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Several years on from its launch in 2022, Bobst Connect has evolved into a central pillar of Bobst’s vision for a connected, data-driven packaging industry. Started as a digital platform to provide remote access to machine and performance data has become a comprehensive digitalisation ecosystem

Wind-powered presses in Manipal, a Miyawaki forest in Telangana, carbon ledgers in Kolkata and geotagged forest data in Tamil Nadu. India's top book factories have turned sustainability from a certificate on the wall into a number on the invoice. This year's Green Company entries show how far they have come, and how far there is still to go. A PrintWeek report

Three people were looking at the same carton.

At the PrintWeek Awards 2026 breakfast meeting, printers and technology providers discussed where growth will come from next. Their experiences pointed to a common theme: the opportunity lies in solving a customer's problem, building repeatable capabilities and protecting the value of the work

This question is being asked every day in packaging plants, brand-owner meetings and investment discussions. Prashant Atre, former director and managing director at Artience group of companies in India, has the answer

For Prompt Creations, the journey from a printing venture established in Gurugram in 1996 to a business increasingly focused on pharmaceutical and packaging labels has been shaped by curiosity, experimentation, and a willingness to adapt to changing customer needs.

As print enters the final quarter of 2026, the sector's defining trend is not disruption, but its ability to blend traditional strengths with technology, sustainability, and strategic investment

A sales rep had been chasing a client all day. Nothing. Then, late afternoon, a small order came through: a modest run of self-adhesive labels, nothing to build a quarter around.

Digital Print Asia 2026 held in Bengaluru on 24-25 September showed how digital print is moving beyond the press, as changing consumer behaviour, shorter runs, faster launches and hybrid production reshape the economics of print. Here are seven takeaways from the conference (with inputs from my colleague, Prabhat Prakash)

Before he was the Mahatma, Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi was a man with ink on his hands. What the printer in him still has to tell the trade in 2026

A printing press bound for Ethiopia got stranded in Goa in 1556 and never left. D Nagarjuna went looking for it, and found a gateway, a puzzled cab driver, and a lesson for every printer in India.

In an exclusive interview with Kamakshi Vyas-Fernandes, Rajesh G, the newly appointed president of KMPA, explains his plans for the association and the future of print in Kerala

AI is already inside the modern sheetfed pressroom. The question is no longer what it can do, but what it can do for the printer standing at the press, writes Venkataraman Ganesan

Tushar Dhote has taken charge of the All India Federation of Master Printers with a promise to measure his term by outcomes, not announcements. With Pamex ahead, a second Digital Print Conference in Bengaluru behind him and floods weighing on printers across seven states, the new president has a crowded in-tray. Dibyajyoti Sarma reports

PU-based inks are steadily capturing global market share, driven by their exceptional resistance to heat, chemicals, and demanding post-processing operations such as pasteurisation, boiling, and retort sterilisation. UFlex Chemicals offers a comprehensive, tiered binder portfolio organised across three core performance categories, writes Rahul Kumar

Ahmedabad-based packaging major Canpac Trends recently invested in four identical Rapida 106 seven-colour-plus-coater configuration (taking the tally of its Koenig & Bauer machines to ten). In this interview with Rahul Kumar, Nilesh Todi and Raag Todi of Canpac Trends explain why the same configuration makes sense, the company’s experience of working with Koenig & Bauer and its India partner Indo Polygraph Machinery, and the future ahead

In this context, the HP DesignJet XT870 24-in printer combines professional-quality output with a more accessible supplies proposition and workflows designed to make day-to-day printing easier to manage, says Vitesh Sharma, country head – India, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka for large-format printing business, HP, in an interview with Rahul Kumar

Manipur-based Dr N Sharatchandra Singh of Siroi Offset who is also vice-president at AIFMP shares his insights.

The machine combines Heidelberg's offset printing technology with the latest automation features, Lalit Lamba, assistant general manager for sheetfed offset solutions at Heidelberg India, shares with Rahul Kumar.

As Taurus Packaging completes 30 years, Chetan Jain, the second generation of the company shares the vision to establish it as a globally recognised technology-driven shrink sleeve packaging company, in an interview with Rahul Kumar.

