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Vol. XIX | No. 1 | January - February 2015 ` 20.00

India’s Print Industry ‘Alive and Kicking’

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The Soul and Spirit of Viani PrintingsGovt. Subsidy for Print Entrepreneurs

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Print MiracleRNI Reg. No. 65957/96 The Official Journal of Kerala Master Printers’ Association Vol. XIX No. 1 January - February 2015

Editor : P.S. RajanAsst. Editor : Joe Paul

Office Bearers of KMPA

President : G. VenugopalGeneral Secretary : D. Manmohan ShenoyTreasurer : B.K. RajanImmediate Past President : Joseph Muttathottil

Joint Secretary : Yeldho K. George

Vice PresidentsCentral : T.F. JamesNorth : C.R. NandakumarSouth : K. MadhusoodhananWest : S. SajiHeadquarters : P.S. Rajan

Committee Chairmen

Exhibitions : O. VenugopalPublication : P.S. RajanMembership Promotion : Raju N. KuttyTraining & HRD : G. RajeshAwards : K.P. UthupHospitality & Recreation : Shaji ManjooranExport Promotion : K.P. SabuMachinery : R. GopakumarTechnology : Magesh KarthikPaper & Raw Material : Benitto JoseLand & Building : Nazar MarikavilGovt. Affairs & Taxation : Roy ThomasWebsite Management : Gerard T. Chandy

G.C. Members-AIFMP : R. Suresh : O. Venugopal : G. Venugopal : K.C. Sanjeev : Raju N. Kutty

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Published by Mr. R. Suresh, former President, KMPA on behalf of Kerala Master Printers Association, Cochin - 17 and printed by him at G.K. Printers, Kochi - 682 017 for Jasmine Grafix.

All rights reserved. Views expressed by the contributors are not necessarily those of the KMPA or the editor or the publisher and they accept no responsibility for them.

Contents

Editorial

The dominance of India’s printing industry hubs is slowly fading away. Once well-known places for printing Sivakasi, Mumbai, Chennai and Delhi are saturated

with printing presses and the main players in these centres are facing dearth of work and planning to change from their present locations. Scene at Chennai is so pathetic that some main players there are on the verge of close down or closed. However, the industry in smaller cities like Coimbatore and Cochin show double digit growth.

Till a decade ago, most print buyers from Kerala and many from southern India used to go to Chennai for quality printing jobs; and for bulk work to Sivakasi. This trend was reversed after 2000 as well-equipped printing presses mushroomed in new hubs like Cochin, Coimbatore and several smaller cities in India. When people have the facilities to do good printing in their neighborhood, why would they go distant places. Besides, they can save money in transportation and commuting.

It seems that four-colour printing is shifting from tier 1 cities to tier 2 cities like Cochin, Coimbatore and Ahmadabad. The most important reason for this shifting is the high cost of real estate in mega cities like Mumbai and Delhi. The existing presses in the large metros also find it extremely difficult to expand their premises due high property value. At the same time in smaller cities the property value is less and there is enough space to establish state-of-the-art printing presses. Few players in the traditional printing hubs who have gone for value-added printing are showing growth. The recent sales of brand new four-colour machines in the North East or interior parts of Kerala show that multi-colour printing is spreading to tier 3 cities also.

Moreover, the spread of Internet, other communication technologies and infrastructure development have given the print entrepreneurs a vast corridor to set up printing units at any part of India and do printing jobs for clients anywhere.Good growth in the printing industryin smaller cities shows the trend is gaining momentum. The booming Indian economy, increasing consumerism, entry of global brands in the country and opening of the sector to foreign investors are bound to offer growth opportunities to the industry in newer centres.

The development of new printing hubs has helped Indian Printing Industry to grow at a rate of 12% per annum. The current annual turnover of the industry is more than `70,000 crores.

(P.S. Rajan)Editor

President’s Desk ...................................................................................................3PrintPack 2015 .....................................................................................................4Soul and Spirit of Viani ........................................................................................9Understanding synthetic paper ...........................................................................19Printers’ Day marked .........................................................................................20Subsidy for entrepreneurs ...................................................................................23South India Printers’ Association launched .......................................................24KMPA Managing Committee Meeting ..............................................................27Hanumantha Rao passes away ...........................................................................28Industry News ....................................................................................................31


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President’s Desk

Dear friends,

The 2ndManaging Committee Meeting of the 2014-16 term was held on February 7, 2015 at IMA House and discussed about acquiring the adjoining space to the office. All Managing Committee members were in favour of buying the space of around 430 Sq. ft. and the price

for the property is being negotiated with the owners.KMPA observed the Printers’ Day on February 24 with a function held at the association hall.

K.V. Joseph of KK Printers, a veteran printer in Kochi and a close confidant of late Jose Joseph, was honoured during the function.

Former Joint Director of Industries & Commerce Department, Adv. B. Prasannakumar was a special invitee at the function. He spoke elaborately on various subsidies offered by government for small scale entrepreneurs. Members present at the function had the opportunity to clear their doubts on getting the govt. subsidy and to ask about the ways to go about it.

Well, I must say that KMPA is functioning with more vigor in uniting the printers’ community in Kerala. The association is trying to bring in more members to its fold and recently some new members were inducted.

At the national level, KMPA is functioning as a loyal affiliate body to AIFMP. KMPA GC members are regularly attending the Federation’s Governing Council meetings. KMPA has also decided to join the South India Printers Association (SIPA) mooted by the Immediate Past President of AIFMP Mr. ASMG Ashokan. It will be a body of printers’of South India. The proposed association will be a good platform for printers from the region. It will strengthen the ties between the printers in South India. The new association held its first meeting at Madurai on March 15, 2015.

A strong delegation of KMPA visited PrintPack India 2015 at Noida. The show was a big hit and it proved Print Industry in India is progressing well with ‘Make in India’ products gaining popularity. Our machines and technology were prominent in the show competing with other world class products. The exhibition also generated a good volume of business.

The Printing Technology courses under Additional Skills Acquisition Programme (ASAP) are progressing and the first batch of the students are soon going to come out as their exams will soon be over. The exams at Trivandrum centre are completed; exams at Ernakulam, Trichur and Calicut centres are yet to be finished. KMPA has to sign a new Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the government to continue the programme as ASAP wanted some changes in the conduct of the courses. ASAP wants three separate courses in Pre-Press, Press and Post-Press, unlike the single all-inclusive one we had been conducting so far. The draft of the MoUis being prepared.

Some of the members of KMPA will surely be attending the International Printing Technology Exhibition in Guangdong, China. Bon voyage to all those going to China.

Summer heat has started already and soon be unbearable. For the printers summer is the time to make hay. Printing presses get more work during this period of the year. The only worrying factor is power cut. As Kerala depends mainly on hydel electricity, power cuts (scheduled or unscheduled) are usual during summer due to the lack of sufficient water in the reservoirs. So, all of you adopt ways to cut power consumption and get ready for the heat.

