Grafica manufactures and exports flatbed automatic and semiautomatic screen printing machines, complete screen making set up, and curing/drying equipment for wide range of applications under three major segments of screen printing – direct-to-garment/textile, industrial, commercial, and graphics.

“The Nano screen printing kit is the most sought after equipment in India,” said Bhargav Mistry, managing director of Grafica. “These machines and the live demonstrations, have always been our special attraction at the show. It’s a regular, when we participate in any show. With the DMI sample gallery, it’s a spot awareness initiative and value addition drive, which draws large number of visitors to our stall.”

Limiting himself to screen printing industry, Mistry felt that the Indian marketplace is unique, or similar to the global marketplace, but the changing role of print is impacting print firms in India.

“The strengths of Indian screen printing firms are demonstrated during international competitions like Fespa and SGIA, in which many win awards regularly. But as I have been telling in my DMI workshops, printers are no more printers with a tag of offset printer, digital printer or screen printer. They are print solution provider to a wide spectrum of print buyers who are demanding in nature. Technology here is the lock and knowledge is the key for success and printers need to use both, technology and knowledge to open up new opportunities,” concluded Mistry.