Noel D'Cunha talks to Pradeep Saroha, event director at Informa Markets, about a label and packaging industry that is getting faster, smarter and considerably more ambitious.

In one corner of Lower Parel, two industrial buildings and the estate wedged in between became the engine room of India's commercial print trade. Four decades on, the businesses that built their reputation have moved on, but what remains needs to be celebrated. Prabhat Prakash reports.

Druck & Bindung's latest installation at US-based BindTech Roswell demonstrates how engineering excellence and world-class after-sales support have transformed an India-engineered machine into a trusted solution.

The director of Vinsak Group on the lessons of The Alchemist, the promise of hybrid print, the value of integrity in business, and why learning never stops

There was a plant manager who was given a palletiser to get through peak season.

Rananjay Anand doesn't have a single guru. He believes anyone, even a child, can teach you something if you're paying attention. But Swami Vivekananda's teachings on strength, discipline, service and fearlessness have left a particular mark on him. The lesson he's taken from it is simple: strength of character and purpose matter more than circumstance.

Ask Jimit Mittal for a tech hack, and his answer is refreshingly unglamorous. "When technology misbehaves, restart it before overthinking the problem," he says. "Surprisingly, it works most of the time." It's the kind of advice that sounds almost too simple, until you realise how rarely people actually follow it.

The editorial team took a close look at the PrintWeek Awards 2026 entries and found the boundaries begin to blur. A book becomes an engineered object, a carton becomes a communication device, a label becomes an experience and a factory becomes a connected system. Read more…

Balaji Gurram of Suba Solutions got into print through a casual chat, still calls offset his dream technology, and believes you should master a process before you multiply it. PrintWeek finds out what keeps him going

Harmeet S Paintal, promoter of Westland Rubber, lets AI do 80% of the thinking, won't leave a table with good butter chicken in a hurry, and would spend his 20 questions on Steve Jobs. Kamakshi Vyas Fernandes of PrintWeek talks to him

P Sajith of Bindwel has spent three decades in book finishing. He'd trade a luxury watch for a reliable machine, wants to put 20 questions to Gandhi, and still remembers singing a Telugu song on his first morning at work. Kamakshi Vyas-Frenandes of PrintWeek finds out what makes him tick

Ajeet Pareek, the VP sales and business head of the Digital Products Division at Monotech Systems, an Associate Partner of the PrintWeek Awards, would trade a few business degrees for 20 questions with Steve Jobs, runs on strong black coffee, and wants Gen Z to stop calling it "printing." Kamakshi Vyas-Fernandes of PrintWeek talks to him

Ask Rohit for a "secret tech-hack", and he doesn't reach for gadgets; he reaches for salt. Molten-salt systems, he points out, can store thermal energy and release it later to generate power, meaning energy made at one moment can be used at another entirely.

There were two of them. A carton, laminated, finished in a lacquer coating that caught the light in a way people in the industry call "shelf pop." And a container, plain, made of HDPE, the kind of thing no one photographs.

Partners of the PrintWeek Awards 2026 explore how changing customer demands are driving new approaches to digital print, packaging, automation, substrates, finishing and production. Read on…

Across the third and fourth days of the PrintWeek Awards 2026 Jury Meet, Jurors found themselves judging much more than print. They found packaging that wanted to be touched, opened, reused, microwaved, admired and even exported. The message was unmistakable: the pack is no longer merely carrying the brand. Increasingly, it is the brand

Asepto’s automated facility at Ain Sokhna will double the company’s annual aseptic packaging capacity to 24 billion packs and provide faster access to Europe, Africa, MENA, the CIS and the Americas. Commercial production is expected to commence by the end of 2026

In this exclusive write-up for PrintWeek, Debashish Dutta, assistant vice-president, marketing and sales (liquid packaging), Parksons Packaging, explains how India’s packaging industry is responding to growing environmental concerns, evolving regulations, and changing consumer expectations

The facility, which became operational in January 2026, is expected to become fully functional by June 2026, Krish Chhatwal of Kwality Labels, tells Rahul Kumar

Ashna Chhatwal, interior designer, Studio Enligne, shares the vision behind Kwality Labels.