Happy summer days,

G. Venugopal,(President, KMPA)


PrintPack 2015 proves PrintThe very fact that this year’s PrintPack India generated `300 crore business proves Printing Industry in India is not only looking vibrant but in the coming years also it will remain bullish. While buyers queued up for new machines there were few takers for second-hand and used machinery. The expo recorded a footfall of 85,000 visitors.

By P.S. Rajan The first thing I noticed at Print-Pack India 2015 is a ‘shift of attitude’ among the visitors – they

were keen on acquiring new machines, not second-hand machines. There were not many enquiries for used machines unlike the previous PrintPacks. I found few people at the used machine section while hundreds of them milling around the booths that exhibited latest products.

The talk that ‘print is dying’ by certain industry watchers is once again proved wrong by the roaring business deals witnessed at the PrintPack India 2015. The total business achieved at the PrintPack is around `300 crores.

There has been an increase of 25 percent of business in comparison to PPI 2013, IPAMA, the organizers said. According to feedback reports received from IPAMA, the inflow of quality visitors, who came to witness the exhibition, was highly encouraging. A majority of the exhibitors and business

visitors rated the show as ‘good’ to ‘excellent’.

The main objective of IPAMA, which represents a major portion of the Indian graphic arts industry, was to promote the industry in domestic and global markets. In pursuance of this goal, the 12th edition of PrintPack India was organised at India Expo Centre, Greater Noida from February 11-15, 2015.

The show was organised on a net area of 18,647 square metres (sq m) as against 13,871 sq m in the last edition. The gross area utilised for exhibition and related activities were more than 50,000 sq m. The recorded visitor footfall was above 85,000.

The exhibitors represented all Indian states. Foreign exhibitors came from China, Dubai, Hong Kong, Italy, Saudi Arabia, Sharjah, South Korea, Taiwan, UK, USA, Indonesia, Philippines, Thailand and many more countries.

For the first time two foreign offset


Industry ‘alive and kicking’machine manufactures participated at an Indian exhibition with live demo of their latest machines. Most of the exhibitors said they had very good response from the visitors.

The central stage of attraction was four colour machines of Ryobi and Komari, and the latest innovations in digital printing techhnology. Ryobi MHI exhibited Offset UV printing machine 924 which bagged good orders. Ryobi President and Chairman came for the launch of the machine. This shows the how much international manufacturers value Indian market.Komori exhibited two four colour machines at Printpack. Komori also secured good orders during the show.

The innovative product of the exhibition was MGI digital foiling, including personalization, to a new feature on its JET Varnish 3D inkjet spot coater.The French manufacturer showed a prototype inline foil option for the The visitor footfall was above 85,000 at PrintPack India 2015.

IPAMA officials and distiguished guests inaugurating the PrintPack India 2015 on February 11, 2015.


JET Varnish. The foiling system works at the same speed as the JET Varnish and lays down an inkjet varnish layer as the ‘glue’ base for the foil, with heated rollers that move in and out of position to apply the foil.In standard spot coating mode the JET Varnish can produce up to 3,000sph in B2 format. MGI system doesnot require special consumables and works with standard foils available in the market. The variable data hot foil stamping gives good result.

The Canon displayed its new compact Image Press C6000 and Xerox launched its Color C70. Xerox Colour C70 can print the widest range of applications in this market space, including running synthetics, vinyl, window clings, carbonless paper,etc. It has the newly-developed,heat-efficient IH fuser, which does not require pre-heatingthat helps reduce power consumption in standby mode by 44% compared to a resistance heating device.

In the Post-Press Indian manufactures also launched some new products. WelboundWorldwide launched three new models of PUR perfect binders. These machines are designed to compete with the imported post-press perfect binders. Megabound increased their product range with different types of case-making machines and semi-automatic sheet pasting machines.

The Chennai based Reprographic Systems had a huge stall at the expo.They displayed Chinese foil-stamping and German drilling machines.

A highlight of PPI 2015 was the NPES-ICC (The Association for Suppliers of Printing, Publishing and Converting Technologies- International Color Consortium) conference on Colour Management, organised on February 12, 2015 in conjunction with PPI 2015, and led by prominent colour management experts.

Secondly, for the first time, IPAMA organised a full-day Symposium and Seminar on Web Offset Printing, themed ‘Together We Grow’. Held on February 13 in association with the Vibes Academy, Chennai, the event was a success with participation from more than 120 trade and industry representatives.



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St. John Maria Viani is known for his dedication to community uplift by creating employment for

ordinary masses in small industry units. Viani Printings, one of the prominent printing presses in Kochi, is named after the Saint who lived in the 17th century in France. Viani Printings following the Saint’s noble path provides a living for more than 95 people working at the press. That’s the spirit and soul of Viani Printings.

Viani Printings, Kochi is one of the leading Printing and Publishing House in Kerala located at Kochi under the management of Ernakulam & Angamaly Archdiocese of Syro-Malabar Church. Viani Printings is a branch of the registered charitable Trust – Ernakulam Archdiocesan Publication Trust, in the Archdiocese of Ernakulam-Angamaly.

Initially, the Viani Press was formulated for the Printing the

Soul and Spirit of VianiFrom a humble beginning in 1966, Viani Printings in Kochi has grown as a full-fledged printing & publishing house with the most-modern machines and facilities. The Church-managed establishment will reach the milestone of 50th Golden Year next year and is in the expansion mode with “`30-crore state-of-the-art printing, Notebook making, Flexo printing, Packaging and Printing College” project at Choondy near Aluva.

By Joe Paul

“Sathyadeepam” weekly and “Light of Truth” fortnightly and later on the press entered into commercial printing field. “This establishment is the result of a long-cherished dream of the Late Cardinal Joseph Parecattil. Viani came into existence in 1966. Next year, we will reach the milestone of 50th Golden Year,” says Fr. Francis Arickal, the current Managing Director of Viani Printings, sitting in his office at the premises near Ernakulam North Flyover.

Sitting across the table of Fr. Arickal, I studied his face. His mannerisms and way of talking reveal that he is a strict disciplinarian. He came to Viani nearly two years ago after years of management experience at various Church institutions, including some printing establishments. A priest in his early fifties, he is familiar with all modern electronic gadgets and active in social media. He manages the unit with

all these gadgets wired on to his ears and his fingers deftly moving on the laptop keyboard. Despite interrupting phone calls, Fr. Arickal continues conversation with me answering my questions effortlessly in his measured voice. His answers are to the point.

How does he manage such a huge organization? “I am not just sitting here on my chair. I go around and see, observe and talk to all the employees. Their feedback is important to run this organization without any trouble,” Fr. Arickal says. Also, he has delegated the responsibility of managing each section such as marketing, pre-press, printing, binding, delivery and other office affaires to section heads. A review meeting is convened with the section heads every morning at 9 to discuss the day-today work schedules and other things.

