Manipal Institute of Technology conducts exhibition on printing technology
Department of printing and media engineering, Manipal Institute of Technology, in association with Manipal Technologies organised an exhibition titled ‘Now and Then’, a display of contemporary and recent past printing technology as well as centuries old lifestyles.
21 Apr 2017 | By Sriraam Selvam
The event was inaugurated by Dr Nandini Lakshmikantha, director, School of Communication, Manipal and Muralidhar Bhat, VP, Supply Chain Management, Manipal Technologies
The exhibition boasted a rich collection of early printing machineries and equipment, imaging technology used in different print verticals, intricate packaging designs, newspaper samples from Udayavani Kannada Daily (1970), The Pioneer (1972) and The Hindu (1993), security printing samples, electronic gadgets, numismatic exhibits, and household items of over 300 years old.
The event was inaugurated by Nandini Lakshmikantha, director, School of Communication, Manipal and Muralidhar Bhat, vice president of supply chain management, Manipal Technologies, in the presence of Gopalkrishna Prabhu, pro vice chancellor of technology and management) Manipal University and director of MIT, BHV Pai, joint director MIT, Manohar Pai MM, associate director of research and consultancy, Narayan Shenoy, associate director of student welfare, Ramesha C, chairman, diamond jubilee celebration, MIT and Mohan Upadhya, president, print oark, Manipal and PHF Rotarian Seshappa Rai.
This mega exhibition was conducted with the objective of creating awareness among the public about the developments that has taken place in various print verticals and allied areas of printing technology. This event is celebrated as part of the yearlong diamond jubilee celebrations of MIT.
A video show was also organised by the department showing how the hand press (1454) of Johannes Guttenberg (father of printing) worked to pull out a print and the working of the latest web offset printing press of modern times.
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