PackMates Packaging invests in Soma’s Lamiflex E

Hyderabad-based Pack Mates Packaging, a flexible packaging company has ordered India’s first Lamiflex E solvent-less laminator, from Soma Engineering.

27 Aug 2013 | By PrintWeek India

The press was supplied by Insight Communication, who represents Soma in India.

Established in 2010 by four college friends belonging to distinct backgrounds, Pack Mates Packaging caters to several FMCG companies in India and exports printing laminates to Gulf, European and African countries.

Ravi Mallepalli, director of Pack Mates Packaging said, “I evaluated all offerings and technologies including market leaders and local Indian lamination machine. However we found that the Soma’s Lamiflex E has much superior features like three roller laminations, sleeve system for quick job change, semi wash for quick roll clean after laminations, inbuilt cooling roller, good tension control with four-point dancer rollers, integrated fume exhaust system and superior metallurgy. In addition, Soma and Insight were responsive to our queries and their confidence further inclined us in favor of Lamiflex.

Patrik Vejrek of Soma Engineering commented, “Installation of Lamiflex E is just a beginning. Soma intends to bring the latest technology to its Indian customers as India is a progressively growing market with increasing stress on quality and efficiency. The CI flexo technology gives the companies the opportunity to process very large range of materials with excellent sharpness of screen. 

Bhupendra Srivastava, director of packaging division at Insight Communications, added that, “I am glad to  install the first Lamiflex E in India and I am confident that post this installation, many more orders will follow as Lamiflex E really offers some real great value at a good price. It will open the gate for more soma products once the customers see how the Lamiflex E machine performs.”