Viani Printings is having a good


team of professionals heading the various departments like Administration, Accounts, Sales & Marketing, Production & Technical, Post Press and Dispatching etc with strong, technically qualified and dedicated staff in all departments.

Fr. Arickal says Viani’s employees are its strength and the management treats them well. Every year, there is a salary revision on the basis of the performance of the staff and profit made by the establishment. “We give all facilities like PF, bonus, HRA, gratuity to the employees. Viani has started its

own insurance scheme for the staff. I personally believe, if the management looks after the employees’ well they reciprocate with good performance at work. These are the reasons our employees stick to this organization for long time. Some of them are working here for more than 40 years.”

“From our humble beginning in 1966, Viani has grown as a full-fledged printing & publishing house with the most-modern machines and facilities,” Fr. Arickal says as a prelude to explaining the ongoing expansion and modernization of the organization.

“This facility in the city does not have scope for further expansion because of lack of space. So we are developing a state-of-the-art project at Choondy near Aluva, the satellite city of Cochin. The project consists of a facility for bulk production of note books and textbooks, a complete printing and packaging unit and a Printing College. Planned in a 5-acre plot, the project will be completed in 3 to 4 years. Work has already begun, new machineries have arrived. We are constructing the facility like a factory. The construction will be finished very soon as the facility will be built with pre-fabricated materials and can be completed in 30 days,” Fr. Arickal expressed his optimism.

“The 15,000 sq.ft building will not have any center pillars,” said Fr. Arickal. “The first section of the facility will be the notebook production unit. The machine for the unit has already arrived from Line O’ Matic. The Fully Automatic Exercise Book Machine Combo RB104-Nova RB120 is a huge one and we need a lot of space to install it and to run it smoothly. This facility is the first of its kind in Kerala.”

The Line O’ Matic machine consists of shaft-less reel unwinding stand, ruling and flexo printing tower, cross cutting unit, sheet overlapping unit, sheet counting and collating unit, one inserter

Fr. Francis Arickal, the current Managing Director of Viani Printings.

The recently installed Pressline Prima 36




for pre-printed index sheet and one inserter for pre-printed title cover, wire stitching unit, folding unit, square back pressing unit, front cutting unit, book separating cutting unit, book delivery table, waste removal system, centralized control panel (PLC). Fr. Arickal says: “On this wonderful machine, you just have to load the paper reel and put it on. After ruling, stapling, binding and cutting the finished product is out with a few personnel to handle it. In an hour, 18,000 notebooks can be produced.”

Viani management has ambitious plans to further expand the Choondy facility with a complete Packaging Unit, which will come up in two or three years. “We have chosen the machines and the complete blueprint of the packaging unit is ready. We are planning to produce all kinds of packaging from mono-cartons for toothpaste or medicines to bigger duplex boxes,” Fr. Arickal said. “We also have plan for a Flexo Printing unit. This kind of printing is done on different substrates other than paper, for example on plastic covers, other packaging materials etc. In Kerala there is no such facility, except for some very small units. So, Viani is going to be the first major player in this category in Kerala.”

Part of the project at Choondy is a Printing College – a complete coaching &training facility for Printing Technology students. Kurias N. Chacko, a printing industry veteran and Manager – Technical of Viani Printings and the Dean of Studies at Vi-APT (Viani Institute of Advanced Printing Technology), says about the institute: “The institute Vi-APT is functioning since 1967 at Viani Printings. This year we have 15 students; once the construction at Choondy is completed the classrooms will be shifted there. Now, Vi-APT has the recognition and support of Central Government scheme called Modular Employable Skill (MES). Vi-APT provides one-year intensive training to students on all aspects of printing – graphics, plate-making, printing and binding. English language is also taught. Classes are conducted every day except Sundays – from 9am to 12.30 pm theory classes are held and practical training from 1.30 pm to 4.30 pm. By the time the students complete the one-year

course, they are capable of working at any printing press.”

Fr. Paul Chakkian is one of the Asst. Directors of Viani Printings and is the Principal of the institute. Says Fr. Chakkian: “The ultimate aim of education is human refinement. The objective of education is to form a society of individuals with positive work culture. So the educational process in and outside our formal schools should concentrate on inculcating concepts, abilities, attitudes, values and above all specific skills. That’s what we are doing at Vi-APT. Being a Church-run institution, Vi-APT gives priority to school dropouts, economically backward and marginalized students.”

While the Choondy venture is progressing, Viani Printings is undergoing a total remodeling and streamlining of factory layout. “Till recently, the machines and personnel were scattered inside the premises resulting in lack of coordination and delay in completing the work. After I visited Japan recently, I adopted certain way of functioning I saw in a printing press there,” Fr. Arickal said. “You

will see the changes when you visit our premises,” he says with a smile and gestures to Kurias to take me on the tour.

Later, accompanied by Fr. Bijoy Palatty, one of the Asst. Directors of Viani Printings and a qualified Sound Engineer, I was taken on a round at the premises. Fr. Palatty explains about the system and infrastructure of Viani Printings and directs his photographer colleague, another young priest Fr. Aajo Joy Therully, to take snaps around the facility.

Kurias explained me how Fr. Arickal shuffled the whole set up to streamline the operations at Viani. “He housed the two web-offset machines – Manugraph City Line Express 35 and the recently installed Pressline Prima 36 – in one section. So that the personnel at this can have better coordination and they can handle both machines. The Komori Lithron S 26 and Mitsubishi 4-colour sheet-fed offset machine are kept in nearby spaces. All other smaller printing machines (Manugraph Print Magic 274 HF, HMT’s SOM 136 sheet-fed offset, Single Color Dominant 715 A and Abdick Mini Offset) are kept in one area.

Fr. Paul Chakkian Kurias N. ChackoFr. Bijoy Palatty

Mitsubishi 4-colour sheet-fed offset machine


All printing machines are of the ground floor level,” Kurias said.

The pre-press and designing sections are moved to first floor level. Pre-press and CtP units (TechNova Violet and Kodak Thermal units) and DTP & Designing Departments are accommodated in adjacent areas. In the same area plate-making machines, including Protek plate exposing system Qax90 of 90cm X 110cm and a monotype machine, are kept.

The post-press section is on the second floor, where a service lift hauls printed materials up and down. The well-equipped post-press unit has 30 staff members. A Welbound 6-station saddle stitcher with 3 knives line cutting, Welbound 12 station gathering and

side-pinning machine, sheet folding machines, 6-clamp perfect binding unit, single clamp perfect binding unit, other saddle stitching units, wire stitching machines, lamination machines (thermal and wet), packing and bundling machines are among the highly sophisticated Viani post-press section.

