Mark Engineering records a 12-month high; readies new machines for 2014

Mark Engineering, the Ahmedabad-based feeder specialist, has marked a successful 2013 with the installation of 12 machines, which is a mix of all types of kit from its portfolio of six lines of products. This includes lamination machines, case makers, feeders, stackers among others.

20 Feb 2014 | By Rushikesh Aravkar

Speaking to PrintWeek India, Parimal Varma, director, Mark Engineering, said, "The year 2013 has been good, not only because we were able to sell 12 machines in a year, but also because we were able to develop and add new machines to our portfolio, the SCM 55 semi automatic case maker, M F5 front separation single sheet feeder and M F9 (top sheet vacuum feeder) series." The company has supplied these machines to various printing presses in Ahmedabad, Vadodara, Hindaun City, Indore, Bhopal, Mysore, Mehsana etc.
 
Mark Engineering is set to launch the variable data printing machine along with the automatic top gluing machine and hotmelt top gluing machine in 2014. When the PrintWeek India team visited the facility, its latest product, a variable data printing machine, was under final trials. It caters to applications such as numbering, mail addressing, barcoding, and personalised cheques among others. 
 
Mark Engineering was established in 2011, when Varma and his brother Vasant, working with their family business of Victor Engineers, saw a necessity of automating the manual-fed processes such as coating and lamination. 
 
"There are many processes which require sheets to be fed manually thereby making the final product susceptible to errors and reducing the efficiency. We saw an opportunity in modifying the feeders of offset presses and integrate them with these machines," added Varma.
 
Mark Engineering boasts of its flagship range of feeders which can be fitted to any press with any configuration between the size of 18x25inch to 28x40inch. 
 
Operating from 1260 sq/ft manufacturing facility with a team of 10, Mark Engineering focuses on adding a new line of products each year. It also provides customised feeder solutions as per customer's requirement.