Picture Gallery: The Indian Idol - Machines That Maketh The Man: Part II
As a special initiative which celebrates PrintWeek India’s five years in India, we compile the best of ME & MY..., in which we focus on the magnificent men and their machines.
In Part-II of a two-part series, the industry greats doff their hat to the technologies that have acquired cult status and plus acknowledge the kit which has upscaled and boosted a new stage in the Indian print industry.
Part II - Compiled by Sachin Shardul and Sidhesh Kanade
14 May 2013 | By PrintWeek India
Picture Gallery: The Indian Idol - Machines That Maketh The Man: Part II
Rave Scan’s production manager, Hemant Gupta says even hairline registration is guaranteed at high print speeds, with this machine.
The Naths of Bengaluru-based Ravi Graphics tell Deepika Arwind that the Heidelberg 102 permits them to explore markets to print on special media.
Ajay Mendes, managing director of Goa-based Nebula Home Products is impressed with the machine metallurgy, and says Bobst kit never dies.
Abhishek Kejriwal says EskoArtwork’s small-format dieless digital table is perfect for cutting, sample-making and short-run production of cartons.
Kunal Verma of Aar Vee Printers in Greater Noida is very happy with the performance of the Lithrone, that he has purchased two more Komoris.
This press side tool tracks colour with high consistency and the results on the press after are amazingly accurate, says Himanshu Chopra of Artz & Printz.
Swadesh Sharma of Indore-based Atharva Packaging says the FineCoat is ideal for the precision coating requirement of packaging customers.
Ravi Patnaik, director of Dura Label, says this narrow web press for label printing is reliable even when the pressure of converting labels is high.
Vijay Jobanputra, the DGM for repro at ABPS is impressed with the accurate, consistent and high-quality colour output of this large-format machine.
Shekhar Bihani of SAP Print Solutions, says the web press has the capability to print fifth special colour which gives an edge over the competition.
Harsha Paruchuri of Hyderabad-based Pragati Offset, says the PUR system eliminates the need for sewing the books, which helps in good time saving.
Deepak Bedi of Mumbai-based Glamour Graphics, says that all three of its Basysprint 850 CtCPs produce crisp dots and offer a cost effective solution.
Some pieces of kit get it just right and deliver top performance, making money for the users. Mehul Desai speaks about one such printing press.
Shah brothers of Mumbai-based PrintStop India say that the describes how this machine is helping their firm offer high-value digital product.
The Gandhis of Mumbai-based Art in Art Packaging Printers say that the machine has helped the firm save time and has increased productivity.
The Chennai-based educational book printing firm purchased this 12-station gathering and 32-clamp binding perfect binder to ensure swifter turn-around in the finishing department.
Vashikaran Rajendrasingh from Bell Printers based in Sivakasi, says SM 102’s unique patented systems makes it a productive and a print-friendly press.
Dhote Offset opted for a Cron platesetter because it cope with a 16-hour schedule and produce 25,000 sq/metres p/a.
The Surat-based Venus Photo Express purchased this press at the Photo Fair 2012 to cater to plastic printing for id cards and the fashion industry.
Jay Binod Singh, manager IT services at Mail Order Solutions says, Inspire has helped in increasing productivity by reducing the make-ready time.
PUR 3317 has an excellent adhesion to a variety of papers and material says, E Fernando, managing director at Mumbai-based Sahaya Print Services.
Pune-based Akruti’s owner Girish Rao says that his company has saved time in makeready plus money with the help of this system that is an interface between its pre-press and pressroom
Kumar Printers’ executive director, Sandeep Bhargava says that Expertfold’s Accubraille module has boosted orders from pharma majors in Europe.
Louis Francis, the managing director of Photo Park Digital Press in Kochi, says the low print projection feature makes the photo-album light in weight
The quality of flexo plate this platesetter produces, makes it the right machine for all flexo converters, says Minesh Zaveri of Pin Mark Block.
NK Kajaria of Anderson Printing House, says this software may not earn you more jobs but it does make work easier for both clients and service providers.
S Ravichander, GM, Chennai-based Green Pearl Publications says speed and efficiency of the kit has reduced manual work and shored up finishing tasks.
P Jaichandra, MD of Veepee Graphic Solutions, says that this Esko kit with its superior technology has pushed flexo quality and productivity to a new high.
Dhwanil Shah of Manifold Graphics, says this machine’s larger print size has boosted his company’s productivity by 50% and cut costs by 20%.
Vice president, Ashoka Adlakha of Canpac explains what this machine does, and the impact it has had on business, in terms of costs and adding new clients.
The value for money offered by Fujifilm Luxel V-6e makes it a right choice for printers operating in small towns like Satara, says Atul Chaphekar of Suprint.