We are at another amazing facility at Viani – their storage area. “We have adopted vertical stacking of paper rolls, instead of horizontal, so that we can prevent the core squeezing damages of reels and also can save lot of space,” said Kurias while showing me the paper reels stacked at 7 levels on the huge ground floor space used as the storage area. A Godrej hydraulic type reel shifting unit with fork lift capacity of 3.5 tones is

used to stack the paper reels.As the tour ended, I am back at Fr.

Arickal’s office. He invites me for a tea and continues the conversation. “Viani Printing’s slogan is ‘We Print your Mind,” Fr. Arickal says. “That means whatever the customer thinks, Viani reproduces in print.”

“We have all types of clients – from corporate companies to individual print buyers. Viani has no dearth of work as the printing jobs for the Church are itself enough to run two shifts here. Of course we do other commercial printing works, including orders from customers abroad. Viani possess an export license, so clients in foreign countries who want quality printing jobs come to us,” Fr. Arickal says while showing me a fantastic brochure printed on Viani’s Komori Lithron S 26 for a client in Australia.

“Printing is a highly competitive field in Kerala. Viani’s policy is not to indulge in any unhealthy competition like price under-cutting or wooing clients of other printing presses. As I said before the printing jobs of the Church itself is of huge volume. Sunday Catechism textbooks, other Church publications, religious pamphlets and ceremonial literature are plenty of works. Besides, our capacity to do any kind of jobs provides us with unhindered supply of printing works. Four daily newspapers (Deccan Chronicle, Veekshanam,

The post-press unit at Viani Printings. There are 30-plus employees in the post-press section.

A Godrej hydraulic reel shifting forklift stacks paper rolls at the storage facility.



Mangalam and Rashtra Deepika) are printed here. Weekly newspapers Sathyadeepam, Samakaalika Malayalam Vaarika, Kochi Vartha and Light of Truth, about 4 dozens of monthly magazines are also printed at Viani. So, work is plenty and there is no reason for indulging in cut-throat competition. Yes, we do compete – for excellence in printing,” Fr. Arickal says with pride.

“Viani has healthy and cordial relations with other printing establishments in Kerala. The

establishment is an active member of Kerala Master Printers Association (KMPA) and cooperates with the association in its all programs,” Fr. Arickal says. “All we aim is a healthy atmosphere for the Printing Industry to grow. We do our bit of contribution to the industry by way of moulding students for printing through the Vi-APT. And of course, by doing high quality printing jobs, delivering it on time to the maximum satisfaction of the clients,” Fr. Arickal concluded.

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Understanding Synthetic PaperSynthetic Paper or Non-Tearable

or Tear Resistant Papers are all different names for the same

product used in different context based on the application that they are being used for. Synthetic paper industry is doing wonders in various fields from as simple as a business card to as complicated as a packaging solution for Medical Devices. Synthetic Paper comes in various types as given below; their broad classification will help us understand their application and advantagesbetter for each application.

Broad Types of Synthetic Paper1. Polyethylene based 2. Polypropylene based3. Polyester based4. Paper based5. Silica basedThe chart below is a snapshot of

the more widely used synthetic papers in the printing industry and their top applications. There are many more variants like one of them made of nylon which can be used for lamps and has

some amazing features outside the printing industry.

Also it is important to note that there is no water tight compartment where one could say that this product can only work for this application. Actually giving an example a Marathon Bib or a Photography Album or a Business Card can use either of these products from the list above but the actual product that should or would be used would depend on the brand (user), the printer and the paper supplier.

IThe Synthetic Paper has to be understood much more and its applications should be considered by every printer no matter big or small in how he can bring value to his customer by the use of this product either by reducing the cost or increasing efficiency or reducing loses or by plain printing less of the same for a higher or longer output.

For example, Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai (MCGM) started using Adhesive Posters made of Synthetic Paper instead of Conventional

Paper at a higher initial cost but the output and the life of the poster exceeded the life of a normal paper poster more than 3 times over.

So many times it is not only about a higher priced product but it is about how this product can bring value to that particular application.

Like in the era when digital printing was new in India and offset printers slowly but steadily accepted and embraced the digital technology, Synthetic Paper will also be widely accepted by printers soon, while natural paper will also continue to have its use for printing.

Types

Polyethylene based

Polypropylene based

Polyester based

Polymer based

Silica Based

advantages

High Tear Strength and Breathable Properties

Excellent Print Output and wide garde variations available

Easier to customise due to coating on the top surface

Strong like Film, Works like Paper

Feels like Synthetic but similar to paper

applications

Packaging for Medical Devices and Silica Gel

Labelling Applications like Face Stock, IML and Visiting Cards

Photo Albums

Documents, Tags, Certificates, Photo Albums

Bags, Envelopes, Brochures, Maps

Difficulty

Longer Drying Time with Regular Inks

Longer Drying Time with Regular Inks

Coating can be Scratched if not handled well

Does not work well for Adhesive Based Applications

Tear Strength is relatively less as compared to other synthetics

limitations

Cannot print with Laser Digital Machines and cannot be Laminated

Cannot print with Laser Digital Machines

Has to be Laminated before End Use

Thinner Grades are not available below 100gsm

Cannot print with Laser Digital Machines

A FedEx courier reciept printed on synthetic paper. The receipt dosen’t get damaged during transportation.


Kerala Master Printers Association (KMPA) had been commemorating the Printers’

Day on February 24 for the last couple of years regularly. This year KMPA decided the remembrance of the Father of Printing Johannes Guttenberg should be more than just a ritual – it should also be a day to honour a prominent printer among us. KMPA chose K.V. Joseph, a veteran printer and owner of K.K. Printers, Ernakulam and a close friend of KMPA patriarch Late Jose Joseph, as the most deserving personality to be honoured on that day.

Another addition to the usual Printers’ Day celebration was a lecture by Adv. B. Prasannakumar, former Joint Director of Industries & Commerce Department, Govt. of Kerala, on support given by government through subsidies for entrepreneurs.

KMPA members gathered at the association hall for of the Printers’ Day function at 7pm on February 24. President G. Venugopal in his Welcome Address remembered Jose Joseph, the pillar of KMPA who passed away on January 15 and explained the significance of honouring a prominent printer like K.V. Joseph on Printers’ Day.

Joseph Muttathottil, IPP of KMPA, talked elaborately and in a lucid manner on the Father of Printing and his contribution to the world. He said the Time Magazine had named

Printers’ Day markedKMPA observed the Printers’ Day on Feb. 24 by honouring a veteran printer and organizing a useful lecture by Adv. Prasannakumar on Govt’s Entrepreneur Support Scheme that provides extensive support to MSMEs.

Johannes Guttenberg as the ‘Man of the Millennium’ some years back. Muttathottil narrated Guttenberg’s life and his path-breaking invention – the moveable type and the revolution in printing.

