Umesh Nema: Offset is preferred for its image quality and huge volumes

In this edition of the rapid fire series, PrintWeek asks Umesh Nema questions about print and more

29 Jul 2024 | By Abhay Avadhani

Umesh Nema, director, Pragati Graphics and Packaging

What is the trickiest colour that you have had to print?
The trickiest colours to print accurately are purple and grey.

What is the quality you seek when you hire?
Technical skills and knowledge, printing expertise, problem-solving abilities, troubleshooting, and interpersonal skills.

What is your favourite print joke?
Why did a print job go to therapy? It had too many issues.

Describe your day in two sentences.
Quite productive, filled with engaging conversations and insightful tasks.

Which process do you prefer?
Offset printing is preferred for its superior image quality, consistency, and efficiency in producing large volumes at a lower cost per unit.

What is the greatest strength of your printing firm?
The commitment to quality and innovation.

Which job or project made you the happiest?
Securing the contract for a battery label job for a multinational company.

One job you wish you had printed?
ITC Dark Fantasy biscuits packaging with the UV mat-pet technology.

Which living print person do you admire the most?
My father, JP Nema.

Which print technology, according to you, is the future? 
Digital print technology.

A technology that is passé for the 21st-century press?
Traditional offset printing, especially for short-run jobs.

Your favourite print conference?
Romancing Print, organised by the All India Federation of Master Printers in tier-three towns.