How a Bengaluru startup convinced India’s printers, postcard buyers and government bodies that print’s future is only just beginning, Sai Deepthi finds out

Founder and CEO Nilesh Dhankani explains how Quarterfold Printabilities' latest investments: including the addition of a 1,10,000-sq-ft manufacturing facility, four brand new sheetfed presses and an integrated 80,000-sq-ft fulfilment centre are part of a broader strategy to help publishers build more resilient supply chains, while expanding the company's presence beyond Africa into Europe, the UK and the USA. Prabhat Prakash reports.

As Automation Partner, Pune’s Pratham Technologies is pushing the conversation beyond men and machines towards measurable gains in productivity, quality and traceability

On Janmashtami morning in Mumbai, the PrintWeek Awards Jury Meet concluded with spirited debate and sharp insights as panellists judged FMCG, F&B and pharma packaging entries

Across the first two days of judging, the PrintWeek Awards 2026 jury found an Indian print industry increasingly confident in craft, adventurous with technology and, perhaps most importantly, rediscovering the power of physical experience

Make sustainability perform. Because if the replacement doesn't work as well, it will always remain an alternative. This was the motto behind the establishment of Pippa, a company engaged in manufacturing plastic-free bio-based coating materials. Rajath Shetty, founder of Pippa, tells Rahul Kumar

On the third day of the Jury Meet, the spotlight shifted to the Quality Awards categories that define the backbone of India’s packaging and print excellence: Label Printer of the Year, Packaging Converter of the Year (Rigid Box), Packaging Converter of the Year (Paper Bag), and Pre Media Company of the Year.

As Associate Partner, Suba Solutions returns to the PrintWeek Awards with a simple proposition: technology matters only when it makes a packaging business better

Continuing its support as co-sponsoring partner, Heidelberg says the next measure of print excellence will be how intelligently technology, people and processes work together

Srinivas Papers has once again supported the PrintWeek Awards 2026, highlighting substrate choice as a growing factor in print quality, differentiation and sustainability

Jury voices highlight creativity, craftsmanship and sustainability as the true differentiators on the second day of the Jury Meet for the PrintWeek Awards 2026

On the third day of the PrintWeek Awards 2026 Jury Meet, the esteemed panel of seven Jury members will look at Awards categories encompassing labels, flexibles, and rigid boxes

The PrintWeek Awards Jury Meet opened with industry experts scrutinising samples for precision, finesse and innovation, setting the benchmark for excellence in Indian print and publishing

This includes advanced technology, dependable raw materials, capable people, efficient processes, and strong customer partnerships, all working together to create a long-term competitive advantage, explain Baldev Garg, general manager, technology, water-based inks, Hubergroup and Pratip Dey, business head, water-based inks, Hubergroup, in an interview with Rahul Kumar

The next generation of the family business is balancing the company’s long-standing reputation with aggressive diversification into flexo packaging, electronics, and digital-driven systems. Rahul Kumar reports

As the PrintWeek Awards 2026 Breakfast Meet on 8 October at 9 am asks what growth means for India’s printing industry, a recent visit to Ahmedabad offered a practical answer. Growth is not simply a larger figure on the balance sheet. It is the deliberate choice of where to invest, which capabilities to add, and what kind of business a printer wants to become

Sustainability has evolved from a corporate initiative into a core business strategy. Consumers, investors, and regulators now expect brands to reduce their environmental footprint and adopt packaging that supports a circular economy.

The All India Printing Ink Manufacturers’ Association’s annual gathering in Mumbai combined financial updates, regulatory advocacy, expert keynotes and panel discussions, with a strong call to build next-generation ink brands

Monotech Systems says the next phase of print excellence will be defined by technology, applications and the ability to create greater value

Col (hon) Prof (Dr) Rajendrakumar Anayath, vice-chancellor, Maharshi Valmiki Sanskrit University, Kaithal, Haryana (India) reviews the book Imprint of a Printer: A Life Etched in the Evolution of Indian Printing by PPS Gill

Thirty-five years after starting with a small screen-printing unit, M Palani is expanding Subam Printers with a larger factory, a new Komori Lithrone press and a growing packaging ambition. His son, Surya, is preparing to take that journey forward, with technology bridging the two generations. This case study from Sivakasi traces the story of a printing business preparing to reinvent itself without losing sight of the values on which it was built. Read on….