O. Venugopal, former KMPA President and current Chairman of Exhibition Committee, spoke about the Guest of Honour K.V. Joseph and Adv. Prasannakumar.

Joseph Muttathottil delivering a speech on Johannes Gutterberg.

O. Venugopal speaking during the Printers’ Day function.

KMPA members attending the Printers’ Day function.

Final item on agenda was Adv. Prasannakumar’s lecture on subsidies. After the one-hour session, participants cleared their doubts on availing the government subsidies and how to go about it. (A detailed essay by Prasannakumar on the talk he delivered is given on page 23).

After Vote of thanks by General Secretary Manmohan Shenoy the day’s programme was ended at 9 pm.


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World over, Micro and Small Enterprises (MSEs) are recognized as an important

constituent of the national economies, contributing significantly to employment expansion and economic development. Recognizing the importance of micro and small enterprises, which constitute an important segment of Indian economy in terms of their contribution to country’s industrial production, exports, employment and creation of entrepreneurial base, the Central and state Governments have been implementing several schemes and programmes for promotion and development of these enterprises.

As part of this objective, Kerala Government (Industries Department) has accorded sanction for a new scheme called ‘Entrepreneur Support Scheme’ that intends to provide extensive support to MSMEs. The scheme (vide G.O. (MS) No 156/0212/ID dated Dec.12, 2012) has been implemented with effect from April 1, 2012.

Objectives of the Entrepreneur Support Scheme is to provide extensive support to MSMEs and give one time support to entrepreneurs, with due regard to special categories by optimal utilisation of funds and giving more flexibility of operation while implementing the Scheme. These guidelines, approved by the Government of Kerala, intend to simplify and explain

Subsidy for entrepreneurs

Objective of Kerala Govt’s Entrepreneur Support Scheme is to provide extensive support to MSMEs and give one time support to entrepreneurs. Members of the printing fraternity can also make good use of the scheme.

By Adv. B. Prasannakumar

the modalities of filing the Entrepreneur Support Scheme in the following modality.

All new units, or units that have undergone expansion, diversification or modernization are eligible for assistance under this scheme. The most important criterion for eligibility to get financial support under the scheme is that the expansion or diversification must result in at least 25% in plant and machinery in gross block terms and also must result in at least 25% increase in installed capacity.

All MSMEs engaged in manufacturing activities are eligible for the financial assistance. The following are the terms and conditions for assistance:1) An assistance of 15% limited to `20

lakhs will be payable on the fixed capital investment (Land, Building, Machinery, etc.) of all MSME units, except units included in the following negative list. Service enterprises,

photo studios and colour processing centres, tailoring, saw mills, calcium carbide, cashew industrial units etc.

2) All units established by women entrepreneurs (minimum 50% of the promoters must be women); SC/ST (minimum 50% of the promoters must belong to SC/ST category) and young entrepreneurs (between 18 and 45 of age; in case of more than one promoter, all of them must be between 18 and 45 of age) are eligible for assistance of 20% of the Fixed Capital Investment (FCI) limited to Rs.30 lakhs.

3) The following Priority Industrial Units (a) Rubber based industries, (b) agro based industries, (c) readymade garments, (d) Industries manufacturing equipments for non-conventional energy generation, (e) bio-technology based industries, (f) 100 percent Export Oriented Units (EOUs), (g) Bio-degradable plastic industries, (h) Plastic waste recycling units, (i) bio-fertilizer units are eligible for an additional 10% assistance.

4) MSME units set up in Idukki, Wayanad, Kasaragod and Pattanamthitta districts shall be eligible for an extra assistance of 10% of the FCI with a ceiling of `10 lakhs.All manufacturing units set up after

acquiring new technology from approved

Adv. Prasannakumar speaking during the Printers’ Day function at KMPA hall.


research institutions recognized by State or Central Govt. shall be eligible for an assistance of 10% of the FCI subject to a ceiling of `10 lakhs.

The principal elements of FCI such as land, building, machinery, equipments, energy generating equipments, pollution control equipments shall be entitled for assistance.

Documents to be submitted along with the application:1) MSME EM Part II Acknowledgment2) ID Proof3) Partnership deed/Memorandum

of Association and Articles of Association (if applicable)

4) Project Report/Expansion Project Report

5) Audited Balance Sheet along with Profit & Loss Account

6) Valid Local Body license7) Sale Bill8) Consumer card of KSEB, latest

electricity bill9) Land & Building documents (title

deed if owned, lease deed if rented); Fair value of the property from revenue authorities; building plan, estimate, valuation certificate from approved engineer; cash bill/receipt of machinery and equipments, bill of entry of imported machinery; valuation and estimate if machinery is fabricated; electrification costs – valuation certificate from engineer and D.G. Set – valuation certificate from concerned engineer.

South India Printers’ Association’s (SIPA) first meeting was held at Madurai on March 15, 2015. The

meeting was headed by the eminent Industrialist A.M.S.G. Ashokan President SIPA/Immediate Past President of All India Federation of Master Printers (AIFMP) New Delhi along with the newly-elected Secretaries P. Arul and T.T. Karthi.

During the meeting President Ashokan envisaged a travel plan – Print Yatra – to take the SIPA team to Singapore, China, Malaysia and other countries. Shridhar of M/s USAM representing the Hewlett Packard, Tamil Nadu, gave a brief presentation about the Singapore trip with personalized digitally printed samples. He said that stay at 7-star hotel will be provided to all the SIPA members at free of cost in Singapore and only the travelling amount has to be borne by the members of SIPA, that too M/s Cox & Kings will help them in getting visa and travel arrangement with best possible discounts. Officials from Cox & Kings have issued the detailed travel plan calendar exclusively to the participated SIPA members.

Ashokan also invited all the members to take part in the India’s greatest event - PAMEX 2015 Exhibition which is going to be held at Mumbai. As the Chairman of PAMEX 2015 he offered the SIPA members a special discount for their stay and travel. He insisted all the

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SIPA members to grab the maximum opportunities by visiting such world class exhibitions.

He also invited all the SIPA members to take part in AIFMP’s flagship event NAEP (National Award for Excellence in Printing) and showcase their products and compete with national and International level printers. As it is going to be hosted by Sivakasi Master Printers Association (SMPA) at Chennai by September 2015 under his guidance and supervision, he insisted all the SIPA members to apply for the national level award.

Ashokan has passed a resolution to raise the membership level to 45 by the next quarter. Salem Printers Association has voluntarily accepted to host the next SIPA meeting and to take their members to Print Yatra.

O. Venugopal, a leading member of Kerala Master Printers’ Association (KMPA) gave a speech on KMPA’s activities towards Print Education with in-house training under the Kerala government’s Additional Skills Acquisition Programme (ASAP) that will help reduce shortage of skilled workforce. KMPA’s effort in this regard was highly appreciated.

