PrintWeek January issue unveils Factory 50
Keeping up with the trends of New Year and New Outlook, the January 2024 issue of PrintWeek unveils the annual Factory 50 list for 2024. Celebrating excellence, Factory 50 foregrounds the success stories of the print companies and their print-converting prowess because great work deserves to be acknowledged and celebrated – to inspire others to be better, think bigger and begin the journey of its manufacturing.
15 Jan 2024 | By PrintWeek Team
All major industry players, from Any Graphics and Award Offset to Canpac Trends and Holostik India to Navneet and Nutech Packagings to TCPL Packaging and Tetra Pak, are a part of the list, as the annual feature salutes the print firms and packaging converters who are aiming for excellence.
In the Big Interview section, the managing director of Reifenhauser India, Manish Mehta, talks to the PrintWeek team about the company’s growth, future targets and the headlines of the past three decades.
In The Big Read section, ten industry leaders — Aditya Surana of Indo Polygraph Machinery; Ajay Nayak of Boxtech Bangalore; C Sukumaran of Canon; P Sajith of Bindwel Technologies; Parmeshwar Patidar of Indas Analytics; Ranesh Bajaj of Vinsak; Sudeep Bhattacharjee of Manroland Goss; Sheena Parikh of TechNova Imaging System; Venugopal Menon of Bobst and Vinay Kaushal of Provin Technos — share their report card for 2023. And hopes and expectations for 2024.
On 18 January 2024, at the Tata Theatre, NCPA, Nariman Point, Mumbai, Print Summit 2024 (PS24) will host an impressive line-up of speakers who will discuss what print and packaging businessmen should know. “Arguably, the message will be – show a willingness to be flexible. And hearing successful people do it is the best way to learn,” says Faheem Agboatwala, chairman of PS24 in this conversation with Noel D’Cunha.
India currently has 861 paper mills, 526 of which are operating, with a total installed capacity of 27.15-million tonnes. Paperex 2023 which was hosted on 6-9 December 2023 in Delhi-NCR, once again, highlighted the growing clout of the Indian paper industry. Aakash Mudgal and Rahul Kumar report.
Aditya Gurumohan Upadhyaya shares insights into the journey of Super Foto DG X Press, a Bengaluru-based venture that has reshaped its photo print landscape through innovation and dedication. A report by Vimal Parmar.
These and more, plus the regular features in the January issue of PrintWeek.