Digital Print Asia began with a question after Drupa 2024. Tushar Dhote traces how that conversation became an industry platform, and why its next chapter must focus on applications, economics and the business of digital print

Kerala's printers have mastered the machine. Now they must master the market

The future belongs to converters who adopt a holistic approach towards print quality. High-quality corrugated printing is no longer determined by the printing plate alone; it is the result of optimising the entire print ecosystem, says Muralidhar Nalli, CEO, Digiflex, a flexographic pre-press solutions provider, in a conversation with Rahul Kumar

By implementing standardised plate-making procedures, colour management practices, and press optimisation techniques, converters can significantly improve quality consistency while reducing waste and downtime, says Roy Schoettle, vice president, sales APAC, XSYS, Thailand, in an interview with Rahul Kumar

After decades of investing in faster machines, India's corrugated box industry is turning its attention to something less visible but equally important: information. Sangeet Gupta and Puneet Gupta of Faridabad-based Finsys ERP Software, explain why operational discipline is becoming the sector's most valuable asset.

Vivek Mukherjee, manager marketing, Samadhan, explains how Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central connects finance, sales, purchasing, inventory, warehousing, manufacturing, and customer service into a single platform, and how Samadhan brings corrugation expertise and industry best practices.

In corrugation business you can address up to a distance of 300-km or sometimes even less, and just-in-time delivery is the essence of the game, says Venugopal Menon of Bobst in a conversation with Rahul Kumar.

Bijendra Sharma, managing director, BHS Corrugated India, shares his views on industry growth, automation, AI, sustainability, customer profitability, and why India's corrugators must focus on technology and process excellence to remain competitive, in an interaction with Rahul Kumar.

India's commercial digital printing market is expanding, but growth is far from uniform. As digital presses become faster, smarter and more productive, competitive advantage is shifting beyond hardware. Success increasingly depends on identifying new applications, building efficient workflows, creating demand and helping customers solve business problems. Ahead of the HP–PrintWeek Commercial Segment Webinar on 21 August 2026, PrintWeek examines why the next phase of digital printing is about business transformation as much as technology

Exhibitors today recognise exhibitions as strategic investments rather than one-time marketing activities, while buyers visit with clear sourcing and business objectives, says Raj Manek, executive director and board member, Messe Frankfurt Asia Holdings, in a conversation with Rahul Kumar

MEX Exhibitions’ strategic alliance with Messe Frankfurt India and the launch of Paperworld Delhi represent a new chapter for Gifts World Expo, Himani Gulati, director, MEX Exhibitions, explains to Rahul Kumar

Long-standing Awards partner says the next phase of growth will belong to printers combining automation, intelligent workflows, colour discipline and skilled talent

As a Partner of the PrintWeek Awards 2026, TechNova Imaging Systems believes innovation in printing rarely happens in isolation; it is inherently a collaborative endeavour

As an associate partner of the PrintWeek Awards 2026, Super Bond Adhesives says the best print and packaging jobs are often defined by the decisions customers never see

As Paper Partner of the PrintWeek Awards 2026, specialty paper specialist Sona Papers believes first tactile impression of a product often happens before the box is even opened

Associate partner, Kridwinn Innovations says the future belongs to printers combining digital production, intelligent workflows and locally engineered technologies

As the sponsor of the Digital Photo Album category at the PrintWeek Awards 2026, Druck & Bindung says finishing has become the most important element of the print process

The most sustainable manufacturing process is one that minimises waste, optimises resource utilisation, and maximises output quality, say Chandrashekhar Dhote and Kapil Dev, directors, Druckncut India in an interview with Rahul Kumar.

In this exclusive writeup, Chiranjeevi Sastry, sales director, Emba Machinery, shares a first-hand experience on the evolution of the Indian corrugation industry.

The future is a PLC controlled, sensor driven machine that takes a design file and prints it with zero manual setup, says Riddhi Shah of Printpack Engineers. She tells Rahul Kumar that, "In our experience, the cheapest option is rarely the most economical one. A supplier who's honest about what a price can deliver is worth more than one who agrees to everything."