More than 50 members from 15 associations from various parts of South India participated in the meet. A resolution to bring 5000 South Indian printers under SIPA was taken.

The first meeting of South India Printers’ Association in progress at Madurai.

about the authorThe author Adv. B. Prasannakumar is former Joint Director of Industries & Commerce Department, Govt. of Kerala. Presently he is the Regional Director of the Centre for Entrepreneurship & Enterprises Development (CEED). He can be contacted on: Mob: 9847211022 or email: [email protected]




2nd Managing Committee Meetingreviews Print Miracle expo 2014

The second meeting of Kerala Master Printers’ Association’s current Managing Committee

(2014-2016 term) was held on February 7, 2015, at IMA House, Kaloor, Ernakulam. The meeting, presided by President G. Venugopal, started at 7 pm with a silent prayer.

Firstly, the meeting paid condolences to KMPA’s three prominent members in recent times – O.K. Ramachandran passed away in August 2014, Prof. Mathew Koshy on January 7 and Jose Joseph breathed on January 15. President Venugopal remembered all the departed souls in his condolence speech. The demise of these members is a great loss to the association, Venugopal said. The committee members stood up for a minute praying for and paying respect to the departed souls.

Venugopal in his Welcome & Presidential Address recounted the success of Print Miracle Expo 2014, KMPA Print Awards and Print & Beyond Seminar, held in December 2014, at CIAL Convention Centre. All the programmes were highly appreciated by

the participants, the President said and expressed his gratitude to the people took great efforts make the events a grand success.

He also reviewed the conduct of Additional Skill Acquisition Programme (ASAP). Venugopal said the ASAP course is progressing well and congratulated A. Unnikrishnan, the coordinator of the course for his dedicated functioning. He also mentioned on the ASAP request to sign a new MoU for the conduct of the course from next academic year.

Venugopal announced KMPA’s plan to acquire 420sq.ft. adjoining property to the office. Once the formalities are over, he said KMPA has plans to renovate the office, adding the new space.

After the Presidential Address, General Secretary Manmohan Shenoy, submitted the Minutes of the First Managing Committee Meeting and was approved by the meeting. The approval of the minutes was proposed by Shaji Manjooran and seconded by Benito Jose. Later, Committee Chairmen presented their Activity Report for the period after

the first Managing Committee Meeting. Chairmen of various Committees,

O. Venugopal (Exhibitions), P.S. Rajan (Publications), G. Rajesh (Training & HRD), K.P. Uthup (Awards), Benito Jose (Paper & Raw Materials), Roy Thomas (Govt. Affaires & Taxation), K.P. Sabu (Export Promotion), Magesh Karthik (Technology) and Nazar M. (Land & Building) gave their reports at the meeting. The meeting was adjourned after the Vote of Thanks by the General Secretary.


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was 92. Before coming into the field of

printing Hanumantha Rao worked as a journalist, film actor and was a freedom fighter, for which he spent 3 years in jail. Hanumantha Rao started Pragati in Hyderabad in 1962 with a small letter press unit and developed it as one of the prominent print firms in India. A towering personality in Indian Printing Industry, he has won many awards, including the prestigious Sappi Elephant Award. Narendra Paruchuri, Hanumantha’s eldest son, is now at the helm of Pragati and is a well-known figure in the Industry. Members of Kerala Master Printers Association (KMPA) extend their condolences to his family.

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India’s leading corrugated packaging organization, the Horizon Packs Group with ten plants across

the country has installed an Esko Kongsberg XP digital finishing table and structural design software ArtiosCAD at its Pyramid Packaging plant outside Bengaluru.

The exceptionally robust Esko Kongsberg XP24 cutting and creasing table at Pyramid is designed for cutting extremely strong corrugated board. It can be run 24/7 for efficient short run production. Director of Pyramid Packaging, Sachin Modi says: “The USP of the Esko Kongsberg XP24 sample maker and software solution at Pyramid is that it processes a wide array of materials with a very short set-up time and at extraordinary throughput and speed. There is no need to wait for a die. In addition, a wide range of very versatile tools are available offering a complete packaging, signage and display (POP) solution with a single machine. The integration with the CAD editor allows us to run jobs from a single unit to full scale production with as many as a thousand units in a day. The XP’s production power and quick change of tools ensures on time delivery, every time, even for complex jobs.”

Uncompromising quality at extraordinary speed defines the Esko Kongsberg XP Series. Combined with Esko’s industry standard ArtiosCAD software, it is the best digital finishing solution in the industry. The workhorse Kongsberg XP24 compliments the technologically advanced infrastructure that the Horizon Packs Group has established over the years across India.

Esko’s India Sales Director Shrihari Rao acknowledged that being associated with Pyramid Packaging and the Horizon Packs Group as a whole has been very rewarding. “What is very striking is how we at Esko feel connected and totally in sync with the vision of the

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Horizon Packs Group which is, ‘To have a presence in all emerging markets with advanced infrastructure for maintaining sustainable growth.’

The Horizon Packs mission statement could also very well be our own: ‘To deliver operational excellence and non-compromising quality by providing optimal packaging solutions.’”

Sachin Modi says in conclusion, “The Esko Kongsberg XP 24 sample table is functional, sturdy, versatile and very user-friendly. It enables quick sampling, complex size short-production runs and acts like an ideal workhorse. Esko is an integral component of our converting operations and we plan to run it round the clock.”

Bobst India and Esko India have set up a one year partnership to demonstrate the packaging

converting workflow to the Indian market and to utilise Esko’s hardware and software for the Bobst India blanking tooling project. The demo programme was begun at the Bobst factory in Pune from February 26 to 28 at the ‘COMPETENCE 2015’ event. Along with the recently launched BobstNovacut 106 ER die-cutter, the brand new LILA II 145 folder gluer and the in-line Accucheck inspection system,

esko partners with Bobst to display packaging and converting workflow

the Esko workflow using ArtiosCAD software for the structural design of cartons and the Kongsberg V20 cutting table will be demonstrated at the forthcoming open house event.

The three-day COMPETENCE ‘15 open house event showcased the entire carton converting workflow to customers from India, South-East Asia and the Middle East. Packaging converters also saw the newly launched Kongsberg V20 cutting table, which sold in record numbers because of its versatility and accuracy at an economical price point.

Pyramid Packaging officials in front of Esko’s Kongsberg XP Digital finishing table.



India’s leading winning edge solutions provider for printing and packaging industry, Monotech Systems

launched Digital Web Inkjet Press at Print Pack India 2015. This is the first continuous printing press manufactured and launched by an Indian manufacturer in the industry.

