10:30 am – every 02 minutes10:30 am to 12:30 pm – every 05 minutes12:30 pm to 03:30 pm – every 15 minutes

To Botanical Garden Metro Station10:30 am to 12:30 pm – every 05 minutes12:30 pm to 03:30 pm – every 15 minutes03:30 pm to 06:30 pm – every 05 minutes

The core team members of IPAMA, the organiser of the PrintPack India 2017