PackPlus 2016 tells a growth story

The market looked optimistic at PackPlus 2016, held from 27 July to 30 July 2016, as visitors thronged the Pragati Maidan ground braving Delhi rain (with expected traffic snarls and delays). By the end, 17,136 unique visitors were issued badges. This year, the event was 30% bigger than the previous editions. What’s more, the show was sold out

Airoli, Mumbai-based Ajanta Print Arts is an offset-based packager, which converts both paper and board. At the expo, the company displayed mono cartons, hangers, parasites and labels

Gurgaon-based A&A Labels, which specialises in pharma personal care, liquor, lubricants, among others, showcased its label rolls at the expo

One of the country’s well known printing and packaging company, Any Graphics has made it a habit of winning awards for its work. As one-stop solution provider to any printing/packaging needs, the company incorporates different print processes like screen, offset, digital and letterpress. At the show, the company displayed its range of products, including mono cartons, folding cartons, plastic cartons, rigid boxes, anti-counterfeit labels, thermal transfer labels, heat fusing, POPs, among others

Delhi-based Arihant Packaging promises to offer complete packaging solutions with lower cost and timely delivery. At the show, the company displayed BOPP, laminates and printed LD

In the offset printing and packaging business for the past four decades, Anupam Art Printers’ new offset unit in Manesar, Haryana is spread over 80,000 sq/ft and features a bevy of latest equipment. The company displayed rigid boxes, gift boxes, catalogues, mobile boxes, cardboard boxes among others

Vadodara, Gujarat-based Decorative Sleeves produces, prints (up to 10 colours) and converts decorative shrink labels and BOPP wraparound labels. This includes primary label sleeves, promotional sleeves, promotional pocket sleeves, shaped sleeves, temper-evidence seals, among others

With 15 years of experience, Sonipat, Haryana-based Bankey Bihari Packaging manufactures and exports flexible packaging and WPP bags. The company specialises in rice packaging bags. At the show, it displayed PP and HDPE woven sacks, BOPP extrusion laminated gravure-printed bags, BOPP self-adhesive tapes among, among others

A new entrant to the packaging market, Delhi-based Big Box recently invested in several rigid box machines

One of the most valued packaging converters of the country, Hyderabad-based Pragati Pack is known for its quality products. The company’s packaging unit, complemented by its expertise in offset printing, offers innovative solutions to the increasingly demanding packaging market. At the show, the company displayed mono cartons, blister cards, self-adhesive labels, inserts and outserts, luxury rigid boxes, among others

Sonipat, Haryana-based Plus Creations offers single-point solutions to pharma, food and FMCG companies for mono carton, corrugated cartons, pouches, lamitubes, among others

A commercial Printer with two decades’ of experience, Rave recently forayed into packaging in a big way with the acquisition of the country's first Heidelberg Speedmaster CD 102-6 colour plus coater UV combination press with Foilstar, and a handful of rigid box machine from Emmeci in its sprawling production facility in Manesar. The company displayed mono carton and rigid boxes, among others

Noida-based Uflex doesn’t need introduction. At the show, the company exhibited its latest packaging and converting machines at PackPlus. Also on display were brand protection and anti-counterfeiting solutions like holographic thermal lamination film, hot and cold stamping foils, wide web film with adhesive and recombined holograms, among others

Delhi-based Vardhaman Packaging manufactures automatic paper cup machine, aluminum foil container, extrusion coating plant, printing, among others, all of which were displayed at the show

Delhi-based corrugated packaging company, Vikas Packaging provides solutions for eCommerce, exporters, OEM auto manufacturers, FMGC, retailers, among others. On display where carton boxes, export cartons, printed duplex boxes, liner carton, mono carton, among others

The Delhi-based company supplies various packaging equipment and is the Indian representative of companies like Italy’s Emmeci and Sweden’s Lamina. The company highlighted Emmeci rigid box machine, Lamina lamination and gluing machine, adhesives and covering and binding material, among others

Delhi-based Ajit Industries manufactures different types of pressure sensitive adhesive tapes and die-cut solutions. The company can manufacture products according to the requirements of the clients. On display were different kinds of packaging tapes

Established in 1980, Wonder Packaging manufactures, exports and supplies easy peel off film, finished packaging products, packaging plastic products, heal sealable film, aluminum film, among others, all of which were on display at the show

Ahmedabad-based Flexography India Press is a manufacturer and exporter of flexo photo polymer platemaking machine, solvent recovery equipment and so on

On all four days of the show, the Automation Industry Association (AIA) held free seminars on the India perspective of Packaging 4.0. The seminar focused on how packaging machines these days need to handle smaller batches, help increase throughput, and reduce downtimes, for which flexibility and automation are needed

Coimbatore-based Autoprint is a pioneer in offset and allied machinery manufacturing in India. At the show, the company highlighted its Autoprint Checkmate 50, a high-speed automatic print inspection machine for folded cartons

Delhi-based manufacturers of screen printing machine, UV coating and curing machine, among others, APL Machinery displayed UV coating and curing system and screen printing machines

Ahmedabad-based C Trivedi & Co manufactures rotogravure printing machines, solventless and solvent-based lamination machine, slitter rewinder and combi-solventless lamination machine, among others

New Delhi-based Convertech manufactures doctor blades for gravure and flexo. At the show, the company displayed a range of doctor blades for standard gravure and flexo printing applications as well as coating applications

Faridabad, Haryana-based Fair Deal Engineers manufactures and supplies mini offset, poly offset, non-woven bag-making machine, variable data printing machine and envelop-making machine, among which the bag-making machine and variable data printing machine was on display at the show

One of the world’s largest manufacturers of digital printing solutions, which are used for date coding, product marking, serialization and variable printing, Domino, the fully owned subsidiary of the UK-based company, displayed coding and marking solutions, continuous inkjet printers, thermal transfer overprinters, thermal inkjet printers, laser printers among others

Bangalore-based Canara Flex manufactures flexible packaging machinery like rotogravure printing machine, lamination machine and so on

A manufacturer of premium decorative tin packaging, Sonipat, Haryana-based Glisten Tins has developed tin packaging for various products, such as cookies, chocolates, pens, writing instrument, liquor, tea, coffee, jewellery, mint, among others. The company displayed its premium decorative tin boxes and containers

HP was by far the biggest brand visible at the show, where the company displayed packaging applications printed using HP Indigo industrial presses

Manufacturer of press equipment, dealer of pre-owned machinery and representative of various multinational brands, Sonipat, Haryana-based Sodhisons Mechanical Works displayed a range of their products, the highlight of which was the Zhengrun rigid box machine from China

New Delhi-based Ample Graphics deals with equipment related to post-press and packaging. At the show, it had a demo of the Longxingsheng semi-automatic rigid box machine from China. Ample is the India representative of Longxingsheng

Naph Graphics is a well-known name in manufacturing and export of web offset machine. It has now focused on developing slitter rewinders. At the show, the company displayed its machine control system Slitline 35

Rajkot, Gujarat-based Pelican Rotoflex manufactures range of printing and converting machinery for flexible packaging. At the show, the company displayed its solvent-less lamination and slitter-rewinder

New Delhi-based Flexo India is a manufacturer of gravure and flexographic printing machines for HDPE, woven, non-woven bag printing, paper cup and so on. At the show, the company displayed its flexo printing machine with gravure and lamination attachment system

A provider of packaging machines, Zhongke India displayed its rigid box machine, case-making machine, dry lamination machine, box-forming machine, among others