Monotech Systems is already in the manufacturing of Pixeljet Solvent, Eco Solvent, UV flatbed printers and enjoy a huge number of installations across India. The company also manufactures JetSci range of Industrial Inkjet Systems and already has installed more than 15 machines across India. Pixeljet and JetSci are company’s own brands. “We feel proud to be a part of ‘Make in India’ and very much overwhelmed the way we have placed the Pixeljet and JetSci products in Indian market. These products are enjoying a huge number of installation base and have been well accepted and appreciated by the customers,” says T. P. Jain, Managing Director.

The newly launched web inkjet press can print on paper and other media from 40 to 120gsm at the maximum speed of 150mpm. The web width of media ranges from 9 to 26 inches. Monotech uses water-based inkjet printing inks and the machine produces a resolution of 600x600 dpi.

“It took us around 18 months to develop the inkjet printing press. Our target customers include book printers, commercial, as well as transactional printers. Dimensions are many for this printing press and gradually all will be explored. Moreover this machine is completely customized as per the customer demand” Jimit Mittal of MonotechSystems, said.

Monotech Systems uses printing heads from three vendors, Konica Minolta, Ricoh and Kyocera, and again, the usage of printhead depends on customer demand. Currently the machine

Monotech Systems launches Digital Web Inkjet Press at PrintPack India 2015

is roll-to-roll and company has plans to bring roll-to-sheet version as well.

This was the biggest presence of company in Print Pack India ever. Company has displayed an array of products from its offering in six verticals i.e. Pre-Press, Digital Printing, Digital Enhancement, Labels Packaging & Variable Data Printing, Wide Format Printing and Engineering Systems.

In Pre-Press, AmskyAusetter 800 FlexoCtP was displayed first time keeping in mind the Packaging Industry. Also HGDE UC CtP system was in display.

In digital printing, company displayed the newly launched Konica Minolta C1100/1085 heavy duty digital color print production system along with last year launched Konica Minolta C1070/1060 digital color print production system and other Konica Minolta 1052/1250 digital monochrome print production system. Monotech Systems has installed 950+ Konica Minolta presses across India. Company has been a premium partner of the Konica Minolta and has received “Best Partner of the Year” award consecutively

for last three years.In digital enhancement, Scodix S75

Rainbow digital enhancement press was displayed that was a center of attraction. Now the era is that if anyone in the industry thinks about embossing and enhancement then only Scodix is the name to take. Monotech Systems had launched Scodix in India and enjoyed the success of Scodix with more than 15 installations across India. Apart from this company also displayed Process Metallic Color System from Color Logic and BOPP Lamination films from Derprosa, Spain.

The recently launched Pixeljet 3060 UV LED Desktop Flatbed printer has caught the attention of the visitors. This printer offers the option to print white and color printing simultaneously. This is a best suitable product of small and quick production which is required for personalized gift items, novelties, etc. Apart from this the well appreciated Pixeljet 1212FP UV Flatbed printer was in display. This printer is popular among the printers who have medium production volume and considerably low budget.




Xerox’s new Digital Alternatives Tool helps enterprises move closer to a more digital, paper-

less work environment envisioned decades ago.

The workflow solution supports today’s mobile work population, providing the ability to complete multiple workflows within a single application and without the need for paper.

“Printing less isn’t just about using less paper – it’s about working smarter, improving productivity, connecting with clients faster and using data to bolster business. At first thought, we may be an unlikely source to say ‘print less’, but we bridge the digital and paper worlds to help enterprises better understand, protect and use information more intelligently”, said Mike Feldman, President, Large Enterprise Operations, Xerox.

“Xerox Digital Alternatives is a flexible and powerful solution supporting today’s increasingly mobile knowledge workers. It helps users complete ad-hoc, document-based work processes across user devices, without the need for paper. With Digital Alternatives, users get consistent, anytime access to their critical business documents and a toolset optimized for “paper-based” ways of working without the actual need for paper”, said Vishal Awal, Executive Director-Services, Xerox South Asia.

Xerox’s Digital Alternatives is a simple desktop and mobile assistant technology that automates paper-based workflows that exist within any large organization.

With Xerox Digital Alternatives users can easily sign, annotate, share, save and readdocuments from one interface. There’s no need to print documents, convert files or toggle between different programs and digital versions; a time-saving and efficiency gain.

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Konica Minolta Business Solutions India Pvt. Ltd., a leader in digital printing

introduced its newly launched JET Varnish 3D exclusively designed by MGI Digital Graphic Technology at the 12th PrintPack, 2015. The exhibition is being held in Greater Noida Indian Expo centre from 11th – 15th February, 2015.

Designed for 2D and 3D applications, JET Varnish 3D takes digital spot UV coating to a new dimension, featuring increased output for flat & spot UV jobs and amazing 3D effects. Ideal for operations with digital and offset presses up to 20 X 42”format, it is perfect solution for a 3D or traditional spot UV coating on runs from one to thousands, providing printers with value added services. As it is a digital machine, the user can switch the UV effects instantaneously.

Commenting at the event Yuji Nakata, Managing Director, Konica Minolta India said, “We are showcasing the new JET Varnish 3D at the PrintPack 2015 which gives us an opportunity to get and see direct customer response for the machine. The JET Varnish 3D will definitely be a game changer for us. With this launch, we will further strengthen our market offerings to the customers in the production printer segment.”

Konica Minolta launches JeT Varnish 3D at PrintPack 2015

JET Varnish has the ability to varnish up to 200 μm for 3D raised effects which is sure to impress. It has speed of Up to 3000 B2 sheets per hour in flat mode (2D) and up to 1700 B2 sheets per hour in 3D mode, the fastest digital UV spot coating machine. The JET Varnish 3D can turn regular printed jobs into high margin spot UV jobs, or even higher margin 3D embossed jobs.

V. Balakrishnan, EGM (Marketing) Konica Minolta India said, “We are excited to deliver the results of this collaboration with MGI and to expand our innovative, customer centric solution portfolio that will address the ever evolving needs of our customers. Creating new value is the core philosophy of Konica Minolta & this offering is another demonstration of our commitment to help our customers to enhance their value offering.”

KuldeepMalhotra EGM (Sales) Konica Minolta Indiasaid, “Konica Minolta through its strong line-up of digital printers has provided a great ROI to its customers. We have more than 2000 installations of production printing machine in India. Now once again this new product offering will help gain new customers and explore profitable market opportunities for the customer to differentiate themselves from others.”



Taking image quality, reliability and productivity to a new high, Advanced Graphic Systems

(AGS), market leaders in colour measurement and management solutions in India, launched its flagship Laser Sample Cutting machine from GBOS and a range of revolutionary products at Printpack India 2015.

GBOS machines feature powerful Glass Tube Laser for Cutting & Engraving various materials with an optional automatic feeding system. It can be used across industries like Fabric, Paper, Leather, Wood, Acrylic etc.

Also, on display was Aoke/CUTCNC, a new generation flatbed sample machine which is capable of cutting any kind of material up to

aGS laser Sample Cutting Machine launched15mm thickness and is available from sizes ranging from 900x600 mm up to 2500x1600.