It minimises production errors, reduce rework, and lower material consumption, Puranjit Sarangi of TechNova Imaging Systems, tells Rahul Kumar.

This enables economical short-run productions and rapid prototyping, says Prasanna Venkatesh of Zund India, in an interview with Rahul Kumar.

Corrugators need to focus on the long-term return on investment and the actual running costs rather than just the initial price tag, says Kunal Gandhi of CGSASP, in an interview with Rahul Kumar

For short-run production of packaging solutions, digital cutting tables can facilitate the requirement, Brijesh Puri, founder, Packnology tells Rahul Kumar

Anupam Agarwal of Amity Paper & Board says the fundamental question facing the industry is whether it can transition from a volume-driven business to a value-driven ecosystem focused on performance, innovation, sustainability, and global competitiveness. The answer to this question will determine the future trajectory of the Indian corrugation industry.

The brown box, the workhorse of the global supply chain, is at a breaking point in India, and battle lines are drawn between old-guard manufacturers, nimble innovators, and a flood of Chinese kit.

Graphicdesigns' in-house capability leaves little room for excuses with its end-to-end print solutions.

From mono-material packaging to meaningful conversations, Mayuri Dhigade, specialist, customer service and sales support, Huhtamaki India, opens up about her journey, inspirations, and vision for a sustainable future.

Druck & Bindung Machinery’s latest installation at US-based BindTech Roswell demonstrates how engineering excellence, enduring customer relationships and world-class after-sales support have transformed an India-engineered machine into a trusted manufacturing solution

India's corrugated packaging industry is entering a defining phase of its evolution. Once characterised by fragmented production, manual processes and price-led competition, it is steadily transforming into an industry driven by engineering, automation, digitalisation and customer collaboration. Corrugated packaging is no longer judged solely by its ability to protect products in transit. It is increasingly expected to strengthen supply chains, enhance brand experience, improve sustainability and create measurable business value. Drawing on conversations with industry leaders from across the corrugation value chain, this report examines the twenty trends that will shape the industry's next decade

Arundas CH, managing director, Kapstone Industries, tells Rahul Kumar, how the company is gradually adopting digital data collection and performance monitoring, enabling better decision-making through real-time production insights.

At Corrucase, the goal is to become a packaging partner rather than just a packaging converter, says Ayush Khetan, director, Corrucase, in an interview with Rahul Kumar

It has a direct impact on manufacturing costs and profitability, say Anantha Shayana and Pramod Shayana of Best Corrugators, in an interview with Rahul Kumar

Once viewed as mere brown cartons for transport, corrugated packaging has evolved into a strategic business enabler. As India's INR 40,000-crore corrugation industry races toward double-digit growth, the sector is redefining itself through sustainability, automation, and value-added innovation.

Every August, the global literary community turns its focus toward a historically overlooked segment of world literature: women writing in languages other than English. In India, a nation defined by its vast linguistic tapestry, Women in Translation Month carries a particularly resonant imperative.

Fogra PSObasic certification by Orange Printers represents more than an individual accomplishment. It reflects a broader industry transition toward scientific process control, quantifiable quality, and internationally benchmarked standards. As Indian print buyers increasingly demand consistency and predictability, process certification is evolving from a niche distinction into a significant competitive advantage

Strategic diversification, mergers and acquisitions, expansion, and sustainable initiatives seen in the Q1 reports of JK Paper and Emami Paper Mills

An analysis of recent developments in the Indian print and packaging market points to domestic growth, automation integration, and strategic industry evolution

For years, digital printing in flexible packaging was viewed as a specialist technology suited to prototypes, mock-ups and short production runs. Conventional wisdom held that once volumes increased, gravure would inevitably take over. Conversations at a gathering of brand owners, converters and technology suppliers in Bengaluru on 20 July 2026 titled Spectal Edge, suggest that that assumption is beginning to change. Divya Subramaniam and Noel D’Cunha find out why

Vimal Parmar urged photographers and print service providers to look beyond wedding albums and build new business through consumer photo books, school photography, coffee-table books and personalised print