The folding specialist said that it had been pleased with the volume of deals signed at the PrintPack exhibition. Ahmedabad-based Claris Pharma, Kerala-based Akshara Offset, New Delhi-based Amp Enterprises, Dehradun’s SS Printpack, Haridwar’s Sairam Printers and Packers, and Nagpur’s Sarthak Creations among others have purchased Pratham’s flagship folding machines. In another deal, Hygiene Research Institute (manufacturers of Vasmol hair dye) has invested in Pratham’s insert folding machine for their Guwahati plant.

“This has been one of the most successful PrintPack for us,” said Datta Deshpande, chairman, Pratham Technologies. “We received a good response for our value-added products like Ipv Proofcheck proofreading software developed in India, taping machines, and VDP and gluing system mounted on the folder that can be deployed for making sim card kits.”

Speaking about the Supersort inspection system, Deshpande said, “So far we have had four successful installations of Supersort. The machine’s unique features like air ejector, fluorescent illumination system and German software enable it to deliver better throughput. India’s a price sensitive market wherein we want to tap the customers who are looking for performance in a machine.”

In the current fiscal, Pratham has had a good export run with more than 50 machines sold to companies in Egypt, Bangladesh, Saudi Arabia, Kenya, Nigeria etc.