Vishnuu R Kamat, Vice President - Sales of AGS said: “Innovation, service and pro-activity towards customers, using sustainable resources, is our primary focus. With the presence of our two flagship products Aoke/CUTCNC and GBOS we will continue and strengthen our leadership position by offering our customers innovative products across the gamut of our offerings. These two products will give us the competitive edge over our competition. Besides, our long standing and successful relationship with X-Rite, Digital Information (InkZone), Alwan and ColorGate Expertise are key to us

as a user. Our range of products offers customers a one-stop solution to meet all their printing requirements.”

At the exhibition, AGS also showcased intelligent new colour standardization solutions through their collaborations with Xrite the world Leader in Colour Instrumentation & Measurement, Digital Information (InkZone), a leader in INK presetting solutions (CIP3) and colour closed loop control softwares, AlwanColor Expertise, a leader in Ink Optimisation and Standardization technologies and ColorGATE, a company that develops and distributes powerful software, RIP solutions, and printer driver technology for the graphic arts industry.

Creed Engineers received an overwhelming response in Printpack India 2015 show held

at India Expo Centre, Greater Noida, in Febrruary. Creed Engineers exhibited a variety of labelling solutions, pre-press and brand protection solutions under its brand Vinsakand demonstrated live its much popular and advanced technology Vinsak LVPI Variable Data Printing & Inspection System, which personalizes security labels with fully variable information and also can print on a wide variety of different substrates. With VIS1200, UV drying/ IR unit and inspection system installed on the Vinsak web transport system, it is possible to print personalized data digitally onto various offset papers, coated papers, gloss papers, PET, BOPP, etc. A colour touch screen HMI enables quick and easy job set-ups, control of the various counting facilities, automatic web advance, taper tension control and of roll features.

On addition of LED UV curing capability for UV inkjet, is a significant technological advance that our customers are taking advantage of. The

improvement in head technology has pushed the demand for new chemistries and components upstream in the supply chain so we are seeing advances in materials. The main improvement we overlook in inkjet printing technology is the reduced cost and better performance of the computing systems needed to drive digital equipment. We have installed many Print Modules in the Middle-East & India and hoping to install more. Tax stamp being the main application at the moment though new segments are willing and we have

some early technology adapters of this product.

Ranesh Bajaj, Director 0f Creed Engineers said that “With more and more Commercial printers venturing into new markets and new applications, whether it is in the Label or Packaging space or VDP printing , such shows become important meeting places to share new ideas and technologies from the end user or market perspective. Printpack this time has really been well organized and did offer Vinsak many such interactions.”

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Heidelberg India has announced a long-term sales and distribution agreement with Organic

Coatings Ltd. in a milestone move that would significantly expand its market presence and strengthen its consumables portfolio.

The agreement, effective March 1, entitles Heidelberg India exclusively to manage the sales and distribution of Organic Coatings’ sheet-fed offset products with special focus on inks, maximizing the synergies between the two complementary asset portfolios and unlocking the tremendous potential in the combined offering.

The agreement will bring together Organic Coatings’ existing sales force and dealer distribution channel with Heidelberg India, while allowing the former to singularly focus on manufacturing and product developments. The deal was signed in a recent meeting held at Heidelberg India’s corporate Head Office in Chennai, by R.K. Shah – Vice Chairman & Managing Director of Organic Coatings and Abhay Shah, Joint Managing Director

Heidelberg India organized a seminar on ‘prepress’ at Sivakasi on January 28, reinforcing its

dominance and success in a key market. The event, which was held at the Sivakasi Master Printer Association Hall, witnessed huge participation from close to 100 printers in and around the printing hub of South India. The well-attended seminar included sessions on prepress and Heidelberg solutions portfolio.

Ashokan Krishnamoorthy, Deputy General Manager - Prepress Solutions, Heidelberg India, commented, “Sivakasi is ‘Home’ to Heidelberg. You can find Heidelberg machines in every nook and corner of this wonderful town. We appreciate the continued support of our eminent Sivakasi clients - Srinivasa Fine arts, Bell Printers, SFA Print, Safire Printers, Lovely Offset Printers, and Orient lithographers. Prepress being a pivotal aspect for both commercial and packaging printing clients, we believe the seminar will impart immense value to the participants.”

The seminar was followed by a two-day training session on prepress at the same venue. The session, conducted in batches, was interactive, as enthusiastic participants created their own prepress files with the help of Heidelberg’s Prinect Workflow.

Heidelberg experts expounded on prepress tools and options, including the creation of qualified PDF, imposition, integration, color correction, trapping and coating etc.

Demos on various tools related to Packaging Mohammed Rafi of Olympic quoted, “The training was informative and insightful. In our line of business, last-minute corrections and pagination changes from the client’s side are inevitable, but with the Prinect’s PDF tool box, we can perform miracles outright”.

of Organic Coatings. Heidelberg was represented by Klaus Nielsen, Managing Director - Heidelberg India, VembuSwaminathan, Financial Director and Robert Joseph, Business Head – Consumables.

Commenting on the strategic alliance, Klaus Nielsen, Managing Director of Heidelberg India stated, “We are extremely excited about this deal with Organic Coatings and the value it would add to our Consumables portfolio. The agreement, is part of our broader growth strategy for our consumables business, comes on the heels of a similar arrangement with a European company specialized in founts & wash-up solutions.”

Abhay Shah noted, “We are happy to join hands with Heidelberg India, as both companies share a common vision for the future of the consumables business. Partnering with a company in the calibre of Heidelberg India is bound to align us with excellent growth opportunities in the Indian Graphics Arts industry and help us take advantage of the exploding potential.”

Heidelberg, organic Coatings sign deal to boost consumables portfolio

From Left: Abhay Shah and R.K.Shah of Organic Coatings with Klaus Nielsen, Robert Joseph and Vembu Swaminathan of Heidelberg India.

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• Heat resistant • Lasts forever • Cold resistant • Binds any substrate • Lay-flat books • Strongest binding

For more information, call us at +917738146646 | Email: [email protected] www.facebook.com/perfectbinding | Website: www.welbound.com

HARD COVER MADE EASY

PUR enables you to bind book blocks and round them too, without thread sewing. You can also insert art plates or lose leaves without tipping them. This makes hard cover binding easy and fast.

Welbound PUReBind is provided with end-sheet gluing facility. It is equipped with Nordson PUReOne system consisting of 2 Kg melter and SB60 BoD applicator.

We at Welbound, with Henkel and Nordson bring a technology that makes hard cover book production effortless

Hard cover made easy.

• Heat resistant • Lasts forever • Cold resistant • Binds any substrate • Lay-flat books • Strongest binding

For more information, call us at +917738146646 | Email: [email protected] www.facebook.com/perfectbinding | Website: www.welbound.com